Targus X-MeM User manual

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Targus X-MeM
External Drive
USER’S GUIDE
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X-MeM®External Drive
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus
X-MeM External Drive. The drive is an ultra-
portable device that combines the convenience
of a memory card reader with the capacity of an
external hard disk drive (up to 60GB).
The drive’s MD9 uni-cable connects to your
computer’s USB or FireWire (IEEE1394) port
using the supplied USB or FireWire adapter —
no separate interface devices or cables are
required. With the drive:
•You can hot swap the X-MeM HDD Pak (hard
disk drive media).
•The Plug and Play operation is supported.
•All current and future X-MeM HDD Paks are
compatible.
In addition to this user’s guide, this package
contains the Targus X-MeM External Drive, an
AC power adapter and the device driver software
CD-ROM.

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System Requirements
To use the drive, your computer must meet the
following hardware requirements and run one of
the operating systems listed below.
Hardware Operating System
•PC with an Intel®Pentium®
processor or equivalent and
a hard disk drive
•Windows®98/98SE/
Me/2000/XP
•USB version 1.1 or FireWire
(IEEE1394) interface
•Mac OS 8.6 and higher
•CD-ROM drive

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Connecting the X-MeM
External Drive to Your
Computer
Parts overview
WARNING: If you are running the Mac OS 8.6 and higher,
you must install the driver software BEFORE connecting
the device to your computer. See “Installing the Driver
Software” on page 6.
To connect the drive to your computer:
USB
FireWire
MD9
X-MeM drive
X-MeM
adapter
cable
HDD pak
Cable
cover
adapter

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1Lift up and remove the cable cover.
Removing the cover and unwrapping the MD9 uni-cable
2Unwrap the cable to the required length and
replace the cover.
3Connect the supplied AC power adapter to
the AC power jack on the drive and plug it
into an available wall outlet.
NOTES: You must use the AC power adapter if you are
using the Firewire connection. However, the AC power
adapter is optional if you are using the USB connection.
If you are using the Firewire connection, you must connect
the AC power adapter to the X-MeM External Drive before
connecting the drive to your computer.

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Plugging the MD9 uni-cable into an adapter
4Plug the MD9 uni-cable into either the USB
or FireWire adapter, then plug the adapter
into an available USB or FireWire port on
your computer.
5Insert the X-MeM HDD Pak into the drive.
Depending on your computer’s operating
system, you may need to install the driver
software before using the drive.
Installing the Driver Software
Windows®Me/2000/XP Operating
Systems
If you are running the Windows®Me/2000/XP or
Mac OS X operating system, the default device
drivers are automatically installed and no
additional driver installation is required.
USB
FireWire
adapter
adapter

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Windows®98/98SE Operating
Systems
1Insert the driver software CD-ROM into your
computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2Click Start, Run, then enter D:\Win98\Setup.exe
(where D: is the path of your CD-ROM drive)
and click OK.
3To complete installation, follow the
on-screen procedures.
Mac OS 8.6 and Higher (Except Mac
OS X)
If you are running the Mac OS 8.6 and higher,
you must install the driver software BEFORE
connecting the device to your computer. To do
this:
1Insert the driver software CD-ROM into your
computer’s CD-ROM drive.
The X-MeM icon appears on the desktop.
2Double-click the Targus X-MeM icon.
The X-MeM screen appears.
3Double-click the X-MeM installer file for your
operating system and follow the on-screen
instructions.
4Connect the drive to your computer. See
“Connecting the X-MeM External Drive to
Your Computer” on page 4.

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NOTE: After you install the driver software and connect the
drive to your computer, the X-MeM icon automatically
appears (mounts) on your computer’s desktop. To remove
(unmount) the icon from your desktop see “Mounting and
Unmounting the X-MeM External Drive and Partitions” on
page 14.
Configuring the X-MeM
External Drive as a
Removable Device
If you are running the Windows®98/98SE
operating system, after you connect the drive to
your computer and install the driver software,
you can configure the drive as a removable
device. To do this:
1Right-click the My Computer icon.
2Click Properties.

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The System Properties screen appears.
Sample System Properties screen
3Expand Disk drives and select the drive
model that corresponds to your device, such
as the IBM-DARA-206000 shown in the
sample System Properties screen.
4Click Properties.
The Properties screen appears.
5Select Removable so that a check mark
appears and click OK.

