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Summary of Contents for 3.5-inch Pushbutton Backup External Hard Drive

Page 1: ...External Hard Drive Quick Start Guide...

Page 2: ...th a USB 2 0 interface and full backup capability that includes a pushbutton backup feature Note BounceBack Express does not support the pushbutton backup feature for a Mac OS that is using a USB inte...

Page 3: ...country specific power cord This guide The Seagate Disc Utility CD The USB only external hard drive kit includes Seagate external hard drive with a USB 2 0 interface plus a pushbutton backup feature...

Page 4: ...p feature for a Mac OS that is using a USB interface Cautions If your drive is turned on don t move it You can safely move your drive when the power LED is OFF If the power LED is lit when you move yo...

Page 5: ...ation the drive must be powered on for the pass through connection to function Caution Use only one interface at a time If you connect both the USB and the FireWire IEEE 1394a cables to the same exter...

Page 6: ...e to enable the pushbutton backup feature on your drive You don t need to follow this hardware setup sequence Hardware setup steps 1 through 4 are a good way to connect your new drive to your computer...

Page 7: ...the installation 7 Restart your computer and your new drive is ready to use Windows 98SE using a FireWire IEEE 1394a interface dual interface kit only To use the FireWire interface you must download...

Page 8: ...n OS types and versions formats and partitions interfaces and third party connectivity software packages If you absolutely must use your external hard drive to share data between Windows and Macintosh...

Page 9: ...ve Hardware function and then select the Seagate external drive Note The system tray is the area in the lower right portion of your desktop near the clock Windows OS displays a message when it is safe...

Page 10: ...r external hard drive to share data between Windows and Macintosh operating systems This is primarily due to all of the variables in OS types and versions formats and partitions interfaces and third p...

Page 11: ...hed It s like hanging up without saying goodbye Caution Never turn off power to the drive or physically disconnect any cable attached to the drive when the disc activity LED indicates disc activity Th...

Page 12: ...eBack ControlCenter fails to appear Windows OS users Double click the CD icon open the CMS folder and then click BBSetup exe Mac OS users Double click the CD icon open the Mac folder then open the BBE...

Page 13: ...or the full system backup Backup Set Schedule allows you to manually launch a backup operation or to schedule back ups to be launched Backup Sizing scans the folders and files on the system drive and...

Page 14: ...h feature click on the BounceBack icon in the system tray and select Disable BounceBack Launcher Scheduled Backups Use the Settings function from the BounceBack ControlCenter to create or modify Backu...

Page 15: ...Older the file on the backup drive unit is older than the file on your hard drive Newer the file on the backup drive unit is newer than file on your hard drive Deleted the file on the backup drive uni...

Page 16: ...ables users to instantly recover from a disaster by either using the rescue CD or by exchanging the internal PC hard drive with the backup drive The advanced restore function provides a graphical user...

Page 17: ...service packs are issued to fix bugs add drivers and enhance the security features of your system See http support microsoft com for details about how to install service packs and Windows updates in...

Page 18: ...is detected and configured properly If not disconnect and reconnect the drive using a different USB port Try another cable and host adapter If after following the steps above you still have a problem...

Page 19: ...and then click Settings Select the Support Non Compliant Devices check box and then reboot your computer See Microsoft Knowledgebase Article 221823 for more information http support microsoft com Mac...

Page 20: ...the cables don t match the connector RESOLUTION Purchase a 4 pin to 6 pin FireWire IEEE 1394a cable to connect the drive to your system Note A 4 pin to 6 pin FireWire IEEE 1394a cable is not included...

Page 21: ...ice product offerings or specifications One gigabyte or GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting...

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