WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager is a reliable tool that helps you keep your drive settings and features safe and also tidies up the look of your operating system by hiding unnecessary items.
You also no longer have access to the drives’ security settings. The drivers for the SES device is in on the 'Virtual CD' built into the Passport drive under the 'Extras' folder. Once you succeed in hiding the Virtual CD, you also disable the automatic file backup and retrieve features. In case you have multiple devices connected and want to disable the VCD for some of them, the application allows you to do just that. Once the Virtual CD setting is finished, click Exit. Its such an odd label that other devices are highly unlikely to try to take. remove all usb (i remove internal DVD drive too. At the end i disconnected and reconnected the usb device. You may be able to copy the fstab line that I posted in my blog, but check how the virtual cd is formatted in your terminal by typing the following: blkid /dev/sr1 sr1 is the partition label for the virtual cd. 11) From WD website i downloaded the tool 'WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager for Windows Web Release-v1.0.8.3.exe' (annexed to this post) 12) i used the tool, following the onscreen instructions. Once the utility has found your drive, click Configure Drive. Basically you need to add a line in your /etc/fstab file.
Click Drive to configure and select your drive. Click Accept the End Users License Agreement (EULA). Use of Virtual CD manager to remove the Virtual CD. Is this one of those 'SES' drives that has the Smartware on it. Before you get to remove the VCD, you need to update the drive firmware and there are some precautions that you need to be aware of. Unzip the utility and double click to open. WD SES Device USB Device (too old to reply).
To help you hide or display the VCD, WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager uses a simple, comprehensive wizard interface that guides you through the process. To get the serial number of the drive, open the Virtual CD, run the WD 'Unlock' software (unlock.exe) - tells. If at any time you wish to display the VCD, you can do so by running WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager again. And by disable, you don’t remove the feature, but hide it from sight. Otherwise, if you don’t need to have the Virtual CD displayed, for example if you don’t want unauthorized people to make changes to your drive or if there are just too many devices connected, you can disable the VCD.
This helps you when you need to install WD SmartWare, as well as encrypt or decrypt files using its security features. The VCD feature is added to the My Passport and My Book hard drives and contain their installation software, password protection application, the encryption tool, user’s manual and other resource that the drive needs to function properly.Įach time you connect your external storage unit, the VCD appears in Windows Explorer like any other CD volume. WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager is an application developed by Western Digital to help you manage the use of the VDC (Virtual CD).