Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive User manual

USER MANUAL
Rev. 948

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Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
Dear user!
Thank you for selecting the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive as your external data
storage device. For optimal use and performance we advise you to read this
manual carefully before using this product.
Verbatim
www.verbatim.com
Contents of the box
Please check the contents of the box; the following items should be included:
•Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
• Connection cable (USB 2.0)
•Manual, safety manual and application software pre-installed on the hard
drive
•Quick Install Guide
Need assistance? Have questions?
In case you have a question about the use of this product, need information about
other Verbatimproducts or needtechnical assistance,please contact the Verbatim
Service Center for your country. See www.verbatim.com for details.
Warning !
All rights reserved. The products named in this manual are only used for
identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the
respective companies. This device was designed for home or office use.
Warning!ThisdeviceisequipmentcomplyingwithEN55022classA.Thisequipment
can cause radio disturbances in a residential area. If this is the case, the user has
to take appropriate measures and assume all responsibility and costs for. It may
not be used near or with any life-sustaining systems.
Verbatim cannotbe madeliablefor any damages, loss of data or damagefollowing
thereof -whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business
profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary
loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use this Verbatim product, even if
Verbatim has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological
advances.

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User manual
General Information ................................................................................ page 4
Precautionary measures.......................................................................... page 5
Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive .................................................................. page 6
Chapter 1:
Hardware Installation............................................................................... page 7
Chapter 2:
Driver Installation .................................................................................... page 7
Chapter 3:
Installation of the application software ................................................ page 8
Chapter 4:
Using Verbatim Turbo USB 2.0 (only PC) ............................................. page 10
Chapter 5:
Partitioning your Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive ................................... page 11
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* To achieve optimal performance from the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive your computer should be
equipped with an USB 2.0 port.
General Information
The following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure
trouble-free operation.
System requirements
In order to use the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive, following components are
needed:
PC:
• Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz or higher
• 256 MB RAM (Vista / 7: 512 MB RAM) or higher
• Available USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port*
• Internet connection for online registration, software updates and downloads
• Operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Mac:
• PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel Mac
• 256 MB RAM or higher
• Available USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port*
• Internet connection for online registration, software updates and downloads
• Operating system: Mac OS X v10.4 or higher

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General Information
Precautionary measures
To ensure that your Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive functions properly, please take
note of the following precautions. If these are not followed, you may void your
warranty and damage the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive.
• Safely remove the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive via your operating system (the
"unplugorejecthardware"optionintheWindowstaskbar)beforedisconnecting
the USB cable. Failing to do so may result in data loss.
• Do not drop the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive or expose it to other kinds of
sudden mechanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the
Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive.
• Do not use the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive when the ambient temperature
is below 10°C or above 35°C.
• If the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive is moved from a cool environment to a
warmer environment, please allow the drive to acclimatize to the ambient
temperature before operating the device. Failing to do so may lead to
condensation within the drive enclosure, which in turn may cause the drive
to malfunction.
• Donot placeliquidsordrinksonthe VerbatimMobileHardDrive.Whenliquids
are spilled and get in contact with the electronics within the drive enclosure,
it will damage the drive and will cause the drive to malfunction.
• Do not use the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive in a dusty environment. Dust
inside the enclosure may damage the internal electronics and result in drive
malfunction.
• Opening the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive will void the warranty.
• Since USB 2.0 is backwards compatible with USB 1.1, the Verbatim Mobile
Hard Drive can be connected to all USB ports. When connected to a USB 1.1
port, however, the performance (data transfer rate) of the Verbatim Mobile
Hard Drive will be much lower than when the drive is connected to a USB 2.0
port.
If at any point during installing and/or configuring your Mobile Hard
Drive you need assistance or have questions, please contact the
Verbatim Support Center for your country. See www.verbatim.com
for details.

