User manual WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT FOR MAC

[. . . ] External Portable My PassportTM for Mac® Portable Hard Drive User Manual placeholder WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at support. wdc. com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. [. . . ] Type a hint to help remind yourself of your password in the Password hint box. Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password. Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE ­ 27 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 9. Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable password protection for your drive. After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for as long as you continue your current work session. Then, the WD SmartWare software: · Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or the computer goes into the sleep mode · Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive Unlocking Your Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever: · You shut down and restart your computer · You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer · Your computer goes into the sleep mode You will have to do this even if you do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on your computer. Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software displays the Please provide your password prompt: To unlock your drive: 1. If you provided a password hint when you created your password, click the Password hint pointer to see the hint. Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software. Clicking Cancel leaves the drive locked and inhibits access to the Backup and Retrieve functions. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE ­ 28 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD SmartWare software installed, you can still access the virtual CD partition on your drive, and install the WD SmartWare software as usual. You will not be able to access the data portion of your drive. To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: 1. Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either: · · Using your computer's file management utility to open the WD SmartWare virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock file Double-clicking the WD SmartWare virtual CD on the desktop and doubleclicking the DriveUnlock icon 2. If you provided a password hint when you created your password, click the Password hint pointer to see the hint. If you click Exit, you will not be able to access the files on your drive. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE ­ 29 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive: 1. Click Security on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 27) to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog: 2. 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 screen, select the Change password option and: a. Type your new password in the New password box. Retype your new password in the Verify password box. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the New password hint box. Click Update Security Settings to change your password. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE ­ 30 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL 6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Launching WD SmartWare Software Safely Dismounting the Drive Dismounting the Virtual CD Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive Unlocking the Drive Manually Your Computer Is Woken From Sleep Mode Customizing Your Drive Settings Updating Your Software Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Once you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD SmartWare icon displays in the bar at the top right of the screen. Clicking the icon enables you to perform the following actions: · Launch the WD SmartWare software · Safely dismount the drive and the virtual CD · Check the remaining capacity of the drive · Display the serial number of the drive · Monitor drive status and temperature · Unlock the drive manually The sections below describe how to use the icon and alternative methods to perform these actions. Launching WD SmartWare Software If the WD SmartWare software is running in the background after it has been installed, you have two ways to restart it: · Click the WD SmartWare icon and select Open WD SmartWare. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE ­ 31 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL · Double-click WD SmartWare in the Applications list. The WD SmartWare Home screen displays. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE ­ 32 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive CAUTION! [. . . ] 60950-1, UL 60950-1: Sûreté d'équipement de technologie de l'information. CE Compliance For Europe Marking by the CE symbol indicates compliance of this system to the applicable Council Directives of the European Union, including the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC). A "Declaration of Conformity" in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is on file at Western Digital Europe. KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only) ( B ) Class B Device 1 Please note that this device has been approved for non-business purposes and may be used in any environment, including residential areas. APPENDIX ­ 53 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Environmental Compliance (China) APPENDIX ­ 54 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. If this Product requires maintenance, either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at support. wdc. com for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization (RMA). If it is determined that the Product may be defective, you will be given an RMA number and instructions for Product return. [. . . ]