Western Digital My Book Thunderbolt Duo User Manual - Page 22

Registering the Device, The WD Drive Utilities software uses your computer's Internet connection

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MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO USER MANUAL e. Read the warning about the loss of data when you erase the drive and select the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk and activate the Erase Drive button: Important: If you want to save any of the data that is on the device drives, back it up to another device before continuing with the drive erase. f. Click Erase Drive to begin the erase operation. 5. When prompted, type your password and click OK to continue: 6. After the drive erase operation completes, click OK to close the completion message display: 7. Go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image. Registering the Device The WD Drive Utilities software uses your computer's Internet connection to register your device. Registering the device provides free technical support during the warranty period and keeps you up-to-date on the latest WD products. To register your device: 1. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet. 2. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 3 on page 9). MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE - 18

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MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY BOOK THUNDERBOLT DUO DEVICE
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e.
Read the warning about the loss of data when you erase the drive and select the
I understand
check box to signify that you accept the risk and activate the
Erase Drive
button:
Important:
If you want to save any of the data that is on the device drives,
back it up to another device before continuing with the drive erase.
f.
Click
Erase Drive
to begin the erase operation.
5.
When prompted, type your password and click
OK
to continue:
6.
After the drive erase operation completes, click
OK
to close the completion message
display:
7.
Go to
and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information
about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image.
Registering the Device
The WD Drive Utilities software uses your computer’s Internet connection to
register your device.
Registering the device provides free technical support during the
warranty period and keeps you up-to-date on the latest WD products.
To register your device:
1.
Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
2.
Click
Go
>
Applications
>
WD Drive Utilities
to display the WD Drive Utilities
screen (see Figure 3 on page 9).