Acomdata PDHD1000UFSE manual

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1 CONTENTS 2 W elcome 3 Precautions 5 pureDrive at a Glance 6 T echnical Specifica tions 7 Drive setup 9 Connecting the Drive 12 How to unmount and turn off the Drive 13 Three- Y ear Limit ed W arranty 14 Obtaining Warran ty S ervice 15 Contact AcomData 16 Notices 17 Registering your Ac omData Product[...]

2 WELCO ME W elcome, and thank y ou for choosing an A comData hard drive. Please check your pack- age contents. If any of the items shown below ar e missing, contact Ac omData Customer Ser vice at customerser vic e@acomdata.com. Please note: eSA T A c ables are available for pur chase from AcomData Cust omer Ser vic e and at your local or online co[...]

3 PR EC AUTI ON S Please follow the pr ecautions below . F ailure to so do may r esult in device damage, data loss, and voiding of the warr anty . We strongly reco mmend you backu p your d ata. AcomData i s not re sponsible f or data • loss or corr uption; nor will AcomData per form dat a recover y . Do no t attem pt to op en, disass emble, or[...]

4 Windows users What Windows Users need: Windows Vista, XP , or 2000 ( SP4 ) • A f ree po rt for one of the interf aces (USB 2.0, FireWire, eSA T A) that your Dr ive is • equipp ed wit h. What Mac User s nee d: G3, G4, G5 or Intel processor • Mac OS 1 0.3 or later • A f ree po rt for one of the interf aces (USB 2.0, FireWire, eS[...]

5 PU RED RIVE A T A GLAN CE P re c i s i o n - e x t r u d e d a l u m i n u m c a s e P o w e r /d a t a i n d i c a t o r l i g h t pureDrive Models (Back P anels)[...]

6 TE CHN ICAL SPE CIF ICA T IONS Dimensions Impe rial/US (i nches) .............................................................................4.4" X 1.29" X 7 .4 / 8.2" Met ric (mm) ........................................................................................1 1 1 .8 X 32 X 188 / 208.3 Inter fac es / t ransf er rat es (m[...]

7 DRI VE S ETUP Important Data ca bles can only be plugged in one way . Be sure to orie nt the conn ectors cor - • rectly or you may dam age the d evice and vo id the wa rr an ty . Do n ot use more than on e inter face at a time. D oing so m ay dama ge the de vice • and void the wa rranty. Y ou CAN use mul tiple FireWire po rts simultaneo[...]

8 Placing the Driv e on your desk top The pureDrive can be placed on your desktop horizontally or vertically using the sup- plied stand. Place the Drive on a stur dy , flat sur fac e. Do not place the Drive on an unstable or makeshift base, such as a stack of books, that may be prone t o collapse or toppling. T o place the Drive verticall y : Place[...]

9 CO NNE CTING TH E DR IVE Refer to the illustration below when following the instructions on the next page . (Model PDHDxxxUSE-72 shown) AC A dapter T o AC outlet USB Cable Pow er Port On-O Switch eSA T A Port T o computer or USB hub Pow er Supply USB 2.0/1.1 Port[...]

10 Step 1: Connect the A C adapter: Plug the smal l, round connector into the Dr ive 's Power Por t. 1 . Plug the other end into an AC outlet . 2. Step 2: Connect the interface c able: Conne ctin g via U SB 2.0/1 . 1 …. Plug the T y pe A conne ctor of the USB cab le into a USB p ort on 1 . your computer/hub. Plug the T y pe B conne ctor into[...]

11 Conne ctin g via FireWire … Plug one end of the FireWire cable into a 6-pin 1 . FireWire por t on your computer . Plug the other end into a FireWire p ort on the D rive. 2. Conne ctin g via FireWire 80 0 … Plug one end of the FireWire 800 cable into a Fire Wire 1. 800 por t on your computer . Plug the other end into a FireWire 80 0 por t on [...]

12 HO W T O U NMOU NT AND TUR N OF F TH E DRIVE Never turn off a har d drive or disconnect any cables while it is mounted t o your operating system. Y ou may lose data or damage the drive. Windows users In the Windows Taskbar click t he Safely Remove icon (the icon w ith the green arrow) . 1 . Selec t the Drive fo rm the pop-up list. 2. Windows wil[...]

13 TH REE YE A R LIMI TED W ARRAN T Y a c o m d a t a w a r r a n t s t h i s P r o d u c t ( t h e “P r o d u c t ”) a g a i n s t d e f e c t s i n m a t e r i a l o r w o r k m a n s h i P a s f o l l o w s : 1.laB or: f o r a P e r i o d o f t h r e e (3 ) y e a r f r o m t h e o r i g i n a l d a t e o f P u r c h a s e f r o m a c o m [...]

14 i n e i t h e r i t s o r i g i n a l P a c k a g i n g o r i n a P a c k a g e t h a t P r o v i d e s t h e P r o d u c t w i t h a d e g r e e o f P r o t e c t i o n e q u i v a l e n t t o t h a t o f t h e o r i g i n a l P a c k a g i n g . a c o m d a t a i s n o t r e s P o n s i B l e f o r a n y d a m a g e t o , o r l o s s o f , a n[...]

15 CO NT ACT A COMD A T A Address: 901 East C edar Street, Ontario , CA 91761 Phone: (909) 786-4280 F ax: (909) 947-4590 W eb Site: ww w .acomdata.com Customer Service: customerservice@acomdata.com T echnical Support: techsupport@acomdata.com Pre-Sales Q uestions: sales@acomdata.com[...]

16 NOTICES C o p y r i g h t s c o P y r i g h t © 200 9 . a l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . n o P a r t o f t h i s P u B l i c a t i o n m a y B e r e P r o d u c e d o r t r a n s m i t t e d in a n y f o r m B y a n y m e a n s , e l e c t r o n i c , m e c h a n i c a l P h o t o c o P y i n g , r e c o r d i n g o r o t h e r w i s e , w i[...]

17 RE GIST ERI NG YOU R A C OMD A T A P ROD UCT Quickly register online at ww w .acomdata.com. Online registra tion is fast, free, and easy . Y ou ’ll get automatic software updates , unlimited free tech suppor t , and up- coming ser vices available only to online registr ants. If you pr efer to register by mail , complete both sides of the form [...]

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19 A COM D A T A P ROD UCT R EGI STRA TION FORM Cut along the dotted line, fold and seal the form in a number 10 env elope, and mail to: AcomData 901 East Cedar Street O ntario , C A 91761 Name: E-mail: Compan y name: Address: City: State/P rov: Zip/Postal Code: Phone: ( ) F ax: ( ) Date of purchase (mm/dd/y y): ( / / )[...]

20 Name of r eseller: Model number: Serial number:[...]