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User’s Guide
Rev. 1.0A
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® Thank you for your purchase of the Memorex Mega TravelDrive™. This user’s guide will help you get the maximum use and enjoyment from your new Mega TravelDrive. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted without the written permission of Memorex Products, Inc. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used and/or duplicated in accordance with the terms
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I. DESCRIPTION: The Memorex Mega TravelDrive is a multi-purpose and universally compatible portable storage device incorporating a miniature hard drive. It uses a plug-and-play USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface that allows it to function as an exter- nal drive. The Mega TravelDrive is useable in either an available USB 2.0 or 1.1 port. Your computer easily recognizes the Mega TravelDrive once it is inserted into your USB connection*. You can drag and drop files to or from the Mega TravelD
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V. MEGA TRAVELDRIVE FEATURES: The Mega TravelDrive design provides convenient, easy-to-carry, large-capacity data storage for important files, music, video, or photos wherever you go. Some of the key features are: • HIGH SPEED USB 2.0 compliance for the fastest data transfer speeds—up to 10 times faster than USB 1.1. • Blue LED Power & Activity Indicator – high-tech look providing information for extra safety in transferring files. • Backward compatibility for use with computers installed with U
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® VI. Windows 98SE Driver Installation: (Internet access required) ® IMPORTANT NOTE: For Windows Me, 2000, and XP users - Go directly to Step 2 – “Using Your Memorex Mega TravelDrive” ® If your computer uses Windows 98SE as its operating system, you must install a driver for your TravelDrive. Step 1 – Installing the Win98SE USB 2.0 TravelDrive Driver 1. Turn on your computer and wait for the Windows desktop to appear. 2. Close any open applications. 3. Download the necessary driver by laun
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Step 2 – Using Your Mega TravelDrive (Continue) c. Restart your PC now to ensure the driver installation and drive setup have been properly completed. The reboot is only necessary for the first installation. d. Locate and double click the “My Computer” icon (either on the desktop screen or in the Start menu.) The Mega TravelDrive should appear as a “removable disk” icon with an assigned drive letter (Fig 3). The actual drive letter will vary depending on how many drives are installed on your
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® For Windows Me/2000/XP: 1. The task bar at the bottom right of the desktop displays program icons (Fig. 4). Click on the green arrow to bring up a list of connected devices. Figure 4 2. Select “Stop USB Mass Storage Device” with the correct drive letter assigned to your Mega TravelDrive. (If there is more than one USB device active, double-click on the green arrow, check the “Display device components” box and select the drive letter associated with the Memorex Mega TravelDrive.) Select
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NOTE: Due to file re-indexing on a Mac OS, it is always recommended to reformat the drive using Mac OS Extended. However, if the drive will be used on both PCs and Macs, it is recommended to retain the default format of the drive—the FAT32 format. REMOVING YOUR DRIVE IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not remove the TravelDrive while the LED is flashing! Interrupting the data flow while the LED is flashing may corrupt existing data that are being transferred as well as possibly other data stored on the dri
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3. My Mega TravelDrive will not let me transfer files from my Mac to a PC or from my PC to a Mac. The Mac uses both a FAT (File Allocation Table) file system and the Mac OS Standard format from OS 8.6 to 9.21, and this file system is compatible with PCs. Mac OS 9.22 to X (10.x) use a different HFS format that may cause re-indexing of FAT and FAT 32 formatted drives. For those systems you may have to format your TravelDrive for Mac use only with the HFS or HFS+ formats. 4. The data transf
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6. Can I fill the Mega TravelDrive to its maximum capacity? Yes, but it is not advisable due to the nature of the file structures of re-writable technology used on your Mega TravelDrive and other media such as flash cards, Hard Drives and CD-RWs. These media become unreliable when filled to capacity. It is strongly recommended that a small amount of safety margin be reserved to protect access to your files. 7. I accidentally took out the Mega TravelDrive while the activity light was flashin
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Apple Macintosh Mac OS 8.6~9.x: a. Close all open applications including anti-virus software that may interrupt the format process. b. Click on “Special” on the toolbar. c. Click on “Erase Disk”. d. Choose your Format (DOS, Pro DOS or Mac OS Standard). e. Click on “Erase” to start the formatting process. Mac OS X: a. Close all open applications including anti-virus software that may interrupt the format process. b. Open your “Applications” folder. c. Open your “Utilities” folder. d. Click on “Di
