Western Digital My Passport (Unencrypted drives) User Manual - Manual (Page 43)

MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 39
4. Click Registration to display the Registration dialog:
5. On the Registration dialog:
a. Type your first name in the First name box.
b. Type your last name in the Last name box.
c. Type your email address in the E-mail address box.
d. Select your language in the Preferred language box.
e. Select or clear the Yes, I want to receive communication... check box to
specify whether you want to receive e-mail notifications about software updates,
product enhancements, and price discount opportunities.
f. Click Register Drive.
Checking Drive Health
The WD Drive Utilities software provides three diagnostic tools to help make sure that
your drive is performing well. Run the following tests if you are concerned that your drive
is not operating properly:
• SMART Status
SMART is a failure-prediction function that continuously monitors key internal
performance attributes of the drive. A detected increase in drive temperature,
noise, or read/write errors, for example, can provide an indication that the drive is
approaching a serious failure condition. With advanced warning, you could take
precautionary measures, like moving your data to another drive, before a failure
occurs.
The result of a SMART status check is a pass-or-fail evaluation of the drive's
condition.