Installation For Mac Os 9 Users - Acomdata DRIVEPOD Quick Start Installation Manual

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Installation For Mac OS 9 Users

Important Notes:
• Mac OS 9 does not support USB 2.0. The DrivePod will operate at USB
1.x speeds on computers running Mac OS 9.
• If you intend to also use the DrivePod on a Windows operating system,
STOP. DO NOT continue with the installation procedure described below.
Please first read the instructions in the "Installation for Multiple OS/Cross-
Platform Usage" on page 21. Otherwise, continue with the installation pro-
cedure below.
• If using Mac OS 9, it is recommended that you upgrade to the latest OS 9
version to ensure maximum performance. To download the latest OS 9 version
go to: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75186
• Mac OS 9 requires USB Mass Storage Support version 1.3.5 or later.
You can download the latest update at
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Update
s/English-North_American/Macintosh/USB_Updates/
1. Once your DrivePod has been properly connected and powered "on", you
may or may not see an alert display with the message "This disk is unreadable
by this Computer. Do you want to initialize this disk?" (See Figure 5, next page)
If you DO NOT receive this alert message, no formatting is required, and an