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Personal Storage Installation Guide for Macintosh – 1394 Interface
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Pre Installation
Thank You
Thank you for selecting a Maxtor Personal Storage
product. Please follow these instructions to take full
advantage of its features.
Handling Precautions
If these handling precautions are not followed,
damage to the Personal Storage product may result
– which may void your product warranty. Please
see the Warranty section for additional information.
• DO NOT open the product. Opening the
product will void the warranty.
• DO NOT bump, jar or drop this device as it
may result in loss of data.
• DO NOT stack this product more than three
units high.
• DO NOT set or operate the product on its side
without an approved cradle from Maxtor. It may
fall over and damage the internal hard drive.
• DO NOT disconnect any cables or power while
copying files without properly unplugging or
unmounting the device via your operating
system – as this can result in data loss and
possible damage to the internal hard drive.
• DO NOT set any liquids or drinks on the
product – as they will damage the internal
electronics.
• NOT intended as a portable product.
Hardware and Operating System
Requirements for Macintosh
• Power PC with on-board FireWire ports
(iMac DV, G3 or higher)
• Full version of Mac OS 8.6 or higher
• Apple FireWire extension 2.3.3 or higher
• At least 32 MB of RAM
• An Internet connection
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Kit Components
The Maxtor Personal Storage product comes
complete with the components shown here.
Please familiarise yourself with each of these
items prior to installation.
Personal Storage
Power Adapter
1394 Cable
CD-ROM
1394 External Storage
Installation Software for Mac OS and Windows
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