Setting The Drive Sleep Timer - Western Digital WDBGJA0010BBK User Manual

3. Click Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics dialog:
4. On the Diagnostics dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run:
• S.M.A.R.T. Status
• Quick Drive Test
• Complete Drive Test

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.
To set the inactivity period for the drive:
1.
Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen
(see Figure 4 on page 19).
2. If you have more than one supported My Passport 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 Sleep Timer box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to
turn off the drive.
b. Click Set Timer.
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