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Connecting with the FireWire Cable Do not plug a FireWire cable into the drive when a USB cable is already connected to the drive. The drive only operates with one interface at a time. For more information about the FireWire interface, go to: http://www.1394ta.org. If you are using Windows ME, please move on to the next section: 'To Connect the FireWire Cable' d. The search should return an item called: Update for 1394 Storage Peripherals in Windows 98 Second Edition (242975). Click this link and go to the article. e. Inside this article, click on the link: http:// www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/ WURecommended/S_WUFeatured/1394/Default.asp. 2 f. Download and install this Windows update as instructed. Windows 98SE Only: Make sure you have first installed the Windows 98SE 1394 Storage Supplement. This Microsoft supplement installs a Safe Removal utility that allows you to safely stop a Plug and Play storage device prior to physically unplugging the device. This supplement also includes an update for the FireWire/1394 drivers. Once your drive is installed, look in the System Tray, located at the bottom right of your desktop, for the icon shown in the following figure. g. Later, when you connect the drive to your computer, a window will appear three (3) times called "Version Conflict." Click Yes each time to keep the existing files. To Connect the FireWire Cable 1. Plug one end of the FireWire cable into any available FireWire port on your computer. Laptop Users - Many laptop computers, have a smaller 4pin FireWire port requiring a special 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable (not included). Unplug or Eject Hardware icon If the icon is not displayed, you need to install the 1394 Storage Supplement: a. While connected to the internet, go to the Microsoft Support web site at http://support.microsoft.com. If your computer has a 4-pin FireWire connection, you can purchase a 6-pin to 4-pin cable from http://www.maxstore.com or your local computer store. 4-pin connector b. In the upper left corner, select Windows 98 from the Search the Knowledge Base drop-down menu and click the Show options item. 2. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into an available FireWire port on the back of the drive. c. Select the option to search Article ID and enter "242975" in the field labeled For solutions containing... Installing Your Drive 18

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Installing Your Drive
18
2
Conne
c
t
i
ng w
i
th the F
i
reW
i
re C
a
ble
Do not plug a FireWire cable into the drive when a USB
cable is already connected to the drive. The drive only
operates with one interface at a time. For more information
about the FireWire interface, go to: http://www.1394ta.org.
If you are using Windows ME, please move on to the next
section: ‘To Connect the FireWire Cable’
W
i
ndows 98SE Only:
Make sure you have first installed the Windows 98SE 1394
Storage Supplement. This Microsoft supplement installs a
Safe Removal utility that allows you to safely stop a Plug and
Play storage device prior to physically unplugging the
device. This supplement also includes an update for the
FireWire/1394 drivers.
Once your drive is installed, look in the System Tray, located
at the bottom right of your desktop, for the icon shown in
the following figure.
a
.
While connected to the internet, go to the Microsoft
Support web site at http://support.microsoft.com.
b.
In the upper left corner, select
W
i
ndows 98
from the
Se
a
r
c
h the Knowledge B
a
se
drop-down menu and click
the
Show opt
i
ons
item.
c
.
Select the option to search
Art
ic
le ID
and enter “
242975
”
in the field labeled
For solut
i
ons
c
ont
ai
n
i
ng
...
d.
The search should return an item called:
Upd
a
te for 1394
Stor
a
ge Per
i
pher
a
ls
i
n W
i
ndows 98 Se
c
ond Ed
i
t
i
on
(242975)
. Click this link and go to the article.
e.
Inside this article, click on the link:
http://
www.m
ic
rosoft.
c
om/w
i
ndows98/downlo
a
ds/
c
ontents/
WURe
c
ommended/S_WUFe
a
tured/1394/Def
a
ult.
a
sp
.
f.
Download and install this Windows update as instructed.
g.
Later, when you connect the drive to your computer, a
window will appear three (3) times called “Version Conflict.”
Click
Yes
each time to keep the existing files.
To Conne
c
t the F
i
reW
i
re C
a
ble
1.
Plug one end of the FireWire cable into any available FireWire
port on your computer.
L
a
ptop Users
– Many laptop computers, have a smaller 4-
pin FireWire port requiring a special 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire
cable (not included).
2.
Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into an
available FireWire port on the back of the drive.
Unplug or Eject
Hardware icon
If the icon is not displayed, you need to
install the 1394 Storage Supplement:
If your computer has a 4-pin
FireWire connection, you can pur-
chase a 6-pin to 4-pin cable from
local computer store.
4-pin connector