Verbatim POWERBAY Owner's manual
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Verbatim POWERBAY is a removable hard drive system that offers versatile connectivity options and ample storage capacity for personal or professional use. With both USB 2.0 and eSATA interfaces, it seamlessly integrates with various devices. Transferring large files is a breeze, thanks to the high-speed data transfer rates of eSATA and the convenience of USB connectivity.
Verbatim POWERBAY is a removable hard drive system that offers versatile connectivity options and ample storage capacity for personal or professional use. With both USB 2.0 and eSATA interfaces, it seamlessly integrates with various devices. Transferring large files is a breeze, thanks to the high-speed data transfer rates of eSATA and the convenience of USB connectivity.
PowerBay
™
Removable Hard Drive System
USB / eSATA
User Guide
English
2
I
ntr
o
du
c
ti
on
Thank you
f
or purchasing this Verbatim PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System. Be
f
ore you begin to use the drive there are a
f
ew important
t
hings to learn about your new product.
P
ac
k
C
ontent
s
• PowerBa
y
sin
gl
e
b
a
y
h
ar
d
d
riv
e
• Front Pane
l
Loc
k
Key (2 eac
h)
• AC Power A
d
apter wit
h
power cor
d
• USB 2.0 Ca
ble
• eSATA Ca
bl
es
(
one 30cm ca
bl
e an
d
one 100cm ca
bl
e
)
• CD-ROM containin
g
softwar
e
• User Gui
de
• Foot
p
a
d
s (4 eac
h)
Controls
,
Connectors and Indicators
F
irst
f
amiliarize yoursel
f
with the
f
eatures o
f
the unit.
1
. Hard Disk Cartridge. The hard disk cartridge is designed to be easily removed
f
rom the enclosure
f
or storage or replacement. To remove
t
he cartrid
g
e, slide the lock button to the ri
g
ht and then slide the cartrid
g
e out of the enclosure.
2
. Cartrid
g
e Slide Lock and LED. After insertin
g
the cartrid
g
e into the enclosure, slide the lock button to the left to lock the cartrid
g
e in
p
lace. The lock button also shows the activit
y
LED. The LED will come on blue to indicate the
p
ower-on state. The LED will fl ash
p
ur
p
le
d
uring data access.
3
. Key Lock. Use the included key to lock the cartridge in the enclosure in order to sa
f
eguard
f
rom unauthorized removal
.
4
. Kensin
g
ton S
l
ot. Use t
h
is s
l
ot wit
h
a com
p
ati
bl
e Kensin
g
ton
l
oc
k
.
5. Auto Power Switch. This
p
roduct su
pp
orts an Auto Power feature that allows the drive to
p
ower on and
p
ower off automaticall
y
d
e
p
endin
g
on the
p
ower condition of the attached host com
p
uter. To enable the Auto Power feature, move this switch to the “Auto”
position. To disable the Auto Power
f
eature, move this switch to the “ON” position
.
6
. eSATA Connector. Use t
h
is connector to attac
h
t
h
e
d
rive to your computer via eSATA
.
7
. USB Connector. Use t
h
is connector to attac
h
t
h
e
d
rive to
y
our com
p
uter via USB
.
8. DC In
p
ut Connector. Use this connector to attach the DC
p
lu
g
of
y
our included AC Power Ada
p
ter (10)
.
9
. Power Switch. Once the AC Power Ada
p
ter (10) has been
p
ro
p
erl
y
connected to the drive and an AC outlet,
y
ou can
p
ress the Power
S
witch to the ON position to power on the drive
.
Ab
out t
h
e Har
d
Drive
The hard drive comes
p
re-formatted in FAT32 format. This format allows for o
p
eration with either Windows or Mac OS.
Note: Capacity dependent on model. 1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes/1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes/1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Some capacity used
f
or pre-loaded so
f
tware,
f
ormatting
and other
f
unctions, and thus is not available
f
or data storage. As a result, and due to di
ff
ering calculation methods, your operating systems may report as
f
ewer megabytes/gigabytes/
tera
b
ytes
.
3
L
ocating the Drive on Your Desk
P
lace the drive on a sturdy desk or table that is
f
ree
f
rom clutter that could block air
fl
ow around the unit. The drive can be used in either the
horizontal or vertical position. Please install the attachable rubber
f
eet as shown below depending on which orientation you pre
f
er. In either
orientation ta
k
e care not to
bl
oc
k
any air vents
.
B
undled
S
oftwar
e
The included CD-ROM contains co
p
ies of the User Guide, as well as bundled o
p
tional software utilities as follows
:
• Acronis True Image backup so
f
tware
To install this application on your Windows computer, open the Acronis
f
older on the CD and then double click the setup
fi
l
e
t
o
s
t
a
rt in
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
o
n.
The Acronis installation window will a
pp
ear. Follow the setu
p
wizard to install the software. User documentation can also
b
e found on the CD.
• MachUSB to enhance data trans
f
er speeds via USB 2.
