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POCKEY USB 2.0 DRIVE  

USER’S MANUAL 

 
 
 

T

HE DATA STORED ON THIS HARD DISK IS NOT 

 

GUARANTEED BY 

POCKETEC. 

 

 

POCKETEC

 IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA

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A

LWAYS BACK UP ALL DATA REGULARLY

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©2002 THE POCKEY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF POCKETEC ™. ALL OTHER 

MARKS ARE PROPERTIES OF THEIR REGISTERED  OWNERS. 

 

Summary of Contents for POCKEY

Page 1: ...TOREDON THIS HARD DISK IS NOT GUARANTEED BY POCKETEC POCKETEC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA ALWAYS BACK UP ALL DATA REGULARLY 2002 THE POCKEY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF POCKETEC ALL OTHER MARKS ARE PROPERTIES OF THEIR REGISTERED OWNERS ...

Page 2: ...Includes 4 Minimum Systems Requirements 5 Care and Handling 6 Hardware Installation 7 Software Installation for Windows 9 Software Installation for Macintosh 10 Installing the Pockey for Use with LINUX 11 Removing the Pockey After Use 12 Troubleshooting 13 Warranty Info 17 ...

Page 3: ...terface which offers transfer rates up to 480 Mbps that s 40 times faster than USB 1 1 speed Best of all the ultra portable Pockey does not require any additional power source such as batteries or AC adapter because all necessary power is drawn through the USB cable You can take it ANYWHERE The Pockey is compatible with laptops and desktops PC or Mac so cross platform file sharing is a breeze Plug...

Page 4: ...ttached to your computer No additional power source required no batteries or AC adapter required Cross platform compatible PC MAC and Linux Plug N Play drivers not required for Windows XP 2000 Me and Macintosh OS 10 1 DOS Level Support THE POCKETEC PACKAGE Your Pocketec TM package contains the following Pockey USB 2 0 Drive USB Connection Cable Supplemental Power Cord SPC User s Manual CD ROM Inst...

Page 5: ...OM Drive for driver installation or Internet connection for driver installation download Note Driver not required for Windows 2000 Me XP and Mac OS 10 1 Driver required for Windows 98 98SE and Mac OS 8 6 to 10 0 Note For Macintosh computers with a front loading CD ROM please download drivers from www pocketec net front loading CD ROM drives cannot read mini CDs Only use the mini CD for CD ROM driv...

Page 6: ...lugging the Pockey or turning off your computer click the stop storage device icon on the task bar or for the Mac drag the Pockey into the trash can then turn the Pockey power switch to the OFF position Failure to do so may cause loss of data No formatting is necessary The Pockey is already formatted Do not open the outer case Opening the case may damage the Pockey it s components or the hard driv...

Page 7: ...SB hub it must be a POWERED hub in order for the Pockey to work properly 2 Next connect the other end of the USB cable to the mini USB port of the Pockey 3 Turn the Pockey power switch to the USB position THE HARDWARE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE NOTE Using the Supplemental Power Cord SPC The USB ports of some computers as well as USB ports of some PCMCIA Cardbus do not supply enough power to run the ...

Page 8: ... both the USB and PS 2 connectors into your computer D Turn the Pockey power switch to the external power EXT position REMEMBER If you are using the SPC you must also use the USB connection cable NOTE Using the SPC with USB 2 0 PCMCIA Cardbus Due to power supply issues some USB 2 0 PCMCIA Cardbus offer faster transfer rates than others When using the Pocketec Cardbus you must use the SPC You will ...

Page 9: ...the tppinst exe icon 3 You may be prompted to select a language If so select language and click OK 4 The Install Shield Wizard window will open up Click Next 5 You will be prompted to select a Set Up If you are prompted to choose between Complete or Custom select Complete and click Next 6 Click Next to finish the driver installation and reboot your computer 7 Turn the Pockey power switch to the US...

Page 10: ... loading CD ROM drives of Macintosh computers and may jam the drive Unless the CD ROM has a tray that slides out for the CD do not use the mini CD provided in your Pocketec package 2 Open the Mac folder and unzip Pockey HQX using Stuffit Expander 3 A new file named Install ISD USB IDE Bridge will be created 4 Double click this file to install the Pockey driver 5 You will see the message Installati...

Page 11: ... the Pockey is recognized and the partition is seen 3 Create a mount point in folder mnt You may name this folder whatever you want pockey for example 4 Next add the following line into FSTAB dev sda1 misc vfat noauto user 0 0 At this point you may choose to mount the Pockey through command line or you may create an icon on the desktop for the Pockey In order to mount the Pockey using command line...

Page 12: ...e Device icon on the task bar The icon is a rectangular shape with a green arrow through it After the computer prompts you to shut down the Pockey turn the Pockey power switch to the OFF position for safe shutoff Mac OS 8 6 and Higher To remove the Pockey simply drag the Pockey icon into the trash can on the desktop The Mac will prompt you to shut down the Pockey ...

Page 13: ...onnection cable is connected directly into the computer s USB port USB ports on keyboards will not work If you are using a USB hub for the Pockey please make sure it is a powered USB hub non powered USB hubs will not work Reboot your computer to confirm the connection to the Pockey Make sure the Pockey Power Switch is in the USB position if you are not using the Supplemental Power Cord SPC or if y...

Page 14: ...d click Tppinst exe When prompted choose Repair and follow steps Install the driver through your computer s DEVICE MANAGER using the following steps o Plug Pockey into your computer and turn it on o Cancel the InstallShield Wizard o Right click on My Computer and click on Properties o Click the Device Manager tab o Scroll down to the Universal Serial Bus Controllers o Click on the next to the USB ...

Page 15: ...ilding a driver database for that device Once this has completed the Pockey should be accessible and ready to use Question My computer is getting an Ikernel exe Error or a Kebugchek Error Answer What is happening is that when you leave the computer on for an extended period of time but you are not using the computer the computer goes into stand by or hibernation mode After going into stand by or h...

Page 16: ...Power Setting of your computer and turn off the hibernation mode for the computer o Right click on your Desktop and scroll down to Properties Once in Properties go to the screensaver tab In the screensaver tab you should see an option for turning off Hard Disks Set this option to Never ...

Page 17: ...s the not original purchaser of the Product The asserted defect is attributable to misuse abuse mishandling improper installation alteration including removing or obliterating labels or accident while in the possession of someone other than POCKETEC The Product s external casing was opened or if any of the internal components were exposed in any way Your exclusive remedy for any defective Product ...

Page 18: ...does not repair or replace any defective Product and your exclusive remedy fails of its essential purpose POCKETEC has no liability for general consequential incidental or special damages These include loss of recorded data the cost of recovery of lost data lost profits downtime loss of goodwill damage to or replacement of equipment and property the cost of the installation or removal of any Produ...

Page 19: ...vice 877 7 POCKEY Outside U S 818 717 9556 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ...

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