Managing And Customizing The Drive; Using The Wd Smartware Icon; Opening The Wd Smartware Software - Western Digital WDBBEP0010BBK User Manual

Managing and Customizing the Drive

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This chapter includes the following topics:

Using the WD SmartWare Icon

Opening the WD SmartWare Software

Checking Drive Status
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
Monitoring Icon Alerts
Naming the Drive
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer
Registering the Drive
Checking Drive Health
Erasing the Drive
Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image
Using the WD SmartWare Icon
After you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD SmartWare icon displays
in the
system tray portion of the Windows taskbar:
You can use the icon to:
• Open the WD SmartWare software
• Check the drive status
• Safely disconnect the drive
• Monitor icon alerts
The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things.
Opening the WD SmartWare Software
If the WD SmartWare software does not start automatically, you can start it by:
• Left- or right-clicking the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar and selecting
WD SmartWare:
• Clicking:
Start > (All) Programs > WD SmartWare > WDSmartWare
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