Verbatim Store 'n' Go - Introduction; Connectors and Indicators

2
Intr
o
du
c
ti
on
Thank
y
ou
f
or
p
urchasin
g
this Verbatim
p
ortable hard drive,
f
eaturin
g
the
f
ast and convenient Powered eSATA inter
f
ace. Be
f
ore
y
ou be
g
in to use the
drive there are a
f
ew important things to learn about your new product.
Connectors and Indicators
First familiarize yourself with the physical features of the unit
.
1. Auxiliar
y
Power DC In
p
ut. I
f
the USB
p
ort on
y
our com
p
uter does not
supply su
ffi
cient power to spin up the hard drive using the USB cable
alone, then you may optionally apply additional power
f
rom a second
USB port o
f
your computer. In this case connect the supplied Auxiliary
DC Power Ca
bl
e
b
etween t
h
e computer’s secon
d
USB port an
d
t
h
is
Auxiliary Power DC Input jack. Furthermore, i
f
your computer’s eSATA
port is a standard (non-powered) eSATA inter
f
ace, then you must
a
l
so use t
h
e Auxi
l
iary Power DC Power Ca
bl
e in conjunction wit
h
t
h
e
Powere
d
eSATA ca
bl
e in or
d
er to operate t
h
e
d
rive over eSATA.
2. USB Connector. Use this connector to attach the drive to your computer
via U
S
B.
3
. Powered e
S
ATA
C
onnector.
U
se this connector to attach the drive to
y
our com
p
uter via eSATA. If
y
our com
p
uter’s eSATA
p
ort is Powered
e
SATA (read further below),
y
ou will onl
y
need a sin
g
le cable
c
onnection. If
y
our com
p
uter’s eSATA
p
ort is a standard non-
p
owered
e
SATA
p
ort, then
y
ou will need to connect both the eSATA cable and
the Auxiliar
y
DC Power Cable
.