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Naming the Drive, Setting the Drive Sleep Timer, Settings, Set Up Drive, Label, Invert label

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Naming the Drive Some configurations of the following My Book and My Passport drives have a customizable label that you can use to name your drive: • My Book Elite • My Book Studio • My Passport Studio The name that you specify remains on your drive even when it is turned off or disconnected from your computer. To specify a name for your drive: 1. Click the Settings tab to display either the WD SmartWare Settings tab display or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 4 on page 13). 2. If you opened the WD SmartWare Settings tab display, click Set Up Drive to display the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen. 3. On the Drive Settings screen, click Label to display the Set Label dialog: 4. On the Set Label dialog: a. Type a name for your drive in the label box. b. Select or clear the Invert label check box to establish the label presentation that you want-dark text against a light background, or vice versa. c. Click Save Settings. Setting the Drive Sleep Timer The drive sleep timer turns off the power to your drive after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on the drive. To specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer: 1. Click the Settings tab to display either the WD SmartWare Settings tab display or the drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 4 on page 13). 2. If you opened the WD SmartWare Settings tab display, click Set Up Drive to display the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 41

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE
– 41
Naming the Drive
Some configurations of the following My Book and My Passport drives have a
customizable label that you can use to name your drive:
•
My Book Elite
•
My Book Studio
•
My Passport Studio
The name that you specify remains on your drive even when it is turned off or
disconnected from your computer.
To specify a name for your drive:
1.
Click the
Settings
tab to display either the WD SmartWare Settings tab display or the
drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 4 on page 13).
2.
If you opened the WD SmartWare Settings tab display, click
Set Up Drive
to display
the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen.
3.
On the Drive Settings screen, click
Label
to display the Set Label dialog:
4.
On the Set Label dialog:
a.
Type a name for your drive in the label box.
b.
Select or clear the
Invert label
check box to establish the label presentation that
you want—dark text against a light background, or vice versa.
c.
Click
Save Settings
.
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer
The drive sleep timer turns off the power to your drive after a certain period of inactivity
to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on the drive.
To specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer:
1.
Click the
Settings
tab to display either the WD SmartWare Settings tab display or the
drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 4 on page 13).
2.
If you opened the WD SmartWare Settings tab display, click
Set Up Drive
to display
the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen.