Turning Off The Drive Lock Feature; Changing Your Password - Western Digital My Book WDBAAF0010HBK User Manual

Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature

Important:
After you have created a password, the drive can only be unlocked by a
user logged on to the computer with administrative privileges. This is not usually
possible on computers at hotels, libraries, or Internet kiosks. If you will need to use the
drive on such computers, remove password protection to turn off the drive lock feature
first.
To remove password protection from your drive:
1.
Click Security on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 28) to display the
Your Drive is Secure dialog:
2. Type your password in the Password box.
3. Select the Remove security option.
4. Click Update Security Settings to remove password protection from your drive and
redisplay the Set Security screen.

Changing Your Password

To change your password:
1.
On the Your Drive is Secure dialog, select the Change password option and:
a. Type your new password in the New password box.
b. Retype your new password in the Verify password box.
c. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the New password
hint box.
2. Click Update Security Settings to change your password.
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