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Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
The hi-speed data transfer through the USB 2.0 interface makes it ideally
suitable for data-storage, file sharing, backup, archiving, audio playback and
all applications that need fast file access.
For your convenience, the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive has been partitioned
(1 partition) and pre-formatted (FAT32 file system). The FAT32 format ensures
maximum interchangeabilityoftheVerbatimMobileHardDrivebetweendifferent
computers.ShouldyouchoosetoformattheVerbatimMobileHardDriveinanother
file system (e.g. NTFS), please be aware of possible problems when connecting
the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive to another computer than the one you used for
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Hardware Installation
Chapter 1: Hardware Installation
1. Connect the interface cable to the Verbatim
Mobile Hard Drive.
2. Connect the interface cable to the interface port of
your computer.
SinceUSB2.0isbackwardscompatiblewithUSB1.1,theVerbatimMobile
Hard Drive can be connected to all USB ports. When connected to a USB
1.1 port, however, the performance (data transfer rate) of the Verbatim
Mobile Hard Drive will be much lower than when the drive is connected
to a USB 2.0 port.
For optimum performance the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive should
always be connected to a USB 2.0 interface.
Chapter 2: Driver Installation
Under XP / Vista / 7 and Mac OS X a separate Verbatim driver is not required. The
drivers will be installed automatically by the operating system after plugging in
the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive into the USB port of the computer.

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Chapter 3: Installation of the application software
3.1 Software installation PC
1. Click on "Start PC.exe" in the main directory of the hard drive. The Verbatim
start menu opens.
2. Click on "Software Installation" -> "TURBO USB 2.0". The installation starts
now. Follow the instructions on the screen, confirm with "Next" in order to
continue with the installation.
3.1.1 Saving Verbatim data (PC)
The user manuals and complementary software (when applicable) are pre-
loaded onto the hard drive. We recommend that you save these files to your
computer ("My Documents"/"Verbatim"), to always have a backup of these files in
case you (accidentally) reformat the drive or delete these files from the drive.
Saving these files from the external hard drive to your computer is easy:
1. Click on the button "Save Verbatim files".
2. All provided data on the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive will be saved to the
folder "Verbatim" in "My Documents".
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3.1.2 Saving Verbatim data (Mac)
The user manuals and complementary software (when applicable) are pre-
loaded onto the hard drive. We recommend that you save these files to your
computer ("Documents"/ "Verbatim"), to always have a backup of these files in
case you (accidentally) reformat the drive or delete these files from the drive.
Saving these files from the external hard drive to your computer is easy:
1.Click on "Start MAC" in the main directory of the hard drive. The Verbatim
start menu opens.
2. Click on the button "Save Verbatim files".
3. All provided data on the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive will be saved to the
folder "Verbatim" in "Documents".
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Chapter 4: Using Verbatim Turbo USB 2.0 (only PC)
By installing the Turbo USB 2.0 driver for your Mobile Hard Drive, the data transfer
rate can be significantly increased (up to 40% faster transfer speed compared
to standard High-Speed USB).
Enabling the Turbo USB 2.0 driver
1. Connect the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive to your PC.
2. Run"StartPC.exe"fromyourMobileHardDriveandgoto"SoftwareInstallation"
-> "Turbo USB 2.0".
3. The Verbatim Turbo USB 2.0 Wizard will open.
4. Check the drive and click on "Configure" to enable the Turbo USB2.0 driver
for the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive.
Disabling the Turbo USB 2.0 driver
1. Connect the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive to your PC.
2. Run"StartPC.exe"fromyourMobileHardDriveandgoto"SoftwareInstallation"
-> "Turbo USB 2.0".
3. The Verbatim Turbo USB 2.0 Wizard will open. Uncheck the drive and click
on "Configure" to disable the Verbatim Turbo USB 2.0 driver for the Verbatim
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Chapter 5:Partitioning your Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
5.1 General information
Your Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive was partitioned and formatted to provide
you with the maximum available capacity and compatibility. FAT32 was chosen
as file system to assure that you will be able to read your files on any PC. It is
recommended not to change the current configuration of your Verbatim Mobile
Hard Drive.
For some users another file system might fit better for their needs. This manual
describes current limitations of most common file systems and Instructions to
enable you to adapt the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive to your needs.
5.2 File System features
Please refer to the tables below for an overview:
File systems supported by different operating systems
File system
Operating system FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS+
Windows XP / Vista / 7 yes yes yes no
Mac OS X yes yes yes (only read) yes
Maximum size of a partition
File system
Operating system FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS+
Windows XP / Vista / 7 4 GB 32 GB 16 TB -
Mac OS X 10.1.x - 128 GB - 2 TB
Mac OS X 10.2.x-128 GB - 8 TB
Mac OS X 10.3.x -( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.4.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.5.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.6.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB

