Checking drive status, Monitoring icon alerts, Disconnecting the drive safely – Western Digital My Passport SE for Mac User Manual User Manual
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MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS
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Checking Drive Status
Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon
to see the drive capacity used and
the drive temperature condition, and to find out if the drive is locked:
Monitoring Icon Alerts
The WD SmartWare icon in the system tray
flashes to indicate drive status as
follows:
Disconnecting the Drive Safely
1.
Right-click the WD SmartWare icon
in the system tray, and then click Safely
remove My Passport Essential USB HDD:
You might hear the drive power down.
2. Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the
computer.
IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . .
THEN the drive might be . . .
Green and white,
Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare
software does not understand (non-Windows
format in a Windows environment).
Red and white,
Overheated.
Power down the drive and let it cool for 60
minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem
persists, contact WD Support.
CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or removing the drive.