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Setting the Preferences Options, Customizing Your Drive Settings

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MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Setting the Preferences Options When enabled, each time you reconnect your My Book drive to your computer, the Preferences option checks for software updates. This ensures that you are always using the most-recent software version. To enable or disable the Preferences option: 1. On either the Software Settings screen (Figure 12 on page 25) or the drive management Drive Settings screen (Figure 17 on page 32), click Preferences to display a Set Preferences dialog: WD SmartWare Set Preferences Dialog Drive Management Set Preferences Dialog 2. On either dialog, select or clear the Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates check box to enable or disable the Preferences option. Note: See "Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions" on page 46 for information about the Enable Backup and Retrieve check box on the drive management Set Preferences dialog. Customizing Your Drive Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of your drive for the best possible performance. • Label-Create a custom name (label) that appears in the "spine" area of your My Book drive. • Security-Create, modify, and disable passwords that keep others from accessing the files on your drive. • Registration-Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. • Diagnostics-Run diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turn your drive off during periods of extended inactivity to conserve power and extend the life of the drive. • Drive Erase-Erase all of the contents on the drive, including any password that has been set. • Virtual CD-Show or hide the virtual CD icon and drive listing in your Windows Explorer and My Computer Devices with Removable Storage displays. • Preferences-Enable the Backup and Retrieve functions if you selected Install Drive Settings at the What would you like to do? prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 39

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MY BOOK ELITE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE
– 39
Setting the Preferences Options
When enabled, each time you reconnect your My Book drive to your computer, the
Preferences option checks for software updates. This ensures that you are always using
the most-recent software version.
To enable or disable the Preferences option:
1.
On either the Software Settings screen (Figure 12 on page 25) or the drive
management Drive Settings screen (Figure 17 on page 32), click
Preferences
to
display a Set Preferences dialog:
2.
On either dialog, select or clear the
Automatically check for WD SmartWare
software updates
check box to enable or disable the Preferences option.
Note:
See “Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions” on page 46 for
information about the
Enable Backup and Retrieve
check box on the
drive management Set Preferences dialog.
Customizing Your Drive Settings
The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of
your drive for the best possible performance.
•
Label—Create a custom name (label) that appears in the “spine” area of your
My Book drive.
•
Security—Create, modify, and disable passwords that keep others from
accessing the files on your drive.
•
Registration—Register your drive to receive free technical support during the
warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and
price discount opportunities.
•
Diagnostics—Run diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is
working properly.
•
Sleep Timer—Turn your drive off during periods of extended inactivity to conserve
power and extend the life of the drive.
•
Drive Erase—Erase all of the contents on the drive, including any password that
has been set.
•
Virtual CD—Show or hide the virtual CD icon and drive listing in your Windows
Explorer and My Computer Devices with Removable Storage displays.
•
Preferences—Enable the Backup and Retrieve functions if you selected
Install
Drive Settings
at the
What would you like to do?
prompt on the Welcome to
WD SmartWare screen.
WD SmartWare Set Preferences Dialog
Drive Management Set Preferences Dialog