Using Your Peerless Drive System

Use your Peerless drive system just like any other drive on your computer. To access the Peerless drive system, apply power to the drive, insert a disk, and select the Peerless drive letter (PC) or the Peerless icon (Mac®). Store and copy files to and from the Peerless drive system using the same methods you use for other drives on your computer.

The following topics are discussed in this section.

Inserting Peerless Disks

Insert a Peerless disk as shown in the illustration below. When you insert a disk into the Peerless base station, the blue status/activity light will turn on and the LCD will display "0 KB/s".

If you can't read from or copy to the Peerless disk or it does not mount properly on your desktop after it is inserted, eject it from the base station and insert it again. See Ejecting Peerless Disks below.


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Ejecting Peerless Disks

Mac OS systems—Select the Peerless icon and use Put Away from the File menu, or drag the Peerless icon to the Trash icon. The disk eject button will not eject a Peerless disk that is mounted on the Mac desktop. If cartridge doesn't eject, do not forcibly remove it from the base station. This may cause damage to the base station and the disk. Do not block the cartridge from ejecting.

Windows® systems—Use the IomegaWare™ software eject command or push the eject button. If cartridge doesn't eject, do not forcibly remove it from the base station. This may cause damage to the base station and the disk. Do not block the cartridge from ejecting.

It is not necessary to remove the Peerless disk from the base station when you shut down your computer as long as it remains completely inserted. If the Peerless disk is ejected from the base station when you shut down your computer, remove it and store it in its case.

Separating the Peerless Base Station

To separate the Peerless base from the interface module:

  1. Eject the Peerless disk from the base station as explained above.

  2. Then simultaneously squeeze the release buttons (shown below) on the Peerless base and slide it out of the interface module.

Ejecting a Disk in Case of Power Loss

The Peerless drive system must be powered on for normal disk removal. To eject a disk during a power failure:

  1. Disconnect the power cable and interface cable from the interface module.
  2. Separate the interface module from the base.
  3. Find the disk eject hole on the base.
  4. Push a straightened paper clip into the disk eject hole (at an angle) and lift up.

CAUTION! Never force a disk into or out of the Peerless base station.


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Minimizing Power Consumption (Drive Sleep)

The Peerless drive system uses an Advanced Power Management feature which minimizes power consumption when the Peerless disk is not being accessed. The Peerless disk automatically spins up again when accessed, causing the drive status light to flash.

Reading the LCD Display

The Peerless LCD display contains the following information:

  1. Indicates the rate of transfer in megabytes (MB/s) or kilobytes (KB/s).

  2. Graphically shows the rate of transfer.

  3. Indicates the percentage of space used on the disk.


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