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Appendix
Glossary
Desktop - The background area on the computers monitor screen. This area also includes the menu bar.
Document windows are not part of the desktop; rather they sit on the desktop.
Icon - Symbols used to represent a particular object. For example a disk has an icon on the desktop which
represents the disk. When you double click the disk icon it tells finder to display information related to that disk.
Mount - Makes the computer aware of a disk.
Power Adapter Port - The plug on the ION™ Drive into which the power-cord is plugged into.
Service Support - The team of IOGEAR employees dedicated to help you resolve your technical issues.
Spin down - The act of the disk inside the drive or cartridge ceasing its rotation.
Spin up - The act of the disk inside the drive getting up to the proper rotations per minute. The disk inside the
drive must spin at the proper speed for the disk to work.