Transcend Computer Drive manual

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

Table of Contents Introduction ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ...................................................................................... 1 Features ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ............................................................................................ 1 System Requir ements ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ .........................................................[...]

1 Introduction ︱ Congratulations on purchasing T ranscend’ s S tor eJet 25 . This rugged, ul tra-portable, high speed USB st orage device is the perfect data managem ent system for uploading, downloa ding, storing and trans ferring y our data. T he comp act S toreJet 25 is ide al f or carr ying y our files, folders, documents, photos, music and[...]

2 System Requirements ︱ Desktop or noteboo k computer with a wor king USB port. One of follow ing Operating Systems: USB 3.0 Models: USB 2.0 Models: • Windows  XP • Windows  XP • Windows  Vista • Windows  Vista • Windows  7 • Windows  7 • Linux  Kernel 2.6.31+ • Linux  Kernel 2.4.2+ • Mac  OS X 10.5+ ([...]

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 C omputer ︱ 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 or USB 3. 0 port on your desktop or no tebook computer . NOTE : A lways plug both large ends of the Y -cable into your computer . If only one USB port is availabl e, ple[...]

4 3. A new Local Disk drive with a newl y-assigned drive letter w ill appear, and a Remov able Hardware icon w ill appear on the W indows System Tray. The S toreJet 25’s internal hard drive comes pre-formatt ed to F A T32, which is compatible with most computer systems, including W indows, M ac, Linux, and more. • Computers running W indows and[...]

5 Note: (D:) and (G:) above are example drive lette rs; the letter in your "My Computer" window may differ Note: “New V ol ume” 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 tr ansfer da ta to an d from your computer . Simply drag and d[...]

6 One Touch Backup ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ (Select StoreJet mode ls only) To enable the One Touc h auto-backup button, y ou must first run the prelo aded Transcen d Elite software (located in the Transcend Elite directo ry of your StoreJet). Once you have successfully created a Backup Tas k within Transcend El ite, you can then use the Stor eJet’s One To[...]

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 con tinue. 3. A w indow will appear stating, “Th e ‘USB Mass S torage Device?[...]

8 Linux ® Execute umount /mnt/Storej et to un-mount the device . Then unplug your S toreJet 25 from the USB port.[...]

9 Formatting the Ha rd Drive ︱ W ARNING! Formatting the disk will erase all o f the dat a on yo ur StoreJet 25. Y ou must have Adminis trator Right s to format in Windows. Windows ® XP 1. Download t he S toreJet Format Utility f rom Transcend’ s online Download Center at www .tr anscend.com.tw /downloads 2. When the download is complete, ext r[...]

10 8. A confirmation wi ndow will appear . Press OK to begin formattin g the drive. 9. The format process may take a few minutes. W he n complete, an “ O.K. ” message will appear in the bottom right hand corner of the window . 10. Click the “ Close ” button to finish and exi t. Windows     7/Vista 1. Download t he S toreJet Form[...]

11 4. Unplug all other USB st orage devices from you r computer . This is to prevent accidental format of a dif ferent USB driv e. 5. Right-click “S toreJetFormatter .exe ” and select “ Run as Administrator .” 6. The User Account Contr ol window will appear . Select “ Allow ” to continue. 7. In the S toreJet Format Util ity window , cli[...]

12 9. Press “St art” .[...]

13 10. A confirmation w indow will appear . Press OK to begin for matting the drive . 11. T he format process m ay take 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 exi t. Mac ® OS 1. Plug the S toreJet 25 into an avai lable 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 corner of the window 9. Click “Erase” again to confirm.[...]

15 10. Click the “ Close ” button to finish and exi t. Linux ® 1. Plug the S toreJet into an availab le USB port on your Linux computer . 2. Unplug all other USB st orage devices from you r computer . This is to prevent accidental format of a dif ferent USB driv e. 3. T ype fdisk /dev/sda (rep lace /dev/sda with you r actual USB device) 4. Pre[...]

16 Troubleshooting ︱ If a problem occurs with your S toreJet 25, pleas e first check the information listed below before taking your S toreJet 25 in for repair . If you are unable to re medy a problem after trying the following su ggestions, please consult y our dealer , service cente r , or local Transcend branch of fice. We also hav e F AQ and [...]

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 support ope rating system boot up. I cannot copy large files to the StoreJet 25 1. Is there enough avail able disk spa ce? 2. Is the file larger than 4 GB? If so, please see belo w: The S toreJet 25 default file system is F A T32, which allo[...]

18 Specifications ︱ S torage Media 2.5-inch SA T A Hard Dis k 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 emperature 5 ℃ (41 ℉ ) to 55 ℃ (131℉) Certificates CE, FCC, BSMI W arranty Three-year Limited[...]

19 Recycling & Env ironmental Considerations ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ Recycling the Produc t (WEEE): Y ou r produ ct is designed and manufactured with hi gh q uality materials and componen ts, which can be recycl ed and reused. W hen you see the crossed-out wheel bin symbol attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the European Directive[...]

20 Three-y ear Limited Warranty ︱ This product is covered b y a Three-year Limited Warranty . Should your product f ail under norm al use within three years from the origin al purchas e date, Transcend will pro vide war ranty serv ice pursuant to th e terms of the Transcend W arranty Policy . Proof of the original purchas e date is r equired for [...]