Buffalo Technology HD-PHU2/BST manual

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    Unpacking and Setup This section provides unpacking and setup information for Portable Hard Disk Drive. Open the shipping carton of Portable Hard Disk Drive and carefully unpack its contents. The carton should contain the following items: Main Unit (Portable Hard Disk Drive) 1 Power Adapter 1 USB Cable 1 Quick Setup Guide (this user ’s guide) 1 I[...]

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    2 Portable Hard Disk Drive Setup Windows 2000 & XP In Windows 2000 and XP , the Portable Hard Disk Drive will automatically install upon power-on. Connect the included USB cable into the USB port on the back of Portable Hard Disk Drive. Connect the USB cable into the USB port on the computer or device you are adding the Portable Hard Disk Drive[...]

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    3 Portable Hard Disk Drive Setup Open ‘My Computer ’ and the new drive will be present. By default it will pick the fi rst available drive letter and will be named ‘Local Disk’. The Portable Hard Disk Drive comes pre-formatted so you may begin using it immediately . The Portable Hard Disk Drive requires drivers to run with Windows 98SE and[...]

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    4 Portable Hard Disk Drive Setup Macintosh In MacOS the volume will mount right on the desktop as an icon. Double clicking on it will provide instant access to the Hard Disk Drive. Connect the included USB cable into the USB port on the back of Portable Hard Disk Drive. Connect the USB cable into the USB port on the computer or device you are addin[...]

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    5 Portable Hard Disk Drive Setup The Power Booster Cabal should be used if your computer ’s USB connector cannot supply enough power to the Portable Hard Disk Drive. It is not a required accessory for most computers, but for best reliability and performance, please use the Power Booster Cable. CAUTION : Please confi rm that the Power Booster Cab[...]

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    6 T echnical Suppor t Buffalo T echnology offers toll-free technical support 24 hours a day , 7 days a week for this product. Customers in the United States and Canada may obtain technical support using the following information: Web: www .buffalotech.com E-mail: info@buf falotech.com T elephone: 866-752-6210 (USA & Canada only) FCC Warning Thi[...]

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    7 Buffalo T echnology (USA) products come with a one-year limited warranty from the date of purchase. Buffalo T echnology (USA) warrants to the original purchaser the product; good operating condition for the warranty period. This warranty does not include non-Buffalo T echnology (USA) installed components. If the Buffalo product malfunctions durin[...]

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    T echnical Support is available 24 hours a day , 7 days a week (USA / Canada) T oll-Free: 866-752-6210 email: info@buffalotech.com ©2005, Buffalo T echnology (USA), Inc. 4030 W . Braker Ln. Suite 120 Austin, T exas 78759 T el: 800-456-9799 Fax: 512-794-8606[...]