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Checking status and temperature, Monitoring icon alerts – Western Digital My Passport Elite User Manual User Manual

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MY PASSPORT ELITE

USER MANUAL

MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 34

The WD SmartWare Home screen displays.

Checking Status and Temperature

Mouse over the WD SmartWare icon

in the system tray to display the drive name,

capacity used, temperature, and whether it is locked.

Monitoring Icon Alerts

If the WD SmartWare icon

flashes green and white, the drive may be locked

or else it is in a format that WD SmartWare does not understand (non-Windows
format in a Windows environment).

If the WD SmartWare icon flashes red and white, the drive may be overheated.

Power down the drive and let it cool for 60 minutes. Power it back on, and if the
problem persists, contact WD Support.