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Alumni Freshman USB 2.0
User Manual
Alumni Freshman 2.5" ATA to USB2.0 High Speed External Hard Drive Enclosure
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction................................................................................ P.02
Chapter 2
Package Contents...................................................................... P.03
Chapter 3
Hardware Installation Guide...................................................... P.04
Chapter 4
Installation Procedure................................................................ P.09
Chapter 5
Unplug Procedure...................................................................... P.12
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Performance Test..........................................................................P.18
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Alumni Freshman USB 2.0 User Manual Alumni Freshman 2.5” ATA to USB2.0 High Speed External Hard Drive Enclosure Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction................P.02 Chapter 2 Package Contents..............P.03 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Guide............P.04 Chapter 4 Installation Procedure..............P.09 Chapter 5 Unplug Procedure.............. -
Page 2: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Alumni Freshman 2.5” is a slim, compact and outstanding looking IDE to USB 2.0 external Hard Drive enclosure. The case is made of aluminum and as one of the smallest enclosures available nowadays, a 2.5” HDD with a thickness of 9.5mm fits exactly. Being small enough to fit in your pocket, makes it very convenient for carrying your data while on the go, no matter if used on a PC or a Mac. -
Page 3: Package Contents
Chapter 2 Package Contents (may vary between your product and the items stated below) 1. Alumni Freshman (ATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure) 2. USB 2.0 Cable 3. CD with Driver - 3 -... -
Page 4: Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Guide 3.1 Exploded View (See Figure A) Figure A - 4 -... - Page 5 3.2 Chassis Assembly Unscrew the two screws, then remove the back panel (See Figure B - D) Figure B Figure C Figure D - 5 -...
- Page 6 3.3 Hard Drive Installation Connect the hard drive, install it and fasten the screws (See Figure C - G) Figure C Figure D Hard Drive jumper settings: Set to “Master”! Hard Disk maximum thickness: 9.5mm - 6 -...
- Page 7 Figure E Figure F Figure G - 7 -...
- Page 8 3.3 System Set Up (See Figure H) COMPUTER Figure H - 8 -...
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Page 9: Installation Procedure
Chapter 4 Installation Procedure 4.1 Installation on Windows 98/SE (USB 2.0) Turn on your computer and start Windows Connect the Alumni Freshman to your computer’s USB port Driver Installation Insert the included driver CD and follow the onscreen instruction (See Figure 1 – 3) Step 1 Figure 1 - 9 -... - Page 10 Step 2 Figure 2 Step 3 Alumni Freshman Figure 3 - 10 -...
- Page 11 4.2 Installation on Windows ME / 2000 / XP Turn on your computer and start Windows Connect the Alumni Freshman to your computer’s USB port No separate driver required, let Windows search and install it automatically Open “My Computer”, where you can see the external Hard Drive (see Figure 4) Alumni Freshman Figure 4...
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Page 12: Unplug Procedure
Chapter 5 Unplug Procedure 5.1 Windows 98/SE a. Single click (right mouse button) on the taskbar icon (see Figure 6) b. Click on popup message (see Figure 7) Figure 6 Figure 7 External Hardware Icon c. Click “OK” and remove the device (see Figure 8) Figure 8 5.2 Windows ME / 2000 / XP a. - Page 13 5.3 Mac OS Drag the icon to the trash bin and remove the device (see Figure 12) Figure 12 - 13 -...
- Page 14 Attention!! To assure no data will be lost, always follow the “unplug procedure”. If not, data could be lost and the following message will show up: For Windows 98/SE / ME For Windows 2000 / XP For Mac OS - 14 -...
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Page 15: Partitioning & Formatting
Chapter 6 Partitioning & Formatting Please be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive, so make sure you have a backup! This step is usually only required the first time you install the HDD or if you have a factory new HDD. Windows 98/SE, Windows ME (DOS command “fdisk”) Type “fdisk”... - Page 16 Windows 2000, Windows XP Disk Management Program: Select “Disk Management” Select “My Computer”, then right click “Manage” Choose the drive you want to Follow the Wizard format and right click on it for further commands If you want to use it on many different OS including Mac, we recommend FAT32...
- Page 17 Mac OS Mac OS9.2 and older does not support creating partitions on an external drive. To do that you would need to purchase additional software. Initializing is no problem on all OS. For OSX please use the Disk Utility to format and create partitions on your external drive. Select ”Disk Utility “...
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Page 18: Performance Test
© Copyright 2003 Macpower Peripherals Ltd. all Rights Reserved The information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. Macpower Peripherals Ltd. assumes no responsibility for any errors contained in this manual. Macpower Peripherals Ltd. reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and/or design of the Alumni Freshman without prior notice.
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