Western Digital My Passport Essential SE User Manual - Manual (Page 34)

MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 29
To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed:
1. Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either:
• Using your computer’s file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual
CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file
• Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD
icon under Devices with Removable Storage
2. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock to unlock your drive.
3. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock utility screen.
Changing Your Password
To change your password:
1. Click Security on either the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen or the drive
management Drive Settings screen (Figure 16 on page 26) to display the Your Drive
is Secure dialog:
2. Type your current password in the Password box.
3. Select the Change password option.
4. Type your new password in the New password box.
5. Retype your new password in the Verify password box.
6. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the Password hint box.
7. Click Update Security Settings to change your password.