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The drive now appears as a removable hard disk
drive in the My Computer screen.
Sample My Computer window
Configuring the X-MeM
External Drive (FireWire
Connection Only)
If you are running the Mac OS 8.6 and higher or
Mac OS X, and you are using the FireWire
connection, you can view the drive’s volume and
size, partition the HDD media pak, format
partitions, change the mount status, set
password and write protection and create
auto-backup files from the X-MEM Configuration
screen.

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To access the X-MEM Configuration screen:
1Click the Apple menu and select Control
Panels, then X-MEM Configuration.
Sample Control Panels drop-down menu

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The X-MEM Configuration screen appears.
Sample X-MEM Configuration screen
You can now view and change the drive’s
settings. To refresh the status of the drive, click
Rescan.
Partitioning the HDD Media Pak
Creating a partition on the HDD media pak:
1Access the X-MEM Configuration screen.
2Double-click ATA Device.

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The Partitions on drive screen appears.
Sample Partitions on drive screen
3Next to the Number of partitions field, enter
the number of partitions you want to create.
4Click OK.
You can now adjust the size of the partitions.
Adjusting the Partition Size
1From the X-MEM Configuration screen,
locate the partition you want to adjust and
double-click it.
Sample X-MEM Configuration screen

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2Next to the Size field, enter the size, in
megabytes, that you want the partition to
hold.
Sample New partition screen
3Click OK.
Formatting Partitions
1Access the X-MEM Configuration screen.
2Click Format.
3Format the partition to the specifications that
you want.
Mounting and Unmounting the X-MeM
External Drive and Partitions
After you install the driver software and connect
the drive to your computer, the X-MeM icon
automatically appears (mounts) on your

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computer’s desktop. To remove the X-MeM icon
from your desktop, unmount the ATA device.
You can also mount and unmount partitions,
which appear as drives, and designate whether
the partitions are mounted during startup. To do
this:
1Access the X-MEM Configuration screen.
2Select the drive that you want to configure.
3Double-click Mount to add or Unmount to
remove the device or partition from the
desktop.
Sample X-MEM Configuration screen

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Setting the Mount at Startup Feature
To designate whether a drive is mounted at
startup:
1Access the X-MEM Configuration screen.
2Select the Mount Status section for the drive
you want to configure.
3Double-click On if you want the drive to
mount or Off to remove mouting during
startup.
Sample X-MEM Configuration screen

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Setting Password Protection
To protect the drive’s settings, you can activate
the password protection feature. To do this:
1Access the X-MEM Configuration screen.
2Select the Password section for the drive you
want to protect.
3Click Protect.
Sample X-MEM Configuration window
Setting Write Protection
To set write protection for a drive:
1Access the X-MEM Configuration screen.
2Select the Write Protection section for the
drive you want to protect.

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3Click On.
Sample X-MEM Configuration screen
The Enter the password... screen appears.
Enter the password... screen
4Enter a password using two or more letters.
5Click OK.

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Creating Auto-Backup Files
The X-MeM Auto-Backup Script, located on the
supplied CD-ROM, is an AppleScript program
that works with the X-MeM External Drive’s driver
software to back up data. This program works
with the FireWire connection only.
When the drive is mounted on the desktop, the
driver software prompts the operating system to
execute the Autostarter script. When Autostarter
runs, all files in the Auto-Backup folder are
copied to the drive, replacing all existing files.
To access the X-MeM Auto-Backup Script and
begin backing up files:
1Insert the driver software CD into your
computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2Click the X-MeM icon.
The X-MeM screen appears.
3Copy X-MeM Auto-Backup Scripts from the
CD-ROM to the X-MeM folder.
4In the startup disk, create an Auto-Backup
folder.
5Drag the files that you want to back up into
the Auto-Backup folder.

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NOTE: Advanced users can write their own Autostarter
script. After writing the script, name it “Autostarter” and
save it in an Applet format. Move the script into the X-MeM
External Drive’s root category. When the drive is mounted,
the operating system executes the new script
automatically.
Technical Support
In the unlikely event that you encounter a
problem with your Targus accessory, please
contact our technical support team at:
Email: [e-mail]
Internet: http://www.targus.com/support.asp
Have the following information available:
•A detailed description of the problem including
exact error messages and when in the process
each message appears.
•The name and version number of your
operating system.
•What steps you perform to create the problem.
•If this is a new problem, whether you have
recently changed your system configuration,
upgraded hardware or installed new software.
•For Macintosh users, be prepared to send us a
copy of your Apple System Profiler.