Warning:
Insert your drive or hard drive into the external drive casing before installing the software. The drive casing
may never be disconnected from the computer while data is being transferred! Your data could be lost.
Please observe the instructions in this installation guide.
Hama GmbH & Co KG does not accept liability under any circumstances for loss of data stored on
data storage media!
Extent of delivery:
The following items are included:
•
5.25” USB 2.0 drive casing
•
USB 2.0 connection cable
•
External switching power supply unit (5V, 12V, 1.5A)
•
Driver CD-ROM
•
Quick guide
•
Mounting screws
Supported operating systems:
Windows® 98Se/Me/2000/XP/XP 64 Bit Edition. The driver supplied is only suitable for Windows® 98SE.
Windows® Me/2000/XP/XP 64 Bit Edition have integrated driver support for this drive casing, which means
that no additional drivers must be installed.
Info:
The full data transfer rate of up to 480Mbit/s can only be attained on computers with USB 2.0 ports
installed and activated. If your computer “only" supports USB 1.1, data can only be transferred at
max. 12Mbit/s. This does not affect the range of functions of the drive casing.
Driver and software installation:
For Windows 98SE:
The driver must be installed before you use the drive casing for the first time. To do so, insert the enclosed
driver CD in your CD/DVD drive and connect the casing to the computer using the supplied USB 2.0 cable.
The
“Hardware Wizard”
window opens ->“Next”. Select “Search for the best driver for your device (recom-
mended)” and click -> Next. In the next window, select “Specify a location:” only and enter
“D:\AT2 Driver”
(you may have to substitute the letter of your CD-ROM drive for D:) or click -> Browse… -> and select the
folder specified above -> Next -> Next -> Finish.
The drivers required are then integrated in your system and a new drive letter is set up for the drive casing.
You can now use the new drive like an internal hard drive or an internal drive.
You can check whether your external drive has been integrated correctly in the system in the Device Mana-
ger. The entry
“USB Storage Adapter AT2”
must appear under
“USB Controllers”
without a yellow exclama-
tion point.
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