Western Digital My Passport (Unencrypted drives) User Manual - Manual (Page 41)

MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 37
Checking Drive Status
You can see the drive capacity used and drive temperature status by h overing the pointer
over the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar:
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
You can safely disconnect the drive by either:
• Left- or right-clicking the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar, and then clicking the
Safely remove option for your My Passport drive:
• Right-clicking the drive icon on the Home screen and then clicking the Safely
remove option:
You might hear the drive power down.
Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the
computer.
Monitoring Icon Alerts
The WD Quick View icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status:
CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or disconnecting the drive.
IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . . THEN the drive might be . . .
Green and white, In a format that the WD SmartWare software
does not understand (non-Windows format in
a Windows environment).
Red and white, Overheated.
Power down the drive and let it cool for 60
minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem
persists, contact WD Support.