MY PASSPORT STUDIO
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 37
Unlocking the Drive Manually
The following situations require you to unlock the drive manually:
• The WD SmartWare software is not available
• Your computer exits the sleep mode
The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available
•
You uninstalled the software and left the drive locked.
•
You moved your drive to another computer, and need to unlock it without
installing the software.
To unlock the drive using the virtual CD:
1.
Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD on the desktop.
2.
Double-click the DriveUnlock icon:
The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen displays.
3.
Type your password in the
Password
box.
If you created a password hint when you created your password, click the
Password
hint
pointer to see the hint.
4.
Click
Unlock
.
Note:
If you click
Exit
,
you will not be able to access the files on your drive.
5.
At the
Your drive is now unlocked
prompt, click
Exit
to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock screen and display the WD SmartWare Home screen.