MY PASSPORT AIR
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 26
After the drive erase operation completes, go to http://support.wdc.com and see
Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD
software and disk image on your My Passport drive.
Note: Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a
password to protect your drive, you will need to re-create it after restoring
the WD software and disk image. (See “Password Protecting the Drive” on
page 13.)
Registering the Drive
The WD Drive Utilities software uses your computer’s Internet connection to register
your drive. Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty
period and keeps you up-to-date on the latest WD products.
To r egi ste r yo ur d ri ve:
1. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
2. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities
screen (see Figure 4 on page 19).
3. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your
computer, select the one that you want to register.
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.