Imation SuperDisk User manual

User’s Guide

Owner’s Record

For your convenience, record the serial

number located on the bottom of

the drive in the space provided below.

Please refer to it when you contact

your Imation dealer in case of difficulty.

Serial No.____________________________

SuperDisk™USB Drive for Macintosh

User’s Guide

Trademarks

Imation, the Imation logo, SuperDisk and the SuperDisk logo are trademarks of Imation

Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Intended Use

This guide shows how to install and use the Imation SuperDisk USB Drive on an Apple

Macintosh™ computer.

Table of Contents

Welcome to Imation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing driver software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Connecting your SuperDisk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using your SuperDisk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cleaning your SuperDisk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Troubleshooting your SuperDisk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

European Electrical Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

LimitedWarranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

ImationTechnical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Welcome to Imation

Thank you for purchasing an Imation SuperDisk™USB drive for Macintosh.

This drive uses the latest USB technology and is fully hot-pluggable to an

iMac™or other Macintosh with native USB support. Hot-pluggable means you

can connect or disconnect your SuperDisk drive anytime you wish without turning

off your computer.

Your new drive is both high-capacity and floppy-compatible.

It can use both Macintosh and PC-formatted 120MB SuperDisk diskettes

and regular 2HD diskettes.

You can use your new drive to perform all of the following:

•store data and organize large files with

85 times

the capacity

of conventional diskettes

•transfer large files and share data with other computers—

both Mac and PC

•download from the Internet

•back up and restore important files and folders

•create space by archiving files on your hard drive

•protect private information on a personal SuperDisk diskette

Note:

Getting Started

1Make sure the following items are included in your box:

•Imation SuperDisk USB drive

•Auto-switching power supply and cord

•USB interface cable

•Installation CD-ROM (containing driver software and this guide)

2Make sure you have an iMac or Macintosh with all of the following:

•Mac OS™8.1 or higher

•Available USB port

•CD-ROM drive

•16MB of RAM

•5MB of available hard disk space

•

For iMacs only:

➥ iMac Firmware Update 1.0

➥ iMac OS Update 1.0 (if your Mac OS is 8.1) or iMac OS Update 1.1

(if your Mac OS is 8.5.x)

For more information, visit

http://support.info.apple.com/support/imac/index/html

3Read the following tips to get the best results from your SuperDisk drive:

Diskettes

•Use Imation SuperDisk diskettes for Macintosh. Supported Mac and PC diskette types

are listed in

Specifications

. 800KB and 400KB Mac format diskettes do not

work in this drive.

Getting Started

Compatibility issues

•Before installing your drive, disable any security software (for example, Onguard™ or

At Ease™) installed on your computer. Remember to enable this software after drive

installation is complete. For more information, see your security software manual.

Safety—follow laser safety guidelines at the end of this guide.

Using your drive

•Always eject any diskette from your SuperDisk drive before disconnecting the drive

from your computer. Doing so may prevent data loss.

•Never remove a diskette from your SuperDisk drive while your drive is making an

operating sound or the green activity light is lit or blinking.

•Always operate your drive indoors where it’s dry. Make sure the drive rests

on a flat surface.

4To keep up-to-date with product and software news, visit our web site.

Make sure to register your drive on-line by following the links at:

http://www.imation.com/register/

1Make sure your SuperDisk drive is

not

connected.

2Carefully insert the installation CD-ROM printed

side up into its drive tray and close the tray.

3Double-click the CD icon. After a few seconds,

the CD window opens.

4Double-click the SuperDisk Installer icon.

5The installer program displays this introductory screen.

Click Continue.

Installing driver software

If your computer is a new-generation iMac or Macintosh G3, it comes with driver

software pre-installed.You can skip to

Connecting the SuperDisk drive

if you wish.

However, if you don’t have a new-generation computer, or if you want to make sure

your new-generation computer has the most recent driver

(www.imation.com/superdisk/), perform the following:

6Software license agreement information appears. Read it and click Continue.

7This USB driver screen appears. Read it and click Install to load version

1.31 onto your hard drive.

The installer program searches for any previously installed driver and

determines whether it’s more recent then the one you’re presently installing.

If it is, the installer program prompts:

No installation was necessary.The files to be installed are

already on your disk, or are not needed for your hardware setup.

Click Quit to exit from the installation process. Skip to

Connecting your

SuperDisk drive.

Installing driver software

8This warning screen appears, reminding you to restart your computer when

installation is complete. Click the Continue button on the right.

9This screen appears, telling you driver software installed successfully.

Remember to click the Restart button on the far right.

Installing driver software

Software installation is complete! Connect your SuperDisk drive next.

Connecting your SuperDisk drive

1Connect the USB cable to the rear of your SuperDisk

drive. Do this by squeezing the cable end together

to separate its prongs.Then push the cable firmly

onto your drive’s connector. Release the sides to lock

the cable in place.

2Plug the power cord (round end) into the rear of your

SuperDisk drive and plug the other end of the power

cord into a power outlet.

3Plug the other end of the USB cable into an available

USB port on your computer, keyboard, or hub.

4Insert a diskette into your SuperDisk drive.

5After a few seconds, the diskette icon displays on

your desktop. Its appearance varies according to

your operating system version and diskette type.

Your SuperDisk drive installation is complete!

You’re now ready to use your drive.

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