Using the nd2730 as a hard disk drive – NextoDI ND2730 User Manual

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FORMATTING THE HARD DISK DRIVE

USING THE ND2730 AS A HARD DISK DRIVE

Then you can repartition and reformat the hard disk;

to confirm, push the control key downward. All data on

the hard disk will be lost!
You can cancel the operation by pressing and holding

the control key.

The ND2730 indicates the progress of the formatting

operation.

When the formatting has completed you are ready to

copy data to the hard disk.

11. Using the ND2730 as a Hard Disk Drive

1. Connect via USB

① Turn your computer on. Wait until the operating system is completely booted.
② Turn your ND2730 on.
③ Connect the ND2730 "USB" slot via the USB cable with a free USB 2.0 port on

your computer. A USB 1.1 port can also be used.
④ Check the "PC USB" on the ND2730’s LCD display.
⑤ If your computer detects the ND2730 correctly, a new drive named [NEXTODI]

will appear in the “My Computer” display

The ND2730 can be connected to your computer for use as an external hard disk.

Two connection methods are supported.

1. Connect to the computer’s USB 2.0 slot via the ND2730 "USB slot" and

the USB cable.

2. Connect to the computer’s Firewire 800 (IEEE 1394b) slot via the ND2730

" Firewire 800 (IEEE 1394b) slot" and the Firewire 800 (IEEE 1394b) cable.

Device drivers for the ND2730 are included in the Microsoft Windows 7, Vista,

ME, XP and 2000 operating systems. Drivers for Windows 98 systems can be

downloaded from the NextoDI website. To download drivers, go to

http://www.nextodi.com/support/

http://www.nextodiusa.com/support.htm

When you have successfully connected the ND2730 to your computer,

the contents of the ND2730 hard disk drive will appear in Windows File Explorer.

Off

PC ↔ USB

USB Cable

USB (Standard - A)

USB (mini - B)

HDD Format

Formatting

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HDD Format

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HDD Format

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