User`s guide

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Connecting with the FireWire Cable
Do not plug a FireWire cable into the drive when a USB
cable is already connected to the drive. This drive will only
operate with one interface at a time. For more information
about the FireWire interface, go to: http://www.1394ta.org.
To connect the FireWi re cable
1. Plug one end of the FireWire cable into any available FireWire
port on your computer or to any other FireWire device that is
connected to your computer.
Figure 10. Connecting to a FireWire port
2. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into an
available FireWire port on the back of the drive.
Depending on the size of your drive, version of OS X, your next
step will vary.
3. Find your version of OS X in the table below to determine your
next step.
FireWire
Ports
FireWire Ports
Table 3: Capacity Under 137 GB
OS Version Message Your next step
OS X 10.1
Message appears
saying OS X is
unable to read
volume.
Go to Step 4.
OS X 10.2
Drive mounts as
“Untitled Volume.”
Open the Apple Disk Utility
located in the Utilities folder
within the Applications folder
on your Macintosh and
proceed to Step 5.
OS X 10.3
Drive mounts as
“Untitled Volume.”
Open the Apple Disk Utility
located in the Utilities folder
within the Applications folder
on your Macintosh and
proceed to Step 5.
Table 4: Capacity Over 137 GB
OS Version Message Your next step
OS X 10.1
Message appears
saying OS X is
unable to read
volume.
Go to Step 4.