User Guide

2. Left-click on this icon.
On Windows 98/ME a rectangle will appear with the name of the drive fol-
lowed by the drive letter.
On Windows 2000/XP you will receive the alert message "Safely Remove…"
or "Stop…" followed by the drive letter for the device.
3. Left-click on the appropriate device (with the drive letter matching the one
used by the DrivePod). After a few seconds, Windows will give you a message
that it is safe to remove the device.
4. Click OK to this message. The drive will dismount and you can then safely
turn if off (and then the power cord and USB cable can be unplugged if you
want to disconnect the drive).
Mac Users
Drag the icon for the DrivePod to the Trash. The drive will dismount and you
can then safely turn if off (and then the power cord and USB cable can be
unplugged if you want to disconnect the drive).
Figure 7 may not reflect the actual capaci-
ty of your DrivePod.) Click on the drive to
highlight it.
3.Click the Erase tab. You should then see
the display shown in Figure 8.
4. In the Volume Format pop-up menu,
select Mac OS Extended. In the Name field
type in a name for your DrivePod.
5. Click Erase. The following warning will
appear: “Erasing a disk will destroy all
information on all of the volumes of the
disk. Are you sure you wish to erase the
disk....?“
6. Click Erase. Once initializing is complete,
you should see the drive mounted on the
Disk Utility screen with whatever name you
assigned.
7. Close the Disk Utility screen. You should
see the drive on your computer’s Desktop.
Your DrivePod is now ready to use.
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FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8