Acomdata E5 External Hard Drives, User Manual

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How to Safely Dismount
& Turn Off the Drive
NEVER TURN OFF A HARD DRIVE WITHOUT DISMOUNTING
IT FIRST. YOU MAY LOSE DATA OR DAMAGE THE DRIVE.
When a device, such as a hard drive, is “mounted” to a com-
puter, that means the computer has detected the device
and established a communications link with it. When you
dismount a device, the communications link is severed and
the computer can no longer access it.
PC Users
1. In the system tray at the bottom of your screen, click the
safely remove/icon (the icon with the green arrow)…
On Windows 98SE and Me a rectangle will appear with
the name of the Drive followed by the drive letter.
On Windows 2000 and XP you will see the alert message
“Safely Remove…” or “Stop…” followed by the drive letter.
2. Select the AcomData Drive. After a few seconds, Windows
will give you a message that it is safe to remove the device.
3. Click OK. The Drive will dismount. You can then safely turn
it off.
Mac Users
Drag the Drive’s icon to the Trash. The Drive will dismount
and you can then safely turn it off.
Whether you are using a Mac or PC…
When you shut down your computer, the Drive will dis-
mount automatically. After your computer has turned off,
you can turn off the Drive and disconnect the cables.
Using Your Drive
for Routine Tasks
Opening files and folders (All Users)
1. Double-click on the Drive icon. A window showing the
files and folders stored on the Drive will appear.
2. Double-click on the file or folder that you want to open.
Copying files and folders to your Drive
PC Users
1. Click the file or folder that you want to copy in order to
highlight it.
2. Go to “Edit --> Copy.”
3. Double-click the Drive icon to open it.
4. If you want to copy the file or folder to a specific folder on
the Drive, double-click that folder to open it.
5. Go to “Edit --> Paste.” The file or folder will copy over.
Mac Users
1. Highlight the file or folder that you want to copy by click-
ing on it, but do not release the mouse button.
2. While keeping the mouse button pressed, drag the high-
lighted file or folder to the Drive icon or to a specific
folder on the Drive.
3. Release the mouse button. The file or folder will copy
over.