User manual SEAGATE PERSONAL STORAGE 5000

[. . . ] Maxtor Product Warranty Maxtor's warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth: Maxtor warrants only to the original consumer purchaser that new Maxtor products will be free from defects in material and workmanship for 1 year from the date of original purchase. For a replacement product, the warranty on the replacement device is the remainder of the warranty on the original device or 90 days, whichever is longer. If you discover a defect, Maxtor will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no charge to you, provided you return it during the warranty period, with transportation charges prepaid, to Maxtor in Ireland, Singapore or the USA. Products must be properly packaged in Maxtor packaging or Maxtor approved packaging to obtain warranty service. [. . . ] Connecting the "I want to install the Windows 98SE Storage Supplement" on page 31. 2. When you connect the drive to your computer, the Add New Hardware wizard appears, click Next. 2. Insert the Maxtor Install CD into your computer's Drive" on page 7. Select the option to Specify a location and click the Drive" on page 7. A new window appears called Browse for Folder. Installing the Drive 17 Install D 1. Connecting the Drive" The next screen will tell you it cannot install the hardware. 3. If a window appears "Help & Support Center, " disregard on page 7. When you connect the drive to your computer, the Add New Hardware wizard appears, click Next. 2 2. The Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears. Select the option to search for a driver, click Next. 3. When you connect the drive to your computer, the Add New Hardware wizard appears. Insert the Maxtor Install CD into your computer's CD-ROM Your drive is now ready to use. When using the unplug/eject icon on the taskbar, a reference to the Maxtor 1394 Storage Front Panel will appear under hardware devices. You can ignore this reference when you disconnect your drive from the Windows operating system. drive. 3. Connecting the To Install Retrospect at a Later Time If you wish to install a complete copy of Retrospect Express software and the Maxtor OneTouch feature at a later time, you can do so by following the original installation instructions provided in this guide ­ Steps 1 ­ 3 on pages 5 ­ 13. Drive" on page 7. When you connect the drive to your computer, the Add New Hardware wizard appears. 2. Select the option to Install software automatically and click Next. You may see a message "Connect and search for the software on the Internet. " Select No, do not connect to the Internet now. Then click Next. 18 Installing the Drive 3 Using Your Drive Once installed, you can use your new Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 drive in the same way you use the other drives on your computer. Some of the basic ways you can use your new drive are: · Move or copy files or folders from your other drives, CDROMs, or other storage devices. · Within virtually any application, save files to and open files from the new drive. · Store video files, games, spreadsheets, and other commonly used files. · Store copies of important files from your desktop or laptop computer. This chapter offers additional suggestions on how to use your new drive. Using Retrospect Express Your Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 drive includes a full copy of the Dantz Retrospect Express software. The Retrospect Express software includes many powerful and convenient features. [. . . ] External Hard Drive ­ A external peripheral device containing a hard drive mechanism connected to a computer via a FireWire or USB interface. and sets up the file system for storing and retrieving files. On Macintosh systems, high-level formatting is often referred to as initialization. Low-level formatting sets up the locations of sectors on the drive. Your drive was formatted with the FAT32 file system at the factory. GB ­ (Gigabyte) Equal to 1, 000, 000, 000 (billion) bytes. For a detailed explanation, refer to page 29. Hard Drive ­ An electromechanical device used for information storage and retrieval, incorporating one or more rotating disks on which data is recorded, stored, and read magnetically. Glossary 33 Hot-Swap ­ This feature allows you to connect and disconnect external devices while the computer and the devices are running. [. . . ]