Connecting to a computer – Transcend Information StoreJet TS500GSJ25M-R User Manual
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Connecting to a Computer︱
If you want to use the StoreJet 25 as an external hard drive to upload/download data to and from
your computer, you will need to connect it to a USB port on the computer using the provided USB
Y-cable.
Figure 3: Mini USB to Standard-A USB cable (USB Y-cable)
1.
Plug the small end of the USB Y-cable into the Mini USB port on the StoreJet 25.
2.
Plug the large end of the cable into an available USB port on your desktop, or notebook
computer.
*On some older computers, the power supplied by the USB port is below the required 5V DC
power. In this instance, please connect the spare large connector on the provided USB Y-cable
to a second USB port on the computer. This will provide the additional power necessary to run
the drive.
Figure 4: Connecting to a Computer
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