Storing And Transferring Data; Disconnecting Firelite From A Macintosh Computer; Using Firelite With Windows - SmartDisk FireLite User Manual

Storing and Transferring Data

Once your SmartDisk hard drive is connected to a computer, it can be
accessed and used like any other removable disk. You can drag files
to your SmartDisk hard drive's icon to copy them, navigate to your
hard drive in Open or Save dialog boxes, or delete files stored on your
SmartDisk hard drive. For information on copying, opening, or deleting
files, consult your computer's documentation.

Disconnecting FireLite from a Macintosh Computer

Your SmartDisk hard drive is hot-pluggable; it can be connected and
disconnected without restarting your computer. To disconnect your
SmartDisk hard drive at any time, simply perform the following steps.
Note: Please be careful to follow the correct procedure when
disconnecting your SmartDisk hard drive. Simply unplugging the
hard drive without first following the instructions below may result
in damage to your hard drive and/or loss of data.
1. If you have files located on your SmartDisk hard drive open in
any application, close them.
2. Locate the icon for your SmartDisk hard drive on the desktop,
and drag it to the trash.
3. After the drive icon disappears from the desktop, you can safely
unplug the drive.
You may also simply shut down your computer with your SmartDisk
hard drive connected, and then disconnect it.

Using FireLite with Windows

Your SmartDisk hard drive comes pre-formatted as HFS+, the preferred
format when used exclusively with Apple Macintosh computers running
Mac OS. To use the hard drive on a Windows system you will need to
reformat your hard drive once so it can be recognized by Windows computers.
(It will still be recognized by Apple Macintosh computers, too.)
Follow the steps in the separate section Formatting FireLite for
Windows if you ever intend to use your SmartDisk hard drive with a
Windows computer. If you primarily use a Mac OS computer and wish
to share it with a Windows computer, you may find the steps outlined
in Formatting for Windows Under Mac OS a more convenient
procedure for preparing your SmartDisk hard drive for Windows use.
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