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WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 DataPort™ 250 USB 2.0 Enclosure User’s Guide[...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS P AGE Package Contents 1 Features and Requirements 2 Installation 4 Trouble Shooting 13 Technical Support 14 Warranty 15 i DataPort™ 250 USB 2.0 Enclosure User’s Guide[...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 1 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS · DataPort 250 · Power Supply · Power Cable for PS/2 Port · USB cable · Carrying Case · User’s Manual If you are missing any of the above items please contact the place of purchase to get replacements. For further assistance, cont[...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 F EA TURES AND R EQUIREMENTS · USB 2.0 supports transfer rates up to 480 Mb/sec · Enables the addition of a 2.5 IDE hard drive up to 9.5mm thickness · USB 2.0 is backwards compatible with USB 1.1 · Plug-n-Play, hot swappable · Three ways are provided to [...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 I NST ALLING THE H ARD D ISK D RIVE (DP250) 4 Diagram 1 Rear panel 250 USB enclosure Power Input USB input Diagram 2 1. Leverage the side of the enclosure open with a small screwdriver. 2. Slide the hard drive onto the connector. 3. Close the enclosure by con[...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 Setting up the Drive for Windows 98 & Windows ME To install a drive on your computer for Windows 98 via the USB port you must download the drivers from CRU’s website ( www.CRU- DataPort.com ). On the left side of the page you will see a link titled Supp[...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 Diagram 5 Setting Up the Drive for Windows XP Connect the DataPort ™ 250 to your computer. Check to see if the hard disk drive is accessible in My Computer . If it does not show up, do the following: · Right click on My Computer · Click on Manage · In th[...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 Diagram 7 11 Setting Up the Drive for Macs After connecting the DataPort ™ 250 to your Mac, a new disk should be added to your desktop. If the drive is not correctly formatted you will be asked to initialize it (see Diagram 6). Click on the partition tab an[...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 T ROUBLE SHOOTING For the DataPort ™ 250 to be properly recognized, it is important your computer has the latest available driver updates provided by the manufacturer of your software and hardware. If your USB port was added to your computer via a PCI card,[...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 Limited Product Warranty: CRU-DataPort warrants the DataPort™ 250 to be free of significant defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase. CRU-DataPort’s warranty is nontrans- ferable and is limited to[...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 WWW .CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 Material Return: Any product being returned to CRU-DataPort, either by a distributor, dealer or an end user, for repair or replacement must be accompanied by a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number, which must be obtained by contacting CRU-DataPort’s C[...]
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WWW . CRU-DA T APOR T .COM • (800) 260-9800 Advance Replacement: Advance Replacement requests require an Advance Replacement Authori- zation, pre-approved by a CRU-DataPort Technical Support Specialist. Advance Replacements also require a credit card to secure the product being replaced. Advance replacements will typically ship within one day of [...]