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Transcend Information StoreJetTM 3.5 manual

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    StoreJet ™ 3.5 User’s Manual[...]

  • Page 2

    T able of Content s Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 Package Contents .............................................................................................................................. 1 Features ...................................................................[...]

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    Introduction Introduction Congratulations on purchasing T ranscend ’s StoreJet ™ 3.5 . This port able, Hi-S peed USB storage device is the perfect data management system for uploading, downloading, storing, transferring and backing up your vital dat a and information. With a huge storage cap acity and Hi-S peed USB 2.0 data transfer rates, the [...]

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     Quick Instruction Guide  Screws x 4 Features  Hi-S peed USB 2.0 compliant and USB 1.1 backwards compatible  Easy Plug and Play installation  Hi-S peed data transfer rates up to 480Mbit s (60MB) per second  Aluminum case  LED indicates Power On and data transfer activ ity  Driverless (Only Windows ® 98SE needs the enclosed [...]

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    Safety Precautions These usage and safety guidelines are IMPORT ANT! Please follow them carefully . Y our S toreJet ™ 3.5 is connected to a compu ter using a USB B-T y pe (on the S toreJet ™ ) to USB A-T y pe (on a Desktop/Notebook) cable. Please ensure that you connect the cable ends to the port s correctly . General Use  Carefully unpack t[...]

  • Page 6

    Product Overview Figure 1. S toreJet 3.5 Screws x 2 Power ON/OFF Switch Power Jack LED USB B-T ype Port Product Overview 4[...]

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    Inst alling a Hard Drive Y our S to reJet ™ 3.5 HDD Enclosure is capable of supporting an IDE, or a SA T A Ha rd Disk Drive. It is IMPORT ANT! that y ou match and inst all the correct Hard Drive to the correct enclosure. Inst alling a Hard Drive If you purchased a T ranscend StoreJet ™ 3.5 HDD Enclosure that does not have a Hard Disk Drive alre[...]

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    3. IDE Connection: Carefully line up and plug in the IDE connector on the control board to the hard drive. Do NOT force the IDE connector into the hard drive and do NOT insert the connector at an angle, otherwise you may damage it. After you have connected the control board, attach the power cable to the IDE hard drive. Figure 4. Connect the IDE co[...]

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    6. Carefully reinsert the IDE/SATA adapter and its connected 3.5” hard drive into the StoreJet ™ 3.5 and reattach the screws to the top cover. Figure 7. Reinsert the IDE/SA T A adapter plus drive and reattach the screws I nstalling a Hard Drive 7[...]

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    Driver Inst allation W ARNING! The S toreJet ™ 3.5’ s internal hard drive comes formatted for NTFS. Windows ® 98SE CANNOT support the NTFS file system, please reformat the hard drive to the F A T file system, see the “ Formatting the Hard Drive ” section. Driver Inst allation for Windows  98SE 1. Put the Software CD into the CD-ROM (Aut[...]

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    an available USB port. Connect the Power Adapter to the S toreJet ™ 3.5 enclosure’ s power jack and connect the power cable to the adapter , then turn on the unit’s power switch. The StoreJet ™ 3.5 ’s LE D will light up. The “New Hardware Found” dialogue box will appear . Figure 1 1. Found New Hardware 5. The computer will automatical[...]

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    Connecting to a Computer If you want to use the S toreJet ™ 3.5 as an External Hard Disk Drive to upload/download dat a to, or from your computer you need to connect it to a USB port on the computer using the provi ded USB B-T ype to USB A-T ype cable. W ARNING! If using Windows ® 98SE, please ensure you have reformatted the hard drive to the F [...]

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    4. When the StoreJet ™ 3.5 is successfully connected to a computer and powered on, the StoreJet ™ ’s Power LED will light up, a new Local Disk drive with a newly assigned drive letter representing the StoreJet ™ 3.5 will appear in the My Computer window and a Hardware icon will appear on the Windows System Tray. The StoreJet ™ 3.5 ’s in[...]

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    Disconnecting from a Computer NEVER disconnect the StoreJet ™ from a Computer , or turn off the power switch when it s LED is flashing. Removing the S toreJet ™ 3.5 in Windows  98SE Unplug your StoreJet ™ 3.5 from your system directly when dat a is not transferring and turn of f the power switch. Removing the S toreJet ™ 3.5 in Windows ?[...]

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    Formatting the Hard Drive The StoreJet ™ 3.5 contains a Hard Disk Drive and can therefore be formatted. The S toreJet ™ 3.5 ’s internal hard drive comes formatted for NTFS. W ARNING! Formatting the Disk will erase all of the data on your S to reJet ™ 3.5. 1. Plug the StoreJet ™ 3.5 into an available USB port. Connect the Power Adapter to [...]

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    4. Select or specify the available options as necessary, but if you are u sing Windows ® 98SE ensure you choose the FAT ❖ file system, otherwise select the N TFS File system option to format the StoreJet ™ 3.5 . Click on the “Start” button to continue. Figure 20. Format options  If you are using Windows ® 98SE you must format the Store[...]

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    T roubleshooting If a problem occurs with your StoreJet ™ 3.5 , please first ch eck the information listed below before t aking your StoreJet ™ 3.5 for repair . If you are unable to remedy a problem from the following hint s, please consult your dealer , service center , or local T ranscend branch office. We also have F AQ and Support services [...]

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    Cannot back up my Mac ™ The StoreJet ™ 3.5 ’ s internal hard drive comes formatted for NTFS. If you want to backup a Mac computer you will need to format the drive for HFS+ using the Mac Disk Utility . Cannot detect the S toreJet ™ 3.5 in Wi ndows ® 98SE The S toreJet ™ 3.5’s internal hard drive comes formatted for NTFS. Windows ® 98S[...]

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    S pecifications • Size (L x W x H): 198.5mm × 123.4mm × 35mm • Weight: Max. 450g (without hard drive) • Storage Media: 3.5 inch IDE, or SA T A Hard Disk Drive • Power Supply: AC input: 100V -240V DC output: 12V/5V Switching Power Adapter • Max. T ransfer Speeds: 480Mbits (60MB) per second • Operating T emperature: 5 ℃ (41 ℉ ) to 6[...]

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    T ranscend Limited W arranty “Above and Beyond” is the st andard we set ourselves for customer service at T ranscend. W e consistently position ourselves to be significantly above the industry norm, which is all p art of our commitment to Customer Satisfaction. All T ranscend information, Inc. (T ranscend) products are warranted and tested to b[...]

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    T e rminology adapter .....................................................................................................................................................6, 7 Device that is used to connect one hardware device to another without a loss in function. CD..................................................................................[...]

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    USB A-T ype ..................................................................................................................... .................. 2, 4, 1 1 Normal sized Universal Serial Bus connecter , or port. USB B-T ype ............................................................................................................................[...]