User manual IOGEAR GHE225U

[. . . ] 2. 5" USB 2. 0 IONTM Drive Hi-Speed Portable External Hard Drive User Manual ® Thank you for purchasing IOGEAR's® IONTM Drive, one of the fastest and slimmest Hi-Speed portable external Hard Drives on the market. IOGEAR® only manufactures high quality storage devices, so we are sure you will be satisfied with your purchase. IOGEAR® is dedicated to customer service and satisfaction, and wishes you the best with your new IONTM drive. To better serve you, IOGEAR® offers an array of additional USB 2. 0, USB, FireWire, KVM, and other peripheral products. [. . . ] In sections of the manual where sequential steps are listed, each action is listed with no indentation. Additional text is included, but indented, to further explain each of these actions. A glossary has been added at the end of the manual so you may look up unfamiliar terms. A few things should be mentioned before explaining the installation procedure: All IOGEAR® IONTM drives are tested before they are shipped. The connectors on a Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 cable designed in such a way as to prevent plugging the cable in upside down, backwards, or into a different type of connector. At time of print, many computers do not have Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 capabilities. To ensure optimum compatibility, please make sure your computer is USB 2. 0 compatible or has had a USB 2. 0 upgrade card added to your computer system. 7 Pictorial Introduction Top View 1 1. The IOGEAR Logo ­ a Mark of Quality 2 8 Pictorial Introduction Bottom View 1 1. Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 Type mini-B Port (female) 10 Installation of Hard Drive If you purchased the enclosure model (GHE225U), please follow these instructions to install your 2. 5" Hard Disk Drive. WARNING: Opening an IONTM Drive with a built-in Hard Drive (GHD225U40, GHD225U60, etc. . . ) WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY. For assistance with your hard drive, please contact your IOGEAR Service Support representative. Please take all proper Electro Static Discharge (ESD) precautions during the installation of your new hardware. For further information on ESD please visit http://www. esda. org. Step 1. Unscrew the buttom two screws of the IONTM Drive. 11 Installation of Hard Drive Step 3. Gently pull the bottom end cap out of the main body of the IONTM Drive. 12 Installation of Hard Drive Step 4. Slide your 2. 5" HDD into the bottom of the IONTM Drive "label side up, " "with hard drive connector pins pointing to the top of the drive. " 13 Installation of Hard Drive Step 5. Gently (DO NOT FORCE) push the bottom of HDD into the top of the enclosure. 14 Installation of Hard Drive Step 7. To complete the installation, simply replace the bottom top screws. 15 IONTM Drive Setup Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 Installation Note: Before you begin, please make sure that the power to the device and your computer has been turned off. For Windows® 98SE users, Insert the IOGEAR® Installation CD into your computer's CD-ROM tray before you begin. (It is not necessary to install a driver under Windows® 2000, ME, XP) Please refer to page 14 after completing the instructions on pages 12 and 13. [. . . ] Setting up your drive: If for some reason you need to re-partition your IONTM drive, you will need to keep in mind that Windows limits the partition size that can be created, through the USB interface, to roughly 30GB when using the FAT32 file system. If you have Windows 2000 or XP you can format the drive with NTFS which has no limit on the partition size. Compatibility Note: FAT32 is compatible with Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME & XP NTFS is only compatible with Windows 2000 & XP Contacting IOGEAR® Service Support If you are still experiencing problems using your IOGEAR® IONTM Drive, please follow the directions on pg. 28 on how to contact IOGEAR's Service Support department for your technical support needs. 30 Technical Support To help IOGEAR® customers obtain the highest level of performance from their IONTM Drive, IOGEAR® OSD OperaService Support team is available to answer your technical questions. [. . . ]