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User’s Manual Portable Har d Drive s StoreJet ® 25 (Version 1.0)[...]

Table of Contents Introduction ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ...................................................................................... 1 Features ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ............................................................................................ 1 System Req uirements ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ .........................................................[...]

1 Introduction ︱ Congratulations on purchasing T ranscend’ s S tor eJet 25 . This rugged, ultra-portable, hi gh speed USB st orage device is the per fect dat a management system for uploading, dow nloading, s toring and trans ferring y our data . T he comp act S toreJet 25 is ideal f or carryi ng your f iles, folders, documents, photos, music a[...]

2 System Requiremen ts ︱ Desktop or noteboo k computer with a wo rking USB port. One of follow ing Operating Systems: USB 3.0 Models: USB 2.0 Models: • W indow s  XP • W indow s  XP • W indow s  Vista • W indow s  Vista • W indow s  7 • W indow s  7 • Linux  Kernel 2.6.31+ • Linux  Kernel 2.4.2+ • Mac [...]

2 Transporting • Do not pack the StoreJet 25 into luggage without proper padded support. Other items in your luggage may dama ge the drive during travel if it does not have prope r protection. • Avoid squeezi ng or compressing the StoreJe t 25. • Do not place objects on top of your StoreJet 25 . Power • The StoreJet gets its po wer directly[...]

3 Connecting to a Co mputer ︱ 1. Plug the small end (1) of the USB cable into the S toreJet 25. 2. Plug BO TH large ends (2) and (3) of the USB cabl e into an av ailable U SB 2.0 o r USB 3. 0 por t on your desktop or no tebook computer . NOTE : Always plug bot h large ends of the Y -cable into your computer . If only one USB port is availabl e, p[...]

4 3. A new Local Disk drive with a new ly-assigned drive lette r w ill appear, and a Remov able Hardware icon will appear on the W indow s System Tray. The S toreJet 25’s internal hard drive comes pre- formatted t o F A T32, which is compa tible wi th most computer systems, including W indows, M ac, Linux, and more. • Computers running W indows[...]

5 Note: (D:) and (G:) above are example drive lette rs; the letter in your "My Computer" window may differ Note: “New V olume” is an example drive. The drive name on your Mac computer may differ 4. Once connected, you can use the S toreJet 25 as an external hard driv e to transfer da ta to and from your computer . Simply drag and drop[...]

6 One Touch Backu p ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ (Select StoreJet mode ls only ) To enable the One Touch auto-backup button, you must first run the prel oaded Transce nd Elite software (located in the Transcend Elite di rectory of your StoreJet). Once you hav e successfully created a Backup Tas k within Transcend El ite, you can then use the S toreJet’s One T[...]

7 Disconnecting from a Computer ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ NEVER disconnect the S toreJet from a Computer when its LED is flashing. Windows     1. Select the Hard ware icon on the system tray . 2. The Safely Remov e Hardware pop-up w indow will appear . Select it to continue . 3. A w indow w ill appear stating, “The ‘ USB Mass S tor age Device[...]

8 Linux ® Execute umount /mnt/S torejet to un-mount the devi ce. T hen unplug your S toreJet 25 from the USB port.[...]

9 Formatting the Ha rd Drive ︱ W A RNING! Formatting the disk will erase al l of the dat a on y our StoreJet 25. Y ou must have A dmi nistrator Right s to format in Windo ws. Windows ® XP 1. Download the S toreJet Format Utility from T ranscend ’s online Download Center at www .t ranscend.com.tw/dow nloads 2. W he n the dow nload is complete, [...]

10 8. A confirmation window will appear . Press OK to b egin formatting the driv e. 9. The format pr ocess may take a f ew minutes. When complete, an “ O.K. ” m essage will appear in the bottom right hand corner of the window . 10. Click the “ Close ” button to finish and ex it. Windows     7/Vista 1. Download the S toreJet Form[...]

11 4. Unplug all other USB storage devices from y our compu ter . This is to prevent accidental format of a dif ferent USB driv e. 5. Right-click “S toreJetFormatter . exe ” and select “R un as Ad ministrator .” 6. The User Account Contro l window will appea r . Sel ect “ A llow ” to continue. 7. In the S toreJet Format Utili ty window [...]

12 9. Press “St art” .[...]

13 10. A confirmation wi ndow will appear . Press OK to begin formattin g the drive. 11. The format process m ay tak e a few m inutes. When complete, an “ O.K. ” m essage will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of the w indow . 12. Click the “ Close ” button to finish and ex it. Mac ® OS 1. Plug the S toreJet 25 into an avail able USB [...]

14 7. Input a name for y our new driv e (otherwise, your drive wi ll be named “Untitled”) 8. Click the “Erase” bu tton in the bottom right co rner of the window 9. Click “Erase” again to confirm.[...]

15 10. Click the “ Close ” but ton to finish and ex it. Linux ® 1. Plug the S toreJet into an av ailable USB port on yo ur Linux computer . 2. Unplug all other USB storage devices from y our compu ter . This is to prevent accidental format of a dif ferent USB driv e. 3. T ype fdisk /dev/sda (repl ace /dev/sda with your actual USB device) 4. Pr[...]

16 Troubleshoo ting ︱ If a problem occurs with your S toreJet 25, pleas e first check the information listed below before takin g your S toreJe t 25 in for r epair . If you are unable to r emedy a problem after trying the following su ggestions, please consult y our dealer , service center , or local T r anscend b ranch o ffice. We also have F AQ[...]

17 I inst alled an OS onto the StoreJet 25. Why can’t I boot from it? Current USB 3.0 hos t devices do not suppor t operating system boot up. I cannot copy large files to the StoreJet 25 1. Is there enough avai lable disk sp ace? 2. Is the file larger than 4 GB? If so, please see below: The S toreJe t 25 default f ile system is F A T32, which all[...]

18 Specifications ︱ S torage Media 2.5-inch SA T A Hard Disk Drive Power Supply 5V DC supplied from the USB port(s) Connection Interface USB 3.0 (5Gb/s) USB 2.0 (480M b/s) Operating T emperat ure 5 ℃ (41 ℉ ) to 55 ℃ ( 131℉) Certificates CE, FCC, BSM I W arranty Three-year Limited[...]

19 Recycling & Env ironmental Considerations ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ Recycling the Produc t (WEEE): Y our produ ct is designed and manufactured with hi gh q uality materials and compone nts, which can be recyc led and reused. W hen you see the crossed-ou t wheel bin symbol attached to a product, it means the product is covered by t he European Directiv[...]

20 Three-y ear Limited Warranty ︱ This product is c overed by a Three-year Limited Warranty . Should your product f ail under norm al use within three years from the origin al purchase date, Transcend will provide warrant y ser vice purs uant to th e terms of the Transcend W arranty Policy . Proof of the or iginal pur chase date is required for w[...]