Unlocking The Drive Manually; When The Wd Smartware Software Is Not Available - Western Digital My Book WDBAAJ0010HSL User Manual

Unlocking the Drive Manually

Two situations require you to unlock the drive manually:
• The WD SmartWare software is not available
• Your computer exits sleep mode

When the WD SmartWare Software Is Not Available

You will need to unlock the drive manually if:
• You uninstalled the software and left the drive locked
• You moved 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. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock.
4. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock screen.
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