0
To install this application on your Windows computer, open the MacUSB
f
older on the CD and then double click the MachUSB.exe
fi
le to
s
t
a
rt in
s
t
alla
ti
o
n
.
The handler will remain active in the back
g
round and will accelerate USB data transfers whenever
y
our PowerBa
y
sin
g
le ba
y
drive is
attac
h
e
d.
C
onnecting To Your Computer
This Verbatim external hard drive provides both USB 2.0 and eSATA connections. You can connect your drive to a computer with either USB or
eSATA, but not both at the same time
.
Connecting your drive to a computer is extremely simple. Follow the steps below.
1
. Connect t
h
e inc
l
u
d
e
d
AC A
d
apter to t
h
e
d
rive, an
d
t
h
en to a wa
ll
out
l
et.
2
. Next
p
ress t
h
e Power Switc
h
to t
h
e ON
p
osition
.
3
. Finall
y
, connect the data cable. For USB, connect the included USB cable from the USB
p
ort on the drive to an available USB
p
ort on
y
our
c
om
p
uter. For eSATA, connect the included eSATA cable from the eSATA
p
ort on the drive to an available eSATA
p
ort on
y
our com
p
uter.
4
. The hard drive will mount automatically, and a new icon will appear in My Compute
r
(
Windows) or a new icon will appear on the desktop (Mac).
D
epending on your computer’s operating system and the inter
f
ace type you are using, the
f
ollowing special notes may apply
:
Note 1: USB under Windows. If
y
ou are usin
g
a USB 1.1
p
ort on
y
our Windows com
p
uter, the followin
g
cautionar
y
note ma
y
a
pp
ear on
y
our dis
p
la
y
: Hi-S
p
eed USB Device
p
lu
gg
ed into
n
on-Hi-S
p
eed USB hub. This does not indicate a
p
roblem because the drive is com
p
atible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0
p
orts. Sim
p
l
y
close the messa
g
e and
p
roceed. However, in
this case the drive will o
p
erate onl
y
at USB 1.1 s
p
eeds
.
Note 2: USB or eSATA under Mac OS X 10.2. Mac OS X version 10.2 will not mount an
y
sin
g
le FAT32-formatted (MS-DOS)
p
artition
g
reater than 128GB. To work around this OS limitation,
y
ou ma
y
p
artition the drive into smaller FAT32
p
artitions, or
y
ou ma
y
reformat the drive to HFS+ format.
Note 3: eSATA. Thou
g
h the eSATA interface standard
p
rovides for “hot-
p
lu
gg
in
g
” of the drive, some com
p
uters ma
y
not follow the standard
p
recisel
y
. If
y
ou fi nd that
y
our drive does not
m
ount after attachin
g
to a com
p
uter that is
p
owered on, then shut down the com
p
uter, attach and
p
ower on the drive, and then boot u
p
y
our com
p
uter.
4
D
isconnecting Your Hard Driv
e
Your external hard drive is hot-swappable. It can be connected and disconnected without restarting your computer. To disconnect your drive at
any time, per
f
orm the
f
ollowing steps
.
You can also disconnect your hard drive at any time while your computer is powered o
ff.
Note: Please be careful to follow the correct
p
rocedure when disconnectin
g
y
our unit. Sim
p
l
y
un
p
lu
gg
in
g
the unit without fi rst followin
g
the instructions below ma
y
result in dama
g
e to
y
our unit and/or loss of data.
F
or Win
d
ows Users:
1
. If
y
ou have fi les located on
y
our drive o
p
en in an
y
a
pp
lications, close them
.
2
. Click the Un
p
lu
g
or E
j
ect Hardware button in the S
y
stem Tra
y.
3
. Select your drive
f
rom the menu that appears.
4
. A
f
ter a moment, Windows will display a message that your hardware can be sa
f
ely removed.
F
or Mac
OS
U
sers:
1
. If
y
ou have fi les located on
y
our drive o
p
en in an
y
a
pp
lications, close them
.
2
. Locate the icon
f
or your drive on the desktop, and drag it to the trash
.
Tec
h
nica
l
Suppor
t
If
you are experiencing di
ffi
culty installing or using your Verbatim product, please visit the main Verbatim Technical Support website at
w
ww.verbatim-europe.com. From this page you can access our library o
f
user documentation, read answers to
f
requently asked questions, and
download available software u
p
dates. Althou
g
h most of our customers fi nd this content suffi cient to
p
ut them back on the ri
g
ht track, this
p
a
g
e
a
l
so
l
ists wa
y
s in w
h
ic
h
y
ou can contact t
h
e Ver
b
atim Tec
h
nica
l
Su
pp
ort Team
d
irect
ly
.
E
uro
p
e: For technical su
pp
ort in Euro
p
e e-mail drivesu
pp
ort@verbatim-euro
p
e.com or call 00 800 3883 2222 in the followin
g
countries: Austria,
B
el
g
ium, Denmark, Finland, France, German
y
, Hun
g
ar
y
, Ital
y
, Luxembur
g
, Monaco, Netherlands, Norwa
y
, Poland, Portu
g
al, Re
p
ublic of Ireland,
Sp
ain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kin
g
dom. All other countries call +353 61 226586
.
