Seagate Personal Storage 3000DV Style B Installation Guide (Mac) - Page 2

3 Macintosh Software Setup cont. To format the drive for Mac OS X 1. Start the Disk Utility program. This program is located in the Utility folder, inside the Application folder of your system drive. 2. Select your new drive from the list on the left. Make sure you select your new drive. This utility will erase all data on a drive. A description of the drive appears in the window. For further information on your drive's capacity, see the description titled "My computer shows less drive capacity than on the drive box label" in section 4. 3. Select the Erase tab at the top of the window. 4. Select Mac OS Extended from the Volume Format drop-down list. 5. Enter a name for your drive in the Name field. 6. Select the check box next to Install Mac OS 9 Drivers. This will allow your disk to be recognized if you start your system in Mac OS 9. 7. Click Erase to continue. An alert dialog appears to confirm the Erase process. 8. Click Erase to start the formatting process. After a few minutes, your drive will be formatted with the Mac OS Extended format. You can now begin using your new drive. If you wish to partition the drive into two or more volumes, you can select the Partition tab in the Disk Utility program and follow the instructions. Personal Storage 3000DV: Installation Guide Macintosh 4 Operating Tips Disconnecting the Product While in the Finder, drag the drive icon to the Trash. Then you may disconnect the Personal Storage product. Re-attaching the Product To re-attach the Personal Storage product, simply re-insert the 1394 cable into the product and your computer. Make sure the product is getting power. Spin down Power Management To minimize the power consumption of your drive while your computer is on, you can take advantage of the power management feature supported on the FireWire interface and the Macintosh OS. The following table shows where to find the power management feature in each operating system version. and your operating system is: try this first: Mac OS X From the Apple Menu go to System Preferences and select Energy Saver. Mac OS 9.x Power management of external hard drives not supported. Power Management When your computer is powered off, you can choose to do one of the following: • Leave the drive plugged in all the time. The device is designed to run with the power on at all times. • Plug the drive's power supply into a power strip with an on/off switch so you can turn your drive's power off to further conserve power. Make sure you un-mount the drive from your computer through the operating system before you disconnect it or turn off the drive's power. Shutting off the drive's power while your computer is running can cause the loss or corruption of data. My computer shows less drive capacity than on the drive box label Hard Drive Manufacturer Capacity Definitions The listed capacity is an unformatted (raw) capacity. After partitioning and formatting, actual storage capacities may vary depending on the operating system and configuration. Maxtor adheres to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST: www.nist.gov) definition of Megabyte and Gigabyte. Examples: • 1 MB = One Million Bytes • 1 GB = One Billion Bytes Operating System and BIOS Capacity Definitions Storage devices are marketed and sold in terms of decimal (base 10) capacity. In decimal terms, one Gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes. Most BIOS's follow this definition as well. However, many operating systems use the binary (base 2) numbering system. That would be two to the thirtieth power, or 1,073,741,824 bytes equals one-Gigabyte. According to the NIST standard, an 80 GB hard drive would contain eighty billion bytes. 80,000,000,000 bytes divided by 1,000,000,000 bytes equals eighty decimal Gigabytes. In binary terms, 80,000,000,000 bytes would be divided by 1,073,741,824 for a total of 74.5 binary GB. However, there are still 80 billion bytes on the drive in either case. Application Information and Additional Help Maxtor's Knowledge base provides a wide range of additional information on use of your drive in typical applications. To locate this information, go to Maxtor's Knowledge base at: www.maxtorkb.com • Select the option to search the knowledge base • Select Personal Storage from the Product pulldown menu. For application information, enter the term "personal storage applications" into the Search Text field and click on Search. For help on a specific topic, enter a topic in the Search Text field and click on Search. 5 Product Registration Take Advantage of the Benefits! By registering your new Personal Storage product, you'll have the option to receive product updates, special offers, and important information about other data storage solutions from Maxtor. Simply point your web browser to: www.maxtor.com - go to the product registration page, and complete the short questionnaire. Product Warranty Maxtor's warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth: Maxtor warrants only to the original consumer purchaser that new Maxtor Personal Storage products will be free from defects in material and workmanship for 1 year from the date of original purchase. For a replacement Personal Storage product, the warranty on the replacement device is the remainder of the warranty on the original device or 90 days, whichever is longer. If you discover a defect, Maxtor will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no charge to you, provided you return it during the warranty period, with transportation charges prepaid, to Maxtor in Ireland, Singapore or the USA. Personal Storage products must be properly packaged in Maxtor packaging or Maxtor approved packaging to obtain warranty service. Before returning a Maxtor product, please contact Maxtor at: +353 1 204 1111 (in Europe) or 1-800-2MAXTOR (in U.S.) to obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number. A copy of the receipt or a bill of sale bearing the appropriate Maxtor serial number and model number may be required for warranty service. The warranty applies only to the Maxtor products that can be identified by the Maxtor trademark, trade name, serial number or logo affixed to them. Maxtor does not warrant any product that is not manufactured by, for or with permission from Maxtor. This warranty is not applicable to: Abuse, unreasonable use, mistreatment, or neglect; Damage caused during installation of the Product; Damage caused by the equipment or system with which the product is used; Damage caused by modification or repair not made or authorized by Maxtor; Product whose Maxtor Serial Number has been removed or defaced; Damage caused by liquids in the product case; Damage to the products' interface or power connectors; Damage caused by use of nonMaxtor packaging; Damage caused by improper or improperly used packaging; Products that are determined to be stolen. THIS WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. MAXTOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, MAXTOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PERSONAL STORAGE INSTALLATION SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED IN THE PERSONAL STORAGE KIT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS NOR THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS THAT THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. No Maxtor dealer, agent or employee is authorized to make any modification, extension or addition to this warranty. MAXTOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, DOWNTIME, GOODWILL, DAMAGE OR REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY, AND ANY COSTS OF RECOVERING, PROGRAMMING OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN OR USED WITH MAXTOR DISK DRIVES OR MAXTOR PERSONAL STORAGE PRODUCTS CONTAINING MAXTOR DISK DRIVES or any software product distributed therewith. Some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or exclusions of implied warranties, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Maxtor may make changes or improvements in the product(s) described in this publication at any time and without notice. This product tested to comply with FCC standards for home or office use. Copyright © 2002 Maxtor Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. 9/02. Maxtor® is a registered trademark of Maxtor Corporation. Other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Maxtor p/n: 20201200/A www.maxtor.com