Verbatim Portable Hard Drive User manual

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Dear user!

Thank you for selecting the 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.

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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

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details.

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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 portable 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 portable Hard Drive ............................................page 10

Chapter

Technical Support ...................................................................................page 20

Limited Warranty Terms ...........................................................................page 21

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

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

WEEE Notice ...........................................................................................page 22

CE Declaration ........................................................................................page 23

RoHS Compliance ....................................................................................page 23

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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 portable 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 portable 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 portable Hard Drive.

• Safely remove the Verbatim portable 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 portable Hard Drive or expose it to other kinds of sudden

mechanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the Verbatim portable

Hard Drive.

• Do not use the Verbatim portable Hard Drive when the ambient temperature is below

10°C or above 35°C.

• If the Verbatim portable 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 portable 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 portable Hard Drive in a dusty environment. Dust inside the

enclosure may damage the internal electronics and result in drive malfunction.

• Opening the Verbatim portable Hard Drive will void the warranty.

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

you need assistance or have questions, please contact the Verbatim Support Center

for your country. See  for details.

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Verbatim portable 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 portable Hard Drive has been partitioned (1 partition) and

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

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

format the Verbatim portable Hard Drive in another file system (e.g. NTFS), please be

aware of possible problems when connecting the Verbatim portable 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 portable Hard Drive.

2. Connect the cable of the power supply to the Verbatim portable Hard Drive

and the power supply itself to the socket.

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

4.  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 portable Hard Drive into the interface port of the computer.

Since USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0, the Verbatim portable 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 portable Hard Drive will be

much lower than when the drive is connected to a USB 3.0 port.

For optimum performance the Verbatim portable Hard Drive should always be

connected to a USB 3.0 interface.

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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 portable 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 portable 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 portable Hard Drive for the first time if the device shall be used as backup

drive.

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

Backup Disk” to confirm that you want to use your Verbatim portable 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 portable 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 portable 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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