Registering The Drive; Restoring The Wd Software - Western Digital MY PASSPORT SSD User Manual

Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a password
Note:
to protect your drive, you will need to re-create it after restoring the WD software.
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Registering the Drive

The WD Discovery software uses your computer's Internet connection to register your
drive. Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty period and
keeps you up-to-date on the latest WD products. You can also register your drive online at
http:/ /register.wd.com
1. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
2. Click
WD Discovery > Devices
3. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select
the one that you want to register.
4. Click About > Register to display the Register Your Device screen.
5. On the Register Your Device screen:
a. Type your first name in the First name box.
b. Type your last name in the Last name box.
c. Type your email address in the Email box.
d. Select your language in the Select a country box.
e. Select or clear the
whether you want to receive notifications about software updates, product
enhancements, and price discount opportunities.
f. Click
Register device

Restoring the WD Software

In addition to deleting all of the data on your drive, erasing or reformatting the
drive also removes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities and online
help.
If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD software on your computer, or
move the drive to another computer and install the software there, you will need to
restore the WD software on your drive. To do this, after you have erased or
reformatted the drive, go to
answer ID 7.
My Passport SSD
User Manual
Password Protecting the Drive.)
to display the registration screen.
Subscribe to all emails from WD
.
http:/ /support.wdc.com
Managing and Customizing the Drive
check box to specify
and see Knowledge Base
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