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Setup
Your Portable External Hard Drive
comes with a special USB cable.
This cable is shaped like the letter
‘Y’ with one USB connector on
one end of the cable and two
connectors at the other end of the
cable. This cable supplies power
to the drive and handles the data
going between the drive and your
computer—this means you don’t
have any other cables to connect.
comes with a special USB cable.
This cable is shaped like the letter
‘Y’ with one USB connector on
one end of the cable and two
connectors at the other end of the
cable. This cable supplies power
to the drive and handles the data
going between the drive and your
computer—this means you don’t
have any other cables to connect.
1. Connect one end of the
USB ‘Y’ cable to your Portable
drive and the connector end
labelled “Data + Power” to any
one of the USB ports on your
computer. The drive does not
have a power switch, so if
your computer is powered on,
the drive will begin spinning
as soon as you connect it to
your computer.
USB ‘Y’ cable to your Portable
drive and the connector end
labelled “Data + Power” to any
one of the USB ports on your
computer. The drive does not
have a power switch, so if
your computer is powered on,
the drive will begin spinning
as soon as you connect it to
your computer.
Note: If your computer does not supply
enough power to the drive through the
one USB “Data + Power” connector, plug
in the unused connector on the ‘Y’ cable
to another USB port on your computer
(or a powered USB hub). This additional
connection may be needed to provide
additional power to the drive and is only
required if connecting the “Data + Power”
connector alone does not power up
the drive.
enough power to the drive through the
one USB “Data + Power” connector, plug
in the unused connector on the ‘Y’ cable
to another USB port on your computer
(or a powered USB hub). This additional
connection may be needed to provide
additional power to the drive and is only
required if connecting the “Data + Power”
connector alone does not power up
the drive.
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Portable External Hard Drive
USB 1.1 connectors
only support transfer
rates of 12 Mbits/sec.
This is not ideal for disc
drives. To take advantage
of the speed of this disc
drive, connect it to a
computer that supports
high-speed USB 2.0.
High-speed USB 2.0
supports transfer rates
up to 480 Mbits/sec
(40 times faster than
USB 1.1).
only support transfer
rates of 12 Mbits/sec.
This is not ideal for disc
drives. To take advantage
of the speed of this disc
drive, connect it to a
computer that supports
high-speed USB 2.0.
High-speed USB 2.0
supports transfer rates
up to 480 Mbits/sec
(40 times faster than
USB 1.1).
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Note. A DC receptacle is
available near the USB
connector on the
portable hard drive to
enable the use of an
external DC power sup-
ply. This power supply
may be used to provide
necessary power to the
portable hard drive in the
event an extra USB port
is not available or the
USB port(s) don’t provide
enough power. See page
22 for specifications.
available near the USB
connector on the
portable hard drive to
enable the use of an
external DC power sup-
ply. This power supply
may be used to provide
necessary power to the
portable hard drive in the
event an extra USB port
is not available or the
USB port(s) don’t provide
enough power. See page
22 for specifications.