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If the red LED is 

blinking and not ON 

permanently, there 

is no problem with 

your unit. This only 

indicates the spin 

up of your drive or a 

temporary spike or 

slump in the power 

consumption and 

does not harm your 

drive or device at all. 

The product can be 

used normally. 

 

 

 

If you see a 

permanent shining 

blue and red LED, 

add/use a power 

adapter for 

additional power 

supply and try again. 

 

 

 

Features mentioned 

in this manual may 

vary between 

different models. 

 

Features 

 

Over Voltage Protection (OVP)

 with a limit of 10% before shut 

down (max 30V). Protection for device or Hard Drive damage, 

caused by sudden voltage spikes in the power supply and 

wrong or faulty power adapter. 

Indication: Blue LED off, Red LED on 

 

Low Voltage Detection (LVD)

 indicating 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-Polarity Protection

 to prevent any damage to the 

device or Hard Drive caused by using a wrong adapter. 

Correct: i, external- 

 

 

Automatic Detection of the Interface

 for Combo Interface 

Units, which means that there is no mechanical switch required. 

The first cable detached will be the one used by the system 

until unplugged. If a second cable is plugged in, it will not affect 

the system at all and can be used as soon as the main cable is 

unplugged. 

 

 

LED indicator (double colored LED) 

 

 

 

Blue LED 

Red LED 

Status ON, working normal 

ON OFF 

Status ON, low power (LVD) 

ON ON 

Status ON, over voltage (OVP) 

OFF ON 

Status OFF (or faulty PCB/LED) 

OFF OFF 

* Blue LED flickers on data access 

 

 

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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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