Seagate Personal Storage 3000LE Style B Installation Guide

Personal Storage 3000LE Installation Guide for Windows

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P/N: 20163101, rev. A/Windows

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Pre

Installation

Thank you for selecting a Maxtor product.Your

Maxtor Personal Storage™ product is an external

hard drive that allows you to add storage to your

computer to hold and organize your documents,

videos, music, photos, graphics, and more.

Please refer to the reverse side of this installation

guide for product warranty information.

USB Backward Compatibility

The Maxtor Personal Storage 3000LE is backward

compatible and can be used with current computer

systems with built-in USB 1.1 ports. If your computer

does not have USB 2.0 support built in, a USB 2.0

PCI adapter card is required to achieve USB 2.0 data

transfer rates.

Handling Precautions

If these handling precautions are not followed, dam-

age to the 3000LE may result and your warranty may

become void. Please see the Warranty section for

additional information.

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

cause loss of data.

• DO NOT stack device more than three units high.

• DO NOT set the device on its side as it may fall

over and damage the internal hard drive.

• DO NOT remove any cables or power without

properly disconnecting the device via your operat-

ing system – as this may cause data loss and pos-

sible damage to the internal hard drive.

• DO NOT set any liquids or drinks on the device.

Liquids will damage the internal electronics.

• DO NOT attempt to open the device. It will void

the warranty.

Hardware and Operating System

Requirements for Windows

• Pentium II-class equivalent processor or higher

• 32 MB of RAM or higher if required by

operating system

• Available USB 1.1* or USB 2.0 port

• Internet connection (for system updates)

• CD-ROM drive

• Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows

Millennium, Windows 2000 or Windows XP

* Upgrade to USB 2.0 with a Maxtor USB 2.0

Adapter Card (optional)

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Windows PC

Software Setup

Windows Millennium/2000/XP

Maxtor has completely setup your new Personal

Storage 3000LE with one large FAT32 partition.

After you connect the drive to your computer,

Windows will detect the "USB Mass Storage Device"

and install the drivers for it.

Allow up to 2 minutes for your computer to

recognize the drive.

Note that Windows will use its own drivers. Do not

use the Installation CD supplied with this product.

Restart your system.

Your drive is now ready to use.

Windows 98SE

Additional drivers are required to use the Maxtor

Personal Storage 3000LE with Windows 98SE.

Please follow these steps for proper installation.

1. Install your hardware as instructed. When you

connect the drive to your computer with the USB

cable, the Windows

Add New Hardware Wizard

will appear. Click

Next

on this first screen.

2. Insert the 3000LE Driver disk into your CD-ROM

drive.

3. On the second screen, select the option to

Search for the best driver

and click

Next

.

4. On the third screen, select the option to search

the

CD-ROM

for a driver and click

Next

.

5. The Hardware Wizard should find a driver on the

CD-ROM called

MXOFX.INF

. Click

Next

to install

this driver.

6. After a moment, the Hardware Wizard should tell

you Windows has finished installing the software.

Click

Finish

.

7. A couple of information screens will appear

briefly. Your drive is now ready to use.

Disconnecting the 3000LE

Right click on the Windows

Unplug

or

Eject

Hardware

icon in your System Tray icon located at

the bottom right corner of your screen.

Reattaching the 3000LE

1.

Plug the male connector from the power cord into

your electrical wall outlet.

2.

Plug in the smaller end of the USB cable into the

USB connection on the 3000LE.

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Product

Registration

Take advantage of the benefits!

By registering your new 3000LE, 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.

Kit Components

The Maxtor Personal Storage 3000LE comes

complete with the components shown here.

Please familiarize yourself with each of these

items prior to installation.

Personal Storage 3000LE

Power Adapter

USB Interface Cable

CD-ROM

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Hardware

Installation

Personal Storage Installation

To connect your new Maxtor Personal Storage 3000LE

to your computer, please follow these simple steps.

If these steps are not performed in order, the 3000LE

may not function properly.

Power Cord Connections

1.

Ensure that your computer is turned on and is

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 3000LE’s DC

power-in connector (Figure 1).

3.

Connect the female end of the power cord into

the power adapter (Figure 2).

4.

Plug the male connector from the power adapter

into your power source.

USB Data Cable Connections

1.

Plug the larger end of the USB cable into any

available USB port on your computer.

2.

Plug the smaller end of the USB cable into the

USB connection on the 3000LE (Figure 3).

Figure 3

USB Interface Cable Hook-up

Figure 2

Power Adapter Hook-up

Figure 1

Power Connector Hook-up

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