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For Windows

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Me/2000/XP:

1. The task bar at the bottom right of the desktop displays program icons (Fig. 4).  Click on the green arrow to 

bring up a list of connected devices. 

2. Select “Stop USB Mass Storage Device” with the correct drive letter assigned to your Mega TravelDrive.  (If 

there is more than one USB device active, double-click on the green arrow, check the “Display device 
components” box and select the drive letter associated with the Memorex Mega TravelDrive.)  Select “Stop” 
and wait for the notice that it is safe to remove the Mega TravelDrive (Fig. 5).  If a notice appears that the 
device cannot be stopped, close any software that had been using the device to open or to save files and 
repeat the process. 

3. Windows

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98SE users merely have to unplug the Mega TravelDrive from the USB port. 

NOTE:

Unplugging the device without stopping it may cause your computer to become unstable and may cause 

data corruption on your Mega TravelDrive.

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B. APPLE MACINTOSH

NOTE:

Maximum performance of the TravelDrive on a Mac requires Mac OS X or higher and a USB 2.0 

port. Connecting your drive to Mac OS 8.6 to 9.X perform only at USB 1.1 speeds. 

1. Lift the pull-up tab at the top of the Mega TravelDrive to swing out the USB 
2. Insert the Mega TravelDrive into an available USB port on your computer.  The blue Power and Activity LED will

light up, briefly flashing to confirm that the drive is powered.    

3. Click on the “Untitled” drive icon once the Mega TravelDrive has been successfully mounted on your Mac 

Desktop (Fig. 6).

4. You can now save, copy, or delete files to the Mega TravelDrive just as you would to a hard drive or a floppy 

disk. The LED Power and Activity light will flash quickly when data are being transferred to or from your drive.

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Summary of Contents for 32601080 - Mega TravelDrive 8 GB External Hard Drive

Page 1: ...share transfer User s Guide Rev 1 0A MEGA traveldrive...

Page 2: ...ive force or impact K KE EE EP P A AW WA AY Y from strong magnetic fields such as powerful electric motors Excessive magnetic fields can erase data on the drive D DO O N NO OT T dismantle the drive th...

Page 3: ...ITY The Mega TravelDrive can be used with virtually any computer that has either a USB 2 0 or 1 1 port The Mega TravelDrive has the following minimum system requirements Pentium PC or Apple Macintosh...

Page 4: ...32 file format No batteries or power adapters required Uses power from the USB port and also works with USB hubs VI GETTING STARTED Step 1 Check your Operating System OS For Windows Me Windows 2000 Wi...

Page 5: ...ill appear confirming the installation process has begun Click OK or Agree to any driver prompts or software license agreements should they appear during the driver installation Follow all on screen i...

Page 6: ...er You can drag and drop files to or from the drive in the same way as copying or saving files to your main hard drive VII STANDARD OPERATION A MICROSOFT WINDOWS CONNECTING YOUR DRIVE 1 Lift the pull...

Page 7: ...the USB port NOTE Unplugging the device without stopping it may cause your computer to become unstable and may cause data corruption on your Mega TravelDrive Figure 4 Figure 5 B APPLE MACINTOSH NOTE...

Page 8: ...s and insert the connector end thru the middle of the nylon loop VIII TROUBLESHOOTING FAQ 1 The Blue Power and Activity LED does not Light up Upon initial installation of your TravelDrive into the USB...

Page 9: ...avelDrive i Press OK twice j Close Computer Management and Control Panel You should be able to see the drive correctly in Windows Explorer or My Computer 6 My Mega TravelDrive does not work in an exte...

Page 10: ...he processes listed below in order to avoid unintentional erasure of files or data X REFORMATTING The file structure of the Mega TravelDrive can be refreshed over long period of use just as hard drive...

Page 11: ...ega TravelDrive should be mounted as Untitled after following the above steps NOTE Once you have changed the format of the Mega TravelDrive from FAT32 to another format it may not be able to be used o...

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