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Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software, Your drive is now unlocked

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL To unlock the drive with WD SmartWare software: 1. If the WD SmartWare drive unlock 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. If you want to avoid this dialog in the future, select the Remember my password on this computer check box. 4. Click Unlock. Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD SmartWare software installed, you can use the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. The WD SmartWare software provides the Drive Unlock utility on a "virtual" CD drive that appears under My Computer in the Windows Explorer display. To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: 1. Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either: • Using your computer's file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file • Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD icon under Devices with Removable Storage 2. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock. 3. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility. SECURING THE DRIVE - 27

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
SECURING THE DRIVE
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To unlock the drive with WD SmartWare software:
1.
If the WD SmartWare drive unlock 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.
If you want to avoid this dialog in the future, select the
Remember my password on
this computer
check box.
4.
Click
Unlock
.
Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software
Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have
the WD SmartWare software installed, you can use the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock
utility to unlock the drive there. The WD SmartWare software provides the Drive Unlock
utility on a “virtual” CD drive that appears under My Computer in the Windows Explorer
display.
To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed:
1.
Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either:
•
Using your computer’s file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual CD
and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file
•
Clicking
Start
>
My Computer
and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD
icon under Devices with Removable Storage
2.
Type your password in the
Password
box and click
Unlock
.
3.
At the
Your drive is now unlocked
prompt, click
Exit
to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock utility.