User Manual

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THE SSD2go DOES NOT MOUNT
If you are using Windows XP, Windows Server
2003 or Linux you first need to install the ex-
FAT driver.
You can read the installation instructions in the
Installation section.
THE SSD2go DOES NOT WORK ON MY TV
Not all TVs, cars, hi-fi equipment, etc, support
the default exFAT formatting. Please format
your SSD2go as FAT32 and try again.
You can read detailed instructions in the
section Configuring the SSD2go.
THE SSD2go DOES NOT WORK IN MY CAR
Please check the section The SSD2go does not
work on my TV.
CHOOSING A FILE SYSTEM
A file system / format is the way a computer
stores files on a disk. Dierent file systems
have dierent advantages and disadvantages.
Mac OS X, Windows and Linux have support for
a number of dierent file systems.
The SSD2go comes preconfigured with exFAT.
Angelbird recommends exFAT since it works
with most modern computers and devices.
Use the information below to choose the best
file system for you.
exFAT
1,2
Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista /
Windows Server 2008 / Mac OS X 10.6.5
and later
FAT32
3,4
All Windows version / Mac OS X / Mac OS 9 /
Linux. Most TVs and hi-fi sets.
Note:
FAT32 has a file size limit.
The largest a file can be is 4 Gigabyte.
NTFS
5
All Windows versions
Mac OS Extended
6
All OS X versions / Linux.
EXT4
7
Linux
TROUBLESHOOTING
1
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 supported with the
Microsoft exFAT driver.
2
Linux supported with the 3rd party exFAT driver.
3
With FAT32 the maximum file size is 4 Gigabyte.
4
Called “MS-DOS (FAT)” in the Mac OS disk utility.
5
Mac OS X, Linux supported with the 3rd party NTFS-3G driver.
6
Windows supported with the 3rd party Boot Camp IFS driver.
7
Mac OS X supported with the 3rd party Paragon ExtFS driver.