I’m attempting to hide the VCD on a new drive. I’ve done this numerous times before on various WD drives.
I have a new 1TB USB 3.0 drive model WDBAC0010HBK-AESN, it’s connected to the host system using USB 2.
I’ve updated the firmware to 1.014 (1.0.8.5).
VCD Manager v1.0.8.3 scans system, but does not detect the drive - returns with message “Please connect a WD Smartware drive to continue; the click Rescan”
My system(s) detect the drive OK for normal use - just can’t hide the VCD using the VCD manager.
The same XP box has, in the past been used to successfully disable the VCD on 1.5TB and 2.0TB drives, just seems to be a problem with this particular model.
Your drive does not comes with the WD SmartWare virtual CD, it actually comes with the WD Unlocker. This CD is used to unlock the hard drive in case that you’ve configured a password protection on the drive. However, this CD will be invisible until the drive is locked. If the drive is locked, then it will appears under ‘‘Computer’’. You cannot disable that version of the virtual CD…
Hope it helps you to understand why the VCD manager is not working…
Mabkay, he is not referring to a WD Elements, maybe he mistyped the model number. The model could be like this WDBACX0010BBK-EESN. And no, there’s no any problem (I believed), I’ve explained already why the VCD manager does not work… …