MY BOOK ELITE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE
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Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function.
To erase your
My Book when the
drive
is not locked:
1.
On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 32), click
Drive Erase
to display
the Erase Drive dialog:
2.
Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive.
3.
Click the
I understand
check box to signify that you accept the risk.
4.
Click
Drive Erase
to erase your drive.
Note:
Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a
password to protect your drive, you will need to do it again after erasing
the drive. (See “Password Protecting Your Drive” on page 31.)
Using the Drive Unlock Utility.
To erase your My Book when the drive is locked and
you have forgotten or lost your password:
1.
Either:
•
Click the My Book image above the
Drive is locked
prompt on the Home screen
to display the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen:
•
Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either:
-
Using your computer’s file management utility to open the WD SmartWare vir-
tual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file
-
Clicking
Start
>
My Computer
opening the WD SmartWare virtual CD listing
under Devices with Removable Storage and double-clicking the Unlock.exe
file
