Western Digital My Passport SE for Mac User Manual - Manual (Page 39)

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 34
To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance with the
WD SmartWare software, on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 25):
Registering Your Drive
The WD SmartWare software uses your computer’s Internet connection to
register your drive.
To register your drive to receive free technical support during the
warranty period and be kept up-to-date on the latest WD products:
1. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
2. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 25), click Registration to
display the Register Drive dialog:
3. Type your first name in the First name box.
4. Type your last name in the Last name box.
IF you want to . . . THEN click . . . AND see . . .
Use a password to keep others
from accessing the files on your
drive, Security “Password Protecting Your
Drive” on page 24.
Change your password, Security “Changing Your Password” on
page 28.
Remove password protection from
your drive, Security “Turning Off the Drive Lock
Feature” on page 28.
Register your drive to receive free
technical support during the
warranty period and be kept up-to-
date on the latest WD products, Registration “Registering Your Drive” on
page 34.
Run drive diagnostics and status
checks, Diagnostics “Checking Drive Health” on
page 40.
Specify an inactive time interval to
turn off your drive, Sleep Timer “Setting the Drive Sleep Timer”
on page 35.
Erase your drive so you can retrieve
the space and start over with a fresh
set of backups, Drive Erase “Erasing Your Drive” on
page 35.