User Guide

hard drive + usb 2.0 & firewire hub +
pushbutton
™
backup for Mac mini
mini Pal
We know you love your Mac mini. But what if you need more? More storage, for in-
stance. Or more connections for your digital devices––printer, scanner, camera, etc.
What about backing up your precious digital photos, music and other files that you
would hate to lose should something go wrong?
mini Pal provides your Mac mini with more storage
capacity, more device connections, and more data protection with Push-
Button™ Backup. And like all good friends, mini Pal offers Mac mini its full
support so that you don’t need one extra iota of desktop space. Every Mac
mini should have an pal like this.
POWER
SWITCH
POWER
PORT
USB 2.0
HUB
USB 2.0
TYPE B PORT
FIREWIRE
HUB
SPECIFICATIONS
• DIMENSIONS:
- 6.5" X 6.5" X 1.55"
- 165.2 X 165.2 X 39.5 MM
• WEIGHT: 2.65 LBS.; 1.2 KG
• INTERFACES / CONNECTIONS:
- USB 2.0 TYPE A (4 PORTS)
- USB 2.0 TYPE B (1 PORT)
- FIREWIRE 400 (IEEE 1394A)
(3 6-PIN PORTS)
• INTERFACE TRANSFER
RATES (MAX.):
- USB 2.0: 480 MBPS
- FIREWIRE: 400 MBPS
• ROTATIONAL SPEED: 7200 RPM
• SEEK TIME
(READ, TYPICAL): 8.9 MS
• CACHE (BUFFER):
- 8 MB (DRIVES @ 250 GB+)
- 2 MB (DRIVES @ <250 GB)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
AS WELL AS MAC MINI, YOU CAN
ALSO CONNECT MINI PAL TO OTHER
MACS AND PCS:
MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• MAC/POWER MAC RUNNING
MAC OS 9 OR OS X
• PUSHBUTTON™ BACKUP REQUIRES:
- MAC OS X V.10.2 OR LATER*
- 128 MB OF RAM
PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• MINIMUM 233 MHZ PENTIUM OR
EQUIVALENT PROCESSOR
(CELERON, AMD ETC)
• WINDOWS 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
• PUSHBUTTON™ BACKUP REQUIRES
128 MB OF RAM
ONE YEAR
LIMITED WARRANTY
CONTENTS
• ACOMDATA MINI PAL
• FIREWIRE CABLE (6-PIN TO 6-PIN)
• USB CABLE
• AC ADAPTER AND POWER CORD
• SOFTWARE CD:
- RETROSPECT® EXPRESS
- PUSHBUTTON MANAGER
- USB 2.0 DRIVER
(REQUIRED FOR WINDOWS 98SE ONLY)
• COMPREHENSIVE, PRINTED
USER’S GUIDE
• PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD
* USERS OF MAC OS 9 AND MAC OS X V.10.1 CAN RUN BACKUPS VIA THE RETROSPECT®
EXPRESS USER INTERFACE.
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