User manual

User’s Manual EN-5
CANVIO PREMIUM
Connecting the drive to your
computer
1. With your computer powered on and fully booted up, plug the USB 3.0
Standard-A connector into a USB port of your host system, or an active
USB HUB.
2. Now, plug the USB 3.0 micro-B connector into the corresponding port of
the drive itself.
< Windows
®
PC >
Immediately,
■ the Power/Data indicator light will illuminate
■ the drive will power up
■ the drive should mount and a new drive icon should appear in “My
Computer”
< Mac >
Immediately,
■ the Power/Data indicator light will illuminate
■ the drive will power up and is ready to use
1. USB 3.0 Micro-B connector 3. USB 3.0 host
backward compatible to USB 2.0
2. USB 3.0 Standard-A connector 4. Power/Data indicator light
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2 3
4
You may need USB 3.0 Express Card Host Controller for your computer if
the computer doesn’t have USB 3.0 port. You also can connect the device
to USB 2.0 port of your computer, However the transfer rate will be
downgraded to that of USB 2.0.
NOTE