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- Page 1 Portable External Hard Drive Quick Start Guide...
- Page 2 You will be ready to go within seconds! Quick Start Guide Contents • Seagate external hard drive with a USB 2.0 interface • USB 2.0 ‘Y’ cable • Quick Start Guide • Seagate Extra Value CD...
- Page 3 Setup Your Portable External Hard Drive comes with a special USB cable. This cable is shaped like the letter ‘Y’ with one USB connector on one end of the cable and two connectors at the other end of the cable. This cable supplies power to the drive and handles the data going between the drive and your computer—this means you don’t...
- Page 4 Windows 98SE displays the Add New Hardware wizard. This means the wizard needs to find the USB drivers included on the Seagate Utility Toolkit CD. Follow these steps to install the drivers: 1. Insert the Seagate Utility Toolkit CD in your computer’s...
- Page 5 Microsoft, or the Seagate DiscWizard ™ Windows application located in the files directory of the Seagate Extra Value CD. Caution. Reformatting destroys all data on the drive. Back up any data that you want to keep before you reformat the drive.
- Page 6 To use the DiscWizard for Windows application, launch the DiscWizard for Windows application in the Files directory on the Seagate Extra Value CD and follow the easy-to-use, on-screen instructions. Data-sharing between Windows and Macintosh systems Seagate does not recommend that you use your external hard...
- Page 7 Mac OS. Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the drive. If you have data that you want to keep, back up the data before formatting the drive. Seagate is not responsible for lost data. How to reformat and/or partition your drive 1.
- Page 8 Sharing data between Windows and Macintosh systems Seagate does not recommend that you use your external hard drive to share data between Windows and Macintosh operating systems. This is primarily due to all of the...
- Page 9 2. In Mac OS X, drag the Seagate external-drive icon to the trash icon in your Dock area. In Mac OS 9, drag the Seagate external- drive icon to the trash icon.
- Page 10 BounceBack ControlCenter main menu, or launch the BBHelp.chm file in the CMS folder on the CD. Installing BounceBack Express software 1. Insert the Seagate Disc Utility CD. Install BounceBack Express from the menu. Note. If the BounceBack ControlCenter fails to appear:...
- Page 11 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. Several applications are installed. 4. Once the InstallShield Wizard has started the installation process, several screens will be displayed in quick succession. 5. On the License Agreement screen, click I accept the terms of the license agreement indicate that you agree to the terms of the License and to...
- Page 12 Configuring your first backup 9. When the Center 3 choices for your first backup Full System, My and Let Me Choose. Full System will setup a backup set that includes all files and folders on your computer. This setting requires a backup device be connected to the computer.
- Page 13 11. After clicking Backup Now, the Backup Scan and Backup in Progress screens display the progress of the initial backup. Note. An option exists on this screen to allow you to view a detailed file by file progress as the backup process is running. If the View Detailed Progress option is clicked, the speed of the backup process will be slowed down substantially.
- Page 14 File restore BounceBack Express backs up data in the operating system’s native file format and uses the same directory structure (folders and files) as the original data. This makes it easy to find and restore files from the backup drive using Windows Explorer in Windows OS.
- Page 15 Click to return to BounceBack. Additional documentation A detailed BounceBack Express user’s manual is included on the Seagate Disc Utility CD. Click icon on BounceBack ControlCenter menu You can also find it online at www.cmsproducts.com/support. Help documentation is also inte- grated within the BounceBack Express software.
- Page 16 For more information about the BounceBack Professional software upgrade, contact CMS or, to purchase BounceBack Professional, visit the CMS website at www.cmsproducts.com/ seagate/upgrade, or call CMS Products Sales at 714-424-5520 or 800-327-5773.
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Page 17: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problem: My operating system reports the capacity as much less than the capacity indicated on the drive I purchased. Resolution: Disc drive manufacturers consider 1 Gbyte to equal 1,000,000,000 bytes. However, your computer operates at a binary level, which considers 1 Gbyte to equal 2 which equals 1,073,741,824 bytes. - Page 18 off, check to ensure that the USB cable is plugged in firmly. Confirm that the USB cable is plugged in to the computer and the drive. Remove any hubs and plug the drive directly into the USB port on the computer. Check Device Manager to confirm the USB host controller is properly configured.
- Page 19 If, after following the steps above, you still have a problem, contact Seagate support. Problem: Drive clicks or beeps when I plug it in and does not show up in Computer. Resolution: This error commonly occurs with the Portable drive if it is plugged into a USB 1.x port or...
- Page 20 (or motherboard manufacturer if the USB ports are on the motherboard). You will also need drivers for your Seagate hard drive if you are using the USB port in Windows 98SE (see www.seagate.com/support/kb/ disc/faq/external_usb_drivers.html). Quick Start Guide...
- Page 21 Problem: The drive does not mount at all, and no error message appears on my screen when I connect the drive. Resolution: Use Apple’s Disk Utility to locate, initialize, and mount the drive. Problem: The Macintosh OS displays the following message when I connect the drive to my system: “Unable to read volume—must initialize.”...
- Page 22 Appendix If you should need an external DC power supply, please ensure it meets the following specifications: AC input voltage: 90VAC to 264VAC AC input frequency: 47Hz to 63Hz Over-Voltage protection: Short Circuit Protection (current limiting): Nominal DC voltage: 5.4 VDC Max DC voltage variation from nominal under all conditions including temperature range,...
- Page 23 Portable External Hard Drive...
- Page 24 Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of Seagate Technology LLC. P/N: 100412920 04/06...