Verbatim HARD DRIVE User manual

USER MANUAL

VERBATIM HARD DRIVE

Rev. 139

Verbatim is a Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Company

Dear user!

Thank you for selecting the Verbatim Hard Drive as your external data storage device.

For optimal use and performance we advise you to read this manual carefully before using

this product.

Please note: this manual is a general manual which is used for several Verbatim products.

Product pictures shown in this manual may differ from the device you bought.

Contents of the box

Please check the contents of the box. All articles included in this box are listed on the

back side of the packaging.

Need assistance? Have questions?

In case you have a question about the use of this product, need information about

other Verbatim products or need technical assistance, please contact the Verbatim

Service Center for your country. See www.verbatim.com/support for details.

Warning !

purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective

companies. This device was designed for home or office use.

Warning! This device is equipment complying with EN55022 class A. This equipment

can cause radio disturbances in a residential area. If this is the case, the user has

to take appropriate measures and assume all responsibility and costs for. It may

not be used near or with any life-sustaining systems.

Verbatim cannot be made liable for any damages, loss of data or damage following

thereof -whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business

profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss)

arising out of the use of or inability to use this Verbatim product, even if Verbatim

has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological advances.

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Table of Contents

General Information .................................................................................page 4

Precautionary measures ...........................................................................page 5

Verbatim Hard Drive ................................................................................page 6

Chapter

Hardware Installation ...............................................................................page 7

Chapter

Driver Installation ...................................................................................page 7

Chapter

Installation of the application software .......................................................page 8

Chapter

Partitioning your Verbatim Hard Drive ........................................................page 11

Chapter

Getting Help ...........................................................................................page 20

Limited Warranty Terms ...........................................................................page 20

Rights ....................................................................................................page 21

FCC Compliance .......................................................................................page 22

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General Information

The following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble-free

operation.

System requirements

In order to use the Verbatim Hard Drive, following components are needed:

PC:

• Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz or higher

• 512 MB RAM or higher

• Available USB 3.0/2.0 port*

• Internet connection for online warranty registration, software updates and downloads

• Operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Mac:

• PowerPC G5 or Intel Mac

• 256 MB RAM or higher

• Available USB 2.0/3.0 port*

• Internet connection for online warranty registration, software updates and downloads

• Operating system: Mac OS X v10.4.6 or higher

* Please use the interface cables that come with your device (e.g. USB) for connecting the device to

your PC/Mac.

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Precautionary measures

To ensure that your Verbatim Hard Drive functions properly, please take note of the

following precautions. If these are not followed, you may void your warranty and damage

the Verbatim Hard Drive.

• Safely remove the Verbatim Hard Drive via your operating system (the "unplug or

eject hardware" option in the Windows taskbar) before disconnecting the USB cable.

Failing to do so may result in data loss.

• Do not drop the Verbatim Hard Drive or expose it to other kinds of sudden mechanical

shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the Verbatim Hard Drive.

• Do not use the Verbatim Hard Drive when the ambient temperature is below 10°C or

above 35°C.

• If the Verbatim Hard Drive is moved from a cool environment to a warmer environment,

please allow the drive to acclimatize to the ambient temperature before operating the

device. Failing to do so may lead to condensation within the drive enclosure, which

in turn may cause the drive to malfunction.

• Do not place liquids or drinks on the Verbatim Hard Drive. When liquids are spilled

and get in contact with the electronics within the drive enclosure, it will damage the

drive and will cause the drive to malfunction.

• Do not use the Verbatim Hard Drive in a dusty environment. Dust inside the enclosure

may damage the internal electronics and result in drive malfunction.

• Opening the Verbatim Hard Drive will void the warranty.

• Since USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0, the Verbatim Hard Drive can

be connected to all USB ports. When connected to a USB 2.0 port, however, the

performance (data transfer rate) of the Verbatim Hard Drive will be much lower than

when the drive is connected to a USB 3.0 port.

If at any point during installing and/or configuring your Verbatim Hard Drive you need

assistance or have questions, please contact the Verbatim Support Center for your

country. See www.verbatim.com/support for details.

