User`s manual

D3 Station External Hard Drive
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Ticking noise is an indication of insufficient power.
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Check the USB cable connection.
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Check the LED light on the External Hard Drive.
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Check the power supply to D3 Station External Hard Drive.
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If the drive is not being recognized, try plugging it into a different USB port.
- USB 3.0
To use the Hard Driver at its Maximum speed, you need a PC or a Host Card that supports
USB 3.0 interface and USB 3.0 Cable.
Type of file system used for the drive, partitioning arrangement, type of operating system, and various other factors can
affect the actual storage capacity displayed by your computer.
(1MB=1,000,000bytes and 1GB=1,000,000,000bytes and 1TB=1,000,000,000,000bytes.)
Q6. I am using a Mac, and I can’t copy files.
Q1. File transfer takes too long.
A1.
Q2. The actual storage capacity of D3 Station External Hard Drive is different than the capacity
shown on the packaging.
A2.
Q3. I connected my D3 Station External Hard Drive, and the computer seems to recognize it, but the
drive won’t show up under Windows Explorer.
A3. D3 Station External Hard Drive is by default formatted to NTFS and will work normally when you connect it
to your computer. However, if the partition has been erased or the file system has been changed to a one that’s not
recognized by Windows, the drive will not appear under Windows Explorer. Try formatting the drive to FAT32 or NTFS.
(Caution : Formatting will erase all data stored in the drive.)
Q4. I am using Windows XP and cannot format the drive to FAT32.
A4. Windows operating systems that followed Windows NT have limited FAT32 formatting to 32GB.
Therefore, if you wish to format your D3 Station External Hard Drive to FAT32, you will need to download a format
utility from our website.
(Caution : Formatting will erase all data stored in the drive. We recommend that you back up your data before proceeding.)
Q5. My computer will not boot up properly.
A5. If you boot up your system with a D3 Station External Hard Drive connected to the computer, it’s possible that
your system’s BIOS is attempting to boot from the External Hard Drive.
Change the BIOS booting sequence or disconnect the External Hard Drive from the system and then try booting again.
A6. If the drive has been formatted to NTFS, data stored in the drive can only be read by Mac systems.
To use the drive on Mac OS X operating systems, use NTFS for Mac Driver or reformat your drive.
NTFS for Mac Driver : Refer to page 10
Reformat : Refer to page 20