Verbatim External Hard Drive User manual

External Hard Drive
FireWire & USB 2.0 Combo
User Guide
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Introductio
n
3
C
ontro
l
s, Connectors an
d
In
d
icators
3
Fr
o
nt P
a
n
e
l Ar
ea
3
Rear Panel Area
4
A
b
out t
h
e Har
d
Dis
k
4
Locatin
g
the Combo Hard Disk Drive on
y
our desk 5
Connectin
g
Com
b
o Har
d
Dis
k
5
Storing and Trans
f
erring Data 7
Disconnecting Com
b
o Har
d
Dis
k
7
Tec
h
nica
l
Su
pp
ort 8
Limited Warranty Terms
9
Ri
gh
ts
9
FCC Compliance 1
0
WEEE Notice 1
0
C
E Declaration 11
ROHS Compliance 11
C
ontents

3
I
ntro
d
uctio
n
Y
our Verbatim
C
ombo Hard Disk drive is a versatile external hard drive
featurin
g
hi
g
h-
p
erformance stora
g
e and a choice of either hi
g
h-s
p
eed USB
2
.0 or FireWire interface. Once
y
our drive is connected
p
ro
p
erl
y
to
y
our
computer, you will be able to use it as you would any hard drive
f
or storing
y
our data and for
p
erformin
g
data back-u
p
functions
.
Before
y
ou be
g
in to use the drive there are a few im
p
ortant thin
g
s to learn
about your new product.
Contro
l
s, Conne
c
tors an
d
I
n
d
icator
s
First
f
amiliarize yoursel
f
with the
f
eatures o
f
the unit
.
F
ront Pane
l
Area
The
f
ront panel contains only the ON/OFF button, as illustrated below
.
1
ON/OFF Button. Once t
h
e AC A
d
a
p
ter
h
as
b
een
p
ro
p
er
ly
connecte
d
to
the drive and an AC outlet, you can press the ON/OFF button to power
on the drive. The button’s
g
reen LED will come on to indicate the
p
ower
-
on state. The LED will flash durin
g
data access. To turn off the drive,
p
ress
the ON/OFF button again
.
1

4
R
ear Pane
l
Area
Along the rear panel you will
fi
nd the inter
f
ace connectors. Re
f
er to the
fi
gure below
.
1
DC Input Connector. Connect the DC cable o
f
your included AC Adapter
to t
h
e DC In
p
ut Connector.
2
USB Connector. Use t
h
is connector to attac
h
t
h
e
d
rive to your computer
v
ia
US
B.
3
FireWire Connectors. Use either of these two connectors to attach the
drive to your computer via FireWire. One o
f
the two connectors may be
u
sed to dais
y
-chain to another FireWire device.
Abou
t th
e
Har
d
Di
sk
The Combo Hard Disk hard disk comes
p
re-formatted in FAT32 format. This
f
ormat allows
f
or operation with either Windows or Mac OS
.
Y
our product’s hard drive is a complex electronic storage system and
s
h
ou
ld
b
e
h
an
dl
e
d
wit
h
care, as
y
ou mi
gh
t treat a sensitive
p
orta
bl
e
computer or other state-of-the-art consumer electronics product. Do not
subject it to shock, high temperatures, or strong magnetic
fi
elds.
www.verbatim-europe.com
No
t
e:
Ca
p
acit
y
de
p
endent on model. Your o
p
eratin
g
s
y
stem ma
y
re
p
ort ca
p
acit
y
as fewer
g
i
g
ab
y
tes. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 b
y
tes.
1 2 3

5
L
ocatin
g
the Combo Hard Disk Drive
on Your Desk
Place the Combo Hard Disk drive on a sturd
y
desk or table that is free from
clutter that could block airflow around the unit. The drive is desi
g
ned to
lie
fl
at on its rubber
f
eet, or may stand upright using the included stand. In
either orientation take care not to block an
y
air vents. If usin
g
the u
p
ri
g
ht
orientation, insta
ll
so t
h
at t
h
e ON/OFF
b
utton is at t
h
e top
.
C
onnectin
g
Combo Hard Dis
k
Com
b
o Har
d
Dis
k
p
rovi
d
es
b
ot
h
FireWire an
d
USB 2.0 connections. You can
connect your Combo Hard Disk to a computer with either FireWire or USB,
but not both at the same time
.
Connecting your Com
b
o Har
d
Dis
k
d
rive to a computer is extreme
l
y simp
l
e.
Follow the steps below
.
1
Connect the included AC Adapter to the Combo Hard Disk drive, and
t
h
en to a wa
ll
out
l
et usin
g
t
h
e inc
l
u
d
e
d
p
ower cor
d
.
2
Next
p
ress the ON/OFF button on the front of the Combo Hard Disk drive.
3
Fina
lly
, connect t
h
e
d
ata ca
bl
e. For USB, connect t
h
e inc
l
u
d
e
d
USB ca
bl
e
f
rom the USB port on the Combo Hard Disk drive to an available USB
port on your computer. For FireWire, connect the included FireWire
cable
f
rom one o
f
the FireWire ports on the Combo Hard Disk drive to
an avai
l
a
bl
e FireWire
p
ort on
y
our com
p
uter
.
4
The Combo Hard Disk drive will mount automatically, and a new icon
w
ill a
pp
ear in
My
C
om
p
ute
r
(Windows) or a new icon will a
pp
ear on the
d
es
k
to
p
(Mac)
.

