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Imation SuperDisk User Manual

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SuperDisk
™
USB Drive for Macintosh
User's Guide
Owner's Record
For your convenience, record the serial
number located on the bottom of
the drive in the space provided below.
Please refer to it when you contact
your Imation dealer in case of difficulty.
Serial No.____________________________

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  • Page 1 USB Drive for Macintosh User’s Guide Owner’s Record For your convenience, record the serial number located on the bottom of the drive in the space provided below. Please refer to it when you contact your Imation dealer in case of difficulty. Serial No.____________________________...
  • Page 2 Imation, the Imation logo, SuperDisk and the SuperDisk logo are trademarks of Imation Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright © 1999 Imation Corporation. All rights reserved. Intended Use This guide shows how to install and use the Imation SuperDisk USB Drive on an Apple Macintosh™ computer.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Welcome to Imation ......1 Getting started ........2 Installing driver software .

  • Page 4: Welcome To Imation

    Macintosh with native USB support. Hot-pluggable means you ™ can connect or disconnect your SuperDisk drive anytime you wish without turning off your computer. Your new drive is both high-capacity and floppy-compatible. It can use both Macintosh and PC-formatted 120MB SuperDisk diskettes and regular 2HD diskettes.

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    (if your Mac OS is 8.5.x) For more information, visit Note: http://support.info.apple.com/support/imac/index/html Read the following tips to get the best results from your SuperDisk drive: Diskettes • Use Imation SuperDisk diskettes for Macintosh. Supported Mac and PC diskette types are listed in Specifications . 800KB and 400KB Mac format diskettes do not...
  • Page 6 Always eject any diskette from your SuperDisk drive before disconnecting the drive from your computer. Doing so may prevent data loss. • Never remove a diskette from your SuperDisk drive while your drive is making an operating sound or the green activity light is lit or blinking. •...

  • Page 7: Installing Driver Software

    If your computer is a new-generation iMac or Macintosh G3, it comes with driver software pre-installed. You can skip to Connecting the SuperDisk drive if you wish. However, if you don’t have a new-generation computer, or if you want to make sure your new-generation computer has the most recent driver (www.imation.com/superdisk/), perform the following:...
  • Page 8 If it is, the installer program prompts: No installation was necessary. The files to be installed are already on your disk, or are not needed for your hardware setup. Click Quit to exit from the installation process. Skip to Connecting your SuperDisk drive.
  • Page 9 This warning screen appears, reminding you to restart your computer when installation is complete. Click the Continue button on the right. This screen appears, telling you driver software installed successfully. Remember to click the Restart button on the far right. Software installation is complete! Connect your SuperDisk drive next.

  • Page 10: Connecting Your Superdisk Drive

    Connecting your SuperDisk drive Connect the USB cable to the rear of your SuperDisk drive. Do this by squeezing the cable end together to separate its prongs.Then push the cable firmly onto your drive’s connector. Release the sides to lock the cable in place.

  • Page 11: Using Your Superdisk Drive

    Using your SuperDisk drive Once you insert a SuperDisk or HD diskette into your drive, the diskette icon on your desktop operates just like your hard disk icon. You can drag-and-drop files to the diskette icon to move or copy files or folders.
  • Page 12 Formatting Diskettes To format or erase a diskette: Insert a diskette into the SuperDisk drive and click on the diskette icon. Turn off File Sharing from Control Panels (only when formatting a diskette). Choose Erase Disk from the Special menu in the Finder.

  • Page 13: Cleaning Your Superdisk Drive

    Cleaning your SuperDisk drive Clean your SuperDisk drive after every 40 to 80 hours of operation, depending on the cleanliness of your operating environment. Head cleaning is an easy and effective way to prevent data loss. This does not mean the drive won’t work if it isn’t clean;...

  • Page 14: Troubleshooting Your Superdisk Drive

    “how to” tips • frequently asked questions (FAQs) After I format a SuperDisk diskette in DOS, I cannot read the diskette on a PC. Mac OS 8.1: PC Exchange version 2.2 or earlier does not format SuperDisk diskettes correctly.
  • Page 15 The SuperDisk diskette icon appears in black and white instead of gray. This only occurs with Mac OS 8.1 after you erase a SuperDisk diskette. To restore the icon’s appearance, perform the following: Click the SuperDisk diskette icon on your installation CD-ROM.
  • Page 16 Perform the following: Solution 1: Install driver software if needed and not already installed. Solution 2: Make sure to turn extensions back on before connecting the SuperDisk drive. Perform the following: Click Apple icon > Control Panels > Extensions Manager.
  • Page 17 My SuperDisk drive reads regular diskettes but not SuperDisk diskettes. Clean your drive using the following methods: Imation LS-120 or SuperDisk Head Cleaning Kit to clean your drive’s head. Compressed, canned air to clean your drive’s optics. Do not insert the air can tube deep into the drive slot.

  • Page 18: Specifications

    Specifications Operating Position: Horizontal Only Transfer Rate: Up to 40MB per minute with a SuperDisk diskette Temperature Range (Use in a non-condensing atmosphere) Operating 40˚ to 104˚F 5˚ to 40˚ C Non-operating -22˚ to 140˚ F -30˚ to 60˚C Power (indoor use only—in dry area)

  • Page 19: Regulatory Information

    Regulatory Information Laser Safety The Imation SuperDisk drive contains a Class 1 laser that produces visible laser light at an intensity of up to 7 milliwatts (at 633 nanometers). Special precautions have been taken in the design of the disk drive to ensure that the operator will not be exposed to the laser light.
  • Page 20 Regulatory Information United States FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 21: European Electrical Conformity

    This is to serve as official notification to our European Partners that the following product fully complies with the European CE requirements specified in the EMC directive 89/336/EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC. Model: SuperDisk USB Drive ™ for Macintosh 2...

  • Page 22: Limited Warranty

    If any such defect appears within twelve (12) months from the date of purchase, Imation’s entire liability is either a) repair, or b) replacement of the product, or c) refund of the purchase price of the product, which must be returned to Imation with proof of purchase.

  • Page 23: Imation Technical Support

    Imation Technical Support Imation provides free support on the Internet and via e-mail. There may be a basic charge for phone consultations and solutions to installation and operator problems. If you need to contact Imation, please include the following information or have it ready...
  • Page 24 Imation Enterprises Corp. 1 Imation Place Oakdale, MN 55128-3414 Tel 1 800 888 2700 Printed in U.S.A. Fax 1 888 466 3456 © Imation January 1999 52-0000-3273-1 Rev. B http://www.imation.com...

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