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and Recovery software," on page 5. To install the Rescue and Recovery software, see "Rescue and Recovery installation" on page 6. If you do not intend to use the included Rescue and Recovery software, then your drive is ready to use, no additional software install is required. To disable the autolaunch, click Do not show this again in the lower-left hand corner of the browser window, disconnect the drive, and then reconnect the drive. Note: Depending on the amount of data that is being backed up, the Rescue and Recovery installation can require a substantial amount of time. This is especially true when backing up using a USB 1.1 connection. Interrupting a Rescue and Recovery installation may result in data loss. Making your drive bootable Your drive can be configured to be bootable on systems that have boot-to-USB BIOS support. Typically, the BIOS will detect the drive as ″HDD-1″ or ″IBM-(USB).″ To add the IBM Portable 40 GB Hard Disk Drive with Rescue and Recovery to your computer startup sequence, you will need to use your computer BIOS setup utility. For information on using the BIOS setup utility, refer to the documentation that came with your computer. If you are having a problem, be sure to check that you have the latest BIOS installed on your computer. For a list of computers that support booting through BIOS to USB storage devices, refer to the http://www.ibm.com/pc/support IBM support Web site. Note: Please make sure to read "Creating Rescue and Recovery media" on page 7 before trying to make your drive bootable. Disconnecting the drive from your computer To disconnect the drive in Windows 2000, complete the following procedure. If you are using Windows XP, only perform steps 3 and 4 below. 1. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray. 2. Click the USB Mass Storage Device icon to stop the device. 3. Turn the drive power switch to the off position. 4. Disconnect the cables. Maintaining the drive Use the following maintenance guidelines for your drive. v Do not drop or shock the drive. v Use the drive power switch to turn off the drive when you are not using it. v Do not operate or store the drive near strong magnetic fields. v Do not expose the drive to liquids, extreme temperatures, or humidity. v Do not use any power cables or adapters that are not included in this option package. Chapter 1. Hardware User's Guide 3

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and
Recovery
software,”
on
page
5.
To
install
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
software,
see
“Rescue
and
Recovery
installation”
on
page
6.
If
you
do
not
intend
to
use
the
included
Rescue
and
Recovery
software,
then
your
drive
is
ready
to
use,
no
additional
software
install
is
required.
To
disable
the
autolaunch,
click
Do
not
show
this
again
in
the
lower-left
hand
corner
of
the
browser
window,
disconnect
the
drive,
and
then
reconnect
the
drive.
Note:
Depending
on
the
amount
of
data
that
is
being
backed
up,
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
installation
can
require
a
substantial
amount
of
time.
This
is
especially
true
when
backing
up
using
a
USB
1.1
connection.
Interrupting
a
Rescue
and
Recovery
installation
may
result
in
data
loss.
Making
your
drive
bootable
Your
drive
can
be
configured
to
be
bootable
on
systems
that
have
boot-to-USB
BIOS
support.
Typically,
the
BIOS
will
detect
the
drive
as
″
HDD-1
″
or
″
IBM-(USB).
″
To
add
the
IBM
Portable
40
GB
Hard
Disk
Drive
with
Rescue
and
Recovery
to
your
computer
startup
sequence,
you
will
need
to
use
your
computer
BIOS
setup
utility.
For
information
on
using
the
BIOS
setup
utility,
refer
to
the
documentation
that
came
with
your
computer.
If
you
are
having
a
problem,
be
sure
to
check
that
you
have
the
latest
BIOS
installed
on
your
computer.
For
a
list
of
computers
that
support
booting
through
BIOS
to
USB
storage
devices,
refer
to
the
IBM
support
Web
site.
Note:
Please
make
sure
to
read
“Creating
Rescue
and
Recovery
media”
on
page
7
before
trying
to
make
your
drive
bootable.
Disconnecting
the
drive
from
your
computer
To
disconnect
the
drive
in
Windows
2000,
complete
the
following
procedure.
If
you
are
using
Windows
XP,
only
perform
steps
3
and
4
below.
1.
Click
the
Safely
Remove
Hardware
icon
in
the
system
tray.
2.
Click
the
USB
Mass
Storage
Device
icon
to
stop
the
device.
3.
Turn
the
drive
power
switch
to
the
off
position.
4.
Disconnect
the
cables.
Maintaining
the
drive
Use
the
following
maintenance
guidelines
for
your
drive.
v
Do
not
drop
or
shock
the
drive.
v
Use
the
drive
power
switch
to
turn
off
the
drive
when
you
are
not
using
it.
v
Do
not
operate
or
store
the
drive
near
strong
magnetic
fields.
v
Do
not
expose
the
drive
to
liquids,
extreme
temperatures,
or
humidity.
v
Do
not
use
any
power
cables
or
adapters
that
are
not
included
in
this
option
package.
Chapter
1.
Hardware
User’s
Guide
3