Registering Your Drive - Western Digital WDBABT0010HBK - My Book AV DVR Expander User Manual

To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance with the
WD SmartWare software, on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 15 on page 31):
IF you want to . . .
Use a password to keep others
from accessing the files on your
drive,
Change your password,
Remove password protection from
your drive,
Register your drive to receive free
technical support during the
warranty period and be kept up-to-
date on the latest WD products,
Run drive diagnostics and status
checks,
Specify an inactive time interval to
turn off your drive,
Erase your drive so you can retrieve
the space and start over with a fresh
set of backups,
Enable (show) or disable (hide) the
virtual CD icon for your drive,

Registering Your Drive

The WD SmartWare software uses your computer's Internet connection to register your
drive. To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period
and be kept up-to-date on the latest WD products:
1.
Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
2. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 15 on page 31), click Registration to
display the Register Drive dialog:
3. Type your first name in the First name box.
THEN click . . . AND see . . .
Security "Password Protecting Your
Drive" on page 30.
Security "Changing Your Password" on
page 35.
Security "Turning Off the Drive Lock
Feature" on page 34.
Registration "Registering Your Drive" on
page 42.
Diagnostics "Checking Drive Health" on
page 48.
Sleep Timer "Setting the Drive Sleep Timer"
on page 43.
Drive Erase "Erasing Your Drive" on
page 43.
Virtual CD "Showing or Hiding the Virtual
CD Icon" on page 45
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