Smartdisk FireWire 800 User Manual

 

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Your FireLite comes pre-formatted for immediate use with Apple Macintosh 
computers running Mac OS.  (It is formatted as HFS+.)  If you plan to use 
your FireLite only with computers running Mac OS, you can leave it 
formatted as it comes from the factory, and follow the simple steps in Using 
FireLite with Mac OS to connect and use your FireLite.   

If you plan to use your FireLite with computers running Windows, or with 
both Mac OS and Windows computers, you should reformat your FireLite so 
it can be recognized by Windows before saving data to it.  (Mac OS can 
recognize hard drives formatted for Windows.)  If this is your situation, 
proceed first to Using FireLite with Windows to prepare your FireLite.  
Then you can follow the guidelines in Using FireLite with Mac OS if you 
also wish to use your FireLite with a computer running Mac OS. 

Note:  Capacity dependent on model. Your operating system may 
report capacity as fewer gigabytes. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes.  

Your FireLite is compatible with both the 1394a (FireWire 400) and the 
1394b (FireWire 800) standards. To connect FireLite to a FireWire 400 port 
on your Macintosh, first locate the bilingual (9-pin to 6-pin) cable that was 
included in your package. Now connect the 6-pin connector of the bilingual 
cable to an open FireWire 400 port on your Macintosh, and connect the other 
end of the bilingual cable to either one of the ports on your SmartDisk hard 
drive.  Your hard drive will appear on the desktop as a new disk.