User manual ACOMDATA M-SHDXXXUFAPE-54

[. . . ] User's Guide IMPORTANT 1) Retain the bill of sale from the purchase of your AcomData product. A copy of the bill of sale is needed in the event that you require warranty service. 2) Please write the Model and Serial numbers of your AcomData product in the spaces provided below. (The Model and Serial numbers are printed on the UPC label affixed to the bottom of the box. [. . . ] The following warning message will appear: "This device is either a hard disk or a large removable disk. Formatting it will destroy all files currently on the drive. Are you sure you want to format this drive?" If no data was previously written to the Drive or you already backed up the data you wish to keep, click OK. If you see a warning from an antivirus program, click Exclude. When formatting is complete, you will be asked to run a thorough Scandisk. Periodically running Scandisk is a part of regular hard drive maintenance. If you do not wish to run Scandisk at this time, close the Format window. Formatting the Drive in Mac OS X 1. Disable any anti-virus software you may have running in the background. Launch the Disk Utility application (Applications folder > Utilities folder > Disk Utility). The Disk Utility window will open with a small window at left and a larger window with a series of tabs at the top. You should see the Drive listed in the left window. Information about the Drive will appear in the Information window. In the Erase window you will see a Volume Format pop-up menu and a Name field. From the Volume Format pop-up, select Mac OS Extended. (With Mac OS 10. 3. x, you have the option of selecting Mac OS Extended (Journaled). (Journaling is a feature that helps protect the file system against power outages or hardware failures, reducing the need for repairs. We recommend using journaling, if available. ) 6. In the Name field, type in a name for the Drive. You should give the drive a unique name that will allow you to easily distinguish it from other hard drives or storage devices. You should see an alert pop up with the message: "Erasing a disk will destroy all information on all of the volumes of the disk. . . " Click Erase. Once initializing is complete, you should see the Drive listed in the left window of the Disk Utility screen with whatever name you assigned. You should now see the Drive icon on the Desktop. ­ 40 ­ ­ 41 ­ Formatting the Drive in Mac OS 9 Before you can re-format the Drive you will need to restart your computer from the Mac OS 9 System Software CD that come with your computer or which you purchased as an upgrade. [. . . ] When sending an AcomData Product in for service you must take the Product, or deliver the Product (freight prepaid) to AcomData, in either its original packaging or in a package that provides the Product with a degree of protection equivalent to that of the original packaging. AcomData is not responsible for any damage to, or loss of, any programs, data, or other information stored on any media or any part of any product serviced hereunder. Be sure to remove all features, parts, options, alterations, and attachments not under warranty prior to returning the Product to AcomData. AcomData is not liable for any loss or damage to these items. [. . . ]