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If the system 

doesn’t recognize 

the drive, turn on 

the power first, 

before connecting 

the USB/Firewire 

cable. 

 

 

Win98 does not 

support Firewire, 

you need to 

upgrade your OS to 

Win98SE or higher. 

 

 

 

For safe 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 PC (Microsoft Windows) 

 

Win2000 or WinXP with a USB or Firewire connection

  Turn on your Computer and start Windows 

  Connect the Clearlight and turn it on 

  Let Windows search and install the driver automatically 

  Open “My Computer” 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 automatically 

  Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive ** 

 

Win98/SE with a USB connection

  Turn on your Computer and start Windows 

  Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM 

  Connect the Clearlight and turn it on 

  Follow the onscreen instructions and install the drivers 

  Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive ** 

 

 

 

 

Unplug Procedure

  Click on the taskbar icon for external hardware 

  Choose your external hard drive and confirm to remove it 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

** 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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