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If the system 

doesn’t recognize 

the drive, turn on 

the power first, 

before connecting 

the USB/Firewire 

cable. 

 

 

 

For Mac OS 8.6, 

the USB extension 

has to be at least 

v1.41. 

 

 

 

For Mac OS 8.6, 

the Firewire 

extension has to be 

at least v2.6. 

 

 

 

For save removal of 

your drive and to 

assure that no data 

is lost, always 

follow the unplug 

procedure. If not, an 

error message will 

show up. 

Installation on a Macintosh (Apple Mac OS) 

Mac OS 9.x or Mac OS 10.x with a Firewire or USB 

connection

  Turn on your computer and start Mac OS 

  Connect the Clearlight and turn it on 

  No driver installation required 

  The external drive will mount and show up on your 

desktop** 

 

Mac OS 10.2 or 10.3 with a Firewire 800 or USB 2.0 

connection

  Turn on your computer and start Mac OS 

  Connect the Clearlight and turn it on 

  No driver installation required 

  The external drive will mount and show up on your 

desktop** 

 

Unplug Procedure

  Drag the external hard drive icon into the trash bin 

  Turn off your device 

 

 

 

** For factory new drives and formatting, see “Partitioning & 

Formatting”

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Summary of Contents for Clearlight

Page 1: ...Copyright 2000 2003 by Macpower Peripherals Ltd www macpower com tw User Manual Installation Guide External Storage Enclosure for 2 5 Hard Drives The Clearlight...

Page 2: ...3 SYSTEM SET UP 6 CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 6 BUS POWER OPERATION 6 INSTALLATION ON A PC MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH A USB OR FIREWIRE CONNECTION 7 WIN98SE WITH A FIREWIRE CONNECTION...

Page 3: ...ntosh OS The Clearlight The Clearlight is a slim compact outstanding looking polycarbonate plastic enclosure made for all types of 2 5 hard drives up to 12 5mm Good handling and high performance makes...

Page 4: ...ng insufficient power supply Add a power adapter Other possible causes are either a sudden voltage slump in the power supply or a faulty power adapter Indication Blue LED on Red LED on Inverse Polarit...

Page 5: ...Win2000 WinXP 1394a equipped PC Win98SE WinME Win2000 WinXP Mac Requirements Minimum Apple G3 processor G4 for 1394b 64MB RAM USB 1 1 equipped Mac Mac OS 9 1 9 2 10 1 5 10 2 10 3 USB 2 0 equipped Mac...

Page 6: ...ur warranty Chapter 2 Installing the HDD Preparing the Enclosure Remove the 2 screws for the back panel not mounted if factory new remove the cover and use the hook to pull out the bridge board There...

Page 7: ...rd Drive Assembly Connect the hard drive and mount the 4 screws on the back of the bridge board Slide it back into the enclosure and mount the back panel and the 2 screws Connect the interface cable a...

Page 8: ...re can be daisy chained All devices in a daisy chain have to be switched on to permit the hub daisy chain function Do not cover the Enclosure and leave enough room around it for the drive to cool down...

Page 9: ...er to see your external hard drive Win98SE with a Firewire connection Turn on your Computer and start Windows Connect the Clearlight and turn it on Let Windows search and install the driver automatica...

Page 10: ...ire or USB connection Turn on your computer and start Mac OS Connect the Clearlight and turn it on No driver installation required The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop Mac OS 10 2...

Page 11: ...you to format the drive using FAT32 Partitioning Formatting Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive so make sure you have a backup This step is usually only required the f...

Page 12: ...ME or change to NTFS format If you can not see the drive make sure the jumper settings of your hard drive are correct the drivers are installed and the power is turned on PC running Win2000 or WinXP D...

Page 13: ...ard drive are correct there are no extension conflicts and the power is turned on Mac OS Mac OS9 2 and earlier does not support creating partitions on an external drive To do that you would need to pu...

Page 14: ...mation contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable Macpower Peripherals Ltd assumes no responsibility for any errors contained in this manual Macpower Peripherals Ltd reserves the...

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