SimpleTech FS-U25/250, FS-U25/500E, S750U, signature mini Quick Start Manual

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Signature Mini USB 2.0 Portable Drive Quick Start Guide (this booklet)
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Visual Tour

Activity Light - Blue means drive

is reading and writing; Red
means drive is on.
Mini USB Socket - Connects
Mini Drive to your computer.
DC-IN Jack - (optional) Connects

AC power adapter (not
provided) to drive.

Mini-B USB plug
Type A USB plug - Connects to

computer’s USB port . Provides
signal and USB power.
Type A USB plug - (power only)
Connects to computer’s USB
port. Provides secondary USB
power source.

Secondary power
USB connector

Connect the mini USB plug into a USB port on your computer.

Do not use the “power only” ( ) USB plug to connect to your
computer. This plug is only used when additional (secondary) power is
required to power the drive. See “connecting secondary” power below.

After connecting the drive, it is ready to use. MAC users please see
Formatting section.

Connecting Secondary Power

Signature Mini Portable USB 2.0 Drives are powered through your computer’s USB port. If your drive is not
listed in My Computer (Windows) or on the desktop (Mac) it is most likely a power related problem. Connect
the provided cable to 2 USB ports directly on the computer and then connect the drive. This ensures proper
power is provided to the drive and should allow it to operate correctly.

Avoid using the USB port on Macintosh computer keyboards. This port
may not have enough power to adequately support the USB 2.0 interface.

CONNECTING

signature mini

READ ME FIRST

FORMATTING

VIEWING FILES

DISCONNECTING

Viewing files in Windows

To access data on the drive, open My Computer.
Then, click on the Signature Mini USB 2.0 Portable Drive disk icon.

SimpleTech recommends that you stop your drive from running before unplugging it from your computer, to
prevent possible damage to your USB port.

Before disconnecting your drive, close any open
files and exit any applications running on the drive.

Shutting down on Windows PCs

1. In the System Tray, left click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon.

2. Click the drive listing for your portable drive.

3. Windows will inform you when it is safe to unplug the USB cable.

Shutting down on Macintosh Computers

1. Double-click the drive’s desktop icon.

2. Click the drive Eject button.

3. Unplug the drive from the computer’s USB port (s).

You can also stop the drive from operating by dragging the drive’s
desktop icon to the Trash bin.

The Signature Mini USB 2.0 Portable Drive comes preformatted with NTFS, the preferred file system for
Windows XP and Vista. For full functionality on MacOS computers, you must reformat the drive before use

(after copying the Fabrik Ultimate Backup Software to the desktop).

Formatting for Macintosh OSX (10.3 or later):

1. Connect the drive and double click the Signature Mini drive icon.

2. Drag and drop Fabrik Backup Solutions to the desktop.

3. Open the Disk Utilities application:

4. From the list on the left, click once on your portable drive with
the size in GB (not the indented item underneath or untitled).

5. Click the Erase tab at the top of the application.

6. Select the format from the drop down menu. MacOS Extended is
best option for MacOS X systems. To use the drive on MacOS and
Windows, select MS-DOS.

7. Rename the drive, click erase button and confirm in the warning dialog box.

Viewing files in Mac OS

In the Finder, Signature Mini USB 2.0 Portable Drive is shown as an icon on the desktop. To
access files, double-click the drive’s icon. As shipped, the drive provides read-only access to Mac
users (see “Formatting”).

Finder Mac HD Applications Disk Utilities.appUtilities

Eject button