Transcend Information 25P Connecting to a Computer︱, Mini USB to Standard-A USB cable USB Y-cable

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Connecting to a Computer︱

Connecting to a Computer︱

If you want to use the StoreJet 25 as an external hard drive to upload/download data to and from your computer, you will need to connect it to a USB port on the computer using the provided USB Y-cable.

Figure 2: Mini USB to Standard-A USB cable (USB Y-cable)

1.Plug the small end of the USB Y-cable into the Mini USB port on the StoreJet 25.

2.Plug the large end of the cable into an available USB port on your desktop, or notebook computer.

*On some older computers, the power supplied by the USB port is below the required 5V DC power. In this instance, please connect the spare large connector on the provided USB Y-cable to a second USB port on the computer. This will provide the additional power necessary to run the drive.

Figure 3: Connecting to a Computer

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Contents StoreJet 25P User’s Manual Power Package Contents︱Features︱ Safety Precautions︱The StoreJet 25 package includes the following items StoreJet 25P 1 Mini USB to 2 Standard-A USB cable USB Y cable Quick Start Guide Desktop or notebook computer with a working USB port Backing Up Data Safety Precautions︱Power General UseReminders Figure 1 StoreJet 25P Case Screw Mini USB PortInstalling a Hard Drive Installing a Hard Drive︱6. Reattach the case screw 5. Reattach the front cover and slide it back into placeFigure 2 Mini USB to Standard-A USB cable USB Y-cable Connecting to a Computer︱Figure 3 Connecting to a Computer 3. When the StoreJet 25 is successfully connected to a computer, the StoreJet’s Power LED will Disconnecting from a Computer︱ Figure 7 Drag StoreJet 25 drive icon into the Trashcan Linux Kernel 2.4 or LaterFormatting the Hard Drive︱ Figure 10 Format Complete Figure 9 Press “Start”Figure 12 Allow Transcend’s StoreJet Format Utility to run in Vista Figure 11 Run as administrator7. The program will automatically detect the StoreJet 25 drive Figure 14 Press “Start” 8. Press “Start”Figure 13 The Utility will automatically detect the StoreJet 25 drive 10. Click the “Close” button to finish and exit Figure 18 Name your drive optional Figure 17 Select a Volume Format file system8. Click the “Erase” button in the bottom right corner of the window 9. Click “Erase” again to confirmFigure 19 “Erase Disk” confirmation window 7. Type mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda19. Type mkdir /mnt/usbdrive 10. Type mount /mnt/usbdrive My operating system cannot detect the StoreJet Troubleshooting︱Spare USB connector provides additional power The Software CD does not auto-run in WindowsI cannot detect the StoreJet 25 in Linux The StoreJet 25 does not Power-ONI cannot detect the StoreJet 25 on my Mac Warranty Specifications︱Weight with hard drive Power SupplyTranscend Information, Inc Transcend Limited Warranty︱All logos and marks are trademarks of their respective companies