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Safely Dismounting the Drive, Using the WD SmartWare Icon

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MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL a. Click Unlock Drive on the submenu to display the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen: b. Type your Password in the Password box. c. Click Exit at the Your drive is now unlocked prompt to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. 3. Repeat step 1 to see the drive status. Safely Dismounting the Drive You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac using either the: • WD SmartWare icon • My Book icon • Drive power button CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or removing the drive. Using the WD SmartWare Icon To safely dismount the drive using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives. 2. Select the My Book drive, and then on the submenu, select Unmount Volumes: If the drive has more than one volume, a prompt asks you to select the volume. You might hear the drive power down. 3. Before you disconnect the drive from the computer, dismount the WD SmartWare virtual CD: a. Click the WD SmartWare icon again to display a list of drives. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 58

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MY BOOK ELITE
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC
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a.
Click
Unlock Drive
on the submenu to display the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock
screen:
b.
Type your Password in the
Password
box.
c.
Click
Exit
at the
Your drive is now unlocked
prompt to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock screen.
3.
Repeat step 1 to see the drive status.
Safely Dismounting the Drive
You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac using either the:
•
WD SmartWare icon
•
My Book icon
•
Drive power button
Using the WD SmartWare Icon
To safely dismount the drive using the WD SmartWare icon:
1.
Click the WD SmartWare icon
to display a list of drives.
2.
Select the My Book drive, and then on the submenu, select
Unmount Volumes
:
If the drive has more than one volume, a prompt asks you to select the volume.
You might hear the drive power down.
3.
Before you disconnect the drive from the computer, dismount the WD SmartWare
virtual CD:
a.
Click the WD SmartWare icon again to display a list of drives.
CAUTION!
To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or removing the drive.