Us e r's Manual
CACE Se rie s
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Copyrigh t
Ple as e re s pe ct copyrigh te d conte nt. Duplication or m odification of th is publication in w h ole or in
part is proh ibite d w ith out e xpre s s or w ritte n auth orization.
Us age
Strong im pacts or dropping th e product m ay caus e dam age . Only allow q ualifie d pe rs onne l to
re pair th is product. Dis as s e m bling or ope ning th is product w ill void your w arranty.
Dis claim e r
Cavalry is not liable for com pe ns ation for data los s w h ich m ay re s ult from a m alfunction of th e
product or ch ange s due to im prope r us e , re pairs , de fe cts , or batte ry ch ange . Ple as e back up
your data to avoid une xpe cte d los s e s .
Cavalry re s e rve s th e righ t to m ak e ch ange s to th e conte nt of th is m anual w ith out notice .
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Th ank you for ch oos ing Cavalry.
W e at Cavalry e xte nd our s ince re gratitude for your purch as e of th is product.
W e h ope our de dication to de live ring h igh q uality products w ith e xce lle nt
cus tom e r s e rvice w ill e ns ure your continue d inte re s t in our products .
Th is m anual w ill as s is t in th e ope ration of th e product. To optim iz e your
e xpe rie nce w ith th is product, w e re com m e nd re ading th is e ntire m anual
be fore us age . Ple as e k e e p th is m anual for future re fe re nce .
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Table of Conte nts
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Lis t of Acce s s orie s ............................................................................. 5
Product Illus trations ........................................................................... 6
Fe ature s ............................................................................................. 8
Se tup Ins tructions .............................................................................. 9
Trouble s h ooting ................................................................................. 13
W arranty and Contact ........................................................................ 15
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Lis t of Acce s s orie s
1. Exte rnal pow e r adapte r / pow e r cord (m ay vary w ith product)
2. Fire W ire 400/800 cable
3. USB 2.0 cable
4. Th is Us e r's Manual
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1. LED Ligh t Indicator
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Back
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2. Pow e r jack
3. USB 2.0 port
4. Fire W ire 800 ports
5. Pow e r s w itch
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Fe ature s
Plug-and-play for Mac OS X and above
USB 2.0 and Fire W ire 400/800 capability
Pre form atte d in Mac OS Exte nde d
Exce ptional h e at dis s ipating ability
H ard drive activity LED
Ne arly s ile nt ope ration
Slim and ligh tw e igh t s tack able de s ign
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Se tup Ins tructions
Follow th e s te ps be low to s ucce s s fully s e t up your Cavalry Exte rnal H ard
Drive w ith your com pute r.
Ste p 1. Start your com pute r and w ait for W indow s to load com ple te ly.
Ste p 2. Conne ct th e pow e r adapte r to th e drive . Th e n
plug th e pow e r adapte r into an e le ctrical outle t.
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Ste p 3. Conne ct th e s q uare e nd of th e USB cable to th e h ard drive . Th e n
conne ct th e flat e nd of th e USB cable to th e USB port on your com pute r.
NOTE: Th e s am e proce dure applie s for Fire W ire us e rs .
Ste p 4. Turn th e pow e r s w itch on.
NOTE: Conne ct th e USB cable to th e drive be fore conne cting th e cable to
th e com pute r. To dis conne ct, re m ove th e cable from th e com pute r firs t.
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USB Cable Plug
USB Port
Ste p 5. Ins talling drive rs for th e Cavalry Exte rnal H ard Drive .
Mac OS X
Plug-and-play. No de vice drive rs or configuration re q uire d. Th e
com pute r w ill autom atically de te ct th e USB Exte rnal H ard Drive as a
ne w USB de vice and w ill be re ady to us e .
W indow s 2000/XP/Vis ta
No drive rs re q uire d. But re form atting th e h ard dis k is a re q uire m e nt.
1. Righ t-click on My Com pute r and s e le ct "Manage ".
2. In th e le ft colum n go unde r "Storage " and s e le ct "Dis k
Manage m e nt".
3. Righ t-click on th e ne w drive on th e bottom and s e le ct "Form at".
4. Se le ct "NTFS" unde r "File Sys te m ". Click OK.
Form atting m ay tak e a fe w m inute s to com ple te .
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W indow s 9 8/Me
1. Mak e s ure W indow s 9 8/Me is fully update d
2. Dow nload drive rs from w w w .cavalrys torage .com by click ing on
"Dow nload W indow s 9 8 Drive rs ". Extract th e file .
3. Navigate th e de vice m anage r.
4. Righ t-click on th e ye llow q ue s tion m ark indicating an unk now n
e xte rnal s torage de vice .
5. W h e n th e de vice drive r w iz ard s tarts , click on th e "Brow s e " button
to s e le ct th e s e arch dire ctory to find drive rs .
6. Find th e USB 2.0-9 8 drive r in th e e xtracte d file .
7. Click "Ne xt" to continue .
Ste p 6. Your e xte rnal h ard drive is now re ady to us e .
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Trouble s h ooting
LED ligh t indicator doe s not turn on
Mak e s ure th e pow e r adapte r is s e cure ly conne cte d to a w ork ing e le ctrical
outle t. Se condly, m ak e s ure th e USB / Fire W ire cable is ins e rte d corre ctly
into th e h ard drive and th e com pute r. Turn on th e pow e r s w itch (page 7).
Com pute r doe s not de te ct h ard drive
Mak e s ure th e USB / Fire W ire cable s are s e cure ly conne cte d. If th is s till
doe s not w ork , attach anoth e r k now n w ork ing de vice and w ork ing cable into
th e USB / Fire W ire port on th e com pute r. If th is doe s not w ork , th e proble m
could be your com pute r's USB / Fire W ire port. If th e port and cable both
w ork , and th e h ard drive is s till not be ing de te cte d, contact cus tom e r s upport.
Loud nois e s com ing from e xte rnal h ard drive
In m os t cas e s , loud nois e s com ing from th e drive s ugge s t it m ay e ith e r be
de fe ctive or a part is loos e . W e apologiz e for any inconve nie nce th is m ay
caus e . Ple as e contact cus tom e r s e rvice for as s is tance .
H ard drive w ill not w ork w ith m y PC
Th is h ard drive is form atte d for Macs . Form at th e h ard drive according to th e
ins tructions provide d in th e Se tup Ins truction s e ction.
If you h ave m ore q ue s tions , ple as e re fe r to th e Fre q ue ntly As k e d
Que s tions s e ction online at: w w w .cavalrys torage .com /faq .as px. For furth e r
inq uirie s , you m ay contact Bas on/Cavalry te ch s upport at
cus tom e rs upport@ cavalrys torage .com or (800) 238-4453 (9 :00am - 5:30pm
PST w e e k days , e xce pt h olidays ).
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W arranty
Th is product com e s w ith a one ye ar w arranty from th e date of purch as e .
Ple as e re gis te r your product at w w w .cavalrys torage .com and click on
"Product Re gis tration" to activate th e w arranty. Ple as e h ave your Se rial
Num be r and Mode l Num be r re ady. W e are not re s pons ible for any los s in
data. Ple as e back up your data ofte n to avoid une xpe cte d los s e s .
Contact
Cavalry Storage , Inc.
555 E. Eas y St.
Sim i Valle y, CA 9 3065
cus tom e rs upport@ cavalrys torage .com
(800) 238-4453 (9 :00am - 5:30pm PST w e e k days )
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