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Limitations: NTFS is not compatible with Windows 98, Windows

98 SE, Windows Me, or Apple Macintosh computers running Mac

OS. In general, NTFS is a good choice if you’ll be using your

SmartDisk hard drive only with one or more computers running

Windows XP or Windows 2000.

Getting Help

If you are experiencing difficulty installing or using your SmartDisk

product, please visit the main SmartDisk Technical Support website at

SmartDisk.com/support.asp. From this page you can access our

library of user documentation, read answers to frequently asked questions,

and download available software updates. Although most of our

customers find this content sufficient to put them back on the right

track, this page also lists ways in which you can contact the

SmartDisk Technical Support Team directly. Please register your

product (see below) before contacting SmartDisk Technical Support.

Registering Your SmartDisk Product

You can register your SmartDisk product at

SmartDisk.com/Registration.asp for customers in North and South

America, or at SmartDisk.co.uk/Registration.asp for European customers.

This registration is quick and easy and will assist us in providing the

best possible experience with this and future SmartDisk products.

Warranty Terms

SmartDisk Corporation warrants its products to be free of defects in material

and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 1 year from

the date of purchase or 18 months from the date of manufacture, whichever

occurs first. SmartDisk's sole obligation with respect to claims of non-confor-

mance made within the one (1) year warranty period described above shall be,

at its option, to repair or replace any item of Equipment that SmartDisk, in its

sole discretion, determines to be defective. The Customer shall obtain a

Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number from SmartDisk prior to

returning any Equipment to SmartDisk under this warranty by contacting

Technical Support at SmartDisk.com/support.asp. The Customer shall prepay

shipping charges for Equipment returned to SmartDisk for warranty service,

and SmartDisk shall pay freight charges for the return of the Equipment to the

Customer, excluding customs duties or taxes, if any. All returns require a dated

proof of purchase and a letter explaining the problem. SmartDisk Corporation

will not be responsible for items returned without an RMA or improperly

packaged. Replacement Equipment shall be new or like new in performance and

shall be warranted for the remaining duration of the warranty term of the non-

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Summary of FireLite

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Preparing your firelite: mac os or windows? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 using firelite with mac os . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 installing mac os software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 connecting fi...
Page 3: Windows?
Preparing your firelite: mac os or windows? Your firelite comes pre-formatted for immediate use with apple macintosh computers running mac os. (it is formatted as hfs+.) if you plan to use your firelite only with computers running mac os, you can leave it formatted as it comes from the factory, and ...
Page 4: Using Firelite With Windows
Storing and transferring data once your smartdisk hard drive is connected to a computer, it can be accessed and used like any other removable disk. You can drag files to your smartdisk hard drive’s icon to copy them, navigate to your hard drive in open or save dialog boxes, or delete files stored on...
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Before proceeding, be sure that your windows computer has a 6-pin firewire (1394a) port available. For convenience, your smartdisk hard drive draws its power from this cable. Some computers provide 4-pin firewire ports only. Since 4-pin ports do not supply power, you will need to obtain a 6-4 pin fi...
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1. If you have files located on your smartdisk hard drive open in any application, close them. 2. Click the unplug or eject hardware button in the system tray. 3. Select your smartdisk hard drive from the menu that appears. 4. After a moment, windows will display a message indicating that your hardw...
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A. Click on the start menu, then click settings, and then click control panel. B. Double-click on administrative tools, and then double-click on computer management. C. In the storage sub-directory, click on disk management. 3. The write signature and upgrade disk wizard will start. A. Click next to...
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The file system used (fat32 or ntfs), and a healthy status. The hard drive is now available to use. Formatting firelite under windows me or windows 98 se follow these steps if you are using windows me or windows 98 se while formatting your smartdisk hard drive for windows. 1. Follow the instructions...
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7. At the next menu of three items, verify that you are partitioning the correct disk number before proceeding. Type 1 to select create primary dos partition and press enter. The resulting process may take about a minute. 8. At the prompt do you wish to use the maximum available size for the primary...
Page 10: For Mac Os X Users Only
For mac os 8.6 - 9.X users only open smartdisk tools, and click on the format tab. Within the format tab, click on custom setup. Change the partition scheme to dos (this will change the format field to dos), and click initialize. Wait for the initialization to complete. Your drive is now ready to be...
Page 11: Getting Help
Limitations: ntfs is not compatible with windows 98, windows 98 se, windows me, or apple macintosh computers running mac os. In general, ntfs is a good choice if you’ll be using your smartdisk hard drive only with one or more computers running windows xp or windows 2000. Getting help if you are expe...
Page 12: Copyright Statement
Conforming equipment. All replaced equipment shall become the property of smartdisk. Any claims of defects not made within such one (1) year period shall be deemed waived by customer. Smartdisk's warranty obligations hereunder are expressly conditioned upon (i.) the products being properly installed...
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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. Howe...
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© 2004 smartdisk corporation. Other company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of those companies. Corporate headquarters smartdisk corporation 12780 westlinks drive ft. Myers, florida 33913 usa european headquarters smartdisk limited lifestyle house 38 invincible road f...