User manual TRANSCEND TS25PSP20G

[. . . ] Do not store your StoreJet 25 in any of the following environments: o o o o Direct sunlight Next to an air conditioner, electric heater or other heat sources In a closed car that is in direct sunlight In an area with strong magnetic fields or excessive vibration Backing Up Data · Transcend does NOT take any responsibility for data loss or damage during operation. If you decide to store data on your StoreJet 25 we strongly advise that you regularly backup the data to a computer, or other storage medium. To ensure High-Speed USB 2. 0 data transfer rates when using your StoreJet 25 with a computer, please check that the computer has the relevant USB drivers. If you are unsure about how to check this, please consult the computer or motherboard User's Manual for USB driver information. · Transporting · Do not pack your StoreJet 25 into luggage without the proper padded support. [. . . ] *On some older computers, the power supplied by the USB port is below the required 5V DC power. In this instance, please connect the spare large connector on the provided USB Y-cable to a second USB port on the computer. This will provide the additional power necessary to run the drive. Figure 3: Connecting to a Computer 9 3. When the StoreJet 25 is successfully connected to a computer, the StoreJet's Power LED will light up, a new Local Disk drive with a newly-assigned drive letter will appear in the My Computer window, and a Removable Hardware icon will appear on the Windows System Tray. The StoreJet 25's internal hard drive comes pre-formatted for FAT32. Figure 4: *F: is an example drive letter, the letter in your "My Computer" window may differ 4. Once connected, you can use the StoreJet 25 as an external hard drive to transfer data to and from your computer. Simply drag and drop files or folders onto the Local Disk drive letter that represents the StoreJet 25. 5. If you installed a brand new hard drive into your StoreJet 25, please follow the instructions in the Formatting the Hard Drive section to prepare your disk for use with your Windows® Mac®, or Linux® system. 10 Disconnecting from a Computer NEVER disconnect the StoreJet from a Computer when its LED is flashing. Windows® 2000, XP and Windows VistaTM 1. A window will appear stating, "The `USB Mass Storage Device' device can now be safely removed from the system. " Figure 6: Safe to Remove Hardware WARNING!To prevent data loss, always use this procedure to remove the StoreJet from Windows® 2000, XP and Vista. Mac® OS 9. 0 or Later Drag and drop the Disk icon that represents your StoreJet 25 into the Trashcan. Then unplug your StoreJet 25 from the USB port. 11 Figure 7: Drag StoreJet 25 drive icon into the Trashcan Linux® Kernel 2. 4 or Later Execute umount /mnt/Storejet to un-mount the device. Input a name for your new drive (otherwise, your drive will be named "Untitled") 8. Click the "Erase" button in the bottom right corner of the window Figure 18: Name your drive (optional) 9. Click "Erase" again to confirm. 18 Figure 19: "Erase Disk" confirmation window 10. Click the "Close" button to finish and exit. Linux® 1. Plug the StoreJet 25 Ultra into an available USB port on your Linux computer. Ensure that the StoreJet 25 is properly connected to the USB port(s) on your computer. 20 2. If not, try using an alternate USB port. I cannot detect the StoreJet 25 on my Mac® If you installed a drive into the StoreJet 25P that was previously used in a Windows 2000, XP, or ® VistaTM computer, it is most likely formatted with NTFS, which is not compatible with Mac OS. To ® store and backup data on your Mac please follow the instructions on formatting the StoreJet 25 on ® a Mac to convert the drive to Mac's HFS+ format. If you plan to regularly use the drive with both Windows and Mac computers, we recommend formatting the drive to the FAT32 file system. Keep in mind that formatting the drive will erase all existing data on the drive. ® I cannot detect the StoreJet 25 in Linux® If you installed a drive into the StoreJet 25P that was previously used in a Windows 2000, XP, ® VistaTM, or Mac computer, you may need to reformat the drive in order to use it with the Linux operating system. Please follow the instructions on formatting the StoreJet 25 in Linux. [. . . ] Limitations: This warranty does not apply to product failure caused by accidents, abuse, mishandling, improper installation, alteration, acts of nature, improper usage, or problems with electrical power. In addition, opening or tampering with the product casing, or any physical damage, abuse or alteration to the product's surface, including all warranty or quality stickers, product serial or electronic numbers will also void the product warranty. Transcend is not responsible for recovering any data lost due to the failure of a hard drive device. Transcend's StoreJet 25 must be used with devices that conform to the recommended industry standards. [. . . ]