Preparing Your Firelite: Mac Os Or Windows; Using Firelite With Mac Os; Installing Mac Os Software; Connecting Firelite To A Macintosh Computer - SmartDisk FireLite User Manual

Preparing Your FireLite: Mac OS or
Windows?
Your FireLite comes pre-formatted for immediate use with Apple
Macintosh computers running Mac OS. (It is formatted as HFS+.) If
you plan to use your FireLite only with computers running Mac OS,
you can leave it formatted as it comes from the factory, and follow the
simple steps in Using FireLite with Mac OS to connect and use your
FireLite.
If you plan to use your FireLite with computers running Windows, or
with both Mac OS and Windows computers, you should reformat your
FireLite so it can be recognized by Windows before saving data to it.
(Mac OS can recognize hard drives formatted for Windows.) If this is
your situation, proceed first to Using FireLite with Windows to prepare
your FireLite. Then you can follow the guidelines in Using FireLite
with Mac OS if you also wish to use your FireLite with a computer
running Mac OS.

Using FireLite with Mac OS

Installing Mac OS Software

If you are using Mac OS X, there is no additional software to install.
Proceed to Connecting FireLite.
If you are using Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.x, you should install the FireLite
software with the following steps. This will install SmartDisk Tools, a
utility program for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x users that provides features such
as formatting, partitioning and encryption support. The installation
will also add an extension allowing your computer to detect and use
your SmartDisk hard drive. (Since these features and capabilities are
built into Mac OS X extensions and the Mac OS Disk Utility,
SmartDisk Tools is not applicable if you are running only Mac OS X.)
1. Insert the FireLite Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click the Install SmartDisk Tools icon.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Connecting FireLite to a Macintosh Computer

Connect one end of the FireWire cable to an open FireWire port on
your Macintosh, and connect the other end of the cable to either one
of the FireWire ports on your SmartDisk hard drive. Your hard drive
will appear on the desktop as a new disk.
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