MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11
b. After password protecting or registering your drive, click Continue to close the
initial Drive Settings screen and display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure
8 on page 15).
This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare
and skipping the backup.
9. On the initial Drive Settings screen:
a. See:
- “Password Protecting the Drive” on page 27
- “Registering the Drive” on page 44
b. After password protecting or registering your drive, click Finish to close the initial
Drive Settings screen.
This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings.
In this case:
• Opening the WD SmartWare software displays the drive management Home
screen (see Figure 8 on page 15) with the Settings tab for performing all drive
management functions (see “Managing and Customizing the Drive” on page 41).
• Clicking the Settings tab displays the drive management Drive Settings screen
with a Preferences button that you can use to enable the WD SmartWare backup
and retrieve functions (see “Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions” on
page 49)
.
Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software
If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book as an
external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able to:
• Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see “Backing Up Your
Computer Files” on page 32)
• Retrieve earlier versions of lost, or damaged files (see “Retrieving Backed Up
Files” on page 37)
• Secure you drive and all of the files on it with a password (see “Securing the
Drive” on page 27)
• Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance
(see “Managing and Customizing the Software” on page 51)
• Check the operational condition of your drive with built-in diagnostic features (see
“Checking Drive Health” on page 45)
