Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product StoreJetTM 3.5 Transcend
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StoreJet ™ 3.5 User’s Manual.
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Introduction Introduction Congratulations on purchasing T ranscend ’s StoreJet ™ 3.5 . This port able, Hi-S peed USB storage device is the perfect data management system for uploading, downloading, storing, transferring and backing up your vital dat a and information.
Quick Instruction Guide Screws x 4 Features Hi-S peed USB 2.0 compliant and USB 1.1 backwards compatible Easy Plug and Play installation Hi-S peed data transfer rates up to 480Mbit.
Safety Precautions These usage and safety guidelines are IMPORT ANT! Please follow them carefully . Y our S tore Jet ™ 3.5 is connected to a computer using a USB B-T y pe (on the StoreJet ™ ) to USB A-T ype (on a Desktop/Notebook) cabl e. Please ensure that you connect the cable ends to the port s correctly .
Product Overview Figure 1. S t oreJet 3.5 Screws x 2 Power ON/OFF Switch Power Jack LED USB B-T ype Port Product Overview 4.
Inst alling a Hard Drive Y our StoreJet ™ 3.5 HDD Enclosure is capable of supporting an IDE, or a SA T A Hard Disk Drive. It is IMPORT ANT! that you match and install the correct Hard Drive to the correct enclosure. Inst alling a Hard Drive If you purchased a T ranscend StoreJet ™ 3.
3. IDE Connection: Carefully line up and plug in the IDE connector on the control board to the hard drive. Do NOT force the IDE connector into the hard drive and do NOT insert the connector at an angle, otherwise you may damage it. After you have connected the control board, attach the power cable to the IDE hard drive.
6. Carefully reinsert the IDE/SATA adapter and its connected 3.5” hard drive into the StoreJet ™ 3.5 and reattach the screws to the top cover. Figure 7.
Driver Inst allation W ARNING! The S toreJet ™ 3.5’ s internal hard drive comes formatted for NTFS. Windows ® 98SE CANNOT support the NTFS file system, please reformat the hard drive to the F A T file system, see the “ Formatting the Hard Drive ” section.
an available USB port. Connect the Power Adapter to the S toreJet ™ 3.5 enclosure’ s power jack and connect the power cable to the adapter , then turn on the unit’s power switch. The StoreJet ™ 3.5 ’s LE D will light up. The “New Hardware Found” dialogue box will appear .
Connecting to a Computer If you want to use the S toreJet ™ 3.5 as an External Hard Disk Drive to upload/download dat a to, or from your computer you need to connect it to a USB port on the computer using the provi ded USB B-T ype to USB A-T ype cable.
4. When the StoreJet ™ 3.5 is successfully connected to a computer and powered on, the StoreJ et ™ ’s Power LED will light up, a new Local Disk drive with a newly assigned drive letter representing the StoreJet ™ 3.5 will appear in the My Computer window and a Hardware icon will appear on the Windows System Tray.
Disconnecting from a Computer NEVER disconnect the StoreJet ™ from a Computer , or turn off the power switch when it s LED is flashing. Removing the S toreJet ™ 3.5 in Windows 98SE Unplug your StoreJet ™ 3.5 from your system directly when dat a is not transferring and turn off th e power switch.
Formatting the Hard Drive The StoreJet ™ 3.5 contains a Hard Disk Drive and can therefore be formatted. The S toreJet ™ 3.5 ’s internal hard drive comes formatted for NTFS. W ARNING! Formatting the Disk will erase all of the data on your S tor eJet ™ 3.
4. Select or specify the available options as necessary, but if you are using Windows ® 98SE ensure you choose the FAT ❖ file system, otherwise select the N TFS File system option to format the StoreJet ™ 3.5 . Click on the “Start” button to continue.
T roubleshooting If a problem occurs with your StoreJet ™ 3.5 , please first check the infor mation listed below before t aking your StoreJet ™ 3.5 for repair . If you are unable to remedy a problem from the following hint s, please consult your dealer , service center , or local T ranscend branch office.
Cannot back up my Mac ™ The StoreJet ™ 3.5 ’ s internal hard drive comes formatted for NTFS. If you want to backup a Mac computer you will need to format the drive for HFS+ using the Mac Disk Utility . Cannot detect the S toreJet ™ 3.5 in Windows ® 98SE The S toreJet ™ 3.
S pecifications • Size (L x W x H): 198.5mm × 123.4mm × 35mm • Weight: Max. 450g (without hard drive) • Storage Media: 3.5 inch IDE, or SA T A Hard Disk Drive • Power Supply: AC input: 100V -240V DC output: 12V/5V Switching Power Adapter • Max.
T ranscend Limited W arranty “Above and Beyond” is the st andard we set ourselves for customer service at T ranscend. W e consistently position ourselves to be significantly above the industry norm, which is all p art of our commitment to Customer Satisfaction.
T erminology adapter .....................................................................................................................................................6, 7 Device that is used to connect one hardware device to another without a loss in function.
USB A-T yp e ..................................................................................................................... .................. 2, 4, 1 1 Normal sized Universal Serial Bus connecter , or port. USB B-T yp e .......................
An important point after buying a device Transcend StoreJetTM 3.5 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Transcend StoreJetTM 3.5 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Transcend StoreJetTM 3.5 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Transcend StoreJetTM 3.5 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Transcend StoreJetTM 3.5 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Transcend StoreJetTM 3.5, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Transcend StoreJetTM 3.5.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Transcend StoreJetTM 3.5. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Transcend StoreJetTM 3.5 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
