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

Multi-function push
Your new Seagate
button operations:
of-the-art unit: solid, safe, quiet, cool, versatile
• Press and hold
and portable, ready to go from one location to
button until LED
another—an ideal backup device for multiple
comes on
– 1st Power On
systems, or simply a safe and dependable place
occurs.
to store your important files.
• After Power On,
press button
Your new Seagate hard-drive kit also includes
– Initiates backup.
award-winning BounceBack Express backup
• Press and hold
software for both Windows and Mac operating
button until LED
shuts off
systems. See page 12 for more information
– Power Down
about BounceBack Express.
occurs.
Dual-interface and USB-only kits
Note. BounceBack
Express does not
Seagate ships two external hard drive kits:
support the pushbutton
backup feature for a
• A dual-interface
Mac OS that is using
a FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394a and iLink)
a USB interface.
interface and full backup capability that includes

a pushbutton backup feature

• A USB-only
full backup capability that includes a pushbutton
backup feature.
Note. BounceBack Express does not support the pushbutton
backup feature for a Mac OS that is using a USB interface.
This guide uses the terms "dual-interface" and
"USB-only" to differentiate between these two
kits wherever something applies to one kit but
not the other.
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Quick Start Guide
®
external hard drive is a state-
kit, with a USB 2.0 interface,
kit, with a USB 2.0 interface and
Dual-interface external hard drive
Multi-function
push button
Front
USB-only external hard drive kit
Multi-function
push button
Front
FireWire
(IEEE 1394a) ports
USB 2.0 port
Power connector
Back
USB 2.0 port
Power connector
Back