Setting The Drive Sleep Timer - Western Digital My Book User Manual

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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
▪
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select
the one that you want to set.
3. Select
Settings
4. On the Sleep Timer dialog:
a. Verify or click the Sleep Timer on/off toggle button to the ON position.
b. In the Select Time box, select the inactivity period for turning off the drive.
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