Memorex TravelDrive Travel Drive manual

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    share. transfe r. User ’s Guide R ev . 1.0A travel drive ™[...]

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    2 Thank you for your purchase of the Memor ex ® T ravelDrive ™ . This user’ s guide will help you get the maximum use and enjoyment from your new T ravelDrive. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. N o part of this manual may be repr oduced or transmitted without the written permission of Memorex Produ[...]

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    3 I. D E SCRIPTION : The Memorex T ravelDrive™ is a portable storage device utilizing a plug-and-play USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface t hat allows it to function as if it were an external drive. Based on USB 2.0 standar ds, the T ravelDrive is useable in either an available USB 1.1 or 2.0 port. Y our computer easily r ecognizes the T ravelDr[...]

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    4 V . T RA VEL D RIVE F EA TURES : The T ravelDrive was designed to provide convenient, easy-to-carry transportable data storage for important files, music, video or photos wherever you go. Some of the key important featur es are: • H IGH SPEED USB 2.0 compliance f or the fastest data transfer speeds—up to 10 times faster than USB 1.1. • B lu[...]

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    5 VII. W INDOWS ® 98SE D RIVER I NST ALLA TION : (Internet access required) IMPOR T ANT NOTE: For Windows ® Me, 2000, and XP users - Go directly to Step 2 – “Using Y our Memorex T ravelDrive” If your computer uses Windows ® 98SE as its operating system, you must install a driver for your T ravelDrive. Installing the Win98SE USB 2.0 T ravel[...]

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    6 Step 2 – USING YOUR TRA VELDRIVE (Continue) Y ou are ready to begin using your new Memor ex T ravelDrive. Congratulations! A. MICROSOFT WINDOWS ® CONNECTING YOUR DRIVE 1. Remove cap on your T ravelDrive and Insert the T ravelDrive into an available USB port on your computer . The blue LED Power and Activity Monitor will light up, briefly flash[...]

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    7 B . APPLE MACINTOSH NOTE: Maximum performance of the T ravelDrive on a Mac requir es Mac OS X or higher and a USB 2.0 port. Mac OS 8.6 to 9.X perform only at USB 1.1 speeds. 1. Remove cap on your T ravelDrive and Insert the T ravelDrive into an available USB port on your computer . The blue LED Power and Activity Monitor will light up, briefly fl[...]

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    8 D. SUPPORT T echnical Support is only a mouse-click away . The installation screen (Figur e 1 on page 5) for the bonus software includes a “Need Assistance” button that opens up a support screen of fering either T echnical Support or a handy F AQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section with a dir ect link to the Memorex website. Y our computer m[...]

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    9 4. I dropped my T ravelDrive on the ground, and I’m worried that I may have damaged the drive. The T ravelDrive is similar to flash media cards and can be used like an external drive. Although your drive is far more tolerant towar ds physical handling than any disk drive or most other forms of transportable data storage devices, it is advised t[...]

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    10 Apple Macintosh Mac OS 8.6~9.x: a. Close all open applications including anti-virus software that may interrupt the format process. b. Click on “Special” on the toolbar . c. Click on “Erase Disk” d. Choose your Format (DOS, Pro DOS or Mac OS Standard). e. Click on “Erase” to start the formatting pr ocess. Mac OS X: a. Close all open [...]