Seagate Personal Storage 3000DV Style B Installation Guide (Windows)

3

Windows

Software Setup

Windows Me, 2000 and XP Only

Once you have connected the drive to your com-

puter as described in section 2, your system will

automatically install the proper drivers. Please

allow up to two minutes for your system to rec-

ognize the drive.

Your new drive appears in the same way as your

other drives with the name New Volume and a

drive letter assigned by the operating system.

The assigned letter will vary depending upon the

number of other storage devices connected to

your computer.

If you’re running Windows 2000 or XP, Maxtor

suggests re-formatting your drive for best perfor-

mance and operation. If you plan to connect this

drive to a computer running Windows 98 or ME,

you will need to keep the drive in its original for-

mat. Further information is provided in the section

titled

Formatting Your Drive

.

Your installation is now complete. Further informa-

tion is provided in section 4 -

Operating Tips

.

Windows 98SE Only

Once you have connected the drive to your com-

puter as described in section 2, you will be

prompted to insert the Windows 98SE CD-ROM

when the product starts up. You will see 4 Version

Conflict dialog boxes: Click Yes and keep the exist-

ing files. Do not cancel, or the drivers will not load

properly. The dialog boxes will only display the first

time you install the product and may only show up

with the Retail version of Windows 98SE.

For proper operation, you must download two

updates from Microsoft's website. The updates

are titled "Critical Updates Package" and "Storage

Supplement Update". Follow the instructions in

the section titled "Installing Microsoft updates for

Windows 98SE", located on the next page.

1394 PCI Adapter Card

If you are using another brand of 1394 card or

computer with an integrated 1394 interface and

have installed Microsoft’s Critical Updates, you

will need to obtain the 1394 drivers from the

manufacturer of that card or system.

1

Pre

Installation

Thank You

Thank you for selecting a Maxtor Personal Storage

product. Please follow these instructions to take full

advantage of its features.

Handling Precautions

If these handling precautions are not followed,

damage to the Personal Storage product may result –

which may void your product warranty. Please see

the Warranty section for additional information.

• DO NOT open the product. Opening the product

will void the warranty.

• DO NOT bump, jar or drop this device as it may

result in loss of data.

• DO NOT stack this product more than three

units high.

• DO NOT set or operate the product on its side

without an approved cradle from Maxtor. It may

fall over and damage the internal hard drive.

• DO NOT disconnect any cables or power while

copying files without properly unplugging or

unmounting the device via your operating system –

as this can result in data loss and possible damage

to the internal hard drive.

• DO NOT set any liquids or drinks on the product -

as they will damage the internal electronics.

Hardware and Operating System Requirements

for Windows PC

• Pentium II-class or higher

• 32 MB of RAM or more as required by Windows

• Available FireWire/1394/i.LINK (OHCI-compliant) port

• Internet connection (for system updates)

• Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium

Edition, Windows 2000 or Windows XP

Personal Storage 3000DV: Installation Guide

Kit Components

The Maxtor Personal Storage product comes

complete with the components shown here.

Please familiarize yourself with each of these

items prior to installation.

Personal Storage

Power Adapter

1394 Cable

2

Hardware

Installation

Personal Storage Installation

To connect your new Maxtor Personal Storage product

to your computer, please follow these simple steps.

If these steps are not performed in order, your product

may not function properly.

Power Cord Connections

1.

Ensure that your computer is on and running one

of the required operating systems.

2.

Plug the four-pin male connector with the flat

side facing up into the back of the product’s DC

power-in connector (Figure 1).

3.

Connect the female end of the electric cord into

the power adapter (Figure 2).

4.

Plug the male connector from the power adapter

into power outlet.

1394 Data Cable Connections

1.

Plug one end of the translucent 1394 cable into

any available 1394 port on your computer.

2.

Plug the other end of the translucent 1394 cable

into either of the 1394 connections on the

product (Figure 3).

Figure 3

1394 Interface Cable Hook-up

Figure 2

Power Adapter Hook-up

Figure 1

Power Connector Hook-up

4

Operating

Tips

Disconnecting the Product

Right click on the Windows

Unplug

or

Eject

Hardware

icon in your system icon tray located at

the bottom right corner of your screen.

Reattaching the Product

To reattach the Personal Storage product, simply re-

insert the 1394 cable into the product and your com-

puter. 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 Windows 2000 and XP. The

following table shows where to find the power man-

agement feature in each operating system version.

and your

operating system is:

try this first:

Windows XP

Click on

Start.

Go to

Settings.

Go to

Control Panel.

Select

Power Options.

Windows 2000

Click on

Start.

Go to

Settings.

Go to

Control Panel.

Select

Power Options.

Windows Millennium

Spinning down external hard drives not

Edition

supported by operating system.

Windows 98 Second

Spinning down external hard drives not

Edition

supported by operating system.

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