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Using the Drive
Disconnecting the Drive
CAUTION!
To prevent data loss, do not disconnect the drive during data transfer (activity light
flashing).
PC Users:
Use the
Safely Remove Hardware
icon in the Windows taskbar before disconnecting.
Mac Users:
Drag the disk icon to the
Trash
(
Eject
) icon on the Mac Desktop.
Backing Up with Your Drive
Iomega recommends periodic system backups and more frequent data backups to ensure that
your critical data is always protected. The frequency of your backup should depend on the
importance of your data. To protect your data, you can simply drag and drop copies of your critical
files onto the drive.
CAUTION!
Any data storage device can fail. Always keep at least two copies on different disks for
all critical data files.
Formatting the Drive for Mac OS
The drive ships formatted NTFS. Use Disk Utility to reformat the drive
Mac OS Extended Journaled
.
NOTE:
The following instructions work for Mac OS X, version 10.4 or above. For Mac OS X version
10.1 through 10.3.9, use Disk Utility, Erase to format the drive. See Mac Help if you need more
detailed instructions.
1. Select
Applications
→
Utilities
→
Disk Utility
2. In the left hand column, click on the drive icon for the Iomega Hard Drive. Make sure you click
on the orange drive icon, not the volume icon.
3. Select the
Partition
tab.
4. Change Volume Scheme from
Current
to
1 Partition
.
5. Select
Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
from the
Format
drop-down menu.
6. Click on the
Options
button.
7. Select the type of partition needed for your Mac:
GUID Partition Table
for bootability on an Intel-based Macintosh computer.
Apple Partition Map
for a PowerPC-based Mac.
8. Click
OK
.
9. Click the
Partition
button. The drive is ready to use when the format completes.
