Installation And Setup; Connecting Your Drive - Western Digital FireWire Installation Manual

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IMPORTANT
Do not attempt to force a
FireWire connector into a
port as this could result in
severe hardware damage.
CAUTION
Always follow this
installation sequence or it
may take longer for your
system to recognize the
drive.

Installation and Setup

Connecting Your Drive

1. Turn on your computer.
2. Connect the AC power supply (with power cord connected) into
the power socket on the FireWire external hard drive, then plug
the power cord into an electrical outlet.
3. Plug one end of the FireWire cable (included) into any FireWire
port on your computer.
4. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into either of the
FireWire external hard drive ports (port 1 or port 2).
Windows 98 SE users only: When prompted, insert the Windows
98 SE Install CD into your CD-ROM drive. You will see a series
of three Version Conflict dialog boxes, each informing you that
the file being copied is older than the file currently on your
computer.
IMPORTANT: Click Yes in each dialog screen to keep your
existing file (clicking No will prevent the drivers from loading
properly). These dialog boxes will only display the first time you
install your FireWire external hard drive.
Macintosh users only: You must first install the FireWire Disk
Utilities software on the computer before connecting the drive.
This is to ensure that the Western Digital FireWire Extensions will
be utilized to achieve maximum compatibility and performance
with your new WD FireWire external hard drive
FireWire Port 1
FireWire Port 2
FireWire External Hard Drive Rear Panel and Installation
Power Supply Socket
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