Western Digital My Book for Mac User Manual - Manual (Page 44)

MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 39
Using the Drive Unlock Utility. To erase your My Book when the drive is locked and you
have forgotten or lost your password:
1. If you do not see a prompt to provide your password, then either:
• Click the My Book image above the Drive is locked prompt to display the
WD SmartWare drive unlock screen:
• Double-click the WD Unlocker virtual CD icon and double-click the Drive Unlock
icon on the screen that appears:
The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen displays:
2. Make five attempts to unlock the drive by:
a. Typing a password in the Password box.
b. Clicking Unlock.
3. The fifth invalid password attempt displays the Too Many Password Attempts
prompt:
4. Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive.