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QUICK START 

PORTABLE HARD DRIVE 

What You Should Have 

• SimpleDrive Portable Hard Drive   • Quick Start guide (this guide) 
• USB/AUX PWR cable 

• Warranty card 

• StorageSync

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 CD

Congratulations on purchasing the SimpleDrive Portable
Hard Drive from SimpleTech. 

SimpleDrive is the easiest way to add reliable, 
high-capacity mobile storage to your computer. 
SimpleDrive works with virtually any Microsoft

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Windows

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 or Apple

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 Macintosh

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 computer with a USB port, running Microsoft 

Windows ME, 2000, XP, or Mac OS

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 X. SimpleDrive is USB2.0compliant/USB 1.1 

compatible—delivering data transfer speeds up to 480megabits per second. 

If any item is missing or damaged, contact your local reseller or retailer for replacement. 

This quick start guide includes instructions on using SimpleDrive with computers 

running Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. You may also want to consult your 

computer’s user manual to determine if there are any additional instructions related 

to the installation and use of USB devices.

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Summary of Contents for SimpleDrive SP-U25/120

Page 1: ...ble delivering data transfer speeds up to 480megabits per second If any item is missing or damaged contact your local reseller or retailer for replacement This quick start guide includes instructions on using SimpleDrivewith computers running Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X You may also want to consult your computer s user manual to determine if there are any additional instructions related to the ...

Page 2: ...UCT GUIDES DRIVERS AND INFORMATION For optimal performance install the latest updates from Apple on your computer Download the updates from www apple com or open the software update tool located in the Mac OS X system preferences folder Pentium class 200MHz PC or iMac G3 G4 G5 or iBook compatible Windows ME 2000 XP Mac OS X 32MB RAM or as required by system 32MB RAM or as required by system Availa...

Page 3: ...nnecting SimpleDrive to your computer USB AUX PWR Cable Use this cable to connect SimpleDrive your computer Mini B USB plug Connects to SimpleDrive to provide signal and USB bus power source to SimpleDrive Type A USB plug Power and signal Connects to a USB port on your computer to provide signal and USB bus power source to SimpleDrive Type A USB plug Power only Connects to a USB port on your compu...

Page 4: ...ccess to SimpleDrive from both Windows and Macintosh computers reformat the drive using the FAT file system format For instructions on formatting disk drives refer to the documentation provided with your computer s operating system Connect the mini USB plug on the USB AUX PWR cable to SimpleDrive Connect the USB plug on the other end of the cable into a USB port on your computer Do not use the pow...

Page 5: ...to your computer To access data on the drive open My Computer to view the storage devices attached to your computer Then click on the SimpleDrive disk icon the drive letter assigned to drive depends on your computer s hardware configuration Affichage des fichiers sous Mac OS In the Finder SimpleDrive is represented by a SimpleDrive drive icon on the desktop To access files on SimpleDrive double cl...

Page 6: ...desktop icon 2 In the Finder window that appears click the SimpleDrive Eject button 3 Unplug SimpleDrive from the computer s USB port Repeatedly inserting and removing a USB device may stop the USB port from responding Once the port is in this state it will no longer recognize any USB device SimpleTech recommends that you stop SimpleDrive from running before unplugging it from your computer Before...

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Page 8: ...ered trademarks of SimpleTech Inc All other products and corporate names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Worldwide Headquarters SimpleTech Inc 3001 Daimler Street Santa Ana California 92705 USA Tel 949 476 1180 Fax 949 476 1209 Web www simpletech com P N 60000 00146 001 2087r2 ...

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