Sabrent Computer Drive Computer Drive User Manual


 
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
1. Ineedthedriverforthisdevice,wherecanIfindit?ArethereanyMacOSXdriversavailableforthisdevice?
Thisdeviceis“Plugandplay;”thedriversareinstalledautomaticallybyWindowsitself.
“Plugandplay”functionalityalsoappliestoMacOSX.
2. Ifollowedtheinstructions,andthe“FloppyDiskDrive(A:)”appearsunder“DevicewithRemovableStorage”,
butwhenIinsertafloppydiskintothedriveitdoesn’tread/tellsmethereisnofloppy/tellsmeIneedtoformat
thedisk.
Afterpluggingthedriveintoyourcomputer,makesureyouallowafullminuteorsobeforeinsertingafloppy
diskintothedrive.Also,ensurethatthefloppydiskyouareusingis1.44MBdensity,asanyotherdensitywill
notworkwiththisdrive.Lastly, makesurethatthesafetylockonthefloppydiskisnoton.
3. Ipluggedinthedrive,butnothingishappening.Thedriverisn’tinstalling/itisn’tshowingupunderComputer.
TryconnectingthedrivedirectlyintoaUSBport,andNOTthroughaUSBhuborextension.WhiletheFloppy
DriveiscompletelypoweredthroughtheUSBport,onsomeComputers,theUSBportmaynotbeproviding
enoughpowertodaisychainthrougha2
nd
device.
4. ThelightonthefrontofthedriveflickeredonwhenIpluggeditin,butthenturnedoffrightaway,isthatnormal?
Yes.Thedrivelightinthefrontonlygoesonwhenitisactivelyspinningorcommunicatingwithyour
computer.Whenyouplugitinitquicklycommunicateswithyoucomputerandbeginstoproperlymount,so
thelightwillflickeronforasecond,andthengoout.Onceyouinsertadiskandcacheoropenthefiles,you
willseethelightflickeronandoffmorefrequently.