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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
Figure H
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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

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Chapter 7
Technical Information
7.1 Features and Advantage of the MicroGB 800 Super 800
Over Voltage Protection (OVP) with a limit of 10% before shut down (max 30V). Protection for
device or hard drive damage, caused by sudden voltage spikes in the power supply and wrong or
faulty power adapter.
Indication: blue LED off, red LED on
Low Voltage Detection (LVD) indicating insufficient power supply. Possible case, low bus power,
sudden voltage slump in the power supply or faulty power adapter.
Indication: blue LED on, red LED on
Connector Polarity Protection to prevent any damage to the device or hard drive caused by
using a wrong adapter or PS2 cable (correct: internal+, external-).
Automatic Detection of the Interface used, which means that there is no mechanical switch
required. The first cable detached will be the one used by the system until unplugged. If a second
cable is plugged in, it will not affect the system at all and can be used as soon as the main cable
is unplugged.
Bus Power supported for 2.5” devices (FireWire only), although it still depends on the
complete environment (type and size of hard drive, computer and length of cable) if the hard drive
can be used with bus power only or not.
7.2 Troubleshooting
A special feature are the LED indicators, please consult the following table for details.
Green LED
Red LED
Status ON, working normal
ON
OFF
Status ON, low power detection warning (LVD)
ON
ON
Status ON, over voltage protection warning (OVP)
OFF
ON
Status OFF or faulty bridge board
OFF
OFF
For compatibility issues and further trouble shooting, please contact your vendor and explain your
problem including details such as OS (Operating System), hard drive (make and model), computer
system (make and model) and any other details that you think may assist the technical support staff to
trouble-shoot your problem.
Before you contact technical support you may consider testing your device on a different OS or Computer
first.

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7.3 Performance Test
Test Computer
Motherboard Iwill MPX2 VER:1.5
CPU Processor AMD Athlon (tm) XP 2000+
CPU Speed 1.66 GHz
System RAM (MB) 256MB
1394
b
Host Controller
Macpower 1394b V1.0 TI TSB82AA2 (PCI expansion card)
USB 2.0 Host Controller NEC D720100AGM USB 2.0 (PCI expansion card）
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Hard Drive
Model RPM Capacity Remark
IC25N080ATMR04-0 4200 RPM 80GB Hitachi
Test Data
Model Read Write File Copy Unit Interface
MP-FBHUB2O - 922 19.9 21.1 100MB Mbytes USB 2.0
MP-FBHUB2O - 922 19.6 30.5 100MB Mbytes 1394b
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differences between the product mentioned in this manual and the actual product you may have received.