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Locating the Drive on Your Desk
Place the drive on a sturdy desk or table that is free from clutter that could block airflow around the unit. The drive
can be used in either the horizontal or vertical position. Please install the attachable rubber feet as shown below
depending on which orientation you prefer. In either orientation take care not to block any air vents.
Attachable
rubber feet
Bundled Software
The included DVD disc contains copies of the User Guide, as well as bundled optional software.
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.
Connecting your drive to a computer is extremely simple. Follow the steps below.
1. Connect the included AC Adapter to the drive, and then to a wall outlet.
2. Next press the Power Switch to the ON position.
3. Finally, connect the data cable. For USB, 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. 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 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.
Note 3: eSATA. Though the eSATA interface standard provides for "hot-plugging" of the drive, some comput-
ers may not follow the standard precisely. If you find that your drive does not mount after attaching to a
computer that is powered on, then shut down the computer, attach and power on the drive, and then boot
up your computer.
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