Connecting To Your Computer - Verbatim EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE User Manual

Connecting to your computer

This Verbatim external hard drive provides both USB 2.0 and eSATA
connections. You can connect your drive to a computer with either USB or
eSATA, but not both at the same time.
To connect to your computer follow the steps below:
1. Make sure your PC or laptop is switched off.
2. Connect the included AC Adapter to the drive, and then to a wall outlet.
3. Connect the data cable. Connect the included USB cable from the USB
port on the drive to an available USB port on your computer. For eSATA,
connect the included eSATA cable from the eSATA port on the drive to
an available eSATA port on your computer.
4. Next press the ON/OFF button on the back of the drive, and then switch
on your PC or Laptop.
5. The hard drive will mount automatically, and a new icon will appear
in My Computer (Windows) or a new icon will appear on the desktop
(Mac).
Depending on your computer's operating system and the interface type
you are using, the following special notes may apply:
Note 1: USB under Windows. If you are using a USB 1.1 port on your Windows
computer, the following cautionary note may appear on your display: Hi-Speed
USB Device plugged into non-Hi-Speed USB hub. This does not indicate a
problem because the drive is compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports.
Simply close the message and proceed. However, in this case the drive will
operate only at USB 1.1 speeds.
Note 2: USB under Mac OS 9.2.x. Mac OS versions 9.2.x do not support USB 2.0
Hi-Speed mode. For these Mac OS versions the drive will operate only at USB 1.1
speeds.
Note 3: USB or eSATA under Mac OS X 10.2. Mac OS X version 10.2 will not
mount any single FAT32-formatted (MS-DOS) partition greater than 128GB.
To work around this OS limitation, you may partition the drive into smaller
FAT32 partitions, or you may reformat the drive to HFS+ format.
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