User manual

If the system
doesn’t recognize
the drive, turn on
the power first,
before connecting
the USB/Firewire
cable or connect
the device before
booting your
Operating System.
Win98 does not
support Firewire,
you need to
upgrade your OS to
Win98SE or higher.
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
Win2000 or WinXP with a USB or Firewire connection:
• Turn on your Computer and start Windows
• Connect the Pleiades for SATA and turn it on
• Let Windows search and install the driver automatically
• Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **
Win2000 or WinXP with a Serial ATA connection:
• Turn on your Computer and start Windows
• Connect the Pleiades for SATA and turn it on
• Let Windows search and install the driver automatically
• Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **
Win98SE with a Firewire connection:
• Turn on your Computer and start Windows
• Connect the Pleiades for SATA and turn it on
• Let Windows search and install the driver automatically
• Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **
Unplug Procedure:
• Click on the taskbar icon for external hardware
• Choose your external hard drive and confirm to remove it
** For factory new drives and formatting, see “Partitioning & Formatting”
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