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X-MeM

®

 External Drive

8

NOTE: After you install the driver software and connect the 
drive to your computer, the X-MeM icon automatically 
appears (mounts) on your computer’s desktop. To remove 
(unmount) the icon from your desktop see 

“Mounting and 

Unmounting the X-MeM External Drive and Partitions” on 
page 14

.

Configuring the X-MeM 
External Drive as a 
Removable Device

If you are running the Windows

®

 98/98SE 

operating system, after you connect the drive to 
your computer and install the driver software, 
you can configure the drive as a removable 
device. To do this:

1

Right-click the 

My Computer

 icon.

2

Click 

Properties

.

Summary of Contents for X-MeM

Page 1: ...RIS NEW YORK LOS ANGELES TORONTO HONG KONG SYDNEY Targus X MeM External Drive USER S GUIDE Making Your Mobile Life Easier Making Your Mobile Life Easier Visit our Web site at www targus com Features and specifications are subject to change without notice 2002 Targus Corp ...

Page 2: ...uni cable connects to your computer s USB or FireWire IEEE1394 port using the supplied USB or FireWire adapter no separate interface devices or cables are required With the drive You can hot swap the X MeM HDD Pak hard disk drive media The Plug and Play operation is supported All current and future X MeM HDD Paks are compatible In addition to this user s guide this package contains the Targus X Me...

Page 3: ... following hardware requirements and run one of the operating systems listed below Hardware Operating System PC with an Intel Pentium processor or equivalent and a hard disk drive Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP USB version 1 1 or FireWire IEEE1394 interface Mac OS 8 6 and higher CD ROM drive ...

Page 4: ...ARNING If you are running the Mac OS 8 6 and higher you must install the driver software BEFORE connecting the device to your computer See Installing the Driver Software on page 6 To connect the drive to your computer USB FireWire MD9 X MeM drive X MeM adapter cable HDD pak Cable cover adapter ...

Page 5: ...C power adapter to the AC power jack on the drive and plug it into an available wall outlet NOTES You must use the AC power adapter if you are using the Firewire connection However the AC power adapter is optional if you are using the USB connection If you are using the Firewire connection you must connect the AC power adapter to the X MeM External Drive before connecting the drive to your compute...

Page 6: ... the X MeM HDD Pak into the drive Depending on your computer s operating system you may need to install the driver software before using the drive Installing the Driver Software Windows Me 2000 XP Operating Systems If you are running the Windows Me 2000 XP or Mac OS X operating system the default device drivers are automatically installed and no additional driver installation is required USB FireW...

Page 7: ...OS X If you are running the Mac OS 8 6 and higher you must install the driver software BEFORE connecting the device to your computer To do this 1 Insert the driver software CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive The X MeM icon appears on the desktop 2 Double click the Targus X MeM icon The X MeM screen appears 3 Double click the X MeM installer file for your operating system and follow the on sc...

Page 8: ... from your desktop see Mounting and Unmounting the X MeM External Drive and Partitions on page 14 Configuring the X MeM External Drive as a Removable Device If you are running the Windows 98 98SE operating system after you connect the drive to your computer and install the driver software you can configure the drive as a removable device To do this 1 Right click the My Computer icon 2 Click Proper...

Page 9: ...operties screen 3 Expand Disk drives and select the drive model that corresponds to your device such as the IBM DARA 206000 shown in the sample System Properties screen 4 Click Properties The Properties screen appears 5 Select Removable so that a check mark appears and click OK ...

Page 10: ...M External Drive FireWire Connection Only If you are running the Mac OS 8 6 and higher or Mac OS X and you are using the FireWire connection you can view the drive s volume and size partition the HDD media pak format partitions change the mount status set password and write protection and create auto backup files from the X MEM Configuration screen ...

Page 11: ...X MeM External Drive 11 To access the X MEM Configuration screen 1 Click the Apple menu and select Control Panels then X MEM Configuration Sample Control Panels drop down menu ...

Page 12: ...mple X MEM Configuration screen You can now view and change the drive s settings To refresh the status of the drive click Rescan Partitioning the HDD Media Pak Creating a partition on the HDD media pak 1 Access the X MEM Configuration screen 2 Double click ATA Device ...

Page 13: ...t to the Number of partitions field enter the number of partitions you want to create 4 Click OK You can now adjust the size of the partitions Adjusting the Partition Size 1 From the X MEM Configuration screen locate the partition you want to adjust and double click it Sample X MEM Configuration screen ...

Page 14: ...n 3 Click OK Formatting Partitions 1 Access the X MEM Configuration screen 2 Click Format 3 Format the partition to the specifications that you want Mounting and Unmounting the X MeM External Drive and Partitions After you install the driver software and connect the drive to your computer the X MeM icon automatically appears mounts on your ...

Page 15: ...and unmount partitions which appear as drives and designate whether the partitions are mounted during startup To do this 1 Access the X MEM Configuration screen 2 Select the drive that you want to configure 3 Double click Mount to add or Unmount to remove the device or partition from the desktop Sample X MEM Configuration screen ...

Page 16: ...te whether a drive is mounted at startup 1 Access the X MEM Configuration screen 2 Select the Mount Status section for the drive you want to configure 3 Double click On if you want the drive to mount or Off to remove mouting during startup Sample X MEM Configuration screen ...

Page 17: ...o do this 1 Access the X MEM Configuration screen 2 Select the Password section for the drive you want to protect 3 Click Protect Sample X MEM Configuration window Setting Write Protection To set write protection for a drive 1 Access the X MEM Configuration screen 2 Select the Write Protection section for the drive you want to protect ...

Page 18: ...X MeM External Drive 18 3 Click On Sample X MEM Configuration screen The Enter the password screen appears Enter the password screen 4 Enter a password using two or more letters 5 Click OK ...

Page 19: ...the operating system to execute the Autostarter script When Autostarter runs all files in the Auto Backup folder are copied to the drive replacing all existing files To access the X MeM Auto Backup Script and begin backing up files 1 Insert the driver software CD into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Click the X MeM icon The X MeM screen appears 3 Copy X MeM Auto Backup Scripts from the CD ROM to th...

Page 20: ...gus accessory please contact our technical support team at Email techsupport targus com Internet http www targus com support asp Have the following information available A detailed description of the problem including exact error messages and when in the process each message appears The name and version number of your operating system What steps you perform to create the problem If this is a new p...

Page 21: ...e 800 283 6325 Canada Monday through Friday 9 00 a m 09 00 to 5 00 p m 17 00 Eastern time 888 827 4877 Europe Belgium 32 0 02 717 2451 Denmark 45 0 35 25 8751 France 33 0 1 64 53 9151 Germany 49 0 21 16 579 1151 Italy 39 0 24 827 1151 Netherlands 31 0 53 484 9470 Spain 34 0 91 745 6221 Sweden 46 0 8 751 4058 Switzerland 41 0 1 212 0007 United Kingdom 44 0 20 7744 0330 Eastern Europe others 31 0 53...

Page 22: ...e we will promptly repair or replace it This warranty does not cover accidental damage wear and tear or consequential or incidental loss Under no conditions is Targus liable for loss of or damage to a computer nor loss of or damage to programs records or data nor any consequential or incidental damages even if Targus has been informed of their possibility This warranty does not affect your statuto...

Page 23: ...occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Move the computer awa...

Page 24: ...RIS NEW YORK LOS ANGELES TORONTO HONG KONG SYDNEY Targus X MeM External Drive USER S GUIDE Making Your Mobile Life Easier Making Your Mobile Life Easier Visit our Web site at www targus com Features and specifications are subject to change without notice 2002 Targus Corp ...

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