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Guide

External Hard Drive

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External Hard Drive Quick Start

Guide

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Your new Seagate®external hard drive is a state-of-the-

art unit: solid, safe, quiet, cool, versatile and portable,

ready to go from one location to another – an ideal

backup device for multiple systems, or simply a safe

and dependable place to store your important files.

Your new Seagate hard drive kit also includes award-

winning BounceBack Express backup software for both

Windows and Mac operating systems. See page 12 for

more information about BounceBack Express.

Dual-interface and USB-only kits

Seagate ships two external hard drive kits:

• A dual-interface kit, with a USB 2.0 interface,

an IEEE 1394a (also known as FireWire and iLink)

interface and full backup capability that includes

a pushbutton backup feature

• A USB-only kit, with a USB 2.0 interface and full

backup capability

This guide uses the terms “dual-interface” and

“USB-only” to differentiate between these two kits

wherever something applies to one kit but not the other.

Dual-interface external hard drive

USB-only external hard drive kit

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Disc-activity LED

Backup button

Power LED

Disc-activity LED

Power LED USB 2.0 port

Power switch

Power connector

Front Back

IEEE 1394a

(FireWire) ports

USB 2.0 port

Power switch

Power connector

Front Back

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The USB-only external hard drive

kit includes:

• Seagate external hard drive with a USB 2.0 interface

• A pedestal for vertical drive-orientation

• A USB 2.0 cable

• An AC-to-DC converter

• A country-specific power cord

• This guide

• The Seagate Extra Value CD

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Contents

The dual-interface external hard drive

kit includes:

• A Seagate external hard drive with a USB 2.0

interface, an IEEE 1394a (FireWire) interface,

plus a pushbutton backup feature

• A pedestal for vertical drive-orientation

• USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394a (FireWire) cables

• An AC-to-DC converter

• A country-specific power cord

• This guide

• The Seagate Extra Value CD

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Requirements

Windows 98SE or later operating system with:

• a USB connector

• for a dual-interface kit, a Windows-certified,

OHCI-compliant IEEE 1394a controller

Microsoft maintains a list of Windows-certified

IEEE 1394a controller suppliers at

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/.

Click the Hardware tab, and then select Other

Hardware/1394 controller for the complete list.

Macintosh System 9.2.2 (or higher) or Mac OS X with:

• a USB connector

• for a dual-interface kit, an OHCI-compliant

FireWire connector

Cautions

If your drive is turned on, don’t move it.

You can safely move your drive when the power LED

is OFF. If the power LED is lit when you move your

drive, you risk excessive wear, reduced reliability, and

possible data loss.

Dual-interface kit: Use only one interface

at a time.

Do not simultaneously connect USB and the IEEE 1394a

(FireWire) cables to your drive. However, you can

connect two IEEE 1394a (FireWire) cables to your

drive at the same time to daisy-chain FireWire devices.

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Hardware setup

For a dual-interface kit:

1. Plug the AC-power adaptor into the hard drive and

the wall outlet.

2. Refer to the table opposite to select the fastest

interface that is supported by your computer,

and use that cable to connect the drive to your

computer. USB and IEEE 1394a (FireWire)

connectors have unique shapes, and each

connector is shaped to allow only one way

to connect.

Caution. Use only one interface at a time. If you connect both

the USB and the IEEE 1394a (FireWire) cables to the same

external drive at the same time, you could damage the drive.

However, it is OK to connect two IEEE 1394a (FireWire) cables

to the same drive at the same time to daisy-chain devices.

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USB IEEE 1394a

(FireWire)

Interface Transfer rate

USB 1.1 12 Mbits/sec

USB 2.0 480 Mbits/sec

IEEE 1394a (FireWire) 400 Mbits/sec

If you are a Macintosh user and you intend to use the

pushbutton-backup feature, you must use the FireWire

interface. BounceBack Express does not support the

pushbutton-backup feature for Mac OS that is using

a USB interface.

Continue to step 3 on page 6.

For a USB-only kit:

1. Plug the AC power adaptor into the hard drive

and the wall outlet.

2. Use the USB cable to connect the drive to

your computer.

Continue to step 3 on page 6.

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For both dual-interface and USB-only kits:

3. Use the power switch on the back of the drive to

turn on power to the drive.

4. Turn on the power to your computer.

5. See page 7 for Windows OS information, or page 9

for Macintosh OS information, including installing

drivers, reformatting and partitioning, and

dismounting your drive.

6. See page 12 to install and configure BounceBack

Express software to allow backups.

Note. For dual-interface kits, you must install and configure

BounceBack Express software to enable the pushbutton-backup

feature on your drive.

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You don’t need to follow this hardware setup

sequence. Hardware setup steps 1 to 4 are a good

way to connect your new drive to your computer,

but you don’t always need to follow this sequence.

For example, if you want to attach your drive after your

computer has already booted, you can simply connect

the interface cable, turn on power to the drive, and

your OS automatically detects and mounts the drive.

This is known as hot-plugging.

In a hot-plug situation, it's a good idea to connect all

power and interface cables to your drive, and to place

the drive where you want it to remain, before you turn

it on. This helps ensure that you won’t need to move

your drive after it’s running.

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Windows OS

Installing drivers for your operating

system (OS)

Windows XP/2000/Me operating systems have built-in,

up-to-date drivers for both USB and IEEE 1394a

interfaces. You don’t need to install any drivers if you

are using one of these operating systems, but make

sure you have downloaded and installed the latest

service packs from Microsoft to ensure that you have

the latest drivers available for your OS.

