CRU Dataport Rugged, Reliable, Mobile, Secure DataPortable 525 Installation Manual

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DataPortable 525 USB to IDE Installation Guide
Step 1. Firmly push the rear tabs in towards the center of the enclosure. Slide
the metal cover off the back of the enclosure. If you are installing a
5.25" device remove the front bezel insert.
Step 2. Jumper the IDE device to master. Connect the power and data cables to
your IDE device.
Step 3. For 5.25" devices use the provided screws in the side mount holes to
secure it. For 3.5" devices use the provided screws in the bottom mount
holes to secure it.
Step 4. Slide the top cover onto the enclosure. Press the rear tabs out to
secure the cover.

Setting up the drive for Windows 2000/XP or Mac OS 9.x/X

Connect the DataPortable 525 to any available USB port. No new drivers are required. The hard disk drive will be found
and a window will pop up stating that new hardware has been detected. If the drive is formatted it will be accessible
through My Computer on PCs or from the desktop on Macs. For best performance connect via USB 2.0.

For PCs:

• Right click on My Computer
• Click on Manage
• In the Storage sub-section, click on Disk Management to display a list of all the drives connected to your computer.
• If you have not used the drive before you will have to partition it. Left click on Action, select All Tasks and then left
click on Create Partition.
REMEMBER, partitioning the drive will require the drive to be formatted and
formatting will result in loss of all data on the hard drive.
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