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Apacer USB 3.0 2.5” Portable Hard Drive 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

AC 233 

 
 

User’s Manual  

 

Version 1.0

Summary of Contents for aC 233

Page 1: ...Apacer USB 3 0 2 5 Portable Hard Drive AC 233 User s Manual Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...r excessive force on it z Avoid squeezing the device to prevent from damage of the internal HDD z When carrying the device always put it in proper protection to avoid physical contact Warnings z Caref...

Page 3: ...uct Features 3 Diagram of AC233 4 Package Contents 4 System Requirements 4 Connect to Computer and Data File Transmission 4 Disconnecting AC233 from the Host Computer 5 Reformatting AC233 6 For Window...

Page 4: ...ones In terms of transporting this slim and light weighted portable hard drive is powered by USB making it highly convenient to travel around with it This manual provides information for using many o...

Page 5: ...dows 7 32 64bit Mac OSX 10 4 or later Linux Kernel 2 6 4 or above z For USB3 0 Windows XP SP3 Vista 32bit Windows 7 32 64bit Linux Kernel 2 6 4 or above Connect to Computer and Data File Transmission...

Page 6: ...er manual or the provider of your computer system Please try not to use a USB hub to establish the connection The hub can not supply enough power Disconnecting AC233 from the Host Computer z Never dis...

Page 7: ...ed USB cable See System Requirements for the list of supported operating systems 2 Go to My Computer and right click on the newly added hard drive icon Then select Format The name of the drive can be...

Page 8: ...ive Then select Format Regarding the name of the drive and the drive letter it appears in names defined by the Windows once detected such as Local Disk Removable Storage For the drive letter it may va...

Page 9: ...he hands of a Windows user However if there is a need for partitioning the drive again please follow the steps below 1 Please use the USB cable to connect AC233 to your computer 2 Please go to Start r...

Page 10: ...9 9 4 Once it has become an Unallocated disk Then right click and select New Partition On the window of New Partition Wizard click Next New Partition Disk New Partition Wizard window...

Page 11: ...10 10 5 Choose Primary Partition and then press Next Choice of partition type 6 You can choose the partition size and then press Next Assign partition capacity...

Page 12: ...ive letter Assign disk path 8 Choose File System type For NTFS there is no limitation for allocation unit size making it a preferred choice for drives with large capacity However for FAT32 individual...

Page 13: ...completed the disk will be ready for use Notes There is a Perform a quick format option in a previous step where you choose the file system type for configuring your format partition This format opti...

Page 14: ...3 from the column on the left 3 Click the Partition tab to the right 4 From the Volume Scheme pop up menu choose the number of partitions you want for this drive You must choose at least one partition...

Page 15: ...in the Disk Utility list and in the Finder Note 1 Formatting will erase everything on the drive If you have data or files that you want to protect and keep using back them up in another storage befor...

Page 16: ...een formatted z Make sure the operating system supports the file system of the device z Actual capacity is different from what is listed on package Small discrepancies are due to different file system...

Page 17: ...ith USB 2 0 Capacity 500GB 750GB 1TB Device Interface Transfer Rate USB 2 0 interface up to 480 Mbps USB 3 0 interface up to 5 Gbps Rotation Speed 5400 RPM Cache 8M LED Indicator Light s on solid for...

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