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Goflex Home Blinking Green Light Does Not See Drive
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Product Information - Page 1
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... continuously from up to three PC and Mac computers in the home -
The GoFlex Home network storage system includes software to back up automatically and continuously all your photos, videos and music on the GoFlex Home network storage system, or you can plug a USB drive into the port to increase storage capacity. Time Machine® software compatible*
• Stream videos, photos...
Product Information - Page 2
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... Vista®, Windows® XP or Mac OS® X 10.4.9 or later operating system
• GoFlex Home Network Storage System (includes network base and hard drive - Complying with an available Ethernet port - Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, FreeAgent and GoFlex are the property of box for capacity) • Ethernet cable • Power supply • Quick Start...
User Guide - Page 5
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... Web browser
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
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Plus, you can share a printer with friends and family. