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USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE
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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 SmartWare virtual
CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file
•
Clicking
Start
>
My Computer
and double-clicking the WD SmartWare icon
under
Devices with Removable Storage
2.
Type your password in the
Password
box.
3.
Click
Unlock
to unlock your drive.
4.
At the
Your drive is now unlocked
prompt, click
Exit
to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock utility screen.
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature
To
remove password protection from your drive:
1.
Click
Security
on either the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen or the drive
management Drive Settings screen (see
) to display the Your
Drive is Secure dialog:
2.
Type your password in the
Password
box.
3.
Select the
Remove security
option.
4.
Click
Update Security Settings
to remove password protection from your drive and
redisplay the Set Security dialog.