SimpleTech hsd1000 Quick Setup Guide

Connect SimpleDrive Portable’s integrated USB cable to 

the USB port on your computer. If necessary, use the 

USB/AUX PWR cable to connect the drive to your 

computer. To connect using the USB/AUX PWR cable, 

connect the USB socket on the cable to SimpleDrive 

Portable. Connect the USB plug on the other end of the 

cable to the computer’s USB port.

SimpleDrive Portable supports plug-n’-play. After connecting the drive, it is ready to use. 

You don’t need to restart your computer or install additional software.

SimpleDrive Portable receives power through your computer’s USB port. If the port 

cannot provide sufficient power to run the drive, use the USB/AUX PWR cable to supply 

additional power using two USB ports.
Connect the USB socket on the USB/AUX PWR cable to SimpleDrive Portable. Connect 

the two USB plugs on the other end of the cable to two USB ports on your computer.

SimpleDrive Portable is formatted as a NTFS volume at the factory—allowing you to 

format the drive and access its files using standard Windows and Mac OS tools. 

However, Mac OS cannot write to NTFS formatted disks.
To enable full read/write access to SimpleDrive Portable from both Windows and 

Macintosh computers, reformat the drive using the FAT file system format. For 

instructions on formatting disk drives, refer to the documentation provided with your 

computer’s operating system.

Portable (see “Connecting Secondary Power”).
Avoid using the USB port on Macintosh computer keyboards. This port may not have 

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