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C
ONNECTING
S
IMPLE
D
RIVE
PS
Connect the mini USB plug on the
USB/AUX PWR cable to SimpleDrivePS.
Connect the USB plug on the other end of
the cable into a USB port on your
computer.
Do not use the “power only” (
)
USB plug to connect SimpleDrivePS to
your computer. This plug is only used
when an additional (secondary) power is
required to power the drive.
For information on using secondary
power, see
“Connecting Secondary
Power”
, below.
After connecting the drive, it is ready to use. You don’t need to restart your computer or
install any additional software.
Connecting Secondary Power
SimpleDrivePS receives power through your computer’s USB port. If the port cannot
provide sufficient power to run the drive, connect SimpleDrivePS to your computer using
both USB plugs on the USB/AUX PWR cable.
F
ORMATTING
S
IMPLE
D
RIVE
PS
SimpleDrivePS is formatted as a NTFS volume at the factory—allowing you to format the
drive and access its files using standard Windows and Mac OS tools. However, Mac OS
cannot write to NTFS formatted disks.
To enable full read/write access to SimpleDrivePS 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.
Avoid using the USB port on Macintosh computer keyboards. This port may not have
enough power to power the drive.
Formatting SimpleDrivePS deletes all existing data on the drive.
Secondary power
USB connector
