Buffalo HD-PC500U2/BK-EU [4/84] Recommended usage

HD-PCU2 User Manual

Recommended Usage

Warning

To avoid damage to your data, follow these precautions:

Never congure this unit as a destination for virtual memory.

Never perform any of the following operations while the access LED is ashing:

•

Unplug the USB or power cable

•

Turn o your computer

•

Put your computer in an energy-saving state (standby, hibernate, or sleep)

• If the power/access LED does not turn o when you turn o your computer, unplug the USB cable

from the drive.

• The maximum size of a le on the default FAT32 partition is 4 GB. To use the drive with les larger

than 4 GB, reformat the drive with NTFS or Mac OS extended, which allow larger le sizes.

• If your Windows computer will not boot while this drive is connected,

then connect the drive to your

computer after booting Windows. Also, refer to your computer's manual to change the BIOS setting to

boot from an internal hard drive if you want to turn on or o your computer while this unit is connected.

• This unit supports hot-plugging. You can plug or unplug the USB cable while this unit or your PC is

on. However, never

unplug the USB cable while the access LED is ashing, or your data may

be lost or

damaged.

• Booting an OS from this drive is not supported.

• Do not lean any object against this unit. It may cause the unit to malfunction.

• If you use this unit with Windows 7, Vista, or XP on a computer with a USB 2.0 or 1.1 port

, you may

receive a message indicating that a high-speed USB hub is connected to a non high-speed USB device.

To continue, click [X].

• You may hear some noise while this unit is working, especially while booting or being accessed. This

is normal.

• After a system crash, Mac OS may ask you to insert your OS X system disk to recover the OS.

Disconnect the MiniStation from your Mac before initiating the recovery process.

• Some computers do not support power saving mode.