Freshman Mini Manual
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1. the drivers e Open My Computer to see your external hard drive Unplug Procedure e Click on the taskbar icon for external hardware e Choose your external hard drive and confirm to remove it For factory new drives and formatting see Partitioning amp Formatting Ais For Mac OS 8 6 the USB extension has to be at least v1 41 A For save removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lost always follow the unplug procedure If not an error message will show up Copyright 2000 2004 by Macpower amp Tytech Technology Co LTD www macpower com tw Installation on a Macintosh Apple Mac OS Mac OS 9 x or Mac OS 10 x with a USB 1 1 connection e Turn on your computer and start Mac OS e Connect the Freshman Mini and turn it on e No driver installation required e he external drive will mount and show up on your desktop Mac OS 10 2 or 10 3 with a USB 2 0 connection e Turn on your computer and start Mac OS e Connect the Freshman Mini and turn it on e No driver installation required e he external drive will mount and show up on your desktop Unplug Procedure e Drag the external hard drive icon into the trash bin e urn off your device Finder File Edit View Go Window Help Tue 3 48PM NO_NAME 26272 7777 E For factory new drives and formatting see Partitioning amp Formatting 4 You can choose to create several partitions but be aw2. Freshman Mini External Storage Enclosure for 1 8 Hitachi HDD User Manual amp Installation Guide Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ICON KEY THE FRESHMAN MINI AVAILABLE INTERFACES SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PC REQUIREMENTS MAC REQUIREMENTS PACKAGE CONTENTS CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE HDD PREPARING THE ENCLOSURE HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY E 1 23s 2 2 2 4 CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SET UP CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER INSTALLATION ON A PC WINME WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH USB WIN98 SE WITH USB UNPLUG PROCEDURE INSTALLATION ON A MACINTOSH MAC OS 9 OR MAC OS X WITH USB 1 1 MAC OS 10 2 OR 10 3 WITH USB 2 0 UNPLUG PROCEDURE PARTITIONING amp FORMATTING PC RUNNING WIN98 SE OR WINME PC RUNNING WIN2000 OR WINXP MAC OS TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MANUAL 5 5 6 6 6 62 7 re 8 8 9 10 11 11 Chapter 1 Introduction Icon Key Throughout this manual you will see icons on the left margin that denote either Notes or Special Remarks as outlined below A General Notes and Tips Remarks for PC users and Microsoft Windows OS Remarks for Mac users and Apple Macintosh OS The Freshman Mini The Freshman Mini USB 2 0 aluminum enclosure is made for the latest Hitachi 1 8 Parallel ATA Hard Drive Slim compact and simple to use the ideal storage solution for your daily data transfer No hassle with power adapters anymore thi
3. Untitled 1 Size 9 31 Locked for editing GB _ Options Install OS 9 Disk Drivers If this option is not selected this device cannot be used by a computer running Mac OS 9 This option does not affect Classic volumes Select a volume scheme choose a volume name and a file system type and resize the You can initialize this disk Revert fa o 10 Please read your warranty carefully as this may vary between different vendors Technical Questions For RMA and other questions please contact your vendor or check out their online support area About this Manual Images and descriptions used might slightly vary between this manual and the actual product you have Copyright 2004 by Macpower amp Tytech Technology Co LTD all Rights Reserved The information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable Macpower amp Tytech Technology Co LTD assumes no responsibility for any errors contained in this manual Macpower amp Tytech Technology Co LTD reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and or design of the above mentioned product without prior notice The diagrams contained in this manual may also not fully represent the product that you are using and are there for illustration purposes only Macpower amp Tytech Technology Co LTD assumes no responsibility for any differences between the product mentioned in this manual
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5. are that if you want to change this at a later point it s required to format the drive again or use 3 party software AD Win98 SE and WinME do not recognize NTFS formatted drives so if you want to use your drive on those platforms we recommend you to use FAT32 instead AY If you use this device to backup your data using a 3 party software running MS DOS we recommend you to format the drive using FAT32 Partitioning amp Formatting Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive so make sure you have a backup This step is usually only required the first time you install a factory new hard drive if you change the format or want to erase all data on your drive PC running Win98 SE or WinME MS DOS command fdisk press Enter to confirm e Type fdisk and press Enter e Select Y and press Enter e Enter 5 to change the drive e Select the drive you want to format e Choose 1 and follow the onscreen instructions MS DOS f amp f IC WINDOWS gt fdisk Create 005 Partition or Logical 005 Drive Current fixed disk drive 2 Choose one of the following l Create Primary 005 Partition 2 Create Extended DOS Partition 3 Create Logical 005 Drive in the Extended 005 Partition Enter choice 1 e55 Esc to return to FOISK options Mac OS does not recognize NTFS formatted drives to use your device on both platforms we recom
