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Unlocking the Drive, CAUTION

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MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL 3. Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password. 4. Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. 5. Type your password in the Choose a password box, using up to 25 characters. 6. Retype your password in the Verify password box. 7. Type a hint to help remember your password in the Password hint box. 8. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you want the WD Security software to remember your password for the selected drive on this computer. 9. Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable hardware encryption for your drive. 10. Click OK to close the Security has been enabled message. CAUTION! After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for as long as you continue your current work session. Then the WD Security software: Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or your computer goes into the sleep mode Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive, UNLESS you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box when you created your password Note: When you create a password, the WD Security software saves your password in firmware on the My Passport drive and displays the WD Unlocker utility virtual CD (VCD) as a device in your computer's file management utility listing: This listing appears: The next time you shut down and restart your computer When you remove and reconnect the My Passport drive Your computer exits the sleep mode, depending on its configuration The listing appears regardless of whether the drive is locked or not, or whether you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box when you created your password. It remains as long as you have password protection enabled for the drive. Unlocking the Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, unless you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever: You shut down and restart your computer You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer Your computer exits the sleep mode LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 45

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MY PASSPORT ULTRA
METAL EDITION
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE
– 45
3.
Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password.
4.
Click the
I understand
check box to signify that you accept the risk.
5.
Type your password in the
Choose a password
box, using up to 25 characters.
6.
Retype your password in the
Verify password
box.
7.
Type a hint to help remember your password in the
Password hint
box.
8.
Select the
Enable auto unlock for user:
check box if you want the WD Security
software to remember your password for the selected drive on this computer.
9.
Click
Save Security Settings
to save your password and enable hardware
encryption for your drive.
10.
Click
OK
to close the Security has been enabled message.
Note:
When you create a password, the WD Security software saves your
password in firmware on the My Passport drive and displays the
WD Unlocker utility virtual CD (VCD) as a device in your computer’s file
management utility listing:
This listing appears:
±
The next time you shut down and restart your computer
±
When you remove and reconnect the My Passport drive
±
Your computer exits the sleep mode, depending on its configuration
The listing appears regardless of whether the drive is locked or not, or
whether you selected the
Enable auto unlock for user:
check box when
you created your password. It remains as long as you have password
protection enabled for the drive.
Unlocking the Drive
After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive,
unless you selected the
Enable auto unlock for user:
check box, you will have to type
your password to unlock the drive whenever:
±
You shut down and restart your computer
±
You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer
±
Your computer exits the sleep mode
CAUTION!
After creating a password, the drive remains
unlocked
for as long as you
continue your current work session. Then the WD Security software:
±
Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or your
computer goes into the sleep mode
±
Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your
computer or reconnect your drive,
UNLESS
you selected the
Enable auto unlock
for user:
check box when you created your password