Setting The Drive Sleep Timer - Western Digital My Book User Manual

2. If you opened the WD SmartWare Settings tab display, click Set Up Drive to display
the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen.
3. On the Drive Settings screen, click Diagnostics to display the Run Diagnostics
dialog:
4. On the Run Diagnostics dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run:
• Quick SMART Status
• Quick Drive Test
• Complete Drive Test

Setting the Drive Sleep Timer

The drive sleep timer turns off the power to your drive after a certain period of inactivity
to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on the drive.
1.
Click the Settings tab to display either the WD SmartWare Settings tab display or the
drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 11 on page 23).
2. If you opened the WD SmartWare Settings tab display, click Set Up Drive to display
the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen.
3. On the Drive Settings screen, click Sleep Timer to display the Set Sleep Timer
dialog:
1. On the Set Sleep Timer dialog:
a. In the Turn off Drive box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to
turn off the drive.
b. Click Set Timer to save and implement your sleep timer selection.
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