Unlocking your Drive using the Unlock Application

If you used the WD SmartWare™ software Security option and set a password to lock your drive, you must unlock your drive using the Unlock application on the Virtual CD (VCD) of the WD hard drive you want to unlock.

To unlock your drive using the Unlock application:

1. Locate and open to the WD SmartWare Virtual CD (VCD) on the drive you want to unlock in one of the following ways:

• For Windows, right-click the WD SmartWare VCD icon and choose Open from the drop-down menu.
• For Macintosh, double-click the WD SmartWare VCD icon to open it.

2. Double-click the Unlock application to start the program, type your password to unlock the drive, and then click Unlock to unlock your drive.