Verbatim External Hard Drive User Manual

6
De
p
endin
g
on
y
our com
p
uter’s o
p
eratin
g
s
y
stem and the interface t
yp
e
y
ou
are usin
g
, the followin
g
s
p
ecial notes ma
y
a
pp
l
y
:
N
ote 1: USB un
d
er Win
d
ows 98 SE
.
I
f
you are using Windows 98
SE and
y
ou are connectin
g
via USB,
y
ou will need some additional
software that
y
ou can download from the Verbatim web site. Refer to
t
he Getting Hel
p
sect
i
on
.
N
ote 3: USB un
d
er Win
d
ows. I
f
you are using a USB 1.1 port on your
Windows computer, the
f
ollowing cautionary note may appear on your
d
is
pl
a
y
: Hi-S
p
ee
d
USB Device
pl
u
gg
e
d
into non-Hi-S
p
ee
d
USB
h
u
b
.
T
his does not indicate a problem because the Combo Hard Disk drive
i
s com
p
ati
bl
e wit
h
b
ot
h
USB 1.1 an
d
USB 2.0
p
orts. Sim
ply
c
l
ose t
h
e
message and proceed. However, in this case the Combo Hard Disk
d
rive wi
ll
o
p
erate on
ly
at USB 1.1 s
p
ee
d
s.
N
ote 2: FireWire under Windows 9
8
SE. I
f
you are using Windows
9
8 SE an
d
y
our com
p
uter
p
rom
p
ts
y
ou to insert t
h
e Win
d
ows 98 SE
Installation CD a
f
ter connecting your hard drive, this means you need to
i
nstall additional FireWire (1394) su
pp
ort software from Microsoft. You
should disconnect your hard drive, then locate, download, and install
t
he latest FireWire (1394) drivers for Windows 98 SE from the Microsoft
w
e
b
site
h
ttp://windowsupdate.microso
f
t.co
m
.
N
ote 4:
U
SB under Mac
O
S 9.2.x. Mac OS versions 9.2.x do not support
USB 2.0 Hi-S
p
eed mode. For these Mac OS versions the Combo Hard
Dis
k
d
rive wi
ll
operate on
l
y at USB 1.1 spee
d
s.
N
ote
5
:
U
SB or FireWire under Mac
O
S X 1
0
.2. Mac
OS
X version 1
0
.
2
w
ill not mount any single FAT32-formatted (MS-DOS) partition greater
t
han 128GB. To work around this OS limitation, you may partition the
drive into smaller FAT32
p
artitions, or
y
ou ma
y
reformat the drive to
HF
S
+
f
ormat
.

Verbatim External Hard Drive Specifications

General

Drive Type	HDD
Storage Capacity	1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 5TB
Interface	USB 3.0
Power Source	USB powered
Operating System Compatibility	Windows, Mac
Enclosure Material	Plastic
Color	Black
Warranty	2 years