Western Digital WDBK8Z0010BBK User Manual - Page 52

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MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL With the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, unless you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box when you created your password, the WD SmartWare software displays a Drive is locked message in place of the content gauge for your drive: 1. If the WD SmartWare Unlock your drive dialog does not appear automatically, click the drive image above the Drive is locked message to display it: 2. Type your password in the Password box. 3. Click Unlock. With the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, or WD SmartWare software installed, you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. The WD Drive Unlock utility is on a virtual CD drive that appears in your computer's file management utility display. 1. Start the WD Drive Unlock utility by either: Using your computer's file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual CD and double-clicking the WD Drive Unlock.exe file Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD icon under Devices with Removable Storage LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 47

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MY PASSPORT ULTRA
METAL EDITION
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE
– 47
With the WD SmartWare Software
Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the
drive to your computer, unless you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box
when you created your password,
the WD SmartWare software displays a Drive is locked
message in place of the content gauge for your drive:
1.
If the WD SmartWare Unlock your drive dialog does not appear automatically, click
the drive image above the Drive is locked message to display it:
2.
Type your password in the
Password
box.
3.
Click
Unlock.
With the WD Drive Unlock Utility
Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have
the WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, or WD SmartWare software installed, you can use
the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. The WD Drive Unlock utility is on a
virtual CD drive that appears in your computer's file management utility display.
1.
Start the WD Drive Unlock utility by either:
±
Using your computer’s file management utility to open the WD Unlocker
virtual
CD and double-clicking the WD Drive Unlock.exe file
±
Clicking
Start
>
My Computer
and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD
icon under Devices with Removable Storage