Monitoring Icon Alerts; Safely Disconnecting The Drive; Using The Wd Smartware Icon; Using The Drive Power Button - Western Digital My Book WDBACW0030H User Manual

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,

Safely Disconnecting the Drive

CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or removing 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 from the
computer.

Using the Drive Power Button

To safely disconnect the drive using the drive power button:
1.
Press the power button on the back of the My Book drive.
You might hear the drive power down.
2. Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the
computer.
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.
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