Customizing Your Drive Settings - Western Digital WDBACX7500Axx - My Passport Essential SE User Manual

2. Select or clear the check boxes to enable or disable the Preferences options:
• Open WD SmartWare when drive is connected
• Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates

Customizing Your Drive Settings

The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of
your drive for the best possible performance.
• Security—Create, modify, and disable passwords that keep others from
accessing the files on your drive.
• Register Drive—Registering your drive to receive free technical support during the
warranty period and find out about software updates, product enhancements, and
price discount opportunities.
• Diagnostics—Performing diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive
is working properly.
• Sleep Timer—Turning your drive off during periods of extended inactivity to
conserve power and extend the life of the drive.
• Drive Erase—Erase all of the contents on the drive, including any password that
has been set.
To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance with the
WD SmartWare software, on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 16 on page 29):
IF you want to . . .
Use a password to keep others
from accessing the files on your
drive,
Change your password,
Remove password protection from
your drive,
Register your drive to receive free
technical support during the
warranty period and be kept up-to-
date on the latest WD products,
Perform routine drive diagnostics
and status checks,
Specify an inactive time interval to
turn off your drive,
Erase your drive so you can use it
again if you have implemented
password protection and then lost
or forgotten your password,
THEN click . . . AND see . . .
Security "Password Protecting Your
Drive" on page 28.
Security "Changing Your Password" on
page 32.
Security "Turning Off the Drive Lock
Feature" on page 32.
Register Drive "To customize your drive
settings for the best possible
performance with the
WD SmartWare software, on
the Drive Settings screen (see
Figure 16 on page 29):" on
page 37.
Diagnostics "Checking Drive Health" on
page 41.
Sleep Timer "Setting the Drive Sleep Timer"
on page 39.
Drive Erase "Erasing Your Drive" on
page 39.
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