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Checking Drive Status, Safely Disconnecting the Drive, Monitoring Icon Alerts, CAUTION

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 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 SmartWare icon in the taskbar: Safely Disconnecting the Drive CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or disconnecting the drive. You can safely disconnect the drive by either: • Right-clicking the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar, and then clicking the Safely remove option for your My Book or My Passport drive: • Right-clicking the drive icon on the Home screen and then clicking the Safely remove option: • Pressing the power button on the back of your My Book drive You might hear the drive power down. Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the computer. Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status: IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . . Green and white, Red and white, THEN the drive might be . . . Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment). Overheated. Power down the drive and let it cool for 60 minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 40

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE
– 40
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 SmartWare icon in the taskbar:
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
You can safely disconnect the drive by either:
•
Right-clicking the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar, and then clicking the
Safely
remove
option for your My Book or My Passport drive:
•
Right-clicking the drive icon on the Home screen and then clicking the
Safely
remove
option:
•
Pressing the power button on the back of your My Book drive
You might hear the drive power down.
Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the
computer.
Monitoring Icon Alerts
The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status:
CAUTION!
To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or disconnecting the drive.
IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . .
THEN the drive might be . . .
Green and white,
Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare
software does not understand (non-Windows
format in a Windows environment).
Red and white,
Overheated.
Power down the drive and let it cool for 60
minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem
persists, contact WD Support.