Remove WD Smartware
How do I remove a MyBook's “WD SmartWare”
virtual CD?
STEP 1: Firmware Update: Must have at least 2.003
(3/4/10)
Before running the Virtual CD Manager, you must first
update the firmware on your hard drive.
1.
Disconnect all other external drives from the computer except
for the My Book or My Passport drive you want to update.
2.
Ensure that the My Book or My Passport drive is connected to a
USB port on your computer.
3.
Download the Firmware Updater for Windows.
4.
Unzip the file and double click to open the Firmware Updater.
5.
Click Continue to update the firmware.
6.
Click Accept the End User's License Agreement (EULA). The
updater will scan the drive which may take a few minutes.
7.
Verify the attached drive's serial number located on the back
of the drive.
8.
Click Update Firmware.
9.
Once the updater is finished, click Exit.
10. Turn
off the drive - For My Passport, disconnect the USB cable. For My
Book disconnect both USB and power cables.
11. Wait
10 seconds. Reconnect the USB/power cables.
STEP 2: Download and run the VCD Manager
1.
Download VCD Manager for
Windows.(WDSmartWareVirtualCDManagerforWindows-v1.0.7.4.zip) to your
desktop.
2.
Unzip the utility (Extract the file using an extraction
utility.)
3.
Double click
WDSmartWareVirtualCDManagerforWindows-v1.0.7.4.exe.
4.
Click Continue to disable the VCD.
5.
Once the utility has found your drive, click Configure Drive
and then click Exit.
6.
Turn off the drive - For My Passport, disconnect the USB
cable. For My Book disconnect both USB and power cables.
7.
Wait 10 seconds. Reconnect the USB/power cables that have been
disconnected in the previous step.
8.
Verify that the VCD no longer appears
On Mac OS X you can unmount the SmartWare
partition for good by editing /etc/fstab and adding a line:
UUID=your_smartware_partitions_uuid_here
none hfs rw,noauto 0 0
You'll get the UUID by typing diskutil
info /Volumes/WD\ SmartWare within Terminal.app.
A one liner for this:
sudo sh -c "echo UUID=`diskutil info
/Volumes/WD\ SmartWare/ | grep 'UUID' | awk '{print
$NF}'` none hfs rw,noauto 0 0 >> /etc/fstab"
Note: /etc/fstab
did not exist previously on my system; the above one-liner (or
whatever other method you choose) creates it, and it is heeded upon
next connection of the device.
Removing /etc/fstab
doesn't make it come back. Removing the line from /etc/fstab
does, however.
Disable WD Smartware PDF
Studio_Firmware_Updater_v1.012(1.0.8.0).zip
Studio_Firmware_Updater_v1.012(1.0.8.0).zip