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Connecting the drive 1 Connect one end of the power cord to the power supply socket on the back of the external drive and the other end to an electrical outlet. 2 Attach one end of the USB cable to the port on the back of the drive and the other end to an available USB port on the back of your desktop or notebook computer. Warning: Do not connect the USB OR cable to any USB ports on the front of your desktop computer or monitor, as it could cause the external hard drive to malfunction. 3 Press the power button on the back of the external drive to turn it on. After the operating system assigns a letter to the drive, it is ready to use. (A letter will be assigned only the first time you start the drive.) A green light on the top of the drive will illuminate to indicate drive activity. Activity light Disconnecting the drive Note: You must close all open windows on the Seagate External Hard Drive in order to disconnect it. To prevent data loss, close all computer applications prior to disconnecting or turning off the Seagate External Hard Drive. 1 Double-click the Windows Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the lower right corner of your monitor. (Hint: You can also right-click on the icon and select USB Mass Storage Device from the pop-up dialog box.) 3 Highlight the Seagate External Drive USB Device and click OK. You will receive a message that the USB Mass Storage Device can now be safely removed from the system. 2 Highlight USB Mass Storage Device or the Seagate External Drive USB Device and click Stop. 4 Turn off the power to the hard drive and disconnect from the computer (if desired).

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Connecting the drive
Disconnecting the drive
Double-click the Windows Unplug or Eject
Hardware icon in the lower right corner of
your monitor.
(Hint: You can also right-click on the icon
and select USB Mass Storage Device from
the pop-up dialog box.)
Note: You must close all open windows on the Seagate External Hard Drive in order to disconnect it. To prevent data loss,
close all computer applications prior to disconnecting or turning off the Seagate External Hard Drive.
Connect one end of the power cord to
the power supply socket on the back of
the external drive and the other end to
an electrical outlet.
Attach one end of the USB cable to
the port on the back of the drive and
the other end to an available USB
port on the
back
of your desktop
or notebook computer.
Warning: Do not connect the USB
cable to any USB ports on the front
of your desktop computer or monitor,
as it could cause the external hard
drive to malfunction.
OR
Press the power button on the back
of the external drive to turn it on. After
the operating system assigns a letter
to the drive, it is ready to use. (A letter
will be assigned only the first time you
start the drive.)
A green light on the top of the drive will
illuminate to indicate drive activity.
Activity light
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Highlight the Seagate External Drive USB Device and click
OK
.
You will receive a message that the USB Mass Storage Device
can now be safely removed from the system.
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Highlight USB Mass Storage Device or the Seagate External
Drive USB Device and click
Stop
.
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Turn off the power to the hard drive and disconnect from the
computer (if desired).
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