Seagate Personal Storage 3000DV Style B Installation Guide (Windows) - Page 1

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 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 Personal Storage 3000DV: Installation Guide Microsoft Windows 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). Figure 1 Power Connector Hook-up 3. Connect the female end of the electric cord into the power adapter (Figure 2). Figure 2 Power Adapter Hook-up 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). 3 Windows Software Setup Windows Me, 2000 and XP Only Once you have connected the drive to your computer as described in section 2, your system will automatically install the proper drivers. Please allow up to two minutes for your system to recognize 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 performance 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 format. Further information is provided in the section titled Formatting Your Drive. Your installation is now complete. Further information is provided in section 4 - Operating Tips. Windows 98SE Only Once you have connected the drive to your computer 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 existing 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. 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. Figure 3 1394 Interface Cable Hook-up Reattaching the Product To reattach the Personal Storage product, simply reinsert 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 Windows 2000 and XP. The following table shows where to find the power management 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 Edition Spinning down external hard drives not supported by operating system. Windows 98 Second Edition Spinning down external hard drives not supported by operating system. Continued