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3. Carefully place your hard drive in the
base of the enclosure so a solid
connection is made with the
22-pin SATA connector.
4. Use the included screws
and screwdriver to secure
the hard drive in place (see
the image above), then slide the
cover of the enclosure back in place.
Place the device in the stand, if desired.
5. Use the included USB cable to connect the enclosure to your computer.
6. Use the included power adapter to connect the enclosure’s +12V jack to
a power source.
7. Set the On/Off
switch to On when
you’re ready to use the device. The LEDs on either corner of the end
panel will light to indicate either Power (top, as shown above) or Activity.
NOTE:
Also shown is the One-Touch Backup button (to the left of the
On/Off switch), which is explained in Software Installation.
OPTIONAL: Formatting a New Hard Drive
If you’re using a new hard drive with this device, you may need to format it
before initial use. If so, follow the procedure above, then continue with the
steps below. For more info on formatting drives, go to www.microsoft.com.
1. On your desktop, go to My Computer and select “Manager.”
2. When the Computer Manager screen displays, click “Disk Manager”
in the left-side window.
3. In the right-side window, recognition of the new hard disk will appear;
for example, “Seagate....”
4. Right-click on the new hard drive listing, then select “Delete partition.”
5. Right-click on the new hard drive listing, then select “New logical drive.”
6. Right-click on the new hard drive listing a third time, then select
“Format disk drive.”
7. Confirm that the new hard drive is listed in the My Computer window,
indicating a proper formatting.