L
imited Warranty Term
s
Verbatim Limited warrants this product to be
f
ree
f
rom de
f
ects in material and workmanship
f
or a period o
f
2 years
f
rom date o
f
purchase. This
w
arranty excludes batteries. I
f
this product is
f
ound to be de
f
ective within the warranty period, it will be replaced at no cost to you. You may return
i
t with your original cash register receipt to the place o
f
purchase or contact Verbatim
.
P
roduct replacement is your sole remedy under this warranty, and this warranty does not apply to normal wear or to damage resulting
f
rom
abnormal use, misuse, abuse, ne
g
lect or accident, or to an
y
incom
p
atibilit
y
or
p
oor
p
erformance due to the s
p
ecifi c com
p
uter software or
h
ar
d
ware use
d
. VERBATIM WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS OR ANY INCIDENTAL
,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES
,
HOWEVER
CAUSED, FOR BREACH OF WARRANTIES OR OTHERWISE. This warrant
y
g
ives
y
ou s
p
ecifi c le
g
al ri
g
hts and
y
ou ma
y
also have other ri
g
hts which
v
ar
y
from state to state or countr
y
to countr
y
.
F
CC Compliance
This equipment has been tested and
f
ound to comply with the limits
f
or a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 o
f
the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm
f
ul inter
f
erence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio
f
requency energy and, i
f
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harm
f
ul inter
f
erence to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that inter
f
erence will not occur in a particular installation. I
f
this equipment does cause harm
f
ul
i
nterference to radio or television rece
p
tion, which can be determined b
y
turnin
g
the e
q
ui
p
ment off and on, the user is encoura
g
ed to tr
y
to
correct the interference b
y
one or more of the followin
g
measures
:
• Reorient or relocate the receivin
g
antenna
.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit di
ff
erent
f
rom that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
f
or help.
5
WEEE N
o
ti
ce
The Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), which entered into
f
orce as European law on 13th February
2003, resulted in a major change in the treatment o
f
electrical equipment at end-o
f
-li
f
e.
The WEEE logo (shown at the le
f
t) on the product or on its box indicates that this product must not be disposed o
f
or dumped
w
ith your other household waste. For more in
f
ormation about electronic and electrical waste equipment disposal, recovery, and
collection points, please contact your local municipal household waste disposal service or shop
f
rom where you purchased the
e
q
ui
p
ment.
R
i
g
ht
s
Co
py
ri
g
ht © 2007 Verbatim Limited. No
p
art of this document ma
y
be re
p
roduced in an
y
form or b
y
an
y
means, for an
y
p
ur
p
ose, without the
ex
p
ress written
p
ermission of Verbatim Cor
p
oration. All ri
g
hts reserved. All other brands and
p
roduct names referenced herein are
p
ro
p
ert
y
of
t
heir res
p
ective owners.
C
E Declaration
E
C Declaration o
f
Con
f
ormit
y
I
t is hereb
y
declared that this
p
roduct com
p
lied with the essential
p
rotection re
q
uirements of Council Directive 89/336/EEC and its amendments
on the a
pp
roximation o
f
the laws o
f
the Member States relatin
g
to electroma
g
netic com
p
atibilit
y
.
This declaration applies to all specimens manu
f
actured identical to the model submitted
f
or testing/evaluation.
E
N
550
22: 199
8
+ A1: 2
000
+A2: 2
003
E
N 61000-3-3:1995 + A1: 200
1
E
N 55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 200
3
I
E
C
61
000
-4-
2
: 1
99
5 + A1: 1
998
+ A
2
:
2000
I
E
C
6
1
000
-4-
3
:
2002
+ A1:
2002
I
E
C
6
1
000
-4-4: 1
995
+ A1:
2000
+ A
2
:
200
1
I
E
C
6
1
000
-4-
5
: 199
5
+ A1: 2
000
I
EC 61000-4-6: 1996 + A1: 200
0
I
EC 61000-4-8: 1993 + A1: 200
0
I
E
C
6
1
000
-4-11: 1
99
4 + A1:
2000
R
oHS Complianc
e
This product is in compliance with Directive 2002/95/EC o
f
the European Parliament and o
f
the Council o
f
27 January 2003, on the restriction o
f
t
he use o
f
certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) and its amendments
.
THI
S
DEVI
C
E
CO
MPLIE
S
WITH PART 1
5
O
F THE F
CC
R
U
LE
S
.
O
PERATI
O
N I
S
SU
B
J
E
C
T T
O
THE F
O
LL
O
WIN
G
TW
O
CO
NDITI
O
N
S
:
(
1
)
THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AN
D
(
2
)
THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION
.
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Verbatim POWERBAY Owner's manual
- Category
- External hard drives
- Type
- Owner's manual
- This manual is also suitable for
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