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Chapter 1 - Introduction 

Icon Key 

Throughout this manual you will see icons on the left margin 

that denote either Notes or Special Remarks as outlined below: 

 

  

General Notes and Tips 

 

Remarks for PC users and Microsoft Windows OS 

 

Remarks for Mac users and Apple Macintosh OS 

  

  

 

 

The Bermuda 

The Bermuda is a compact and durable enclosure for your 

external 3.5” Parallel ATA drive. This upright standing unit 

comes with external power adapter, making it smaller and more 

convenient to fit even in the smallest corners of your desktop. 

 

Product Dimensions: 

22.8cm x 13.5cm x 4.5cm 

    8.98” 

5.31” 

1.77” 

 

 

Available Interfaces 

  USB 2.0 High Speed 

  Serial ATA & USB 2.0 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyright © 2000-2003 by Macpower Peripherals Ltd. - www.macpower.com.tw           

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Summary of Contents for The Bermuda

Page 1: ...Copyright 2000 2003 by Macpower Peripherals Ltd www macpower com tw User Manual Installation Guide External Storage Enclosure for 3 5 Hard Drives The Bermuda...

Page 2: ...DRIVE ASSEMBLY 5 CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SET UP 6 CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 6 INSTALLATION ON A PC MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH A USB CONNECTION 7 WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH A SERIAL ATA CONNECTION...

Page 3: ...Macintosh OS The Bermuda The Bermuda is a compact and durable enclosure for your external 3 5 Parallel ATA drive This upright standing unit comes with external power adapter making it smaller and mor...

Page 4: ...aused by a sudden voltage slump in the power supply or 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 us...

Page 5: ...n2000 WinXP USB 2 0 equipped PC WinME 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...

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 stand and the 4 screws on the back pull off...

Page 7: ...ur hard drive before you close up the case Hard Drive Assembly Connect the ATA cable and the power line to your hard drive Install the hard drive and fasten the screws Align the plastic cover with the...

Page 8: ...can be used Only one computer at the time can access the drive To use one drive on several computers it can be shared through one computer on the network 1394 network company network All devices in a...

Page 9: ...and start Windows Connect the Bermuda 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 you...

Page 10: ...our computer and start Mac OS Connect the Bermuda 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 USB 2 0 connection...

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: ...tion 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 r...

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