Buffalo hd-patu3 User manual
HD-PATU3
User Manual
Formatting with HFS+ (Mac OS Extended Format)
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Specications
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Formatting with NTFS (Windows)
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Specications
CheckBuffalo'swebsite(www.buffalotech.com)
forinformationaboutthelatestproductsor
compatiblemodels.
Interface Thunderbolt/USB3.0(USB2.0)
Connector*
1
Thunderbolt
USB3.0Micro-B
Transferspeed Thunderbolt:10GbpsMaximum
USB3.0:5GbpsMaximum*
2
USB2.0:480MbpsMaximum*
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Factorydefaults HFS+(MacOSExtendedformat)
Externaldimensions
(excludingprotrudingparts) 80.5×130×22.5mm
Powerconsumption Thunderbolt 10WMaximum
USB 4.5WMaximum
CompatibleOS Thunderbolt MacOSX10.6orlater
(modelswithIntelProcessor)
USB2.0
MacOSX10.5orlater
(modelswithIntelProcessor)
WindowsXP(32-bit)
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WindowsVista(64-bitor32-bit)
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Windows7(64-bitor32-bit)
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3
USB3.0
WindowsXP(32-bit)
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3
WindowsVista(64-bitor32-bit)
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3
Windows7(64-bitor32-bit)
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3
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DonotconnecttheThunderboltcableandtheUSBcablesimultaneously.
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ConnecttheHD-PATU3toaUSB3.0portforthebesttransferspeeds.TheHD-PATU3willfunctionwhen
connectedtoaUSB2.0/1.1port,butdatatransferwillbemuchslower.
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Outofthebox,theHD-PATU3ispreformattedforusewithMacOS.TouseitwithWindows,pleasereformat
withNTFS.
LED
LED
Power On On
Access Blinking
Power
O
O
LED
Caution
Never disconnect the HD-PATU3 while its LED is blinking.
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Format Types
NTFS le system FAT32 le system HFS+
(Mac OS Extended format)
Mac OS X 10.5 and later △○◎
Windows 7/Vista/XP
◎○－
◎: Both reading and writing are supported.
○: Both reading and writing are supported (cannot handle les larger than 4 GB).
△: Only reading is supported. Writing is not supported.
－: Not supported. (Hard drive is not recognized.)
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Formatting with HFS+ (Mac OS Extended Format)
This describes the procedure for formatting this product with the Mac OS Extended format.
• Windows computers don’t support Mac OS Extended format. To use the drive with
Windows computers, use a dierent format instead, such as NTFS or FAT32.
• Some drives don’t support multiple partitions. If yours is one of them, use only a single
partition on the drive.
• For more details on Mac OS Extended, consult your Mac OS Help.
1Click to select the Finder.
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4① Click the disk to be formatted.
②Check the information for the
disk to be formatted. Make sure
that this is the correct drive that
you want to format!
Select [Go]-[Utilities].
Double-click [Disk Utility].
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This completes the formatting process for this product. Exit the Disk Utility.
If "Do you want to use Volume_name to back up with Time Machine?" is displayed, you may
click [Use as Backup Disk] and Time Machine will use the drive for backup. If you don't want to
use it as a dedicated backup drive, click [Cancel].
① Select [Mac OS Extended
(Journaled)].
② Click [Apply].
Click [Apple Partition Map].
① Click [Partition].
③ Click [Options].
② Select [1 Partition].
Select the number of partitions that
you want to create on the drive.
Click [Partition].
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Formatting with NTFS (Windows)
Follow the procedure below to format your drive with NTFS.
Caution
This product cannot be upgraded to a dynamic disk.
For details about dynamic disks, refer to Windows Help.
1Start the computer, and log on with a user having administrator privileges (such
as the Administrator).
2
Click [Start] → Right-click [Computer (My Computer)], and click [Manage] in the
pop-up menu.
When using Windows 7, after "Do you want to allow the following program to make
changes to this computer?" appears, click [Yes].
When using Windows Vista, after "Windows needs your permission to continue"
appears, click [Continue].
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If the drive assigned to this product appears as "Unallocated", proceed to step 8.
Click [Disk Management].
Check the drive assigned to this product.
Be careful! If you select the wrong drive, all
data on it will be erased.
Caution
Windows 7
Windows Vista
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The unallocated space is displayed.
①Right-click the unallocated space.
② Click [New Simple Volume].
①Right-click the space assigned to this
product.
②Click [Delete Volume].
Click [Yes].
Click [Next].
Windows XP
[New Partition] in Windows XP
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Caution
If this product does not have any partitions, do not insert a check mark for
［Perform
a quick format]. If a check mark is inserted, the formatting process may not be
completed normally.
①Click [Assign the following drive letter],
and specify the drive letter.
Unless you need to change to a specic setting, use the
default setting.
② Click [Next].
① Specify the size in
[Simple volume size]
([Partition size] or
［Amount of disk space
to use]).
If the size does not need to be changed, the partition is
created at the default setting (maximum size).
② Click [Next].
① Click to select [Format the volume
(partition) with the following settings].
Unless there is a particular problem with [Allocation unit size], use the default setting.
Enter information for [Volume label] if necessary.
③ After setting each option, click [Next].
② Select [NTFS].
Procedure when the screens below are displayed
① Click to select [Primary Partition].
② Click [Next].
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Formatting will begin. Progress is displayed as a percentage.
Memo
To abort the format, right-click the partition and click [Cancel Format].
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If the message “The request cannot be completed because the volume is open or
in use” is displayed:
The partition was created, but the format didn’t complete. Click [OK] to format the created
partition as described below.
1Right-click the created partition and select [Format].
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If necessary, set the volume label and le system, and click [OK].
Note: If [Perform a quick format] is checked, the format will be completed much
quicker.
3After this, follow the on-screen messages.
This completes the formatting process.
Note: To divide the drive into multiple partitions, repeat steps 10-14 for each partition.
If the formatting process was completed
normally, [Healthy] is displayed in
addition to the volume label and
partition.
Click [Finish].
HD-PATU3
Bedienungsanleitung
Formatierung mit HFS+ (Mac OS Extended-Format)
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Spezikationen
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Formatierung mit NTFS (Windows)
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