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Checking Drive Status, Monitoring Icon Alerts, Safely Disconnecting the Drive

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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar to see the drive capacity used and drive temperature condition, and to find out if the drive is locked: Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status: IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . . Green and white, Red and white, THEN the drive might be . . . Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-Windows format in a Windows environment). Overheated. Power down the drive and let it cool for 60 minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem persists, contact WD Support. Safely Disconnecting the Drive CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or disconnecting the drive. You can safely disconnect the drive from your computer by using either: • The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar • The drive power button Using the WD SmartWare Icon. To safely disconnect the drive using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. Right-click the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar, and then click Safely remove My Book Essential USB HDD: You might hear the drive power down. 2. Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS - 52

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MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS
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Checking Drive Status
Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar to see the drive capacity
used and drive temperature condition, and to find out if the drive is locked:
Monitoring Icon Alerts
The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status:
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
You can safely disconnect the drive from your computer by using either:
•
The WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar
•
The drive power button
Using the WD SmartWare Icon.
To safely disconnect the drive using the
WD SmartWare icon:
1.
Right-click the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar, and then click
Safely remove
My Book Essential USB HDD
:
You might hear the drive power down.
2.
Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive.
IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . .
THEN the drive might be . . .
Green and white,
Locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare
software does not understand (non-Windows
format in a Windows environment).
Red and white,
Overheated.
Power down the drive and let it cool for 60
minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem
persists, contact WD Support.
CAUTION!
To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or disconnecting the drive.