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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 5. On the Register Drive dialog: a. Type your first name in the First name box. b. Type your last name in the Last name box. c. Type your e-mail address in the E-mail address box. d. Select your language in the Preferred language box. e. Select or clear the Yes, I want to receive communication... check box to specify whether or not you want to receive e-mail notifications about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities. f. Click Register Drive. Checking Drive Health The WD SmartWare software has several built-in diagnostic tools to help make sure that your drive is performing well. Run the following tests if you are concerned that your drive is not operating properly: • Quick SMART Status SMART is a failure-prediction function that continuously monitors key internal performance attributes of the drive. A detected increase in drive temperature, noise, or read/write errors, for example, can provide an indication that the drive might be approaching a serious failure condition. With advanced warning, you could take precautionary measures, like moving your data to another drive, before a failure occurs. The result of a quick SMART status check is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive's condition. The SMART status check completes within a second or two. • Quick Drive Test Your My Book or My Passport drive has a built-in Data Lifeguard diagnostic utility that tests the drive for error conditions. The quick drive test checks the drive for major performance problems. The result of a quick drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive's condition. The quick drive test can take several minutes to complete. • Complete Drive Test The most comprehensive drive diagnostic is the complete drive test. It methodically tests each and every sector for error conditions, and inserts badsector markers as required. The complete drive test can take several hours to complete, depending on the size and data configuration of your drive. The best time to run the drive diagnostics and status checks is on a regular basis, before you encounter any problems with your drive. And, because they are so fast, running the quick SMART status check and the quick drive test provides a high level of assurance with minimal inconvenience. Then, run all three whenever you encounter disk error conditions when backing up or retrieving files. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 43

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE
– 43
5.
On the Register Drive dialog:
a.
Type your first name in the
First name
box.
b.
Type your last name in the
Last name
box.
c.
Type your e-mail address in the
E-mail address
box.
d.
Select your language in the
Preferred language
box.
e.
Select or clear the
Yes, I want to receive communication...
check box to
specify whether or not you want to receive e-mail notifications about software
updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities.
f.
Click
Register Drive
.
Checking Drive Health
The WD SmartWare software has several built-in diagnostic tools to help make sure that
your drive is performing well. Run the following tests if you are concerned that your drive
is not operating properly:
•
Quick SMART Status
SMART is a failure-prediction function that continuously monitors key internal
performance attributes of the drive. A detected increase in drive temperature,
noise, or read/write errors, for example, can provide an indication that the drive
might be approaching a serious failure condition. With advanced warning, you
could take precautionary measures, like moving your data to another drive, before
a failure occurs.
The result of a quick SMART status check is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive's
condition.
The SMART status check completes within a second or two.
•
Quick Drive Test
Your My Book or My Passport drive has a built-in Data Lifeguard diagnostic utility
that tests the drive for error conditions. The quick drive test checks the drive for
major performance problems.
The result of a quick drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive's condition.
The quick drive test can take several minutes to complete.
•
Complete Drive Test
The most comprehensive drive diagnostic is the complete drive test. It
methodically tests each and every sector for error conditions, and inserts bad-
sector markers as required.
The complete drive test can take several hours to complete, depending on the
size and data configuration of your drive.
The best time to run the drive diagnostics and status checks is on a regular basis, before
you encounter any problems with your drive. And, because they are so fast, running the
quick SMART status check and the quick drive test provides a high level of assurance
with minimal inconvenience. Then, run all three whenever you encounter disk error
conditions when backing up or retrieving files.