Operation Manual

4. Managing the GoFlex Satellite™ Device Managing the GoFlex Satellite™ Device
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To get more information about the selected drive, click Drive Info.
To get help, click the help icon. If you’re not able to find the answer to your question, click
Customer Support to go to Seagate’s Support Web site.
Note: All NTFS- and FAT32-formatted USB external drives are automatically detected and listed in
the My Drives window. It can take a few seconds for the software to detect your drive. If your
drive doesn’t appear, make sure it’s properly connected and turned on.
Updating Your Software
The Software Update feature automatically informs you when an update is available for your
Media Sync software. You can also manually check to see if an update is available or you can
turn off the Software Update feature.
1. In the Drives panel, select the drive you want to adjust and then click Settings.
2. In the Settings window, click Check for Software Update.
The Software Update window opens. Check for updates automatically is selected by default.
3. To turn off Software Update, deselect Check for updates automatically.
4. To check for updates now, click Check Now.
A Software Update window appears to inform you of whether your software is up to date.
If new software is available, you can download it from this window. For more information
about the new software, click More Info.
Changing the Seagate Advisor Setting
You can choose whether to show Seagate Advisor popup messages (special promotions and
Tips and Tricks) in your system tray.
1. In the Drives panel, select the drive you want to adjust and then click Settings.
2. In the Settings window, click Change Seagate Advisor Setting.
The Change Seagate Advisor Setting window opens. Show Seagate Advisor messages is
selected by default.
3. To turn off Seagate Advisor pop-up messages in your system tray, deselect Show Seagate
Advisor messages.
Note: Turning off Seagate Advisor system tray popup messages does not turn off Software Update
Notification popup messages.