Acomdata External Hard Drives Quick Start Installation Manual

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2IntroductionWelcome, and thank youfor purchasing an AcomDataExternal Hard Drive. The infor-mation in this QuickStart Guidepertains to the following models:• USB 2.0 External Hard Drives• USB 2.0 & FireWire Combo External Hard Drives;• USB 2.0 & FireWire 800 Combo External Hard Drives.In photos and illustrations in this guide, Combo Drives areshown. (Except for the addition of FireWire ports and logoson Combo Drives, AcomData USB 2.0 and Combo Drivesare visually identical.)The following alert symbols are used in this guide:USB 2.0 compatibility with USB 1.xUSB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.x. However, ifyou connect the Drive to a USB 1.x port, it will operate atUSB 1.x speeds.Combo Drive UsersYou have the choice of using either the USB 2.0 or aFireWire connection. You cannot use the USB 2.0 andFireWire connections at the same time. You must selectone interface or the other. If you have both USB 2.0 andFireWire connections available with your computer system,you may be wondering which interface to use. To help youdecide, see “FireWire and USB 2.0 Compared” on the nextpage.OLAin1oAwp2oAmroAbTwcptsTtfrPttTtaecfuThis signifies impor-tant information forALL users.This signifies impor-tant information forUSB 2.0 users.This signifies impor-tant information forFireWire users.