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Macintosh™ OS X (10.2 Jaguar and 10.3 Panther)
If you have OS 10.2, you must update to version 10.2.4 or higher.
This is a free update from Apple
®
Computer. You will not need any
special installation of software drivers or extensions. Simply plug the
PMA430 into your Macintosh as described above, and within a few
seconds, the PMA430 will be recognized as a Mass Storage Class
(MSC) device and mounted on the desktop. You can now use the
Hard disk called PMA400 like any other external hard disk.
2.2 Disconnecting the PMA430 from your Computer
WARNING: You must properly remove (unmount) your PMA430 from
the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or
freezing the computer and/or the PMA430.
DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME!
Windows
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To safely disconnect the PMA430 hard disk, click on the system tray remove icon (green arrow as
shown below) and follow the instructions below. Wait until you get a message saying that you can
safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable. Attention: The operating system
will not allow you to safely disconnect the PMA430 if a running application (such as Windows
Media
®
Player) is using one of the files. You will have to close all the open PMA430 files in any
running application as well as Windows Explorer
®
. Sometimes, you will even have to close the
application you have used to open files from the PMA430. Using the green disconnect arrow in the
system tray will then allow you to safely disconnect the PMA430.
1. The safe remove icon is in the system tray next to the clock.
Windows
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XP
Windows
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2000 & Windows
®
ME
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2. Click on the icon to eject (unmount) the PMA 400 from the computer and select the ‘Safely
remove’ message.
Windows
®
XP
3. There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect the PMA430. You can now
go ahead and unplug the USB cable from the PMA430.
Windows
®
XP
Macintosh
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Drag the PMA430 hard disk icon towards the trashcan, the trashcan will
become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left. Drop the
hard disk icon onto the arrow. The hard disk icon will disappear from
the desktop. You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your
PMA430 and/or computer.