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Connecting the Gmini™ to your Computer
Connecting the Gmini™ to your Computer
9.1 USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’)
9.1 USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’)
Your device comes confi gured as a Windows® Device and will be immediately recognized by your computer if you
are running Windows® XP (with Service Pack 1 minimum) and Windows Media® Player 10. If you have another
version of Windows®, not sure what version of Windows® XP you have, or if you are using a Macintosh®, then
you will need to change the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port setting on the Gmini™. You will do this by going to
System and USB Port and change it to ‘Hard Disk’.
9.2 Connecting the Gmini ™ XS202
9.2 Connecting the Gmini ™ XS202
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Connection order: See the sections below for your particular computer’s operating system.
1) Turn on the Gmini™.
2) With your computer running, plug the USB cable into your computer.
3) Plug in the other end of the USB cable to the Gmini™ USB Device port (if your computer asks to install a new
driver for the new hardware, then you must unplug it and change the USB Port to Hard Drive.)
Windows® XP
Please verify* that you have Windows® XP and it is updated it to at least, Service Pack 1. You must also
have Windows Media® Player 10 (WMP10) installed on your computer. This way, you can take advantage of
connecting it as a ‘Windows Device’. Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the
Gmini™ in Windows® Explorer and WMP10. Without Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (a free update) or Windows
Media® 10, you cannot use it as a Windows® recognized ‘Device’ and will have to follow the instructions for
Windows® ME & 2000 below.
* Right-click on ‘My Computer’ select ‘Properties’, and then look in the tab labeled ‘General’. It should say “Service Pack 1” or
higher.
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Windows™ ME and 2000
Attention: Before connecting the Gmini™ to your computer with the USB cable, go to
Setup>System>USB Port and change it to ‘Hard Disk’.
When connected to your computer, the Gmini™ will be recognized as an external
Hard Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected. You
will see a new drive letter, such as E: in My Computer. You can now use the hard drive
called Gmini like any other external hard drive. Simply access it using Windows™
Explorer to drag and drop fi les to and from the Gmini™’s hard drive. If the Gmini™
is not automatically recognized and displayed as an external hard drive, please refer
to the troubleshooting section at the back of this manual.
Macintosh™ OS X
If you have OS X, you must update to version 10.3.9 or newer. You must also change the
Gmini™’s USB Port setting to ‘Hard Disk’. From the main menu, go to Setup>System>USB
Port and change it to ‘Hard Disk’.
You will now simply plug the Gmini™ into your Macintosh® as enumerated above, and
within a few seconds, the Gmini™ will be recognized as a mass storage device (Hard Disk)
and mount on the desktop. You can now use the hard drive called Gmini XS202 like any
other external hard drive.
9.3 Disconnecting the Gmini™ from your Computer
9.3 Disconnecting the Gmini™ from your Computer
Windows Device Mode
If the Gmini™ is connected to your computer as a Windows Device, verify that no data is being transferred
between your Gmini™ and your computer (the HDD light on your Gmini™ is not fl ickering). You can now safely
unplug the USB cable from your Gmini™ and/or computer.
Hard Drive Mode
If the Gmini™ is connected to your computer as a hard drive, DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE
AT ANY TIME! WARNING: You must properly remove (unmount) your Gmini™ from the computer before
disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and/or the Gmini™.