6
De
p
endin
g
on
y
our com
p
uter’s o
p
eratin
g
s
y
stem and the interface t
yp
e
y
ou
are usin
g
, the followin
g
s
p
ecial notes ma
y
a
pp
l
y
:
N
ote 1: USB un
d
er Win
d
ows 98 SE
.
I
f
you are using Windows 98
SE and
y
ou are connectin
g
via USB,
y
ou will need some additional
software that
y
ou can download from the Verbatim web site. Refer to
t
he Getting Hel
p
sect
i
on
.
N
ote 3: USB un
d
er Win
d
ows. I
f
you are using a USB 1.1 port on your
Windows computer, the
f
ollowing cautionary note may appear on your
d
is
pl
a
y
: Hi-S
p
ee
d
USB Device
pl
u
gg
e
d
into non-Hi-S
p
ee
d
USB
h
u
b
.
T
his does not indicate a problem because the Combo Hard Disk drive
i
s com
p
ati
bl
e wit
h
b
ot
h
USB 1.1 an
d
USB 2.0
p
orts. Sim
ply
c
l
ose t
h
e
message and proceed. However, in this case the Combo Hard Disk
d
rive wi
ll
o
p
erate on
ly
at USB 1.1 s
p
ee
d
s.
N
ote 2: FireWire under Windows 9
8
SE. I
f
you are using Windows
9
8 SE an
d
y
our com
p
uter
p
rom
p
ts
y
ou to insert t
h
e Win
d
ows 98 SE
Installation CD a
f
ter connecting your hard drive, this means you need to
i
nstall additional FireWire (1394) su
pp
ort software from Microsoft. You
should disconnect your hard drive, then locate, download, and install
t
he latest FireWire (1394) drivers for Windows 98 SE from the Microsoft
w
e
b
site
h
ttp://windowsupdate.microso
f
t.co
m
.
N
ote 4:
U
SB under Mac
O
S 9.2.x. Mac OS versions 9.2.x do not support
USB 2.0 Hi-S
p
eed mode. For these Mac OS versions the Combo Hard
Dis
k
d
rive wi
ll
operate on
l
y at USB 1.1 spee
d
s.
N
ote
5
:
U
SB or FireWire under Mac
O
S X 1
0
.2. Mac
OS
X version 1
0
.
2
w
ill not mount any single FAT32-formatted (MS-DOS) partition greater
t
han 128GB. To work around this OS limitation, you may partition the
drive into smaller FAT32
p
artitions, or
y
ou ma
y
reformat the drive to
HF
S
+
f
ormat
.

7
D
isconnecting Com
b
o
H
ar
d
Dis
k
Y
our Combo Hard Disk drive is hot-swappable. It can be connected and
d
isconnecte
d
wit
h
out restartin
g
y
our com
p
uter. To
d
isconnect
y
our
d
rive
at any time, per
f
orm the
f
ollowing steps. You can also disconnect your hard
drive at any time while your computer is powered o
ff.
F
or Windows
U
sers
:
1
I
f
you have
fi
les located on your drive open in any applications, close them
.
2
Cl
ic
k
t
h
e
U
np
l
u
g
or
Eject Har
d
ware
b
utton in t
h
e System Tray.
No
t
e
: Please be care
f
ul to
f
ollow the correct procedure when
disconnectin
g
y
our unit. Sim
p
l
y
un
p
lu
gg
in
g
the unit without first
f
ollowing the instructions below may result in damage to your unit
a
nd/or loss of data.
S
toring and Trans
f
erring Dat
a
Once your drive is connected to a computer, it can be accessed and used
like an
y
other removable disk. You can dra
g
files to
y
our unit’s icon to co
py
t
h
em, navi
g
ate to
y
our unit in O
p
en
o
r
S
ave
d
ialo
g
boxes, or delete files
stored on your unit. For in
f
ormation on copying, opening, or deleting
fi
les,
consult
y
our com
p
uter’s documentation
.

