User manual
If the system 
doesn’t recognize 
the drive, turn on 
the power first, 
before connecting 
the USB/Firewire 
cable. 
Win98 does not 
support Firewire, 
you need to 
upgrade your OS to 
Win98SE or higher. 
The MantaRay 
800+ does not 
support Win98/SE, 
you need to 
upgrade your OS to 
WinME 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 (Microsoft Windows) 
Win2000 or WinXP with a USB or Firewire connection: 
•  Turn on your Computer and start Windows 
•  Connect the MantaRay 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 MantaRay and turn it on 
•  Let Windows search and install the driver automatically 
•  Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive ** 
Win98/SE with a USB connection: 
•  Turn on your Computer and start Windows 
•  Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM 
•  Connect the MantaRay and turn it on (in some cases the 
driver must be installed before connecting the device, see 
note on CD or readme file) 
•  Follow the onscreen instructions and install the drivers 
•  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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