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Acomdata Samurai HDD manual

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    Y ou personal, dedicated da ta storage warrior . QuickStar t Guide[...]

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    1 CONTENTS 3 Precautions 4 System Requiremen ts 5 Connecting the Drive to your C omputer 13 How to unmount & disconnect the Drive 14 T echnical Specifications 14 Three- Y ear Limited W arranty 16 Obtaining W arranty Ser vice 16 Contact AcomData 17 Notices 18 Registering your Ac omData Pr oduct[...]

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    2 WELCO ME W elcome, and thank you for choosing an AcomData product. This guide covers all S amurai/ Samurai PRO models. When following the setup instruc tions, look for the instructions that best per tain to your model and situation. P ACKAGE C ONT EN TS Please check your package contents. If any of the applicable items shown below are miss- ing, [...]

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    3 PREC AUTIONS Please follow the pr ecautions listed belo w . Not doing so could result in damage to the device and voiding of the w arranty . We strongly recomme nd y ou backu p you r data . AcomData is not respo nsible f or dat a los s • or co rrupt ion; nor will AcomDat a pe rf orm data recover y . Do no t ex pose the device to damp or wet [...]

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    4 SYS TEM REQUIREMENTS WHA T WINDOWS USERS NEED: Windows Vist a, XP , o r 200 0 (SP 4) • A f ree por t f or o ne of the inter faces that your S amurai may be equippe d wi th. • WHA T MAC USERS NEED: G3, G4, G5 or Intel pro cessor • Mac OS 10 .3 or later • A f ree por t f or o ne of the inter faces that your S amurai may be equip[...]

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    5 CO NN E CTIN G TH E DRIV E TO Y OU R C OMP UTER This section covers the various connection options for all S amurai models. The connection options are differentiated by the inter face used, not by model. On the following pages you can find the connec tion option that per tains to your par ticular situation. When considering a connection option, p[...]

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    6 CONNECTING VIA USB Plug the primar y USB t yp e A connec tor 1 . into a USB por t on your compu ter or s elf- powered USB hub. Plug the mini-USB connec tor into the Drive' s 2. mini-USB por t . Primary USB type A connector (plug into your computer) Secondary USB type A connector (use only if needed) mini-USB connector mini-USB port[...]

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    7 CONNECTING VIA FIREWIRE For this connection, your c omputer must have an available 6-pin F ireW ire port. Plug either end of the 6-pin to 6 -pin FireWire 1 . cable into a 6 -pin F ireWire por t on your computer . Plug the other end of th e FireWire cable into 2. the F ireWire por t on your Dr ive. FireW ire por t[...]

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    8 CONNECTING VIA FIREWIRE USING A 6PIN TO 4PIN FIREWIRE CABLE AND THE USB CABLE Many laptops ar e equipped with 4-pin FireW ire ports. How ever , 4-pin Fir eWire por ts do not supply power . In this case, the Fir eWire connection will transmit the data; the USB connection will supply the power . Plug the 4 -pin FireWire conne ctor 1 . into a [...]

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    9 CONNECTING VIA FIREWIRE 800 For this connection, your c omputer must have an available 9-pin F ireW ire 800 port. Plug either end of the FireWire 800 cable into 1. a 9 -pin FireWire 8 00 por t on your compu ter . Plug the other end of th e FireWire cable into 2. the F ireWire 800 por t on your Drive. FireW ire 800 por t[...]

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    10 CONNECTING VIA FIREWIRE 800 USING A 9 PIN TO 4PIN FIREWIRE CABLE AND THE USB CABLE Many laptops ar e equipped with 4-pin FireW ire ports. Howev er , 4-pin FireW ire ports do not supply power . In this case, the F ireW ire connection will transmit the data; the USB connection will supply the power . Da ta transfers will be limited to 400 Mb[...]

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    11 CONNECTING WITH AN ESAT A C ABLE AND THE USB C ABLE eSA T A por ts do not supply power . If con- necting the Drive via eSA TA, y ou must also connect the USB cable. T he eSA TA port will transfer the data; the USB port will supply the power . Pl ug on e end of th e eSA T A cab le i nt o the 1. Drive' s eSA T A por t. Plug the other end into[...]

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    12 VERIFY THA T THE DRIVE MOUNTS TO YOUR SYSTEM Wind ows us er s: A few moments after you connec t the Drive, it should mount and a new drive icon/letter will appear in My Comput er . Mac Us er s: A few moments after you connec t the Drive, it should mount and a new drive icon will appear on the Desktop/Finder . WHA T TO DO IF THE DRIVE IS NOT DETE[...]

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    13 A C POW ER ED OPE RA TION If your S amurai is equipped with a DC power por t, you can use the optional AC adapter to power the D rive . T his option is partic ularly useful for conser ving laptop batter y power . T o purchase an AC adapter , contact customerser vice@acomda ta.com HO W TO UN MOU NT & DISC ON NE CT TH E DRIVE Wind ows Use r[...]

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    14 TE CH NI CAL SPE CIF ICA TIO NS Dimensions US (inc hes) ................................................................................................................. 5.4 3 x 3. 42 x .75 Met ric (mm ) ................................................................................................................... 138 x 87 x 19 Inter f ace t[...]

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    15 i n c l u D e D w i t h t h e s o f t w A r e f o r y o u r r i g h t s A n D o b l i g A t i o n s w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e s o f t w A r e ; (2) A n y c o n s u m A b l e s ( s u c h A s b A t - t e r i e s ) s u p p l i e D w i t h t h i s p r o D u c t ; (3) c o s m e t i c D A m A g e s ; (4) D A m A g e t o o r l o s s o f A n y s o[...]

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    16 OBT AI NI NG W A RRAN T Y SE RVI CE What yo u ne ed to obt ain warr ant y se r vice: A copy of t he bill of s ale f or your AcomData produ ct; 1. A Ret urne d Merc handise Authori zation (RMA) numb er that is a ssigned to your pro duc t 2. by an AcomData Tech Supp or t Spe cialist . An RMA can only b e gener ated i f the prod uct has b een r egi[...]

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    17 NOTICE S C o p y r i g h t s c o p y r i g h t © 2 009. A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e D . n o p A r t o f t h i s p u b l i c A t i o n m A y b e r e p r o D u c e D o r t r A n s m i t t e D i n A n y f o r m b y A n y m e A n s , e l e c t r o n i c , m e c h A n i c A l p h o t o c o p y i n g , r e c o r D i n g o r o t h e r w i s e , w [...]

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    18 RE GI STE RI NG Y OUR A CO MD A T A PRO DU CT Quickly register online at w ww .acomdata.com. Online registra tion is fast, free, and easy . Y ou’ll get automatic soft ware updates , unlimited free tech support, and up- coming ser vices available only to online registrants . If you prefer to register by mail, complete both sides of the form on [...]

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    A CO MD A T A PRO DU CT REG IST RA TION FORM Cut along the dotted line, fold and seal the form in a number 10 envelope, and mail to: AcomData 901 East Cedar Street Ontario, CA 91761 Name: E-mail: Compan y name: Address: City: State/P rov: Zip/Postal Code: Phone: ( ) F ax: ( ) Date of purchase (mm/dd/y y): ( / / )[...]

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    Name of reseller: Model number: Serial number:[...]