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MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 53
Managing and Customizing the Drive
This chapter includes the following topics:
Using the WD Quick View Icon
Opening the WD SmartWare Software
Checking Drive Status
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
Monitoring Icon Alerts
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer
Registering the Drive
Checking Drive Health
Erasing the Drive
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image

Using the WD Quick View Icon

After you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD Quick View icon displays
in the system tray portion of the Windows taskbar:
You can use the icon to:
• Open the WD SmartWare software
• Check the drive status
• Safely disconnect the drive
• Monitor icon alerts
The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things.

Opening the WD SmartWare Software

You can start the WD SmartWare software by:
• Left- or right-clicking the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar and selecting
WD SmartWare:
• Clicking:
Start > (All) Programs > Western D igital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare
• Clicking the WD SmartWare desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you
installed the software:
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