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Verbatim Hard Drive

The hi-speed data transfer through the (e.g. USB) interface makes it ideally suitable for

data-storage, file sharing, backup, archiving, audio playback and all applications that

need fast file access.

For your convenience, the Verbatim Hard Drive has been partitioned (1 partition) and pre-

formatted (FAT32 file system). The FAT32 format ensures maximum interchangeability

of the Verbatim Hard Drive between different computers. Should you choose to format

the Verbatim Hard Drive in another file system (e.g. NTFS), please be aware of possible

problems when connecting the Verbatim Hard Drive to another computer than the one

you used for formatting.

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Chapter: Hardware Installation

1. Connect the interface cable* to the Verbatim Hard Drive.

2. Optional: Connect the cable of the power supply to the Verbatim Hard Drive and the

power supply itself to the socket.

3. Connect the interface cable* to the interface port of your computer.

4. Optional: if your device comes with a power switch, switch on the device before using

it.

* Please use the interface cables that come with your device (e.g. USB) for connecting the device to

your PC/Mac.

Chapter: Driver Installation

Under Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 and Mac OS X a separate Verbatim driver

is not required. The drivers will be installed automatically by the operating system after

plugging in the Verbatim Hard Drive into the interface port of the computer.

Since USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0, the Verbatim Hard Drive can

be connected to all USB ports. When connected to a USB 2.0 port, however, the

performance (data transfer rate) of the Verbatim Hard Drive will be much lower than

when the drive is connected to a USB 3.0 port.

For optimum performance the Verbatim Hard Drive should always be connected to

a USB 3.0 interface.

1. 2. 3.

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Chapter: Installation of the application software

Software installation PC

1. Click on "Start PC.exe" in the main directory of the hard drive. The Verbatim start

menu opens.

2. Click on "Software". The installation starts now. Follow the instructions on the screen,

confirm with "Next" in order to continue with the installation.

Saving Verbatim data

The user manuals and complementary software (when applicable) are pre-loaded

onto the hard drive. We recommend that you save these files to your computer ("My

Documents"/"Verbatim"), to always have a backup of these files in case you (accidentally)

reformat the drive or delete these files from the drive.

Saving these files from the external hard drive to your computer is easy:

1. Click on the button "Save Verbatim files".

2. All provided data on the Verbatim hard drive will be saved to the folder "Verbatim" in

"My Documents".

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Software installation Mac

1. Click on "Start MAC" in the main directory of the hard drive. The Verbatim start menu

opens.

2. Click on "Software". The installation starts now. Follow the instructions on the screen,

confirm with "Next" in order to continue with the installation.

Saving Verbatim data

The user manuals and complementary software (when applicable) are pre-loaded onto

the hard drive. We recommend that you save these files to your computer ("Documents"/

"Verbatim"), to always have a backup of these files in case you (accidentally) reformat

the drive or delete these files from the drive.

Saving these files from the external hard drive to your computer is easy:

1. Click on "Start MAC" in the main directory of the hard drive. The Verbatim start menu

opens.

2. Click on the button "Save Verbatim files".

3. All provided data on the Verbatim hard drive will be saved to the folder "Verbatim" in

"Documents".

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Using Time Machine with your Verbatim Hard Drive

Time Machine allows you making automated backups of your complete system under Mac

OS X 10.5 and Mac OS 10.6 or higher.

1. Connect your Verbatim Hard Drive via the interface to your Mac. If you did not specify

a backup volume yet, Time Machine will ask you when connecting the Verbatim Hard

Drive for the first time if the device shall be used as backup drive.

2. After your Verbatim Hard Drive appeared on the desktop, click on “Use as Backup

Disk” to confirm that you want to use your Verbatim Hard Drive for Time Machine

backups. In the Time Machine preferences you can configure your backup settings

further.

Time Machine now automatically creates backups of your Mac. Time Machine will keep

hourly backups for the last 24 hours, daily backups for the last month and weekly backups

until your Verbatim Hard Drive is full.

The first backup can take some time, so you should set up Time Machine, for example, in

the evening, so the first backup can be created overnight.

Remark: If your Verbatim Hard Drive is formatted in NTFS or FAT 32 format, you

need to format your hard dive in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. Doing so

will delete ALL your data!

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