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VIPowER Hi-Speed External Drive USB 2.0 User Manual

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  • Page 1: External Drive

    External Drive USER MANUAL ViPowER www.vipower.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION …………...…………………………………….……1 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS …………...………………………….…...1 3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION …...1 4. DRIVERS INSTALLATION …...………………..……2 4.1 DRIVERS INSTALLATION (AT2)...3 4.1.1 WINDOWS 98SE………...……...……...…..…………..……..3 4.1.2 WINDOWS ME/2000/XP ……………..…..…………….…..…….9 4.1.3 Mac OS …………………...…………...…………………...….10 4.2 DRIVERS INSTALLATION (Genesys)...11 4.2.1 WINDOWS 98SE…………..……...……...…..…………..…...11 4.2.2 WINDOWS ME/2000/XP ……………...………….….……17 4.2.3 Mac OS ………………….………………...……………...…18 5.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION The USB 2.0 External Drive is a portable compact storage drive that incorporates the USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus 2.0) high speed interface. The USB 2.0 External Drive provides a fast and easy way to add more storage space to your computer. The Plug &...

  • Page 4: Drivers Installation

    4. Drivers INSTALLATION There are two different versions of USB controllers, each reguires different software driver. Please try to find a round sticker on your ViPowER USB device to choose the right driver and installation procedure accordingly. AT2 = AT2 Genesys = USB 2.0 External Drive...

  • Page 5: Drivers Installation (At2)

    4.1 Drivers INSTALLATION (AT2) 4.1.1 Windows 98SE If this is the first time you use USB 2.0 External Drive, you have to run the [STEPUP.EXE] from USB 2.0 install CD before you connect your USB 2.0 External Drive to computer. 1.
  • Page 6 3. Select “Display a list of all drivers” then click on [Next]. 4. Click on [Browse]. USB 2.0 External Drive...
  • Page 7 5. Double click on the ViPowER CD icon. 6. Click to choose “Driver” directory, then click [OK]. USB 2.0 External Drive...
  • Page 8 7. Click on [Next]. 8. Click on [Next]. USB 2.0 External Drive...
  • Page 9 9. The system will request you to restart your computer now. Click on [FINISH]. 10. After the system restart, the installation is complete. You can connect your USB 2.0 External Drive to computer now. USB 2.0 External Drive...
  • Page 10 11. After you connect your USB 2.0 External Drive to your computer. Double click on [My Computer], a new drive Disk is added, it is the USB 2.0 External Drive which just installed. A green Unplug or Eject hardware icon will appear in system tray too. If the new drive doesn’t appear in My Computer, it means this USB 2.0 External Drive is a whole new hard disk drive which doesn’t contain any partition.

  • Page 11: Windows Me/2000/Xp

    4.1.2 Windows Me / 2000 / XP Step1 If you are plugging the USB External Drive into your computer for the first time, system will detect USB 2.0 Storage Device and install the driver of [USB Mass Storage Device] from system files automatically. Step2 After the system installed the driver of USB mass storage device.

  • Page 12: Mac Os

    4.1.3 Mac OS 1. This USB2.0 External Drive is supported by Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 in Mac OS. You don’t need to install any drivers. 2. Mac OS 8.6 If you are using Mac OS 8.6, the software of Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 is required to install.

  • Page 13: Drivers Installation (Genesys)

    4.2 Drivers INSTALLATION (Genesys) 4.2.1 Windows 98SE If this is the first time you use USB 2.0 External Drive, you have to run the [STEPUP.EXE] from USB 2.0 install CD before you connect your USB 2.0 External Drive to computer. 1.
  • Page 14 3. Select “Display a list of all drivers” then click on [Next]. 4. Click on [Browse]. USB 2.0 External Drive...
  • Page 15 5. Double click on the ViPowER CD icon. 6. Click to choose “Driver” directory, then click [OK]. USB 2.0 External Drive...
  • Page 16 7. Click on [Next]. 8. Click on [Next]. USB 2.0 External Drive...
  • Page 17 9. The system will request you to restart your computer now. Click on [FINISH]. 10. After the system restart, the installation is complete. You can connect your USB 2.0 External Drive to computer now. USB 2.0 External Drive...
  • Page 18 11. After you connect your USB 2.0 External Drive to your computer. Double click on [My Computer], a new drive Disk is added, it is the USB 2.0 External Drive which just installed. A green Unplug or Eject hardware icon will appear in system tray too. If the new drive doesn’t appear in My Computer, it means this USB 2.0 External Drive is a whole new hard disk drive which doesn’t contain any partition.

  • Page 19: Windows Me/2000/Xp

    4.2.2 Windows Me / 2000 / XP Step1 If you are plugging the USB External Drive into your computer for the first time, system will detect USB 2.0 Storage Device and install the driver of [USB Mass Storage Device] from system files automatically. Step2 After the system installed the driver of USB mass storage device.

  • Page 20: Mac Os

    4.2.3 Mac OS 1. This USB2.0 External Drive is supported by Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 in Mac OS. You don’t need to install any drivers. 2. Mac OS 8.6 If you are using Mac OS 8.6, the software of Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 is required to install.

  • Page 21: Using The Usb2.0 External Drive

    5. USING THE USB2.0 EXTERNAL DRIVE After the first time installation, you can connect or disconnect the USB2.0 External Drive without power off the computer. Please follow the steps when you want to do the above actions: 5.1 Connect the USB2.0 External Drive to computer Step 1 Plug the port connector of the USB cable into the USB Port of your USB2.0 External Drive.
  • Page 22 Step 2 When the system prompts ‘Confirm device to be stop’, click on [OK], When the green Arrow Icon is disappeared, plug out the USB cable from the USB port of computer. 5.2.2 Windows Me/2000/XP Step1 Double-click on the [unplug or Eject Hardware] icon in system tray. Dialog box appears as right Step2 Highlight the [USB Mass Storage Device] in the dialog box, click on [STOP], choice the USB2.0 External Drive that you want to disconnect, then click...

  • Page 23: Partitioning The Usb 2.0 External Hard Disk Drive

    CAUTION!! Do not plug out the USB2.0 External Drive from the USB port of your com- puter or HUB while copying files to or from the device or while files or applications stored on the USB2.0 External Drive are in use. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA.
  • Page 24 Step3 After restart the system, a removable HDD is added to [My Computer]. Choice the removable HDD and click right bottom of mouse. Select the [format] to format your USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive. You only can set the USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive to one partition in this method. Method 2 Step1 Go into the MS-DOS mode by click on [Start], choice the [MS-DOS Prompt] in [Programs]...

  • Page 25: Partition Under Windows 2000/Xp

    Step5 The next screen is [FDISK OPTIONS], and type”5” to select disk. The screen show as right. IMPORTANT: You must type [5] in this screen to change the current fixed disk drive to build partition. The default fixed drive set by FDISK is your internal hard disk. If you don’t change the fixed disk drive to the USB 2.0 Hard Disk, the data of your internal hard disk will be destroyed.

  • Page 26: Create Partition

    nected disk drive will be listed in the right part. Find out the USB 2.0 Hard Disk that you add. On the right of disk # is the Status of the partitions of this disk drive, you can create a new or delete an exist partition by right-click on this area.
  • Page 27 TRADEMARKS MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer *All of the third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

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