Seagate DiskStor User manual

USB EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE

DISKSTOR®

ONLINE REFERENCE MANUAL

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Contents

3 Introduction

6 Installation

14 Troubleshooting

17 Support services

DiskStor Portable USB Hard Drive:

Online Reference Manual

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DiskStor

Portable USB Hard Drive Online Reference Manual

Manufacturing Part Number: 100161996

Seagate and the Seagate logo are trademarks

of Seagate Technology, LLC. DiskStor is a

trademark of Seagate Removable Storage

Systems, LLC. Other product names are

trademarks or registered trademarks of their

owners.

Seagate reserves the right to change, without

notice, product offerings or specifications. No

part of this publication may be reproduced in

any form without written permission from

Seagate Technology, LLC.

Publication T008, Rev. A: April 2001

FCC Notice

This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if

not installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s

instructions, may cause interference to radio and television

reception which could void the user’s authority to operate the

equipment. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits

for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules,

which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such

interference in a residential installation. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa-

tion.

If interference does occur, try to correct it by taking one or more of

the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the computer and the receiver.

• Connect the computer into an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician

for help.

Further, this equipment complies with the limits for Class B digital

apparatus in accordance with Canadian Radio Interference

Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme au Règlement

sur brouillage radioélectrique, C. R. C., ch. 1374.

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Box Contents

Inside your DiskStor USB box, you should find the items

listed below. If any of these items is missing, please

contact Seagate Support (see page 17).

•

DiskStor Portable USB hard drive

•

Drive stand

(The drive stand is necessary for operating the USB

hard drive in a vertical orientation.)

•

Power supply with cords

(Power adapters are supplied for customers in the Asia/

Pacific region.)

•

USB cable

•

USB Hard Drive Resource CD

(This CD contains Windows USB drivers, bonus soft-

ware and this Online Reference Manual.)

•

Easy Installation poster

Introduction

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System Requirements

In order to install the USB hard drive, you must have all

of the following:

• A computer running Windows 98, Windows Me, or

Windows 2000 Professional operating systems

(This USB hard drive is not compatible with Windows

95 or Windows NT)

• At least one unused USB 1.1 port (USB ports are

available on most PCs and laptops manufactured after

1998; USB add-on boards are also readily available.)

• A CD-ROM drive for driver and software installation

• 16 to 32 Mbytes of RAM are required to run the bonus

software.

About your USB hard drive

The DiskStor USB hard drive is a high-performance

external hard drive from Seagate Technology. It allows you

to add twenty or forty Gbytes of storage to your system in

a matter of minutes. Unlike most hard drives, this USB

hard drive has no jumpers to set and comes preformatted

and partitioned. All you have to do is plug it in!

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As an additional bonus, the drive comes with free soft-

ware (on the Seagate USB Hard Drive Resource CD). To

learn about this software, highlight About the Software on

this CD in the CD browser menu. Then click the View

button or launch the file readme.txt. To install the bonus

software, highlight the program in the CD browser and

click the Run button.

Handling precautions:

To avoid damaging your USB hard drive and possibly

losing data, follow these precautions:

• Hard drives are extremely fragile. Do not drop or jar the

drive.

• Operate the drive only in a cool, dry location.

• Always save your data before unplugging the USB hard

drive’s power or USB connectors.

• Wait for the green drive activity light to go out before

moving the drive, turning the drive off, or disconnecting

the drive’s power or USB connectors.

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Portable USB Hard Drive Online Reference Manual

This section describes how to connect the DiskStor USB

hard drive to a Windows-based computer and how to

install the necessary USB drivers.

1. Boot up your computer

Your computer should be powered on and Windows

should be fully loaded before you attach the drive.

2. Connect the power adapter

Make sure the drive is turned off. Attach the small, round

power connector to the drive, as shown in Figure 1. Plug

one end of the power cord into the transformer and then

plug the other end into a wall socket or power strip.

3. Turn the drive on

Turn on the drive using the power switch on the back of

the drive, as shown in Figure 2. Your computer should

already be powered on.

Installation

Figure 1

Figure 2

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4. Connect the USB cable

Attach one end of the USB cable to the drive, as shown

in Figure 3. Attach the other end to your computer’s USB

port.

5. Install the Windows USB driver

Before you can use the drive, you must install the appro-

priate USB driver software. Instructions for installing

drivers are provided on subsequent pages:

• For Windows 98, see page 8.

• For Windows 2000 Professional, see page 10.

• For Windows Me, see page 12.

Note. After you have installed the appropriate USB

driver, your drive is ready to use! If you have

difficulties with the installation, try the trouble-

shooting tips on page 14.

Figure 3

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Installing the Windows 98 USB driver

a) When you first attach the USB hard drive to your

computer, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” starts

up automatically. Click on the Next button.

Note. During the installation process, Windows may

identify your DiskStor drive as a

USB Device

, a

Freecom Cable USB

device, or some similar

name. This is normal, and indicates that your

computer has detected the USB controller in the

drive.

b) In the second wizard screen (shown in Figure 4),

select the option labeled, Search for the best driver

for your device (Recommended). Then click on the

Next button.

c) Insert the USB Hard Drive Resource CD in your CD-

ROM drive. Check the box to instruct Windows to

search for new drivers on your CD-ROM drive, as

shown in Figure 5. Then click on the Next button.

Figure 5

Figure 4

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d) The next wizard screen lists the main driver file

(FCCABLE.INF). Click on the Next button. At this

point the driver files are copied to your internal hard

drive.

e) After the driver files have been copied, you will see

the message, “Windows has finished installing the

software that your new hardware device requires.”

Click on the Finish button.

f) As the wizard finishes, “New Hardware Found”

messages may appear temporarily as the system

identifies your new USB hard drive.

After you have installed the appropriate USB driver, your

DiskStor USB hard drive is ready to use! If you have

difficulties with the installation, try the troubleshooting

tips on page 14.

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