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MY BOOK USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software displays the Unlock Drive dialog: This happens either: • Automatically if you only have only one locked drive connected to your computer • When you select the locked drive on either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities screen if you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer 1. If you do not see the Unlock Drive dialog, click either: • The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the application or Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security • The WD Drive Utilities icon on your desktop if you created one when you installed the application or Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities 2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog. 3. On the Unlock Drive dialog: a. Type your password in the Password box. b. Click Unlock Drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 48

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MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE
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Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or
WD Drive Utilities Software
Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the
drive to your computer, starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software
displays the Unlock Drive dialog:
This happens either:
Automatically if you only have only one locked drive connected to your computer
When you select the locked drive on either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities
screen if you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer
1.
If you do not see the Unlock Drive dialog, click either:
The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the
application or
Start
>
All Programs
>
Western Digital
>
WD Apps
>
WD Security
The WD Drive Utilities icon on your desktop if you created one when you installed
the application or
Start
>
All Programs
>
Western Digital
>
WD Apps
>
WD Drive Utilities
2.
If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the
one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog.
3.
On the Unlock Drive dialog:
a.
Type your password in the
Password
box.
b.
Click
Unlock Drive
.