Verbatim Store 'n' Go User manual

Store ‘n’ Go
Portable Hard Drive
eSATA/USB2.0 Combo
User Guide
English

2
Intr
o
du
c
ti
on
Thank
y
ou
f
or
p
urchasin
g
this Verbatim
p
ortable hard drive,
f
eaturin
g
the
f
ast and convenient Powered eSATA inter
f
ace. Be
f
ore
y
ou be
g
in to use the
drive there are a
f
ew important things to learn about your new product.
Connectors and Indicators
First familiarize yourself with the physical features of the unit
.
1. Auxiliar
y
Power DC In
p
ut. I
f
the USB
p
ort on
y
our com
p
uter does not
supply su
ffi
cient power to spin up the hard drive using the USB cable
alone, then you may optionally apply additional power
f
rom a second
USB port o
f
your computer. In this case connect the supplied Auxiliary
DC Power Ca
bl
e
b
etween t
h
e computer’s secon
d
USB port an
d
t
h
is
Auxiliary Power DC Input jack. Furthermore, i
f
your computer’s eSATA
port is a standard (non-powered) eSATA inter
f
ace, then you must
a
l
so use t
h
e Auxi
l
iary Power DC Power Ca
bl
e in conjunction wit
h
t
h
e
Powere
d
eSATA ca
bl
e in or
d
er to operate t
h
e
d
rive over eSATA.
2. USB Connector. Use this connector to attach the drive to your computer
via U
S
B.
3
. Powered e
S
ATA
C
onnector.
U
se this connector to attach the drive to
y
our com
p
uter via eSATA. If
y
our com
p
uter’s eSATA
p
ort is Powered
e
SATA (read further below),
y
ou will onl
y
need a sin
g
le cable
c
onnection. If
y
our com
p
uter’s eSATA
p
ort is a standard non-
p
owered
e
SATA
p
ort, then
y
ou will need to connect both the eSATA cable and
the Auxiliar
y
DC Power Cable
.

3
A
bo
ut t
he
Har
d
Driv
e
The hard drive comes
p
re-
f
ormatted in FAT32
f
ormat. This
f
ormat allows
f
or
o
p
eration wit
h
eit
h
er Win
d
ows or Mac OS
.
N
ote: Capacity
d
epen
d
ent on mo
d
e
l
. 1 MB = 1,000,000
b
ytes / 1 GB = 1,000,000,000
bytes / 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Some capacity used for pre-loaded software,
f
ormatting and other functions, and thus is not available for data storage. As a result,
and due to differing calculation methods, your operating systems may report as
f
ewer me
g
ab
y
tes/
g
i
g
ab
y
tes/ terab
y
tes
.
About Powered eSATA
External SATA (or “eSATA”) ports can trans
f
er data at very high data rates (up
to 3.0 GB/s). However, the original eSATA speci
fi
cation does not provide a
power connection t
h
roug
h
t
h
e stan
d
ar
d
eSATA connector. T
h
is is inconvenient
f
or portable external hard drive applications, because it means use o
f
the
porta
bl
e
d
rive requires
b
ot
h
a
d
ata ca
bl
e an
d
a separate power ca
bl
e or AC
p
ower a
d
a
p
ter to
p
ower t
h
e
d
rive
.
Recentl
y
man
y
la
p
to
p
manu
f
acturers have included a combination USB
/
eSATA connector t
h
at can
b
e use
d
in con
j
unction wit
h
a s
p
ecia
l
Powere
d
eSATA Cable to
p
rovide a sin
g
le-cable solution
f
or
p
ortable Powered eSAT
A
hard drives, such as
y
our new Verbatim drive. The combination USB/eSAT
A
connector looks like the
p
icture below, and mi
g
ht be labeled on
y
our la
p
to
p
as “
US
B
/
e
S
ATA” or as
“
e
S
ATA “.
I
f
your laptop computer provides such a combination connector, you can
take advantage of the single-cable Powered eSATA interface by using the
supp
l
ie
d
Powere
d
eSATA Ca
bl
e to connect your Ver
b
atim porta
bl
e
d
rive to
your
l
aptop
.

Nero BackItU
p
& Burn
Essentials
S
o
f
twar
e
Nero BackItUp & Burn Essentials software is included on the hard drive.
Double click the Nero folder on the drive and then double click the setupx
file to start installation. The Nero installation window will appear. Follow up
the set up wizard to install the software. Note: nero BackItUp software is
only compatible with Windows XP / Vista, and Windows 7.
Connect
i
n
g
To Your Com
p
ute
r
This Verbatim external hard drive provides both USB 2.0 and eSAT
A
c
onnections. You can connect your drive to a computer with either USB
o
r eSATA, but not both at the same time. The cables you will need
f
or your
d
esired connection type and the steps to connect are summarized below.
Connection T
ype
C
able
USB
US
B-
A
USB
*
*
Some com
p
uters
ma
y
re
q
uire auxiliar
y
p
ower cable
.
U
SB-
A
++ +
U
SB-
A
P
owered eSATA USB / eSATA
eSAT
A
(non-powered
)
eSATA
+
+
+
US
B-
A

1. Connect the s
p
eci
fi
ed cables
f
or the desired inter
f
ace t
yp
e:
USB
: Connect the included USB cable from the USB
p
ort on the drive to
a
n avai
l
a
bl
e USB
p
ort on
y
our com
p
uter.
Powered e
S
ATA:
C
onnect the included Powered e
S
ATA
C
able
f
rom the
eSATA
p
ort on the drive to an available Powered eSATA
p
ort on
y
our
computer. Your computer’s port mig
h
t
b
e mig
h
t
b
e
l
a
b
e
l
e
d
as “USB
/
eSATA” or as
“
eSATA “.
S
tan
d
ar
d
eSATA (non-powere
d
)
:
First connect t
h
e inc
l
u
d
e
d
Auxi
l
iary
DC Power Cable from an available USB port on your computer to the
Auxiliary Power DC Input jack on the drive. Then connect the included
Powered eSATA Cable
f
rom the eSATA port on the drive to an available
e
S
ATA port on your computer
.
2. T
h
e
h
ar
d
d
rive wi
ll
mount automatica
ll
y an
d
a new icon wi
ll
appear
in M
y
Com
p
uter (Win
d
ows) or a new icon wi
ll
a
pp
ear on t
h
e
d
es
k
to
p
(
Mac
).
Depending on your computer’s operating system and the inter
f
ace type you
are using, the
f
ollowing special notes may apply
:
N
ote 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 non-Hi-S
p
eed USB hub. This does not indicate a
p
roblem
b
ecause the drive is com
p
atible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0
p
orts. Sim
p
l
y
close
th
e messa
g
e an
d
p
rocee
d
. However, in t
h
is case t
h
e
d
rive wi
ll
o
p
erate on
ly
at USB
1.1 s
p
ee
d
s
.
N
ote 2:
US
B or e
S
ATA un
d
er Mac
OS
X 1
0
.2. Mac
OS
X version 1
0
.2 wi
ll
not mount
an
y
sin
g
le FAT32-formatted (MS-DOS)
p
artition
g
reater than 128GB. To work around
th
is OS
l
imitation,
y
ou ma
y
p
artition t
h
e
d
rive into sma
ll
er FAT32
p
artitions, or
y
ou
ma
y
re
f
ormat the drive to HFS+
f
ormat.
N
ote 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
your drive does not mount a
f
ter attaching to a computer that is powered on, then
s
h
ut
d
own t
h
e com
p
uter, attac
h
t
h
e
d
rive, an
d
t
h
en
b
oot u
p
y
our com
p
uter
.
N
ote 4: USB bus
p
ower. Most com
p
uters will su
pp
l
y
sufficient
p
ower throu
g
h the
USB
p
ort to o
p
erate the drive. However, if the drive does not immediatel
y
s
p
in u
p
and mount this ma
y
indicate that
y
our la
p
to
p
is not su
pp
l
y
in
g
su
ffi
cient
p
ower. In
t
his case
y
ou ma
y
o
p
tionall
y
a
pp
l
y
additional
p
ower
f
rom a second USB
p
ort o
f
y
our
com
p
uter. To do this connect the su
pp
lied Auxiliar
y
DC Power Cable between the
com
p
uter’s second USB
p
ort and the Auxiliar
y
Power DC In
p
ut
j
ack on the drive
.

6
Disconnectin
g
Porta
bl
e
Har
d
Driv
e
Your Porta
bl
e Har
d
d
rive is
h
ot-p
l
ugga
bl
e; it can
b
e connecte
d
an
d
disconnected without restarting your computer. To disconnect your
portable hard drive at any time, simply perform the following steps.
You can also disconnect your hard drive at any time while your computer
is powered o
ff.
N
ote: Please be careful to follow the correct
p
rocedure when disconnectin
g
y
our
unit. Simply unplugging the unit without
fi
rst
f
ollowing the instructions below may
result in dama
g
e to
y
our unit and/or loss of data.
For Windows Users
:
1
I
f
y
ou have
fi
les located on
y
our drive o
p
en in an
y
a
pp
lications,
c
l
ose
th
e
m.
2
C
l
ic
k
t
h
e
U
np
l
ug or Eject Har
d
ware
b
utton in t
h
e System Tray.
3
Select your drive from the menu that appears.
4
A
f
ter a moment, Windows will display a message that your hardware
can be sa
f
ely removed
.
For Mac
OS
U
sers
:
1
I
f
you have
fi
les located on your drive open in any applications,
c
l
ose t
h
em.
2
Locate the icon
f
or your drive on the desktop, and drag it to the trash.

7
Tec
h
nica
l
Su
pp
ort
If
y
ou are ex
p
eriencin
g
difficult
y
installin
g
or usin
g
y
our Verbatim
p
roduct,
p
lease visit the main Verbatim Technical Su
pp
ort website at
www.verbatim-europe.co
m
.
From this page you can access our library
of user documentation, read answers to frequently asked questions, and
download available software updates. Although most of our customers find
this content sufficient to put them back on the right track, this page
also lists ways in which you can contact the Verbatim Technical Support
Team directly.
Europe: For technical support in Europe e-mail drivesupport@verbatim-
europe.com or call 00 800 3883 2222 in the
f
ollowing countries: Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg,
Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic o
f
Ireland, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. All other countries call
+
353
6
1 22
6586.

8
N
O
TE
:
Verbatim Limited ma
y
at an
y
time revise the content of this user
guide without
f
urther notice
.
Limite
d
Warrant
y
Terms
Verbatim Limited warrants this
p
roduct 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 warranty
excludes batteries. I
f
this
p
roduct is
f
ound to be de
f
ective within the warrant
y
period, it will be replaced at no cost to you. You may return it with your original
cash register receipt to the place of purchase or contact Verbatim
.
In the followin
g
Euro
p
ean countries, Austria, Bel
g
ium, Denmark, Finland, France,
German
y
, Greece, Hun
g
ar
y
, Ital
y
, Luxembour
g
, Monaco, Netherlands, Norwa
y
,
Poland, Portu
g
al, Re
p
ublic of Ireland, S
p
ain, Sweden, Switzerland and United
Kin
g
dom call 00 800 3883 2222. All other Euro
p
ean countries call +353 61
226586. You can email drivesuppor[email protected].
Product re
p
lacement is
y
our sole remed
y
under this warrant
y
, and this warrant
y
does not a
pp
l
y
to normal wear or to dama
g
e resultin
g
f
rom abnormal
use, misuse, abuse, ne
g
lect or accident, or to an
y
incom
p
atibilit
y
or
p
oor
p
er
f
ormance due to the s
p
eci
fi
c com
p
uter so
f
tware or hardware used.
VERBATIM WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS OR ANY INCIDENTAL
,
CO
N
S
E
Q
UENTIAL
O
R
S
PE
C
IAL DAMA
G
E
S,
H
O
WEVER
C
AU
S
ED
,
F
O
R
BREA
C
H
O
F WARRANTIE
S
O
R
O
THERWI
SE
.
This warrant
y
g
ives
y
ou s
p
eci
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
countr
y
to countr
y.

9
R
i
gh
t
s
Co
py
ri
g
ht © 2010 Verbatim Limited. No
p
art of this document ma
y
be
r
e
p
roduced in an
y
form or b
y
an
y
means, for an
y
p
ur
p
ose, without the
express written permission o
f
Verbatim Corporation. All rights reserved.
A
ll other brands and product names referenced herein are property of their
r
espective owners
.
FCC Com
p
lianc
e
This e
q
ui
p
ment has been tested and
f
ound to com
p
l
y
with the limits
f
or a Class B di
g
ital device,
p
ursuant to Part 15 o
f
the FCC Rules. These
limits are desi
g
ned to
p
rovide reasonable
p
rotection a
g
ainst 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
g
uarantee that inter
f
erence will
not occur in a
p
articular installation. I
f
this e
q
ui
p
ment does cause harm
f
ul
inter
f
erence to radio or television rece
p
tion, which can be determined b
y
turnin
g
the e
q
ui
p
ment o
ff
and on, the user is encoura
g
ed to tr
y
to correct
the inter
f
erence b
y
one or more o
f
the
f
ollowin
g
measures
:
• Reorient or re
l
ocate t
h
e receiving antenna
.
• Increase t
h
e separation
b
etween t
h
e equipment an
d
receiver
.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit di
ff
erent
f
rom that to which
th
e receiver is connecte
d
.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for hel
p

1
0
WEEE N
o
t
ice
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
e
ntered into
f
orce as European law on 13th February 2003, resulted in a major
c
han
g
e in the treatment o
f
electrical e
q
ui
p
ment at end-o
f
-li
f
e.
The WEEE logo (shown at the left) on the product or on
its box indicates that this product must not be disposed
of or dum
p
ed with
y
our other household waste. For more
information about electronic and electrical waste e
q
ui
p
ment
dis
p
osal, recover
y
, and collection
p
oints,
p
lease contact
y
our local munici
p
al household waste dis
p
osal service or
shop
f
rom where you purchased the equipment
.