Verbatim PowerBay User manual

PowerBay™
Removable Hard Drive System
USB / eSATA
User Guide
English

2
I
ntr
o
du
c
ti
on
Thank you
f
or purchasing this Verbatim PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System. Be
f
ore you begin to use the drive there are a
f
ew important
t
hings to learn about your new product.
P
ac
k
C
ontent
s
• PowerBa
y
sin
gl
e
b
a
y
h
ar
d
d
riv
e
• Front Pane
l
Loc
k
Key (2 eac
h)
• AC Power A
d
apter wit
h
power cor
d
• USB 2.0 Ca
ble
• eSATA Ca
bl
es
(
one 30cm ca
bl
e an
d
one 100cm ca
bl
e
)
• CD-ROM containin
g
softwar
e
• User Gui
de
• Foot
p
a
d
s (4 eac
h)
Controls
,
Connectors and Indicators
F
irst
f
amiliarize yoursel
f
with the
f
eatures o
f
the unit.
1
. Hard Disk Cartridge. The hard disk cartridge is designed to be easily removed
f
rom the enclosure
f
or storage or replacement. To remove
t
he cartrid
g
e, slide the lock button to the ri
g
ht and then slide the cartrid
g
e out of the enclosure.
2
. Cartrid
g
e Slide Lock and LED. After insertin
g
the cartrid
g
e into the enclosure, slide the lock button to the left to lock the cartrid
g
e in
p
lace. The lock button also shows the activit
y
LED. The LED will come on blue to indicate the
p
ower-on state. The LED will flash
p
ur
p
le
d
uring data access.
3
. Key Lock. Use the included key to lock the cartridge in the enclosure in order to sa
f
eguard
f
rom unauthorized removal
.
4
. Kensin
g
ton S
l
ot. Use t
h
is s
l
ot wit
h
a com
p
ati
bl
e Kensin
g
ton
l
oc
k
.
5. Auto Power Switch. This
p
roduct su
pp
orts an Auto Power feature that allows the drive to
p
ower on and
p
ower off automaticall
y
d
e
p
endin
g
on the
p
ower condition of the attached host com
p
uter. To enable the Auto Power feature, move this switch to the “Auto”
position. To disable the Auto Power
f
eature, move this switch to the “ON” position
.
6
. eSATA Connector. Use t
h
is connector to attac
h
t
h
e
d
rive to your computer via eSATA
.
7
. USB Connector. Use t
h
is connector to attac
h
t
h
e
d
rive to
y
our com
p
uter via USB
.
8. DC In
p
ut Connector. Use this connector to attach the DC
p
lu
g
of
y
our included AC Power Ada
p
ter (10)
.
9
. Power Switch. Once the AC Power Ada
p
ter (10) has been
p
ro
p
erl
y
connected to the drive and an AC outlet,
y
ou can
p
ress the Power
S
witch to the ON position to power on the drive
.
Ab
out t
h
e Har
d
Drive
The hard drive comes
p
re-formatted in FAT32 format. This format allows for o
p
eration with either Windows or Mac OS.
Note: Capacity dependent on model. 1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes/1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes/1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Some capacity used
f
or pre-loaded so
f
tware,
f
ormatting
and other
f
unctions, and thus is not available
f
or data storage. As a result, and due to di
ff
ering calculation methods, your operating systems may report as
f
ewer megabytes/gigabytes/
tera
b
ytes
.

