Formatting The Drive; General Guidelines - Kanguru Fire Flash User Manual

Kanguru Fire Flash

Formatting the Drive:

The Kanguru Fire Flash is formatted as FAT by default. You can format the drive
as FAT, FAT32, Mac OS Extended, or Mac OS Standard. To format the Fire
Flash drive, use the system format utilities on PC or Mac.
IF YOU ARE ONLY USING THE DRIVE ON A MAC OS THEN FORMAT THE
DRIVE AS MAC OS EXTENDED TO ACHIEVE THE BEST TRANSFER
RATES!
NOTE: Formatting the drive will erase all data currently on the drive. Save any
information you want to keep from the drive to your computer's hard drive before
formatting. If you plan to use the drive on both PC's and Mac's then you must
use the FAT or FAT32 file system as a PC will not recognize a Mac OS Extended
file system.

General Guidelines:

Please review the following guidelines to ensure optimal and reliable
performance for your Kanguru Fire Flash drive.
If you only have a 4 pin FireWire connection on your computer, then you
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must use the provided 6 to 4 pin adapter.
The 6 to 4 pin adapter needs to draw power from a USB port to power the
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Fire Flash drive.
You CAN connect or disconnect the drive while the computer is on.
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You CAN use multiple Kanguru Fire Flash drive on the same computer.
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You CAN use the included docking station to provide an easy-to-reach
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connection for your drive.
Do NOT remove the drive during data transfer.
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Do NOT use a different USB power cord with the 6 to 4 pin adapter.
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A Mac OS formatted drive will not work with PCs.
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