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Seagate 3.5-inch Pushbutton Backup External Hard Drive Quick Start Manual

Seagate 3.5-inch Pushbutton Backup External Hard Drive Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 External Hard Drive Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 2: A Pushbutton Backup Feature

    • After Power On, USB 2.0 port press button Your new Seagate hard-drive kit also includes – Initiates backup. award-winning BounceBack Express backup • Press and hold Power connector software for both Windows and Mac operating...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    The USB-only external hard-drive kit includes includes • Seagate external hard drive with a USB 2.0 • A Seagate external hard drive with a USB 2.0 interface, plus a pushbutton backup feature. interface, a FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface, plus Note. BounceBack Express does not support the pushbutton a pushbutton backup feature backup feature for a Mac OS that is using a USB interface.

  • Page 4: Note. Bounceback Express Does Not Support The Pushbutton

    Requirements Cautions If your drive is turned on, don’t move it. Windows 98SE or later operating system with: You can safely move your drive when the power LED • a USB connector is OFF. If the power LED is lit when you move your drive, you risk excessive wear, reduced reliability, •...

  • Page 5: Hardware Setup

    Hardware setup FireWire (IEEE 1394a) For a dual-interface kit 1. Plug the AC-power adapter into the hard drive and the wall outlet. 2. Refer to the table below to select the fastest interface that is supported by your computer, and use that cable to connect the drive to your computer.
  • Page 6 For both dual-interface and USB-only kits You don’t need to follow this hardware setup sequence. Hardware setup steps 1 through 4 3. Press and hold the button on the front of the drive are a good way to connect your new drive to your until LED lights, to turn on power to the drive.
  • Page 7 Follow these steps to install the drivers: prefer to use an NTFS file system, you can reformat with either the built-in Disk Management application 1. Insert the Seagate Disc Utility CD in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. provided by Microsoft, or the Seagate DiscWizard™...
  • Page 8 Launch the DiscWizard for Windows application in write to a drive that is formatted for a Mac OS. the Files directory on the Seagate Disc Utility CD, and follow the easy-to-use, on-screen instructions. Also, for dual-interface kits, the two FireWire...
  • Page 9 LED indicates disc activity. That’s like If you have data that you want to keep, back up hanging up in mid-sentence, and it will probably result the data before formatting the drive. Seagate is not in data loss. responsible for lost data.
  • Page 10 Partitioning divides and Macintosh systems 1. Open Disk Utility, which is located in the disc into separate Seagate does not recommend that you use your Applications/Utilities. In Mac OS 9, this utility volumes. It does not increase the capacity external hard drive to share data between Windows is named Drive Setup.
  • Page 11 Macintosh OS. that is stored on the drive. 2. In Mac OS X, drag the Seagate external-drive icon to the trash icon in your Dock area. Dismounting your drive with Mac OS...
  • Page 12 (which, in this case, means your internal connected to your 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the computer’s USB inter- drive and your new external Seagate drive). You software. Several applications are installed. face, you must use must do this because BounceBack Express for the USB interface for 4.
  • Page 13 7. Click to create the default folder or your own Backup Set Schedule allows you to manually folder name. On the Choose Destination Location launch a backup operation or to schedule back- screen, click Next to continue. This displays a ups to be launched.
  • Page 14 Subsequent backups File restore After the initial system backup, you have a number of BounceBack Express backs up data in the backup options including: operating system’s native file format and uses the same directory structure (folders and files) as • Manual Backups. To run a manual backup using the original data.
  • Page 15 BounceBack QuickRestore for 4. Click on the file(s) you want to restore. Windows 2000 Pro and XP Restore button Restore location Restore options BounceBack QuickRestore can restore files and folders from the backup drive quickly and easily. Note: The BounceBack QuickRestore feature does not function with Mac OS.
  • Page 16 Additional documentation Special features include bootability, advanced restore, synchronization, and versioning. A detailed BounceBack Express user’s manual is included on the Seagate Disc Utility CD. • The bootability feature creates a bootable drive Click (?) icon on BounceBack ControlCenter image that enables users to instantly recover from menu to access it.

  • Page 17: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting PROBLEM PROBLEM The drive is connected to the USB port, but I purchased a 160-Gbyte drive and my operating system reports the capacity as much less the computer does not recognize the drive. than that. RESOLUTION RESOLUTION Check power. Confirm the drive has power and Disc drive manufacturers consider 1 Gbyte to equal that the power LED is glowing on the drive and 1,000,000,000 bytes.
  • Page 18 Check Device Manager to confirm the USB host PROBLEM controller is properly configured. To open Device The drive doesn’t operate in high-speed mode Manager (Windows XP/Windows 2000 Pro), right- when connected with the USB cable. click Computer, choose Manage, and then choose the Device Manager icon from the tree.
  • Page 19 You will also need drivers for your and enhance the security features of your computer. Seagate hard drive if you are using the USB port in To check for software updates using Mac OS X, Windows 98SE (see http://www.seagate.com/ open the Software Update system-preference panel support/kb/disc/faq/external_usb_drivers.html).
  • Page 20 PROBLEM PROBLEM The Macintosh OS displays the following message Daisy-chained device does not work when when I connect the drive to my system: “Unable plugged into second FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to read volume—must initialize.” port on my External Hard Drive. RESOLUTION RESOLUTION Your Mac OS does not recognize the drive format.
  • Page 21 Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of Seagate Technology LLC. P/N: 100410824 04/06...

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