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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive Manually There are some situations that require you to unlock the drive manually. The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available You may need to unlock the drive manually in cases such as the following: • You uninstalled the software and left the drive locked. • You move your drive to another system, and need to unlock it without installing the software. To unlock the drive using the virtual CD: 1. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD. 2. Double-click the DriveUnlock icon. The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen displays. 3. Enter your password and click the Unlock button: 3. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 35

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MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 35
Unlocking the Drive Manually
There are some situations that require you to unlock the drive manually.
The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available
You may need to unlock the drive manually in cases such as the following:
•
You uninstalled the software and left the drive locked.
•
You move your drive to another system, and need to unlock it without installing
the software.
To unlock the drive using the virtual CD:
1.
Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD.
2.
Double-click the
DriveUnlock
icon.
The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen displays.
3.
Enter your password and click the
Unlock
button:
3.
At the
Your drive is now unlocked
prompt, click
Exit
to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock screen.