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Personal Storage Installation Guide for Windows 1394 Interface

1 Pre

Installation

Thank You

Thank you for selecting a Maxtor Personal Storage product. Please follow these instructions to take full advantage of its features.

Handling Precautions

If these handling precautions are not followed, damage to the Personal Storage product may result – which may void your product warranty. Please see the Warranty section for additional information.

•DO NOT open the product. Opening the product will void the warranty.

•DO NOT bump, jar or drop this device as it may result in loss of data.

•DO NOT stack this product more than three units high.

•DO NOT set or operate the product on its side without an approved cradle from Maxtor. It may fall over and damage the internal hard drive.

•DO NOT disconnect any cables or power while copying files without properly unplugging or unmounting the device via your operating system – as this can result in data loss and possible damage to the internal hard drive.

•DO NOT set any liquids or drinks on the product - as they will damage the internal electronics.

•NOT intended as a portable product.

Hardware and Operating System Requirements for Windows PC

•Pentium II-class or higher

•At least 32 MB of RAM

•An IEEE 1394 (iLINK, FireWire) interface connection on your system

•An Internet connection for contacting Maxtor

•Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000 or Windows XP

2 Kit

Components

The Maxtor Personal Storage product comes complete with the components shown here. Please familiarize yourself with each of these items prior to installation.

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3 Hardware

Installation

Personal Storage Installation

To connect your new Maxtor Personal Storage prod- uct to your computer, please follow these simple steps. If these steps are not performed in order, your product may not function properly.

Power Cord Connections

1.Ensure that your computer is on and running one of the required operating systems.

2.Plug the four-pin male connector with the flat side facing up into the back of the product’s DC power-in connector (Figure 1).

Figure 1

Power Connection

3.Connect the female end of the electric cord into the power adapter (Figure 2).

Figure 2

Power Adapter Connection

4.Plug the male connector from the power adapter into power outlet.

1394 Data Cable Connections

1.Plug one end of the translucent 1394 cable into any available 1394 port on your computer.

2.Plug the other end of the translucent 1394 cable into either of the 1394 connections on the product (Figure 3).

4 Windows Software Setup

Maxtor has configured your new Personal Storage product into a single FAT 32 partition.

Windows 98SE Users

Windows 98 SE users will be prompted to insert the Windows 98SE CD-ROM when the product starts up.

You will see 4 Version Conflict dialog boxes: Click YES and keep the existing files. DO NOT CANCEL, or the drivers will not load properly. The dialog boxes will only display the first time you install the product and may only show up with the Retail version of Windows 98SE.

If you restart your system and it does not recognize your new Personal Storage product, you may need a driver update from Microsoft. See the instructions below for downloading the Critical Updates for Windows 98SE.

Personal Storage Product

If you do not see the icon (right) in the icon tray of your start bar located on the right side, you need to obtain the Critical Updates from Microsoft.

1394 PCI Adapter Card

If you are using another brand of 1394 card or com- puter with an integrated 1394 interface and have the Microsoft Critical Updates, you will need to obtain the 1394 drivers from the manufacturer of that card or system.

To obtain the Microsoft Critical Updates:

•Click on the START button located on your toolbar.

•Select the Windows Updates option.

(This will launch your browser to the appropriate URL for your Operating System in the language that you are using).

•Click on the Product Updates option. (This option will examine your system and prompt you to download the necessary updates)

If you’re still experiencing trouble after running Critical Updates, Microsoft recommends that you download the Windows 98SE 1394 Storage Supplement from www.microsoft.com.

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Please see reverse side for operating tips, notes on multiple system use, product registration and warranty information.

Power Adapter

1394 Cable

1394 External Storage

Installation Software for Mac OS and Windows

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CD-ROM

Figure 3

1394 Cable Hook-up