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Example for different partitions with different file systems on one
Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
File system
Total
size of Verbatim
Mobile Hard Drive
NTFS FAT32
250 GB 220 GB 30 GB
Note: On NTFS formatted hard drives can only be written under
Windows XP / Vista / 7. Under MacOSX data can only be read.
The example above is a good solution for Windows XP / Vista / 7 users who
sometimes exchange data with Macs.
For storing the data under Windows XP / Vista / 7 both partitions can be used. As
the NTFS file system can only be read by Mac data to be used on these operating
systems must be stored on the FAT32 partition.
Please follow the steps below to adapt the Mobile Hard Drive for your needs.
5.3 Partitioning your Mobile Hard Drive under Windows XP /
Vista / 7
5.3.1 Deleting a partition on the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
1. Click with the right mouse button on the "My Computer" icon on your
desktop.
2. Select the option "Manage".
3. Select the option "Storage" -> "Disk Management".
4. Choose your external Mobile Hard Drive and right-click on the partition.
5. Select "Delete Partition" and confirm by clicking on "Yes". The partition will
be deleted now.
5.3.2 Creating a partition on the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
The following steps will guide you through the process of creating partitions on
your Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive. After this procedure your Mobile Hard Drive
will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter.
1. Click with the right mouse button on the "My Computer" icon on your
desktop.
2. Select the option "Manage".
3. Select the option "Storage" -> "Disk Management".
4. Choose the hard drive, which is "unallocated". Ensure that the entire drive is
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5. Click with the right mouse button on the "unallocated" area and select the
option "New Partition". The "New Partition Wizard" opens. Click on "Next".

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6. Select "Primary partition" and click on "Next".
7. Now you can adjust the size of your partition. Click on "Next" if only one
partition is to be created. See next chapter (Creating two or more partitions
on the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive under Windows XP / Vista / 7) how to
create more than one partition.
8. Assign a drive letter to your hard drive. Normally you can use the default
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9. Selectthe formatting option "Format this partition with the following settings".
Choose either "FAT32" or "NTFS", the "Allocation unit size" should remain on
"Default". Finally select "Perform a quick format" and click on "Next".
10. Click on "Finish" to complete the partitioning of your Verbatim Mobile Hard
Drive. Your Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive will be formatted now and is ready-
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5.3.3 Creating two or more partitions on the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
under Windows XP / Vista / 7
1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (Creating a partition on the
Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive under Windows XP / Vista / 7) for creating the
first partition.
2. Click with the right mouse button on the "My Computer" icon on your
desktop.
3. Select the option "Manage".
4. Select the option "Storage" -> "Disk Management".
5. Right-click on the unallocated space of your Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive and
select the option "New partition". The "New Partition Wizard" opens. Click
on "Next".
6. Select "Extended partition" and click on "Next".
7. Now you can adjust the size of your partition. Enter the size and click on
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8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space
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9. Right-clickon "FreeSpace"and select"NewLogical Drive". The "New Partition
Wizard" opens. Click on "Next".
10. "Logical drive" is already selected. Click on "Next".
11. Specify the partition size and click on "Next".
12. Assign a drive letter and click on "Next".
13. Selectthe formattingoption"Format thispartition withthefollowingsettings".
Choose either "FAT32" or "NTFS", the "Allocation unit size" should remain on
"Default". Finally select "Perform a quick format" and click on "Next".
14. Click on "Finish" to complete partitioning. Your partition will be formatted
now and is ready-to-use.
Note: If you select NTFS as file system, the data of your Mobile Hard
Drive can be read only under Mac OS X. There is no possibility to
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5.4 Partitioning your Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive under Mac OS X
1. Open the "Disk Utility". This can be found in "Applications" —> "Utilities".
2. Click on the tab "Partition".
Here you can setup the partition settings and partition the drive according to
your settings (e.g. Mac OS Extended). Detailed information how to use the Disk
Utility can be found in the help: