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MicroGB 800™
USER’S MANUAL
Revised July 2, 2007
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction 2
Chapter 2
Package Contents 2
Chapter 3
Hardware Installation Guide 3
Chapter 4
Installation Procedure 5
Chapter 5
Unplug Procedure 6
Chap
ter 6
Partitioning & Formatting 8
Chapter 7
Technical Information 11

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Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 The MicroGB 800 is a slim, compact and outstanding looking IDE to
USB 2.0 & FireWire 800 (1394b) external hard drive enclosure.
The case is made of aluminum and as one of the smallest enclosures available, a
2.5” hard drive with a thickness of 9.5mm fits exactly. Being small enough to fit in
your pocket makes it very convenient for carrying your data while on the go.
1.2System Requirement
a. Hardware: PC or MAC with USB or FireWire interface
b. Compatible Operating Systems (OS) types:
Windows 98SE*, Windows ME
Windows 2000, Windows XP
Mac OS 9.1 and later
1.3 Product Dimension: 12.5cm x 7.5cm x 1.5cm (4.92” x 2.95” x 0.59”)
Chapter 2
Package Contents (may vary between your product and the items stated below)
MicroGB 800 unit 1
DC 5v Power Adapter 1
1394b Cable (FireWire 800 to 800) 1
USB Cable 1
Accessory 1
FireWire 800 CableDC 5v Power AdapterMicroGB 800

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Chapter 3
Hardware Installation Guide
3.1 Exploded View
3.2 Rear Bezel & Bridge Board Removing Instruction
Remove the screws then the rear bezel and pull out the bridge board
Figure B
Figure C Figure D
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3.3 Hard Disk & Bridge Board Assembly
Install the hard drive and fasten it with the 4 screws on to the bridge board
Note: Jumper settings for hard drive set it to “Master”!
3.4 Rear Bezel & Bridge Board Installation
Slide the board back into the enclosure, put the rear bezel in place and fasten the screws.
Figure E Figure F
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3.3 System Set Up
The MicroGB 800 can be used with bus power (FireWire interface only), although some hard
drives or computers might require the power adapter, depending on what model is being
used.
Please note, only one interface at the time can be used. FireWire can be daisy chained.
Chapter 4
Installation Procedure
4.1 Installation on Windows ME / 2000 / XP (USB 2.0)
Turn on your computer and start Windows
Connect the MicroGB 800 and turn it on
No separate driver required, let Windows search and install it automatically
Open “My Computer”, where you can see the external hard drive
4.2 Installation on Macintosh (USB 2.0 High Speed only on Mac OSX)
Turn on your computer and start Mac OS
Connect the MicroGB 800 and turn it on
No separate driver required (except if used under OS 8.6, where the USB support has to be at least
version 1.41 and the FireWire version 2.6)
The external hard drive will show up on the desktop
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Chapter 5
Unplug Procedure
5.1 Windows ME / 2000 / XP
a. Single click (right mouse button) on the taskbar icon (see Figure 3)
b. Click on popup message (see Figure 4)
Figure 3 Figure 4
(external hardware icon)
c. Click “OK” and remove the device
5.2 Mac OS
Drag the icon to the trash bin and remove the device (see Figure 6)
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Attention!!
To assure no accidental data loss always follow the “unplug procedure” outlined in the section
above.
Incorrectly unplugging your device may result in lost data, and the system will display the
following warning messages:
For Windows ME
USB 2.0 1394b
For Windows 2000
USB 2.0 1394b
For Mac
USB 2.0 1394b

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Chapter 6
Partitioning & Formatting
Please be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the hard drive, so make sure you
have a backup! This step is usually only required the first time you install the hard drive or if you
have a factory new hard drive.
6.1 Windows 98SE, Windows ME
DOS command “fdisk”
Type “fdisk” and press Enter Select ”Y”
Enter "5” to change the disk Select the drive you want to format
6.2 Windows 2000, Windows XP
Choose “1” and
follow the
instructions

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Choose the drive you want to
format and right click on it for
further commands
If you want to use it on different
OS, including Mac, we
recommend FAT32
Disk Management Program:
Select “Disk Management”
Follow the Partition Wizard
Right click “My Computer”,
then select “Manage”

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6.3 Mac OS
Mac version OS9.2 (and earlier) does not support creating partitions on an external hard drive. To do that
you would need to purchase additional software. Initializing is no problem on all Operating Systems. For
OSX use the Disk Utility to format and create partitions on your external hard drive.
Select ”Disk Utility “ in the utilities folder
Choose your external drive and format it according to your requirement