User Manual

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4.
Verify that the Drive Mounts.
Before storing data on the SoloPRO, the
drive must be “mounted” to the computers operating system.
This means that the computers operating system has recognized at least
one readable partition on the drive and established a communication link
with it.
For Windows PC
, once the SoloPRO is powered on the operating system should
mount the drive in a few moments. A new drive icon/letter will appear in
My Computer/Windows Explorer. You are now ready to use the SoloPRO.
For Mac
, once the SoloPRO is powered on the operating system should mount
the drive in a few moments. A new drive icon will appear on the Desktop
and in the Finder (if your system is configured to show External Disks on
the desktop.) The SoloPRO should be reformatted for the Mac OS (See
page 16 - Formatting the SoloPRO for Mac OS)
5.
The SoloPRO is ready to use.
Save or drag and drop files to the drive as
you would to any other drive attached to your computer.
6. Most commercially available backup software should work with the
SoloPRO. See our website for suggestions.