User's Manual

Basic Functions
1. Plug and Play
When you plug the device into the USB port of your computer, you will see a
“Removable Disk” icon in the file manager window.
- In Macintosh, once you plug the product into the USB port. You can see the disk
icon in the “Desktop”.
- In Linux OS, you can follow the following instruction to “umount” the device,
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Execute cd /etc/sysconfig/ ( cat /etc/sysconfig/hwconf | more )
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Check the device information in hwconf
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write down the mount point.
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Make a directory in /mnt (ex: mkdir /mnt/usbHD )
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Then, execute mount /dev/sda /mnt/usbHD (if mount point was .dev/sda )
2. Read and Write
You may read, write, copy, and delete operations with the files and data as the same
way as of doing in the hard disk.
3. Write-Protect Switch
When you put the write-protect switch to “ON” position, you cannot write any file
or data into the device. You still can view and read the files and data in the device.
You can switch the “Write-Protect” switch even you did not disconnect the device.
Due to Linux OS limitation, the write protect switch will not work on-line.
4. Unplug
You can remove the device after you finish using the device. However, in Windows
ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, please follow the safe removal procedure.
You can find a safe removal icon in your computer’s notification area.