Making Your Drive Bootable; Disconnecting The Drive From Your Computer; Maintaining The Drive - IBM 22P7196 - ThinkPlus Portable 40 GB External Hard Drive User Manual

and Recovery software," on page 5. To install the Rescue and Recovery software,
see "Rescue and Recovery installation" on page 6.
If you do not intend to use the included Rescue and Recovery software, then your
drive is ready to use, no additional software install is required. To disable the
autolaunch, click Do not show this again in the lower-left hand corner of the
browser window, disconnect the drive, and then reconnect the drive.
Note: Depending on the amount of data that is being backed up, the Rescue and

Making your drive bootable

Your drive can be configured to be bootable on systems that have boot-to-USB
BIOS support. Typically, the BIOS will detect the drive as "HDD-1" or "IBM-(USB)."
To add the IBM Portable 40 GB Hard Disk Drive with Rescue and Recovery to
your computer startup sequence, you will need to use your computer BIOS setup
utility. For information on using the BIOS setup utility, refer to the documentation
that came with your computer.
If you are having a problem, be sure to check that you have the latest BIOS
installed on your computer. For a list of computers that support booting through
BIOS to USB storage devices, refer to the http://www.ibm.com/pc/support IBM
support Web site.
Note: Please make sure to read "Creating Rescue and Recovery media" on page 7

Disconnecting the drive from your computer

To disconnect the drive in Windows 2000, complete the following procedure. If you
are using Windows XP, only perform steps 3 and 4 below.
1. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray.
2. Click the USB Mass Storage Device icon to stop the device.
3. Turn the drive power switch to the off position.
4. Disconnect the cables.

Maintaining the drive

Use the following maintenance guidelines for your drive.
v Do not drop or shock the drive.
v Use the drive power switch to turn off the drive when you are not using it.
v Do not operate or store the drive near strong magnetic fields.
v Do not expose the drive to liquids, extreme temperatures, or humidity.
v Do not use any power cables or adapters that are not included in this option
Recovery installation can require a substantial amount of time. This is
especially true when backing up using a USB 1.1 connection. Interrupting a
Rescue and Recovery installation may result in data loss.
before trying to make your drive bootable.
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