MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE
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To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance with the
WD SmartWare software, on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 15 on page 31):
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 15 on page 31), click
Registration
to
display the Register Drive dialog:
3.
Type your first name in the
First 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 30.
Change your password,
Security
“Changing Your Password” on
page 35.
Remove password protection from
your drive,
Security
“Turning Off the Drive Lock
Feature” on page 34.
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 42.
Run drive diagnostics and status
checks,
Diagnostics
“Checking Drive Health” on
page 48.
Specify an inactive time interval to
turn off your drive,
Sleep Timer
“Setting the Drive Sleep Timer”
on page 43.
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 43.
Enable (show) or disable (hide) the
virtual CD icon for your drive,
Virtual CD
