SimpleTech SimpleDrive SP-U25/120 Quick Start Manual page 4

C
ONNECTING
Connect the mini USB plug on the USB/AUX
PWR cable to SimpleDrive. Connect the USB
plug on the other end of the cable into a USB
port on your computer.
Do not use the "power only" (
connect SimpleDrive to your computer. This
plug is only used when an additional
(secondary) power isrequired to power the drive.
For information on using secondary power, see
"Connecting Secondary Power", below.
Avoid using the USB port on Macintosh computer keyboards. This port may not have
enough power to power the drive.
After connecting the drive, it is ready to use. You don't need to restart your computer or install
any additional software.
Connecting Secondary Power
SimpleDrive receives power through your computer's USB port. If the port cannot
provide sufficient power to run the drive, connect SimpleDrive to your computer using both
USB plugs on the USB/AUX PWR cable.
F
ORMATTING SIMPLE
SimpleDrive is formatted as a NTFS volume at the factory—allowing you to format the drive
and access its files using standard Windows and MacOS tools. However, MacOS cannot
write to NTFS formatted disks.
To enable full read/write access to SimpleDrive from both Windows and Macintosh
computers, reformat the drive using the FAT file system format. For instructions on formatting
disk drives, refer to the documentation provided with your computer's operating system.
Formatting SimpleDrive deletes all existing data on the drive.
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Secondary power
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