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User's Guide
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P/N: 20274700
Limited Warranty Statement inside
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English Maxtor Shared Storage Drive - Two Year Limited Warranty Europe, Africa and the Middle East Maxtor’s warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth below: Please note The Products are manufactured from parts and components that are new or that Maxtor reserves the right to update from time to time the warranty terms equivalent to new in accordance with industry standards. provided for new purchases of Maxtor products, and to establish the effective date of those updated warr
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English authorized reseller and the Maxtor serial number and model number of the WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN Product in which the defect has been reported may be required as a proof of LIEU OF ALL OTHERS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED your purchase for warranty service. Note that, as an alternative, Maxtor offers an OR STATUTORY. MAXTOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS TO THE MAXIMUM online warranty return option for certain Products through www.maxtor.com
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English Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or exclusions of implied warranties, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. By way of example, if a Product is purchased from Maxtor or Maxtor’s authorized reseller by you in a European Union Member State, you may have additional warrant
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English Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside front cover Warranty 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Maxtor Shared Storage Drive Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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English Introduction 1 1 Thank you for selecting this Maxtor product. • Easy storage expansion with the Shared Storage Drive or other FAT32-formatted USB drives Attaching a hard disk drive to the network in a home or small office • USB printer sharing is a simple and economical way for users to share files. Maxtor network drives offer a winning combination of capacity, simplicity • Shared folders can be either full access or limited access of use and helpful software features that automa
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English Included in this Kit Shared Storage Drive Components The Shared Storage Drive comes complete with the Before installing your new drive, review the features shown components shown in Figure 2. 1 in Figure 1. Front Back Shared Storage Drive Quick Start CD User’s Guide Power Reset Power Button Status Light USB Ports Connector Button (Flashing Green Network ID Panel Security and Amber Lights) Locking Ethernet port Slot Figure 1. Shared Storage Drive Features Power Adapter V
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English System Requirements Handling Precautions The following are the minimum system requirements. Handle your drive with care! Follow the precautions listed here 1 or you could damage your drive and void your warranty. Review the • Pentium III, 500 Mhz equivalent processor or higher Maxtor Limited Warranty, included in this guide, for ® • Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP more information. • System RAM as required by Windows The following precautions can prevent loss of data: •We
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English Where to Go for Help For additional help with your drive, its installation and the 1 software, contact: Maxtor Support Maxtor provides a comprehensive support section on its website, including the latest software, user guides and a knowledge base for answers to common questions and problems. Maxtor support website: http://support.maxtor.com/sharedstorage Support phone numbers: Check the Contact Us section on the Maxtor support website, for phone numbers in your region. 4
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English Installing Your Drive 2 2 In this chapter you will connect and set up your Step 1. Connect your drive Maxtor Shared Storage Drive. Connecting the Ethernet cable In order to install your Shared Storage Drive, you will need the following: 1. Plug one end of the (supplied) Ethernet cable into your network, switch or router. •Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later is recommended). 2. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on you
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English Connecting the power Step 2. Power up your drive 1. Plug the round female connector from the power adapter into the drive’s power connector. Press the button on the front of your drive. 2. Plug the two-pin female connector on the power cord Your drive will now start up. This process requires up to one into the power adapter. minute to complete. 2 • The button light will turn yellow. • When the light pulses green, your drive is ready and you can move on to Step 3. Your
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English When your Shared Storage Drive is found, you will see its Step 3. Set up your drive Network ID number and IP address appear in a drop-down menu in the middle of the screen. 1. Insert the Maxtor Quick Start CD. For example: MSS-000335 (192.168.0.5) The Choose Setup Language screen will appear. If you have multiple Shared Storage Drives connected to If this screen does not appear, you can access it 2 your network, each will appear in the d
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English Advanced Settings For information about the advanced settings of your Shared Storage Drive, such as modifying user accounts, access privileges, setting the language, date, time or modifying network settings, see “Advanced Settings” on page 13 in chapter 3. 2 Online Help Your Shared Storage Drive has advanced help features. To access these files, click on the Online Help link at the bottom of the drive file screen. 8
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English Using Your Drive 3 You can use your Maxtor Shared Storage Drive as you do any hard Accessing your drive drive that is either built-in or directly connected to your computer. 3 To access your Personal folder on the Shared Storage Drive: When you install the Shared Storage Drive and create a name and a password to access your personal folder, a set of folders is Double-click the desktop icon for your automatically created to help you organize your files
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English Using the Drag and Sort Feature Using External USB drives with your drive In addition to including a set of folders to help you organize your files, your Shared Storage Drive also includes a time-saving new There are two USB ports on the back of your drive which allow you feature called Drag and Sort. With Drag and Sort, every time you TM to connect USB hard drives, such as the Maxtor OneTouch and drag common files to your Shared Storage Drive, each file
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English Disconnecting a USB drive Using USB Printers with your drive To disconnect a USB drive from your Maxtor Shared Storage Drive: You may connect a USB printer to your Shared Storage Drive and share it with anyone on your network. 1. Go to the Maxtor Shared Storage Drive home page. Although most USB printers should work, no compatibility See “To access the Shared Storage Drive home page:” information is available at this time. With multi-f
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English Shutting down your drive Resetting your drive To safely shut down your Shared Storage Drive: If you are not able to access your drive after moving it to a different network or turning it on after it has been off for a period of time, Press and hold the button on the front of your drive for 5 seconds. you may need to reset it. To reset your drive: • With the drive turned on, use a small pointed object, like the tip of a pen or paperclip, press and hold the
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English Advanced Settings Adding Rubber Feet to your drive If you plan to use your Shared Storage Drive on a desk surface, The Shared Storage Drive Home Page your kit includes four rubber feet to protect your drive and the surface of your desk. Using the Shared Storage Drive home page, you can access many advanced features for managing your drive, including: To apply the feet: 1. Make sure your drive is disconnected properly from • Setting the Language, Date,
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