6. mend you using FAT32 If you use Win2000 or WinXP and FAT32 the biggest single partition you can create will be 32 GB To create larger partitions you need to use the DOS command under Win98SE or WinME or change to NTFS format If you can not see the drive make sure the jumper settings of your hard drive are correct the drivers are installed and the power is turned on PC running Win2000 or WinXP Disk Management Program e Right click on My Computer and choose Manage e Select Disk Management e Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for further commands Choose New Partition e Follow the Partition Wizard Lal Computer Management File Adon View Window Help DEE hes E SEE e Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type Fie System status Capacty F Ms System Tools c Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 9 7768 Event Viewer E D Partition Basic FATIZ Healthy 22 09 GB i Shared Folders ESBACKUP Partition Basic FATS2 Healthy T ELEB 1 S Local Users and Groups EI WINME F Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy Active 11 30GB A Performance Logs and Alerts Device Manager Storage mJ Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter 2 si lie Disk Management GEA Services and Applications P lt Disk 1 asic WINME F BACKUP G 19 14 GB 11 31 GB FAT32 7 83 GB FATS2 Online Healthy Acti
7. s unit runs solely on bus power Product Dimensions 8 5cm x 7 5cm x 1 3cm 3 35 x 2 95 x 0 60 Available Interfaces e USB 2 0 High Speed A Mac OS 8 6 users should use USB extension 1 410r later to be able to use USB 1 1 A Package Content may vary depending on vendor amp version System Requirements PC Requirements e Minimum Intel Processor Il 350MHz 64MB RAM e USB 1 1 equipped PC Win98SE WinME Win2000 WinXP e USB 2 0 equipped PC Win98SE WinME Win2000 WinXP Mac Requirements e Minimum Apple G3 processor G4 for 1394b 64MB RAM e USB 1 1 equipped Mac Mac OS 9 1 9 2 10 1 5 10 2 10 3 e USB 2 0 equipped Mac Mac OS 10 2 10 3 Package Contents e Freshman Mini e USB 2 0 Cable e Manual e Screw Package e Driver CD for Win98 SE Your unit might come with an installed hard drive Before opening such an enclosure please read the warranty and any other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so as this might void your warranty Chapter 2 Installing the HDD Preparing the Enclosure Remove the 2 screws for the rear panel not mounted if factory new and pull out the panel with the bridge board as seen on the images below The hard drive jumper settings should be master Be careful not to damage any pins or components Hard Drive Assembly Connect the hard drive and slide it back into the enclosure for the rear panel as seen on the Fas
8. ten the two mages below Screws Chapter 3 System Set Up Connection to your Computer A few tips on how to connect your external storage enclosure Make sure your PCI Host Card is installed correctly Double check that the Host Card driver is up to date If required update your Operating System or BIOS Only one computer at the time can access the drive To use one drive on several computers it can be shared through one computer on the network 1394 network company network Do not cover the Enclosure and leave enough room around it for the drive to cool down Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions Always check for visible damage and defects of your unit and interface cables before using it We strongly recommend only using the cables supplied with your product A For safe removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lost always follow the unplug procedure If not an error message will show up Installation on a PC Microsoft Windows WinME Win2000 or WinXP with a USB connection e Turn on your Computer and start Windows e Connect the Freshman Mini and turn it on e Let Windows search and install the driver automatically e Open My Computer to see your external hard drive Win98 SE with a USB connection e Turn on your Computer and start Windows e Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM e Connect the Freshman Mini and turn it on e Follow the onscreen instructions and install
9. ve Healthy EP Disk 2 E NK M Basic 37 25 GB 37 25 GB Mew Partition Online Unallocated n d gt Bg Unallocated Primary partition Properties ical drive iena Aa i ENS up A If you want to use your drive on a PC running Microsoft Windows as well as on your Mac we recommend you to use a PC to format the drive Choose FAT32 when formatting and do not change anything on the partition or format on your Mac otherwise the PC will not be able to recognize the drive anymore A If you can not see the drive make sure the jumper settings of your hard drive are correct there are no extension conflicts and the power is turned on Mac OS Mac OS9 2 and earlier does not support creating partitions on an external drive To do that you would need to purchase additional 3 party software Initializing is no problem on all Operating Systems For Mac OS X use the Disk Utility to format and create partitions on your external disk e Select Disk Utilities in the utilities folder Choose your external drive and format it according to your requirement Disk Utility File Edit Options Window Help 9 Wed 4 03 PM Disk Utility 1 Disk and 0 Volumes Selected Information First Aid Erase 8 19 14 GB nis Volume Scheme Volume Information 9 2 x Curent O HJ Name Untitled 23 data z Format Mac OS Extended HJ
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