USER MANUAL
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Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
Dear user!
Thank you for selecting the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive as your external data
storage device. For optimal use and performance we advise you to read this
manual carefully before using this product.
Verbatim
www.verbatim.com
Contents of the box
Please check the contents of the box; the following items should be included:
•
V
erbatim Mobile Hard Drive
• Connection cable (USB 2.0)
• Manual, safety manual and application software pre-installed on the hard
drive
• Quick Install Guide
Need assistance? Have questions?
In case you have a question about the use of this product, need information about
other Verbatim products or need technical assistance, please contact the Verbatim
Service Center for your country. See www.verbatim.com for details.
Warning !
All rights reser ved. The products named in this manual are only used for
identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the
respective companies. This device was designed for home or office use.
Warning! This device is equipment complying with EN55022 class A. This equipment
can cause radio disturbances in a residential area. If this is the case, the user has
to take appropriate measures and assume all responsibility and costs for. It may
not be used near or with any life-sustaining systems.
Verbatim cannot be made liable for any damages, loss of data or damage following
thereof -whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business
profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary
loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use this Verbatim product, even if
Verbatim has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological
advances.
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User manual
General Information ................................................................................ page 4
Precautionary measures .......................................................................... pa
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Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive .................................................................. pa
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Chapter 1:
Hardware Installation ............................................................................... page 7
Chapter 2:
Driver Installation .................................................................................... page 7
Chapter 3:
Installation of the application software ................................................ page 8
Chapter 4:
Using Verbatim Turbo USB 2.0 (only PC) ............................................. page 10
Chapter 5:
Partitioning your Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive ................................... page 11
Table of Contents
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Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
* To achieve optimal performance from the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive your computer should be
equipped with an USB 2.0 port.
General Information
The following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure
trouble-free operation.
System requirements
In order to use the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive, following components are
needed:
PC:
• I
ntel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz or higher
• 256 MB RAM (Vista / 7: 512 MB RAM) or higher
• Available USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port*
• Internet connection for online registration, software updates and downloads
• Operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Mac:
• P
owerPC G4/G5 or Intel Mac
• 256 MB RAM or higher
• Available USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port*
• Internet connection for online registration, software updates and downloads
• Operating system: Mac OS X v10.4 or higher
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General Information
Precautionary measures
To ensure that your Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive functions properly, please take
note of the following precautions. If these are not followed, you may void your
warranty and damage the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive.
• Safely remove the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive via your operating system (the
"unplug or eject hardware" option in the Windows taskbar) before disconnecting
the USB cable. Failing to do so may result in data loss.
• D
o not drop the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive or expose it to other kinds of
sudden mechanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the
Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive.
• D
o not use the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive when the ambient temperature
is below 10°C or above 35°C.
• I
f the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive is moved from a cool environment to a
warmer environment, please allow the drive to acclimatize to the ambient
temperature before operating the device. Failing to do so may lead to
condensation within the drive enclosure, which in turn may cause the drive
to malfunction.
• D
o not place liquids or drinks on the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive. When liquids
are spilled and get in contact with the electronics within the drive enclosure,
it will damage the drive and will cause the drive to malfunction.
• D
o not use the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive in a dusty environment. Dust
inside the enclosure may damage the internal electronics and result in drive
malfunction.
• O
pening the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive will void the warranty.
• Since USB 2.0 is backwards compatible with USB 1.1, the Verbatim Mobile
Hard Drive can be connected to all USB ports. When connected to a USB 1.1
port, however, the performance (data transfer rate) of the Verbatim Mobile
Hard Drive will be much lower than when the drive is connected to a USB 2.0
port.
If at any point during installing and/or configuring your Mobile Hard
Drive you need assistance or have questions, please contact the
Verbatim Support Center for your country. See www.verbatim.com
for details.
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Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive
The hi-speed data transfer through the USB 2.0 interface makes it ideally
suitable for data-storage, file sharing, backup, archiving, audio playback and
all applications that need fast file access.
For your convenience, the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive has been partitioned
(1 partition) and pre-formatted (FAT32 file system). The FAT32 format ensures
maximum interchangeability of the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive between different
computers. Should you choose to format the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive in another
file system (e.g. NTFS), please be aware of possible problems when connecting
the Verbatim Mobile Hard Drive to another computer than the one you used for
formatting.
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