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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 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 Unlocker virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file • Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD icon under Devices with Removable Storage 2. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock to unlock your drive. 3. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen. Changing Your Password To change your password: 1. Click Security on either the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen or the drive management Drive Settings screen (Figure 16 on page 26) to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog: 2. Type your current password in the Password box. 3. Select the Change password option. 4. Type your new password in the New password box. 5. Retype your new password in the Verify password box. 6. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the Password hint box. 7. Click Update Security Settings to change your password. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 29

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE 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 Unlocker
virtual
CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file
•
Clicking
Start
>
My Computer
and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD
icon under Devices with Removable Storage
2.
Type your password in the
Password
box and click
Unlock
to unlock your drive.
3.
At the
Your drive is now unlocked
prompt, click
Exit
to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock utility screen.
Changing Your Password
To
change your password:
1.
Click
Security
on either the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen or the drive
management Drive Settings screen (Figure 16 on page 26) to display the Your Drive
is Secure dialog:
2.
Type your current password in the
Password
box.
3.
Select the
Change password
option.
4.
Type your new password in the
New password
box.
5.
Retype your new password in the
Verify password
box.
6.
Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the
Password
hint
box.
7.
Click
Update Security Settings
to change your password.