Setting The Drive Sleep Timer; Registering The Drive - Western Digital My Passport Slim WDBGMT0010BAL User Manual

Setting the Drive Sleep Timer

The drive sleep timer turns off the power to your drive after a certain period of inactivity
to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on the drive.
1.
Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:
• The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you
installed the application
• Start > (All) Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
See Figure 4 on page 8.
2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to set.
3. Click Sleep Timer to display the Sleep Timer dialog:
4. On the Sleep Timer dialog:
a. In the Set Sleep Timer box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want
to turn off the drive.
b. Click Set Timer.

Registering the Drive

WD Drive Utilities uses your computer's Internet connection to register your drive.
Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty period and
keeps you up-to-date on the latest WD products.
1.
Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
2. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:
• The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you
installed the application
• Start > (All) Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
See Figure 4 on page 8.
3. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to register.
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