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Recommended Usage
To avoid damage to your data, follow these precautions:
Never configure this unit as a destination for virtual memory.
Never perform any of the following operations while the access LED is flashing:
• Unplug the cables
• Turn off your computer
• Put your computer into standby, hibernate, or sleep mode
• The maximum size of a file on the default FAT32 partition is 4 GB. To use the drive with files larger
than 4 GB, reformat the drive with NTFS or Mac OS extended, which allow larger file sizes.
• Mac OS X may not recognize this device at boot. If this happens, unplug the cables, then plug it again
after a few seconds.
• This unit supports hot-plugging connections. You can plug or unplug the data cable while the
DriveStation and your PC are on. However, never unplug the cables while the power/access LED is
flashing, or your data may be lost or damaged.
• Do not lean any object against this unit. It may cause the unit to malfunction.
• If you use this unit with Windows 7, Vista, or XP on a computer with a USB 2.0 or 1.1 port, you may
receive a message indicating that a high-speed USB hub is connected to a non high-speed USB device.
To continue, click [X].
• You may hear some noise while this unit is working, especially while it is booting or being accessed.
This is normal.
• Always refer to the manuals for your computer and peripheral devices.
• After a system crash, Mac OS may ask you to insert your OS X system disk to recover the OS.
Disconnect the DriveStation from your Mac before initiating the recovery process.
• For Macintosh users, reformat the DriveStation before using it. See the "Formatting Guide" manual for
more information.
• Connect the DriveStation to a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port.
• Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 don't support drive capacities larger than 2 TB without service
packs or other additional software. To reformat DriveStations larger than 2 TB into multiple partitions
of 2 TB or less, so that they may be easily used with Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, use the
RAID Utility (RAID Management Utility) in "NTFS-Compatible Mode" or "FAT32-Compatible Mode".

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