Monitoring Icon Alerts; Disconnecting The Drive Safely; Uninstalling The Wd Smartware Software; Windows Xp - Western Digital My Passport WDBAAB3200ACH User Manual

Monitoring Icon Alerts

• If the WD SmartWare icon
else it is in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand (non-
Windows format in a Windows environment).
• If the WD SmartWare icon
Power down the drive and let it cool for 60 minutes. Power it back on, and if the
problem persists, contact WD Support.

Disconnecting the Drive Safely

CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or removing the drive.
1.
Right-click the WD SmartWare icon
remove My Passport for Mac USB HDD. You may hear the drive power down as
the Power LED flashes.
Wait for the LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the system.

Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software

Use your operating system's Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the
WD SmartWare software from your computer.
Important:
You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the
Run Backup backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes
all existing backup job configurations. (See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page
13.) Uninstalling also duplicates all of the backup files on the drive. You may want to
delete the duplicates.

Windows XP

1.
Click Start > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select WD SmartWare and click Remove.
4. Click Yes at the Are you sure... prompt.

Windows Vista or Windows 7

1.
Click Start > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Programs and Features.
3. Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall/Change at the
top of the screen.
4. Click Yes at the Do you wish to proceed... prompt.
flashes green and white, the drive may be locked or
flashes red and white, the drive may be overheated.
in the system tray, and then click Safely
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