3
L
ocating the Drive on Your Desk
P
lace the drive on a sturdy desk or table that is
f
ree
f
rom clutter that could block air
fl
ow around the unit. The drive can be used in either the
horizontal or vertical position. Please install the attachable rubber
f
eet as shown below depending on which orientation you pre
f
er. In either
orientation ta
k
e care not to
bl
oc
k
any air vents
.
B
undled
S
oftwar
e
The included CD-ROM contains co
p
ies of the User Guide, as well as bundled o
p
tional software utilities as follows
:
• Acronis True Image backup so
f
tware
To install this application on your Windows computer, open the Acronis
f
older on the CD and then double click the setup
fi
l
e
t
o
s
t
a
rt in
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
o
n.
The Acronis installation window will a
pp
ear. Follow the setu
p
wizard to install the software. User documentation can also
b
e found on the CD.
• MachUSB to enhance data trans
f
er speeds via USB 2.
0
To install this application on your Windows computer, open the MacUSB
f
older on the CD and then double click the MachUSB.exe
fi
le to
s
t
a
rt in
s
t
alla
ti
o
n
.
The handler will remain active in the back
g
round and will accelerate USB data transfers whenever
y
our PowerBa
y
sin
g
le ba
y
drive is
attac
h
e
d.
C
onnecting To Your Computer
This Verbatim external hard drive provides both USB 2.0 and eSATA connections. You can connect your drive to a computer with either USB or
eSATA, but not both at the same time
.
Connecting your drive to a computer is extremely simple. Follow the steps below.
1
. Connect t
h
e inc
l
u
d
e
d
AC A
d
apter to t
h
e
d
rive, an
d
t
h
en to a wa
ll
out
l
et.
2
. Next
p
ress t
h
e Power Switc
h
to t
h
e ON
p
osition
.
3
. Finall
y
, connect the data cable. For USB, connect the included USB cable from the USB
p
ort on the drive to an available USB
p
ort on
y
our
c
om
p
uter. For eSATA, connect the included eSATA cable from the eSATA
p
ort on the drive to an available eSATA
p
ort on
y
our com
p
uter.
4
. The hard drive will mount automatically, and a new icon will appear in My Compute
r
(
Windows) or a new icon will appear on the desktop (Mac).
D
epending on your computer’s operating system and the inter
f
ace type you are using, the
f
ollowing special notes may apply
:
Note 1: USB under Windows. If
y
ou are usin
g
a USB 1.1
p
ort on
y
our Windows com
p
uter, the followin
g
cautionar
y
note ma
y
a
pp
ear on
y
our dis
p
la
y
: Hi-S
p
eed USB Device
p
lu
gg
ed into
n
on-Hi-S
p
eed USB hub. This does not indicate a
p
roblem because the drive is com
p
atible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0
p
orts. Sim
p
l
y
close the messa
g
e and
p
roceed. However, in
this case the drive will o
p
erate onl
y
at USB 1.1 s
p
eeds
.
Note 2: USB or eSATA under Mac OS X 10.2. Mac OS X version 10.2 will not mount an
y
sin
g
le FAT32-formatted (MS-DOS)
p
artition
g
reater than 128GB. To work around this OS limitation,
y
ou ma
y
p
artition the drive into smaller FAT32
p
artitions, or
y
ou ma
y
reformat the drive to HFS+ format.
Note 3: eSATA. Thou
g
h the eSATA interface standard
p
rovides for “hot-
p
lu
gg
in
g
” of the drive, some com
p
uters ma
y
not follow the standard
p
recisel
y
. If
y
ou find that
y
our drive does not
m
ount after attachin
g
to a com
p
uter that is
p
owered on, then shut down the com
p
uter, attach and
p
ower on the drive, and then boot u
p
y
our com
p
uter.

