Western Digital My Book WDBACW0030H User Manual page 14

4. After the software installation completes:
IF you clicked . . . at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . .
Install WD SmartWare
Install Drive Settings
Retrieve a backup
Note: The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time—the
first time you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer. After
that, launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose
what you want to do.
5. After running your first backup:
a. Click Continue to Settings to display the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings
screen Figure 7 on page 10
(
b. See "Password Protecting the Drive" on page 27 and "Registering the Drive" on
page 37 before clicking Continue to display the WD SmartWare Home screen
(Figure 8 on page 11).
This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare
and running your first backup.
The initial Backup screen for performing your first backup
Figure 6 on page 10). Here you can either:
(see
• Run your first backup—See "Backing Up Your
Computer Files" on page 16 before clicking
Start Backup and then proceed to step 5.
• Skip the backup and display the WD SmartWare initial
Drive Settings screen (
"Password Protecting the Drive" on page 27 and
"Registering the Drive" on page 37 before clicking
Skip Backup and then skip to step 6 on page 11.
Note: In this case, the WD SmartWare
initial Drive Settings screen
includes a Return to Backup
button for returning to the initial
Backup screen.
The drive management initial Drive Settings screen for
securing and registering your drive (
page 10)
.
:
a. See
• "Password Protecting the Drive" on page 27
• "Registering the Drive" on page 37
b. Skip to step 7 on page 11.
The WD SmartWare Home screen for accessing all
WD SmartWare functions:
Figure 8 on page 11 and
a. See
Up Files" on page 23.
b. This completes the getting started procedure after
selecting Retrieve a backup.
).
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 9
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL
USER MANUAL
Figure 7 on page 10)
—See
Figure 7 on
"Retrieving Backed