8
T
echnical Su
pp
or
t
I
f
you are experiencing di
ffi
culty installing or using your Verbatim product,
p
lease visit the main Verbatim Technical Support website at
w
ww.verbatim
.
com
or
w
ww.ver
b
atim-euro
p
e.com. From t
h
is
p
a
g
e
y
ou can access our
library o
f
user documentation, read answers to
f
requently asked questions,
and download available so
f
tware updates. Although most o
f
our customers
find this content sufficient to
p
ut them back on the ri
g
ht track, this
p
a
g
e also
l
ists ways in w
h
ic
h
you can contact t
h
e Ver
b
atim Tec
h
nica
l
Support Team
directly.
U
S/Cana
d
a 800-538-8589
Mexico (55)55284642
Ar
g
entina
(
54-11
)
4943-333
6
Europe: For tec
h
nica
l
support in Europe e-mai
l
d
rivesupport@ver
b
atim-
europe.com or call 00 800 3883 2222 in the
f
ollowing countries: Austria,
Be
lg
ium, Denmar
k
, Fin
l
an
d
, France, German
y
, Hun
g
ar
y
, Ita
ly
, Luxem
b
ur
g
,
Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic o
f
Ireland, Spain,
S
weden and
S
witzerland. All other countries call +
353
6
1 22
6586.
3
Select
y
our drive from the menu that a
pp
ears.
4A
f
ter a moment, Windows will display a message that your hardware can
be sa
f
ely removed
.
F
or Mac OS Users
:
1
If
y
ou have files located on
y
our drive o
p
en in an
y
a
pp
lications, close them
.
2
Locate the icon for
y
our drive on the deskto
p
, and dra
g
it to the trash
.

9
N
O
TE
:
Verbatim Corporation may at any time revise the content o
f
this
u
ser
g
uide without further notice
.
R
ig
h
ts
Copyright ©2007 Verbatim Corporation. No part o
f
this document may be
re
p
roduced in an
y
form or b
y
an
y
means, for an
y
p
ur
p
ose, without the ex
p
ress
w
ritten
p
ermission of Verbatim Cor
p
oration. All ri
g
hts reserved. All other brands
and product names re
f
erenced herein are property o
f
their respective owners.
L
imited Warrant
y
Term
s
Verbatim Corporation warrants this product to be
f
ree
f
rom de
f
ects in material
and workmanshi
p
for a
p
eriod of 1
y
ear from date of
p
urchase (a
p
eriod o
f
2
y
ears a
pp
lies in countries of the Euro
p
ean Union). This warrant
y
excludes
batteries. I
f
this product is
f
ound to be de
f
ective within the warranty period, it will
be re
p
laced at no cost to
y
ou. You ma
y
return it with
y
our ori
g
inal cash re
g
ister
recei
p
t to the
p
lace of
p
urchase or contact Verbatim.
In the U.S. and Canada, call 800-538-8589 or email [email protected].
In the followin
g
Euro
p
ean countries, Austria, Bel
g
ium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ita
l
y, Luxem
b
ourg, Monaco, Net
h
er
l
an
d
s, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic o
f
Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, call 00 800
3883 2222. All other Euro
p
ean countries call [phone]. You can email
d
rivesupport@ver
b
atim-europe.com.
Product replacement is your sole remedy under this warranty, and this warranty
does not a
pp
l
y
to normal wear or to dama
g
e resultin
g
from abnormal
use, misuse, a
b
use, neg
l
ect or acci
d
ent, or to any incompati
b
i
l
ity or poor
p
er
f
ormance due to the speci
fi
c computer so
f
tware or hardware used.
V
ERBATIM WILL N
O
T BE LIABLE F
O
R DATA L
OSS
O
R ANY IN
C
IDENTAL,
C
ONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, FOR
B
REA
C
H
O
F WARRANTIE
S
O
R
O
THERWI
S
E
.
T
his warranty gives you speci
fi
c
le
g
al ri
g
hts and
y
ou ma
y
also have other ri
g
hts which var
y
from state to state or
country to country
.

10
W
EEE N
o
ti
ce
T
h
e Directive on Waste E
l
ectrica
l
an
d
E
l
ectronic E
q
ui
p
ment (WEEE), w
h
ic
h
entered into
f
orce as European law on 13th February 2003, resulted in a major
change in the treatment o
f
electrical equipment at end-o
f
-li
f
e
.
The WEEE lo
g
o (shown at the left) on the
p
roduct or on
i
ts
b
ox in
d
icates t
h
at t
h
is pro
d
uct must not
b
e
d
ispose
d
o
f
or dum
p
ed with
y
our other household waste. For more
i
nformation about electronic and electrical waste e
q
ui
p
ment
d
isposa
l
, recovery, an
d
co
ll
ection points, p
l
ease contact your
local munici
p
al household waste dis
p
osal service or sho
p
from where
y
ou
p
urchased the e
q
ui
p
ment.
F
CC Complianc
e
This equipment has been tested and
f
ound to comply with the limits
f
or a Class
B di
g
ital device,
p
ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desi
g
ned
to
p
rovide reasonable
p
rotection a
g
ainst harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
f
requency
ener
gy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
ma
y
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that inter
f
erence will not occur in a particular installation. I
f
this
e
q
ui
p
ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television rece
p
tion,
w
hich can be determined b
y
turnin
g
the e
q
ui
p
ment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the inter
f
erence by one or more o
f
the
f
ollowing
measures:
• Reorient or re
l
ocate t
h
e receiving antenna
.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the e
q
ui
p
ment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
wh
i
ch
t
he
r
ece
iv
e
r i
s
co
nn
ec
t
ed
.
• Consult the dealer or an ex
p
erienced radio/TV technician for hel
p.