User manual BELKIN F5U209

[. . . ] Replace top cover and make sure it is aligned with bottom cover. 4 P74080-F5U209-man_8-02. qxd 8/26/02 12:36 PM Page 5 ASSEMBLING YOUR DRIVE ENCLOSURE 6. Hook the first side rail around the front edge of the External Drive and press the rail into the six rectangular-shaped mounting holes on the side. 7. If you are installing a hard disk, it is necessary to install the front panel. Insert the tabs on one side of the front panel into the mounting holes in the installed side rail. 5 P74080-F5U209-man_8-02. qxd 8/26/02 12:36 PM Page 6 ASSEMBLING YOUR DRIVE ENCLOSURE 8. [. . . ] If you are plugging the External Drive into your computer for the first time, Windows will detect "USB 2. 0 Storage Device" and install the USB mass storage device class driver, which is built into Windows. Your new drive will now appear in the "My Computer" window as a "USB Disk". Note: If the new drive does not appear in My Computer, you may need to partition and format the drive. Please refer to the "Partition the USB 2. 0 External Hard Disk" section to prepare your USB 2. 0 hard disk drive. 9 P74080-F5U209-man_8-02. qxd 8/26/02 12:36 PM Page 10 SAFE REMOVAL OF THE USB DISK FROM WINDOWS Windows 98 1. Click the green "Unplug or Eject Hardware" icon in the system tray and select the device that you want to remove. When the system prompts "You may safely remove this device", unplug the USB cable from the USB port of your computer. Windows Me/2000/XP 1. Double-click on the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" icon in the system tray. Select the "USB Mass Storage Device" then click "Stop". Choose the USB 2. 0 External Drive that you want to disconnect, then click on "Stop" again. When the system prompts "You may safely remove this device", unplug the USB cable from the USB port of your computer. 10 P74080-F5U209-man_8-02. qxd 8/26/02 12:36 PM Page 11 FORMAT THE USB 2. 0 EXTERNAL DRIVE Format under Windows 98/Me 1. Plug in your External Drive. There are two methods to partition and format your USB 2. 0 hard disk drive. Control Panel Method 1. The following screen will appear. 11 P74080-F5U209-man_8-02. qxd 8/26/02 12:36 PM Page 12 FORMAT THE USB 2. 0 EXTERNAL DRIVE 5. Your new hard disk will appear in the hard drive list (in this case as "Toshiba 1924FCV"). Make sure there are check marks in the "Disconnect", "Sync Data Transfer", "Removable", and "Int 13 unit" boxes. After making these changes, it will be necessary to restart your computer. After Windows restarts, a "Removable Disk" icon will appear in the "My Computer" window. Right-click the "Removable Disk" icon and select "Format" from the drop-down list. Your removable hard drive is now ready for use. Note: Using this method to format your removable hard drive will result in a single partition equal in size to the maximum rated capacity of your hard disk. 12 P74080-F5U209-man_8-02. qxd 8/26/02 12:36 PM Page 13 FORMAT THE USB 2. 0 EXTERNAL DRIVE DOS Method (Recommended for Advanced Users Only) 1. At the DOS prompt, type "FDISK" and press "Enter". Note: If the FDISK utility terminates without displaying an error message, exit back to Windows and disconnect the External Drive. [. . . ] To partition the USB 2. 0 hard disk drive under Windows 2000, please plug in the USB 2. 0 External Drive, then click on "Start", choose "Settings", then choose "Control Panel". Double-click the "Administrative Tools" icon, then double-click the "Computer Management" icon. Note: In Widows XP, click on "Start", choose "Control Panel", click on the "Performance & Maintenance" icon, click on the "Administrative Tools" icon, then click on the "Computer Management" icon. 14 P74080-F5U209-man_8-02. qxd 8/26/02 12:36 PM Page 15 FORMAT THE USB 2. 0 EXTERNAL DRIVE Note: If you are viewing the Control Panel in classic mode, proceed directly to "Administrative Tools". 2. All connected disk drives will be displayed in the lower right-hand corner of the "Computer Management" window. [. . . ]