Western Digital WDBK8Z0010BBK User Manual - Page 64

Using the WD Quick View Icon, Checking Drive Status

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MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL 2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want to set. 3. Click Sleep Timer to display the Sleep Timer dialog: 4. On the Sleep Timer dialog: a. In the Set Sleep Timer box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive. b. Click Set Timer. Using the WD Quick View Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD Quick View icon displays in the system tray portion of the Windows taskbar: You can use the icon to: Check the drive status Monitor icon alerts Open the WD SmartWare software Safely disconnect the drive The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things. Checking Drive Status You can see the drive capacity used and drive temperature status, and find out if the drive is locked by hovering the pointer over the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 59

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MY PASSPORT ULTRA
METAL EDITION
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE
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2.
If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to set.
3.
Click
Sleep Timer
to display the
Sleep Timer
dialog:
4.
On the Sleep Timer dialog:
a.
In the
Set Sleep Timer
box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want
to turn off the drive.
b.
Click
Set Timer
.
Using the WD Quick View Icon
After you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD Quick View icon displays
in the system tray portion of the Windows taskbar:
You can use the icon to:
±
Check the drive status
±
Monitor icon alerts
±
Open the WD SmartWare software
±
Safely disconnect the drive
The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things.
Checking Drive Status
You can see the drive capacity used and drive temperature status, and find out if the
drive is locked by h
overing the pointer over the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar: