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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. 

 

 

The DaisyCutter 

800+ does not 

support Win98/SE, 

you need to 

upgrade your OS to 

WinME 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 DaisyCutter and turn it on 

  Let Windows search and install the driver automatically 

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

 

Win2000 or WinXP with a Serial ATA connection

  Turn on your Computer and start Windows 

  Connect the DaisyCutter  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 DaisyCutter 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 DaisyCutter 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 DaisyCutter

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 DaisyCutter...

Page 2: ...CTION 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 WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH A SERIAL ATA CONNECTION 7 WIN98SE WIT...

Page 3: ...provides cutting edge technology with maximum durability flexibility and portability Extra slim design and aluminum casing made for high performance at your desktop as well as on the go Product Dimen...

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 Green LED on Red LED on Inverse Polari...

Page 5: ...2000 WinXP 1394b equipped PC Win2000 WinXP Serial ATA equipped PC 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 U...

Page 6: ...any other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so as this might void your warranty Chapter 2 Installing the HDD Preparing the Enclosure Remove the 2 screws for the back panel not mounted if...

Page 7: ...ount the 4 screws on the back of the bridge board Slide it back into the enclosure but pay special attention to the back of the board and do not use force Connect the interface cable and power adapter...

Page 8: ...ire 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 dow...

Page 9: ...connection Turn on your Computer and start Windows Connect the DaisyCutter and turn it on Let Windows search and install the driver automatically Open My Computer to see your external hard drive Win9...

Page 10: ...re or USB connection Turn on your computer and start Mac OS Connect the DaisyCutter 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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