Seagate External Hard Drive User manual

External Hard Drive Quick

Connect Guide

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This easy-to-use Seagate external hard drive

lets you quickly store and protect your valuable

digital memories and safely back up important

personal files.

Note: For best performance using the USB interface, Windows XP

requires Service Pack 1 or higher, and Windows 2000 Pro requires Service

Pack 4 or higher. For information about service packs for Windows, visit

www.microsoft.com.

Windows Me/2000 Pro/XP

• Windows will automatically detect the device as a USB Mass

Storage Device and install the necessary drivers.

Windows 98SE

Note: You must install the USB driver before connecting the external drive

to your computer.

• Go to www.seagate.com/support/drivers/.

• Click “Download the drivers for Windows 98SE and USB

connections.”

• Click on “run” for the driver to be installed.

• Restart your computer.

• Follow instructions in this guide for Connecting the drive.

System set up

Package

Contents

• External

hard drive

• USB cable

• Power supply

• Quick Connect Guide

• One-year limited warranty

Connecting the drive

Disconnecting the drive

Double-click the Windows Unplug or Eject

Hardware icon in the lower right corner of

your monitor.

(Hint: You can also right-click on the icon

and select USB Mass Storage Device from

the pop-up dialog box.)

Note: You must close all open windows on the Seagate External Hard Drive in order to disconnect it. To prevent data loss,

close all computer applications prior to disconnecting or turning off the Seagate External Hard Drive.

Connect one end of the power cord to

the power supply socket on the back of

the external drive and the other end to

an electrical outlet.

Attach one end of the USB cable to

the port on the back of the drive and

the other end to an available USB

port on the back of your desktop

or notebook computer.

Warning: Do not connect the USB

cable to any USB ports on the front

of your desktop computer or monitor,

as it could cause the external hard

drive to malfunction.

Press the power button on the back

of the external drive to turn it on. After

the operating system assigns a letter

to the drive, it is ready to use. (A letter

will be assigned only the first time you

start the drive.)

A green light on the top of the drive will

illuminate to indicate drive activity.

Activity light

1Highlight the Seagate External Drive USB Device and click OK.

You will receive a message that the USB Mass Storage Device

can now be safely removed from the system.

Highlight USB Mass Storage Device or the Seagate External

Drive USB Device and click Stop.

Turn off the power to the hard drive and disconnect from the

computer (if desired).

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