Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PDHD1000UFSE Acomdata
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QuickStar t Guide E xt e rn al Ha r d D riv e.
1 CONTENTS 2 W elcome 3 Precautions 5 pureDrive at a Glance 6 T echnical Specifica tions 7 Drive setup 9 Connecting the Drive 12 How to unmount and turn off the Drive 13 Three- Y ear Limit ed W arrant.
2 WELCO ME W elcome, and thank y ou for choosing an A comData hard drive. Please check your pack- age contents. If any of the items shown below ar e missing, contact Ac omData Customer Ser vice at customerser vic e@acomdata.
3 PR EC AUTI ON S Please follow the pr ecautions below . F ailure to so do may r esult in device damage, data loss, and voiding of the warr anty . We strongly reco mmend you backu p your d ata. AcomData i s not re sponsible f or data • loss or corr uption; nor will AcomData per form dat a recover y .
4 Windows users What Windows Users need: Windows Vista, XP , or 2000 ( SP4 ) • A f ree po rt for one of the interf aces (USB 2.0, FireWire, eSA T A) that your Dr ive is • equipp ed wit h. What Mac User s nee d: G3, G4, G5 or Intel processor • Mac OS 1 0.
5 PU RED RIVE A T A GLAN CE P re c i s i o n - e x t r u d e d a l u m i n u m c a s e P o w e r /d a t a i n d i c a t o r l i g h t pureDrive Models (Back P anels).
6 TE CHN ICAL SPE CIF ICA T IONS Dimensions Impe rial/US (i nches) .............................................................................4.4" X 1.29" X 7 .4 / 8.2" Met ric (mm) ....................................................
7 DRI VE S ETUP Important Data ca bles can only be plugged in one way . Be sure to orie nt the conn ectors cor - • rectly or you may dam age the d evice and vo id the wa rr an ty . Do n ot use more than on e inter face at a time. D oing so m ay dama ge the de vice • and void the wa rranty.
8 Placing the Driv e on your desk top The pureDrive can be placed on your desktop horizontally or vertically using the sup- plied stand. Place the Drive on a stur dy , flat sur fac e. Do not place the Drive on an unstable or makeshift base, such as a stack of books, that may be prone t o collapse or toppling.
9 CO NNE CTING TH E DR IVE Refer to the illustration below when following the instructions on the next page . (Model PDHDxxxUSE-72 shown) AC A dapter T o AC outlet USB Cable Pow er Port On-O Switch eSA T A Port T o computer or USB hub Pow er Supply USB 2.
10 Step 1: Connect the A C adapter: Plug the smal l, round connector into the Dr ive 's Power Por t. 1 . Plug the other end into an AC outlet . 2. Step 2: Connect the interface c able: Conne ctin g via U SB 2.0/1 . 1 …. Plug the T y pe A conne ctor of the USB cab le into a USB p ort on 1 .
11 Conne ctin g via FireWire … Plug one end of the FireWire cable into a 6-pin 1 . FireWire por t on your computer . Plug the other end into a FireWire p ort on the D rive. 2. Conne ctin g via FireWire 80 0 … Plug one end of the FireWire 800 cable into a Fire Wire 1.
12 HO W T O U NMOU NT AND TUR N OF F TH E DRIVE Never turn off a har d drive or disconnect any cables while it is mounted t o your operating system. Y ou may lose data or damage the drive. Windows users In the Windows Taskbar click t he Safely Remove icon (the icon w ith the green arrow) .
13 TH REE YE A R LIMI TED W ARRAN T Y a c o m d a t a w a r r a n t s t h i s P r o d u c t ( t h e “P r o d u c t ”) a g a i n s t d e f e c t s i n m a t e r i a l o r w o r k m a n s h i P a s f o l l o w s : 1.
14 i n e i t h e r i t s o r i g i n a l P a c k a g i n g o r i n a P a c k a g e t h a t P r o v i d e s t h e P r o d u c t w i t h a d e g r e e o f P r o t e c t i o n e q u i v a l e n t t o t h a t o f t h e o r i g i n a l P a c k a g i n g .
15 CO NT ACT A COMD A T A Address: 901 East C edar Street, Ontario , CA 91761 Phone: (909) 786-4280 F ax: (909) 947-4590 W eb Site: ww w .acomdata.com Customer Service: customerservice@acomdata.com T echnical Support: techsupport@acomdata.com Pre-Sales Q uestions: sales@acomdata.
16 NOTICES C o p y r i g h t s c o P y r i g h t © 200 9 . a l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . n o P a r t o f t h i s P u B l i c a t i o n m a y B e r e P r o d u c e d o r t r a n s m i t t e d in.
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19 A COM D A T A P ROD UCT R EGI STRA TION FORM Cut along the dotted line, fold and seal the form in a number 10 env elope, and mail to: AcomData 901 East Cedar Street O ntario , C A 91761 Name: E-mai.
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