System Requirements

Your system must meet the minimum requirements below to support the Iomega Predator CD-RW drive with USB adapter.

• Pentium^® 166 or higher with built-in USB controller (some USB controllers or motherboards may not support all types of USB devices)
• Microsoft^® Windows^® 98/98SE/2000/Me
• Recommended RAM requirements for your operating system (see your OS manual for details)
• CD-ROM drive or 740 hard drive space to copy CDs
• CD-ROM drive (for software installation)
• Sound Blaster^®-compatible sound card for audio playback
• Hard drive space for Adaptec^® software (32 MB), Iomega Quik Sync 2 software 30-day trial version (8 MB), MusicMatch Jukebox Plus (30 MB), and Adobe^® ActiveShare (40 MB)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher or Netscape^® Navigator ^®4.5 or higher (to view user’s manual)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher required for Adaptec software

• Power Macintosh G4 or G3 (blue and white G3 only) or iMac computer with built-in USB connection
• Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.03 or 9.04
• CD-ROM drive or 740 hard drive space to copy CDs
• CD-ROM drive (for software installation)
• Hard drive space for Adaptec software (14 MB), MusicMatch Jukebox Plus (30 MB), and MGI PhotoSuite software (54 MB)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator 4.5 or higher (to view user’s manual)

USB Guidelines

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an interface designed to make it easy to connect mice, keyboards, joysticks, printers, and other devices to your computer. Because of its ease of use, USB has recently become a means for connecting high speed storage devices, such as the Iomega Predator CD-RW drive.

Follow these guidelines to ensure optimal and reliable performance of your Iomega Predator CD-RW USB drive and other USB devices.

You can...

• You can use your Iomega Predator CD-RW USB drive on either a Mac with built-in USB running Mac OS 8.6 and 9.0 or a Windows PC with built-in USB running Windows 98/Me/2000. (Some USB controllers or motherboards may not support all types of USB devices.)

• You can connect or disconnect your Iomega Predator CD-RW drive while the computer is on.

• You can optimize your Iomega CD-RW drive's performance by disconnecting other USB devices when using your Iomega Predator CD-RW drive. The performance of all USB devices decreases as additional USB devices are connected.

• You can ensure maximum performance by connecting your Iomega Predator CD-RW drive directly to your computer instead of a hub or iMac^® keyboard.

• You can improve the reliability of your Iomega Predator CD-RW drive by unplugging and reconnecting the power supply after a system crash or hang.

• You can avoid some system lockups by waiting at least 30 seconds after connecting or disconnecting any USB device. (This allows the system to re-enumerate the USB bus.) Do not connect, disconnect, or use any other USB device during this time.

  CAUTION: After disconnecting a USB device, always wait at least 30 seconds before reconnecting, using, or disconnecting another USB device. Your system may lock up if it doesn't have a chance to re-enumerate the USB bus.

Do not...

• Do not connect or disconnect any USB device while the Iomega Predator CD-RW drive is transferring information. Data loss will result!

  NOTE: If the activity light is flashing, the Iomega CD-RW drive is transferring information. Wait to connect or disconnect any USB device until the activity light goes out and stays out.

• Do not use any USB cable with your Iomega CD-RW drive other than the cable that came with the drive. Never use USB extension cables with your Iomega Predator CD-RW USB drive. Data loss may result.

• Do not disconnect your Iomega CD-RW drive or unplug power to the Iomega Predator CD-RW USB drive while a CD is inserted.

• Do not connect more than two Iomega CD-RW USB drives to a single computer.

• Do not transport the Iomega CD-RW USB drive with a disk inserted—You could damage the drive or the disk.

CAUTION! USB devices (including controller chips, hubs, cables, cards, mice, joysticks, and peripherals) that do not comply with the USB specification may cause system lockups or possible data loss. If you are not sure that a USB device complies with the latest USB specification, contact the manufacturer of the device.

If a previous version of Iomega CD-RW software is installed on your system, we recommend removing it before installing Windows Me/2000. Use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, uninstall all the Iomega CD-RW software, then restart Windows. Install Windows Me/2000 according to the instructions included with the Windows Me/2000 package. Install the Iomega CD-RW software included with your Iomega^® drive after the Windows Me/2000 installation is complete. See Installing Iomega CD-RW Software for instructions.

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