Registering The Drive - Western Digital My Passport Studio User Manual

5. Click Erase Drive to display the warning about erasing all of the data on the drive:
6. Read the warning and select the I understand check box to signify that you accept
the risk.
7. Click Erase.
After the drive erase operation completes, go to
Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD
software and disk image on your My Passport drive.
Note: Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a
password to protect your drive, you will need to re-create it after restoring
the WD software and disk image. (See "Password Protecting the Drive" on
page 13.)

Registering the Drive

The WD Drive Utilities software 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. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities
screen (see Figure 4 on page 19).
3. If you have more than one My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to register.
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