4
D
isconnecting Your Hard Driv
e
Your external hard drive is hot-swappable. It can be connected and disconnected without restarting your computer. To disconnect your drive 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.
Note: Please be careful to follow the correct
p
rocedure when disconnectin
g
y
our unit. Sim
p
l
y
un
p
lu
gg
in
g
the unit without first followin
g
the instructions below ma
y
result in dama
g
e to
y
our unit and/or loss of data.
F
or Win
d
ows Users:
1
. If
y
ou have files located on
y
our drive o
p
en in an
y
a
pp
lications, close them
.
2
. Click the Un
p
lu
g
or E
j
ect Hardware button in the S
y
stem Tra
y.
3
. Select your drive
f
rom the menu that appears.
4
. A
f
ter a moment, Windows will display a message that your hardware can be sa
f
ely removed.
F
or Mac
OS
U
sers:
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
f
or your drive on the desktop, and drag it to the trash
.
Tec
h
nica
l
Suppor
t
If
you are experiencing di
ffi
culty installing or using your Verbatim product, please visit the main Verbatim Technical Support website at
w
ww.verbatim-europe.com. From this page you can access our library o
f
user documentation, read answers to
f
requently asked questions, and
download available software u
p
dates. Althou
g
h most of our customers find this content sufficient to
p
ut them back on the ri
g
ht track, this
p
a
g
e
a
l
so
l
ists wa
y
s in w
h
ic
h
y
ou can contact t
h
e Ver
b
atim Tec
h
nica
l
Su
pp
ort Team
d
irect
ly
.
E
uro
p
e: For technical su
pp
ort in Euro
p
e e-mail drivesu
pp
ort@verbatim-euro
p
e.com or call 00 800 3883 2222 in the followin
g
countries: Austria,
B
el
g
ium, Denmark, Finland, France, German
y
, Hun
g
ar
y
, Ital
y
, Luxembur
g
, Monaco, Netherlands, Norwa
y
, Poland, Portu
g
al, Re
p
ublic of Ireland,
Sp
ain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kin
g
dom. All other countries call [phone]
.
L
imited Warranty Term
s
Verbatim Limited warrants this product to be
f
ree
f
rom de
f
ects in material and workmanship
f
or a period o
f
2 years
f
rom date o
f
purchase. This
w
arranty excludes batteries. I
f
this product is
f
ound to be de
f
ective within the warranty period, it will be replaced at no cost to you. You may return
i
t with your original cash register receipt to the place o
f
purchase or contact Verbatim
.
P
roduct replacement is your sole remedy under this warranty, and this warranty does not apply to normal wear or to damage resulting
f
rom
abnormal use, misuse, abuse, ne
g
lect or accident, or to an
y
incom
p
atibilit
y
or
p
oor
p
erformance due to the s
p
ecific com
p
uter software or
h
ar
d
ware use
d
. VERBATIM WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS OR ANY INCIDENTAL
,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES
,
HOWEVER
CAUSED, FOR BREACH OF WARRANTIES OR OTHERWISE. This warrant
y
g
ives
y
ou s
p
ecific le
g
al ri
g
hts and
y
ou ma
y
also have other ri
g
hts which
v
ar
y
from state to state or countr
y
to countr
y
.
F
CC Compliance
This equipment has been tested and
f
ound to comply with the limits
f
or a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 o
f
the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm
f
ul inter
f
erence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio
f
requency energy and, i
f
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harm
f
ul inter
f
erence to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that inter
f
erence will not occur in a particular installation. I
f
this equipment does cause harm
f
ul
i
nterference to radio or television rece
p
tion, which can be determined b
y
turnin
g
the e
q
ui
p
ment off and on, the user is encoura
g
ed to tr
y
to
correct the interference b
y
one or more of the followin
g
measures
:
• Reorient or relocate the receivin
g
antenna
.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit di
ff
erent
f
rom that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
f
or help.

5
WEEE N
o
ti
ce
The Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), which 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 logo (shown at the le
f
t) on the product or on its box indicates that this product must not be disposed o
f
or dumped
w
ith your other household waste. For more in
f
ormation about electronic and electrical waste equipment disposal, recovery, and
collection points, please contact your local municipal household waste disposal service or shop
f
rom where you purchased the
e
q
ui
p
ment.
R
i
g
ht
s
Co
py
ri
g
ht © 2007 Verbatim Limited. No
p
art of this document ma
y
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 written
p
ermission of Verbatim Cor
p
oration. All ri
g
hts reserved. All other brands and
p
roduct names referenced herein are
p
ro
p
ert
y
of
t
heir res
p
ective owners.
C
E Declaration
E
C Declaration o
f
Con
f
ormit
y
I
t is hereb
y
declared that this
p
roduct com
p
lied with the essential
p
rotection re
q
uirements of Council Directive 89/336/EEC and its amendments
on the a
pp
roximation o
f
the laws o
f
the Member States relatin
g
to electroma
g
netic com
p
atibilit
y
.
This declaration applies to all specimens manu
f
actured identical to the model submitted
f
or testing/evaluation.
E
N
550
22: 199
8
+ A1: 2
000
+A2: 2
003
E
N 61000-3-3:1995 + A1: 200
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E
N 55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 200
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E
C
61
000
-4-
2
: 1
99
5 + A1: 1
998
+ A
2
:
2000
I
E
C
6
1
000
-4-
3
:
2002
+ A1:
2002
I
E
C
6
1
000
-4-4: 1
995
+ A1:
2000
+ A
2
:
200
1
I
E
C
6
1
000
-4-
5
: 199
5
+ A1: 2
000
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EC 61000-4-6: 1996 + A1: 200
0
I
EC 61000-4-8: 1993 + A1: 200
0
I
E
C
6
1
000
-4-11: 1
99
4 + A1:
2000
R
oHS Complianc
e
This product is in compliance with Directive 2002/95/EC o
f
the European Parliament and o
f
the Council o
f
27 January 2003, on the restriction o
f
t
he use o
f
certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) and its amendments
.
THI
S
DEVI
C
E
CO
MPLIE
S
WITH PART 1
5
O
F THE F
CC
R
U
LE
S
.
O
PERATI
O
N I
S
SU
B
J
E
C
T T
O
THE F
O
LL
O
WIN
G
TW
O
CO
NDITI
O
N
S
:
(
1
)
THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AN
D
(
2
)
THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION
.