Using your Pocket Hard Drive with a Windows system How
to plug in and begin using the drive
Windows XP/2000/Me To plug in the drive to a computer running Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows Me, uncoil the USB cable from the Pocket Hard Drive and plug it in to one of your computer's USB ports. When the USB cable is connected properly (and your computer is on) a light appears in the center of the Pocket Hard Drive. This light indicates that the Pocket Hard Drive is receiving power and is ready to use. If this light does not come on and your Pocket Hard Drive isn't recognized by your operating system, please refer to the Questions and Answers section for things you can do to resolve the problem. To see the files on the drive, double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop. You will see your Pocket Hard Drive represented with the default "Removable Disk" label. After the system detects the drive, the light in the center of the drive becomes a drive activity indicator. This means the light will flicker on and off when your computer is accessing the drive.
Windows 98SE To plug in the drive to a computer running Windows 98SE, uncoil the USB cable from the Pocket Hard Drive and plug it in to one of your computer's USB ports. When you connect the drive to your computer for the first time, Windows 98SE displays the Add New Hardware wizard. This means the wizard needs to find the USB drivers included on the Seagate Utility CD provided with this drive. You only have to install drivers the first time you use the drive on your Windows 98SE system. After that, your operating system will recognize the drive automatically each time you plug in the drive. Follow these steps to install the drivers:
When the USB cable is connected properly (and your computer is on) a light briefly appears in the center of the Pocket Hard Drive. This light indicates that the Pocket Hard Drive is receiving power and is ready to use. If this light does not come on and your Pocket Hard Drive isn't recognized by your operating system, please refer to the Questions and Answers section for things you can do to resolve the problem. To see the files on the drive, double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop. You will see your Pocket Hard Drive represented with the default "Removable Disk" label. After the system detects the drive, the light in the center of the drive becomes a drive activity indicator. This means the light will flicker on and off when your computer is accessing the drive.
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