Windows 98SE using a USB interface: When you

connect the drive to your computer and turn it on,

Windows 98SE displays the Add New Hardware

wizard. This means the wizard needs to find USB

drivers, which are included on the Seagate Extra

Value CD.

Follow these steps to install the drivers:

1. Insert the Seagate Extra Value CD in your

computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2. Click the Next button. The wizard displays a

screen with two options.

3. Select the Search for the best driver for

your device option. The wizard displays four

check boxes.

4. Select the CD-ROM and Specify location

options. Locate the drivers in the Drivers USB

Win98 directory.

5. Click the Next button. The wizard installs the

appropriate drivers on your computer and tells you

when it has finished.

6. Click the Finish button to complete the installation.

7. Restart your computer, and your new drive is ready

to use.

Windows 98SE using a IEEE 1394a interface

(dual-interface kit only): To use the IEEE 1394a

interface, you must download the Microsoft Windows

98 system update from Microsoft.

How to reformat and/or partition your drive

Your drive is factory-formatted for a FAT32 file system

and no further formatting is needed for Windows

operating systems. However, if you are using Windows

2000 or Windows XP and you prefer to use an NTFS

file system, you can reformat with either the built-in Disk

Management application provided by Microsoft, or the

Seagate DiscWizard™for Windows application located

in the Files directory of the Seagate Extra Value CD.

Caution. Reformatting destroys all data on the drive. Back up any

data that you want to keep before you reformat the drive. Also,

if you reformat to NTFS, you must always log in to BounceBack

Express (see page 12) as an Administrator to ensure access to

your backup files.

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What is partitioning?

Partitioning divides the

disc into separate

volumes. It does not

increase the capacity of

the drive. Creating more

than one partition can

be helpful in organising

your information. For

example, you might

want one volume

(partition) to store your

backups and one

volume for applications

or other information.

Each volume receives

its own drive letter, so

each volume appears to

be a separate disc drive

in Windows Explorer.

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To use the Disk Management application:

1. Click Start, click Run, type compmgmt.msc

and then click OK.

2. In the console tree, click Disk Management.

The Disk Management window appears.

Your discs and volumes are displayed.

3. Right-click on the drive you want to reformat

(or partition) and use the options provided to

reformat or partition the drive.

To use the DiscWizard for Windows

application

Launch the DiscWizard for Windows application in the

Files directory on the Seagate Extra Value CD, and

follow the easy-to-use on-screen instructions.

Data-sharing between Windows and

Macintosh systems

Seagate does not recommend that you use your

external hard drive to share data between Windows

and Macintosh operating systems. This is primarily due

to all of the variables in OS types and versions, formats

and partitions, interfaces, and third-party connectivity

software packages. If you absolutely must use your

external hard drive to share data between Windows

and Macintosh systems, initialise your drive (before you

use it!) for a Macintosh OS, as described below, and

then purchase and install – on your Windows system –

available third-party software that allows your Windows

system to read from and write to a drive that is formatted

for a Mac OS.

Also, for dual-interface kits, the two IEEE 1394a

(FireWire) ports are designed for daisy-chaining

IEEE 1394a (FireWire) devices, not for connecting

two computers to the drive at the same time.

Caution: Do not leave your drive in its pre-formatted FAT32, single

partition condition if you intend to transfer data between Mac and

Windows systems. Doing so will result in data loss.

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Dismounting your drive with Windows OS

Mounting is the beginning and dismounting is the end

of the conversation between your computer and your

external hard drive. Mounting occurs automatically

when you connect and turn on your drive, but you must

initiate the dismounting action yourself. If you disconnect

or turn off the drive before you dismount it, neither your

drive nor your OS understands that the conversation is

finished. It’s like hanging up without saying goodbye.

Caution: Never turn off power to the drive or physically disconnect

any cable attached to the drive when the disc activity LED (located

to the right of the backup button) indicates disc activity. That’s like

hanging up in mid-sentence, and it will probably result in data loss.

How to dismount the drive

1. Close all windows and quit all running applications

that are stored on the drive or that are using data

stored on the drive.

2. Click the icon in your system tray that represents the

Safely Remove Hardware function, and then select

the Seagate external drive.

Note: The system tray is the area in the lower right portion of your

desktop near the clock.

Windows OS displays a message when it is safe to

disconnect the interface cable or turn off the drive.

Macintosh OS

Format (initialise) for Macintosh OS

Your new Seagate external hard drive is factory-

formatted with a FAT32 file format. Although your

Macintosh operating system may recognise and

mount your new drive with this format, FAT32 is not

recommended for use with a Macintosh OS. You must

format your drive using one of the Mac OS format

types before you use it with your Macintosh

operating system. Reformatting takes only a few

seconds using Apple's Disk Utility, which comes with

your Mac OS.

Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the drive. If you have

data that you want to keep, back up the data before formatting

the drive. Seagate is not responsible for lost data.

How to reformat and/or partition

your drive

1. Open Disk Utility, which is located in

Applications/Utilities. In Mac OS 9, this utility is

named Drive Setup.

2. Select the disc that you want to reformat and/or

partition in the left column. Be sure to select the

new drive, and not an existing drive that may contain

data, because reformatting and/or partitioning erases

all data on the selected drive.

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