CRU Dataport DataPort 350 User manual

Step 1. Pull out the rubber plugs from the sides of the enclosure.
Step 2. Remove the top cover of the enclosure
Step 3. Set your hard disk drive to master. Then connect the power and data cables.
Insert the hard drive back in the enclosure. Make sure the side mount holes on
the hard disk drive line up with the holes on the enclosure.
Step 4. Put the top cover back on to the enclosure.
Step 5. Secure the hard drive and the top cover with the screws.
Step 6. Put the rubber plugs back into position.
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Setting up the drive for Windows ME/2000/XP or Mac OS 9.x/X
Connect the DataPortable 350 to an available USB port. No new drivers are required. The hard disk drive will be found and a
window will pop up stating that new hardware has been detected. If the drive has previously been formatted the drive will
be accessible through My Computer on PCs and from the desktop on Macs. For PCs:
·Right click on My Computer
·Click on Manage
·In the Storage sub-section, click on Disk Management to display a list of all the drives connected to your computer.
·If you have not used the drive before you will have to partition it. Left click on Action, select All Tasks and then left
click on Create Partition. REMEMBER, formatting will result in loss of data.
·This will bring up the Create Partition Wizard screen. Follow the instructions and the drive will be ready to use.
For Macs
If the drive is not formatted you will be asked to initialize it. After initializing it select the partition tab and select the desired
partitions then click ok. The new disks will be added to your desktop. REMEMBER, formatting will result in loss of data.
Removing the Hard Drive.
For PCs:
·Quit all applications running on the external drive then right click on the green arrow icon on the system tray
·Select Remove/Eject
·Highlight the USB Mass Storage Device in the dialog box then click on Stop.
·Choose the external disk drive that you want to disconnect, then click on Stop.
·Wait until the “You may safely remove this device” message appears.
·Unplug the cable from the computer.
WARNING: If your computer reports that the drive is busy, you must shut down your computer
and then remove the drive. Failure to do so may result in data loss or corruption.
For Macs:
·When you disconnect the External drive from the Mac, close all windows and quit all applications that are running on
the external drive.
·Drag the external drive icon into Trash to dismount it from the desktop prior to unplugging the drive
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