Appendix; Faq; About Data Protection - OWC Multi-Mount Assembly Manual

OWC Multi-Mount Chapter 5 - Appendix

5 APPENDIX

5.1 FAQ

The following FAQs are provided as general help with storage solutions and
are not unique to the OWC Multi-Mount but rather would apply to your
hard drives that you have chosen to install into the mounting system.
Q: How do I format my storage solution?
A: OWC has detailed instructions online for most popular operating sys-
tems, located at:
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/fwhdd.cfm
Q: What file system should I choose when formatting my drive?
A: This will depend on how you want to use the drive, but in general we
recommend:
• Mac OS X : HFS + (Mac OS Extended)
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 : NTFS
• For cross-platform compatibility, FAT32 will work, but single file sizes are
limited to 4GB. Other options using 3rd party software exist but are not
covered here.
Q: Will the hard drives spin down when my computer goes to sleep or into
stand-by mode?
A: Yes, they will spin down to save energy. It will take about 30 seconds to
access your data after being in sleep or stand-by mode.

5.2 About Data Protection

To ensure that your files are protected and to prevent the loss of your data,
we strongly suggest that you keep two copies of your data: one copy on
you primary hard drive, and a second copy on either your secondary inter-
nal hard drive or another storage medium, such as an optical backup, or
on a second external hard drive. Any data loss or corruption while using
the OWC Data Doubler is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no
circumstances will Other World Computing be held liable for compensation
or the recovery of any lost data.