Western Digital My Book Duo User Manual - Page 61

Using the WD Quick View Icon, Opening the WD SmartWare Software, Checking Device Status, WD SmartWare

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MY BOOK DUO USER MANUAL 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: WD Quick View Icon You can use the icon to: Open the WD SmartWare software Check the device status Safely disconnect the device Monitor icon alerts The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things. Opening the WD SmartWare Software You can start the WD SmartWare software by: Left- or right-clicking the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar and selecting WD SmartWare: Clicking: Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare Clicking the WD SmartWare desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the software: Checking Device Status You can see the device capacity used and temperature and RAID status by hovering the pointer over the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DEVICE - 56

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MY BOOK DUO
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DEVICE
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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:
±
Open the WD SmartWare software
±
Check the device status
±
Safely disconnect the device
±
Monitor icon alerts
The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things.
Opening the WD SmartWare Software
You can start the WD SmartWare software by:
±
Left- or right-clicking the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar and selecting
WD SmartWare
:
±
Clicking:
Start
>
All Programs
>
Western Digital > WD SmartWare
>
WD SmartWare
±
Clicking the WD SmartWare desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you
installed the software:
Checking Device Status
You can see the device capacity used and temperature and RAID status by hovering the
pointer over the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar:
WD Quick View Icon