Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to the computer before booting?.Q: Why is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on the computer desktop?.Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive.Continue to ““Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software” on page 9”. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is disabled on your computer: In the AutoPlay screen, click the Run WDSmartWare.exe button: On the Found New Hardware screen, click Cancel. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is enabled on your computer: Continue to “Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software” on page 9. If Autorun (AutoPlay) is disabled on your computer, install the software manually: Click the extras folder and then the WD SmartWare Uninstaller folder. If the WD SmartWare software has been installed and the drive is locked: The submenu displays the serial number of the drive, the space available (if the drive is unlocked), and other options. Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive.Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives. Wait for the drive icon to disappear before disconnecting the drive from the system. To ensure that all data has been written before you physically disconnect the drive, dismount the virtual CD as described in the next section. You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac in two ways:

Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software.Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software.Retrieving Files Directly from the Drive.Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen screen (see Figure 11 on page 23) and proceed to step 4 on page 23. Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve. Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software.In the Password box, enter the password you normally enter to access this Mac. Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard.Using an Optional My Passport Dock to Connect the My Passport Drive Connecting the My Passport Drive with USB Micro Cable Connecting the Drive and Getting Started.

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