User manual MAXTOR EXTERNAL SATA HARD DRIVE QUICK START

[. . . ] External SATA Hard Drive Quick Start Guide ENGLISH Contents Power button operations: · Press button--LED comes on ­ Power On occurs. · Press button--LED shuts off ­ Power Down occurs. Your new external SATA hard drive is a state-of-the-art unit: solid, safe, quiet, cool, versatile and portable, ready to go from one location to another. It is an ideal backup device for multiple systems, or simply a safe and dependable place to store your important files. Your new Seagate hard drive kit also includes awardwinning BounceBack Express backup software for both the Microsoft Windows and the Mac operating system. [. . . ] In Mac OS X, drag the Seagate external drive icon to the Trash icon in your Dock area. You can safely disconnect or turn off your hard drive when the drive icon disappears from your desktop and the disc activity LED is not lit. To turn off the drive, press the Power button. External Hard Drive 9 ENGLISH BounceBack Express Note: BounceBack Express software (version 7. 0 or higher) is not backward compatible with earlier Seagate External Hard Drive models. You should only use the software on the CD that is provided with the drive. BounceBack Express allows you to copy files automatically from your hard drive to your external drive. It supports Windows 2000 Pro, XP and Mac OS 10. 4 (or higher). Installing BounceBack Express software 1. Install BounceBack Express from the menu. Note: If the BounceBack Control Center fails to appear: Windows OS users: Double-click the CD icon, open the CMS folder, and then click BBSetup. exe. Mac OS users: Double-click the CD icon, open the Mac folder, then open the BBEMac. dmg file. Double-click the BlueBB icon to launch the installation menu. Before you install BounceBack Express · Disable all virus-protection programs. · For Windows 2000 Pro or XP users in a corporate environment, log on as a local administrator. · For Mac OS X (or higher) users in a corporate environment, log on as a user who has administrative rights to all drives that are involved in the backup process (which, in this case, means your internal drive and your new external Seagate drive). You must do this because BounceBack Express for Mac OS X copies only those files that a logged-in user can access. · If you are backing up to an external device, make sure the external device is connected to and working properly with your operating system. · Disconnect all other external storage devices (for example, hard disc drives, DVD, CDR, MP3 players, memory card readers, and so forth) that are not involved in the backup. Note: For detailed BounceBack Express installation and usage, click the (?) icon on the BounceBack Control Center main menu, or launch the BBHelp. chm file in the CMS folder on the CD. 2. Once the InstallShield Wizard has started the installation process, several screens will be displayed in quick succession. On the License Agreement screen, click "I accept the terms of the license agreement" to indicate that you agree to the terms of the License and to continue the installation. On the Choose Destination Location screen, click Next to accept the default location for installing BounceBack Express or use the Browse button to select another location. Click Yes to create the default folder or to give it your own folder name. This displays a screen showing the installation's Setup Status. 10 Quick Start Guide ENGLISH 8. Registering your product enables CMS to provide you with more effective technical support. Upgrade Info takes you to the CMS website and provides the latest information on BounceBack Express software. Register Now takes you to the CMS website to register your copy of BounceBack Express. After returning from the CMS Products registration website, click OK to continue the installation process. [. . . ] Confirm the drive has power and that the power LED is glowing on the drive and power converter. If the light is not lit, press the Power button on the front of the drive to power the drive on. Then check to ensure that all the connections are tight (power cable to wall, power cable to power supply, power supply to drive). If it still does not light up, temporarily remove any surge protectors and plug the drive into the wall outlet. [. . . ]