Simpletech SIMPLEDRIVE Quick start guide

SIMPLEDRIVE

™

USER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS

Congratulations on purchasing SimpleDrive from SimpleTech.

SimpleDrive is the easiest way to add reliable, high capacity external storage to your computer. SimpleDrive works with virtually any PC-compatible computer with a

USB port, running Microsoft

Windows® 2000, XP, or Vista™ operating system. SimpleDrive is USB

2.0 compliant/USB 1.1 compatible—delivering data transfer speeds up to 480 megabits per second.

In addition to the USB interface, SimpleDrive Deluxe models have an IEEE 1394a/FireWire

400-

compliant interface for even greater flexibility.

What’s Included

• SimpleDrive external disk drive (pre-loaded with ArcSoft® TotalMedia Backup & Record™ software)

• AC adapter and power cord

• USB 2.0 cable

• FireWire 400 cable (SimpleDrive Deluxe only)

• Quick Start guide

• Warranty card

If any item is missing or damaged, contact your local reseller or retailer for replacement.

This user guide includes instructions on connecting and using the SimpleDrive disk drive with Windows and computers. You may also want to consult your computer’s user manual to determine if there are additional instructions related to the installation and use of USB and FireWire

devices.

If this guide is distributed with softwar e that includes an end user a greement, this guide, as well a s the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. Except as permitted by any such lic ense, no part of this gu ide may be reproduced, s tored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SimpleTech, Incorporated. Please note that this User’s Guide contains proprietary information protected under copyright law even if it is not distri buted with software that includ es an end user agreement.

Disclaimers

SimpleTech, Inc. does not warrant that the software will work in all environments and applications, and makes no warranty or representation, either implied or expressed, with respect to the quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

Information in this User’s Guide is subject to change without notice an d does not re pre sen t a commitmen t on the part of SimpleTech. SimpleTech assumes no responsibility for any in accu racies t hat may be c ontained in this User’s Guide.

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CONTENTS

System Requirements.............................................................................................................1

Installation ...............................................................................................................................1

Guides and Additional Information .......................................................................................1

Visual Tour...............................................................................................................................2

Using SimpleDrive...................................................................................................................3

Connecting SimpleDrive ......................................................................................................3

Formatting SimpleDrive .......................................................................................................4

Viewing Files on SimpleDrive ..............................................................................................4

Reading the Capacity Meter ................................................................................................5

Using the One-Click™ Backup Button.................................................................................5

Disconnecting SimpleDrive..................................................................................................6

Using TotalMedia Backup & Record......................................................................................7

Installing TotalMedia Backup & Record...............................................................................7

Starting TotalMedia Backup & Record.................................................................................8

Backing Up Media Files.......................................................................................................9

Backing Up Personal Documents......................................................................................11

Selecting Specific Folders to Back Up...............................................................................13

Scheduling Periodic Backups ............................... ...... ....... ................................................15

iii

Restoring Your Data........................................................ ....... ...... ......................................17

Restoring Data From a CD/DVD...................................................................................17

Restoring Data From a Hard Drive................................................................................19

Technical Support From SimpleTech..................................................................................21

Specifications ........................................................................................................................22

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Pentium® III, 800 MHz processor (P4 1.6 GHz or higher recommended)

• Windows 2000, XP or Vista™ operating system

• 50 MB free hard drive space* (700 MB recommended)

• 128 MB RAM or more

• 16-bit color display at 800 x 600 or higher

• Available USB 2.0/1.1 or FireWire 400 port

Up to 8.5 GB additional space is recommended when using TotalMedia Backup & Record for CD/ DVD burning. Additional space is also required for Windows Media Player and DirectX installation.

INSTALLATION

No tools or special equipment are required to install your SimpleDrive. Just connect the drive to an available USB or FireWire 400 port on your computer. Windows automatically installs the files needed to use the drive.

For optimal performance and reliability, install the latest updates and service pack (SP) on your computer. To download updates, click Start, Help and Sup port Center and select Windows Upd ate .

GUIDES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This user guide and additional information on SimpleDrive are available online at www.simpletech.com/support.

To view SimpleTech documents, you will need Adobe Acrobat

Reader®.

System Requirements 1

VISUAL TOUR

Capacity Meter

Illuminates to indicate the amount of available storage on SimpleDrive.

USB Port

Use this port to connect SimpleDrive to the USB port on your computer.

One-Click Backup Button

Press this button to launch TotalMedia Backup & Record and back up your files to

SimpleDrive.

Power Switch

Turns SimpleDrive on or off.

DC-In Power Port

Use this port to connect the AC power adapter.

FireWire 400 Port (SimpleDrive Deluxe models only) Use this port to connect SimpleDrive to the high-speed Firewire 400 port on your computer.

2 Visual Tour

USING SIMPLEDRIVE

Connecting SimpleDrive

Connect SimpleDrive to your computer using either the USB or FireWire 400 port. SimpleDrive does not support simultaneous use of both ports.

Connect one end of the provided USB or FireWire cable to the corresponding port on the back of SimpleDrive.

Connect the other end of the USB or FireWire cable to the corresponding port on

USB 2.0

your computer.

Connect the AC adapter cord to the DC-IN socket on the back of SimpleDrive.

Connect the power cord to

* SimpleDrive Deluxe models only.

the AC adapter.

Connect the other end of the power cord to an electrical outlet or power strip.

Set the Power switch to the On position.

The Capacity Meter comes on for 10 seconds, providing a visual indication of the available storage space on the drive.

SimpleDrive is ready to use.

Power Switch

DC-IN

FireWire 400 *

AC Adapter Cord

Power Cord

Using SimpleDrive 3

Formatting SimpleDrive

SimpleDrive is preformatted as an NTFS volume. If you plan to use SimpleDrive in Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP and Vista environments, consider creating two partitions on the drive—a FAT 32 volume to support Windows 98SE and Me, and a second larger NTFS partition for Windows 2000, XP, and Vista.

For instructions on formatting disk drives, refer to your Windows operating system documentation.

Formatting a disk deletes all existing data on the drive. If you have important data that you want to keep, back it up onto another drive before formatting SimpleDrive.

Viewing Files on SimpleDrive

You can save, copy, move and delete files on SimpleDrive just as you would on any other drive on your computer.

SimpleDrive appears as “SimpleDrive” mapped to a drive letter in Windows Explorer. To view the files on the drive, open My Computer, and then click the SimpleDrive drive icon (the drive letter assigned to SimpleDrive depends on your computer’s storage configuration).

4 Using SimpleDrive

Reading the Capacity Meter

Checking the capacity meter is a quick way to see how much storage space is available on your SimpleDrive drive. When power is applied to SimpleDrive, the capacity meter illuminates giving you a visual indication of the amount of available storage on the drive.

The capacity meter contains four sections, which illuminate to indicate the remaining amount of space on the drive. Each section represents approximately 25 percent of SimpleDrive’s total storage capacity.

When available storage space falls below 10 percent, the capacity meter flashes red for 10 seconds, and then goes off. The capacity meter remains off until you press the One-Click backup button to back up the data on the drive.

Whenever SimpleDrive is turned on and available

Capacity Meter

storage is below 10 percent, the capacity meter flashes red for 10 seconds, and then goes off.

Using the One-Click™ Backup Button

With the push of a button, you can instantly back up selected files and folders on your computer. Just setup the TotalMedia Backup & Record applicatio n to perform a scheduled backup. Then, simply press the One-Click button anytime you want to back up your computer’s hard drive.

Using SimpleDrive 5

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