Dell SD1-U0250 User manual

Dell Portable Solid State Drive USB-C
250 GB
SD1-U0250
User’s Guide

Notes, cautions, and w arnings
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2018-02 Rev. A00
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better
use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if
instructions are not followed .
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death .

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Contents
What’s in the bo x .................................................................................. 4
Features ................................................................................................5
Before using your device....................................................................... 6
Using your portable solid state drive ..................................................... 7
Disconnecting your portable solid state drive........................................ 8
Partitioning and formatting your portable solid state drive ..................10
Troubleshooting ................................................................................... 11
Common
symptoms .......................................................................... 11
Specifications.......................................................................................12
Statutory information...........................................................................13

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What’s in the bo x
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Dell portable Solid State Drive
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USB 3.1 Type-C to Type-C
Cable
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USB 3.1 Type-C to Type-A Cable
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Documents
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Features
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USB charging port
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Status light
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Before using your device
CAUTION: Disconnecting the solid state drive from your computer when the
status light is blinking white, may cause data loss or damage the device. To avoid
data loss or damage, safely eject the solid state drive through the operating
system. For more information, see “Disconnecting your portable solid state
drive”.

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Using your portable solid state
drive
Your portable solid state drive comes with two cables. Select the one you need based
on the port on your computer.
If your computer has a USB Type-C port, use the USB Type-C cable.
If your computer has a USB Type-A port, use the USB Type-A cable.
1Connect the cable to the port on the portable solid state drive.
2Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on your laptop or desktop
computer.

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Disconnecting your portable solid
state drive
1Double click the USB icon on your operating system.
2Click Eject External USB 3.0.
3A pop-up message “Safe to Remove Hardware” appears indicating that the device
can be removed.

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4Unplug the solid state drive from your computer.

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Partitioning and formatting your
portable solid state drive
In case of a corrupted drive, the portable solid state drive needs to be re-initialized,
partitioned, and formatted through the Operating System before it can be detected by
the computer.
If the operating system cannot automatically identify the portable solid state drive,
please check the following items:
Is the USB driver installed?
Is the initialization, partitioning and formatting for the portable solid state drive
complete?