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Quick Guide

3.5” Hard Drive

XPacket Storage Device

Summary of Contents for XPacket Storage Device

Page 1: ...Quick Guide 3 5 Hard Drive XPacket Storage Device ...

Page 2: ...onnected as desired The USB drivers are built in Windows 98SE or later versions of Windows and Mac OS These operating systems can detect and allocate access to the hard drive automatically without additional software drivers following proper installa tion of the XPacket Storage Device Either USB 2 0 or Firewire IEEE 1394 interfaces allow the computer to be con nected to more hard drives up to a ma...

Page 3: ...ndows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP or Mac OS 8 0 or later If you do not have a IEEE 1394 port directly on your main board etc you may purchase and use a Firewire PCI card Normally these provide 2 IEEE 1394 ports XPacket StorageDevice Firewire IEEE 1394 included 3 5 enclosure to install a 3 5 hard drive internally DC adapter to power up the 3 5 XPacket Storage Device Firewire cable to connecting XPac...

Page 4: ...onnecting XPacket Storage Device to computer Install a new hard drive Both the USB and Firewire IEEE 1394 installations are Plug Play devices requiring no additional software Therefore installation is dependent on proper connection of the cables powering up hardware and working USB or Firewire IEEE 1394 ports as needed To install a 3 5 hard drive using XPacket StorageDevice USBConnection 1 Open th...

Page 5: ...des to fix the hard drive stably 4 Close the enclosure cover 5 Connect the USB cable to the USB port on both XPacket Storage Device and the computer To install the Firewire IEEE 1394 cable connection please see step 9 It is recommended to install the USB or Firewire IEEE 1394 separately 4 ...

Page 6: ... the power switch is off Press O to switch off press I to switch on Connect the power cord to the power socket to complete the hardware connections 8 Turn on the power on XPacket Storage Device and wait for the computer to recognize the newly added hard drive A slow computer may take several min utes to respond the recognition Firewire Connection Following the step 1 8 5 ...

Page 7: ...windows in prepa ration for new hardware recognition 11 Connect DC adapter to XPacket Storage Device and make sure the power switch is off Press O to switch off press I to switch on Connect the power cord to the power socket to complete the hardware connection 12 Make sure the computer is powered on and close all windows in preparation for new hardware recognition 6 ...

Page 8: ...ard Be sure the USB port or Firewire IEEE 1394 port provided by the existing computer working properly If the computer does not response to the new hardware use the Add New Hardware menu in Windows or Mac to search for the drive Check that the hard drive 40 pin connector is properly connected with cable and that none of the pins are broken Repeat the installation one more time If the above attempt...

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