USB 3.0 MH-2671-U3 Classic Ultra Slim External Hard Drive User Manual
Product Thank you for purchasing Ultra Slim External Hard Drive MH-2671-U3 Classic from archgon. The MH-2671-U3 Classic features super speed USB 3.0 connectivity and offers high capacity storage solution for your digital life. To ensure trouble-free use and prolong the life of your device, please read following instructions carefully and note all precautions before using it. Box Contents - MH-2671-U3 Classic - Ultra Slim External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 cable - User Manual Before Use The MH-2671-U3 Classic is preformatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows OS. To use the drive with a Mac computer, recommend to reformat the drive to HFS+. CAUTION! Reformatting the drive will erase ALL data. If there are files on the drive, please make sure back them up before reformatting it. Features USB 3.0 SuperSpeed transfer rate (backward compatible with USB 2.0) Complies with USB UASP specification Light weight & compact The drive spin-down when PC hibernates. LED power/activity indicator Plug & Play Portable Specification Interface:USB 3.0 Type micro B Material:Anodized aluminum with hairline finishing Dimension:121.3 x 79.9 x 9.4 mm Weight:162 ± 10 g Operating System:Windows / Mac / Linux SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or above Mac OS 10.X or above Note:The native USB 3.0 UASP solution is supported under Windows 8 and Mac OS 10.8 or above
Product Connecting the device 1. Turn on your PC/Laptop. 2. Plug the USB 3.0 micro B type connector to the back of the drive. 3. Connect another end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your PC/Laptop. 4. Verify that the drive appears under My Computer in Windows Explorer or the drive icon will display on the desktop. Note:It may take few seconds for your computer to configure your drive. Disconnecting the device Right click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the System Tray and select Safely Remove Hardware. You are able to disconnect the drive safely as the drive power down properly.
Reformatting on Windows Caution! Formatting will erase ALL data on storage device. Please make sure back up all data before performing formatting steps. Note: Refer to your operating system s documentation for more information on reformatting and partitioning your storage device. Windows Users - Use NTFS to format the drive if you will be using the storage device with Windows. The performance will be enhanced if comparing to FAT32. However, this file system is compatible in read only with Mac OS 10.3 or above. - Use FAT32 to format the drive if you will be using your storage device with both Windows & Mac, but maximum single file size is limited to 4GB. 1. Make sure the storage device is well connected to and mounted on your computer. 2. Right click My Computer icon and select the Manage. 3. Select Disk Management from the Computer Management tool. 4. Right click the drive you wish to format and then select Delete Partition. 5. Once the drive partition has been deleted, right click the drive again and select New Partition. 6. The New Partition Wizard will appear. Select Primary Partition and then enter the desired size of the partition. 7. From the File System menu, select a desired format mode and format.
Reformatting on Mac Caution! Formatting will erase ALL data on storage device. Please make sure back up all data before performing formatting steps. Note: Refer to your operating system s documentation for more information on reformatting and partitioning your storage device. Mac Users - Use HFS+ to format the drive if you will be using the storage device on Macs only. The performance will be enhances if comparing to FAT32. However, HFS+ is NOT able to compatible with Windows OS. - Use FAT32 to format the drive if you will be using the storage device with both Windows & Mac, but maximum single file size is limited to 4GB. 1. Make sure the storage device is well connected to and mounted on your computer. 2. Launch Disk Utility tool of Mac OS. 3. Open the main drive folder from the desktop. 4. Open the Applications folder and then the Utilities folder. 5. Double click Disk Utility and select the drive you wish to format. You should see the hard drive listed in the left column. It should show the drive size with a second indented line beneath it that shows the volume of the drive. 6. Click the Erase tab. 7. Select a format from the Volume Format menu. 8. Give the volume a name. 9. Click Erase. You may receive a warning and will need to click Erase again. 10. Once formatting is complete, the drive will appear on your desktop.
Troubleshooting Drive does not appear in my computer / on my desktop 1. Check the status of power LED and see if it is power-on. 2. Make sure the USB cable and connectors are not damaged and firmly connected by both ends. 3. Remove the hard drive and then reconnect after 10 seconds. 4. Check the Device Manager and see if the hard drive is recognized by USB port. 5. Be sure to install necessarily drivers if connect the hard drive via PCI adapter. 6. The drive may not be receiving enough power from the USB bus on your computer. Try connecting a USB Y-cable. My computer won t boot when I connect the external storage drive to the computer before booting. Remove all external devices before you turn on computer. A message appears that I have a high-speed device connected to a low-speed port (Windows XP) This is normal. Windows XP displays a message that you have connected your USB 3.0 drive to a USB 2.0 port. You will not have the SuperSpeed capabilities that you would have to use a USB 3.0 port. Data transfer rate seems slow 1. Make sure this USB 3.0 storage device is connected directly to a USB 3.0 port or hub. 2. If there are other devices connected to the hub, please disconnect the other USB devices. 3. Your system may be operating at lower speeds due to an incorrect driver installation or your system does not support USB 3.0 What happens when a USB 3.0 device is plugged into a USB 2.0 port or hub? USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0, so the device still works fine. When connected to a USB 2.0 port or hub, a USB 3.0 device operates at the USB 2.0 HighSpeed of up to 480 Mbps.
Precautions Do not place a heavy object on the device. This could damage the enclosure and storage data. Do not let your device get wet. Do not leave it a damp condition, high humidity or direct sunlight. Do not place your device near strong magnetic fields, such as television or radios. This could damage the storage data. Do not drop or jolt the drive. Do not move the drive during activity. Do not place the device on an unstable surface where it might drop. *** For further questions, please write an e-mail to archgon@archgon.com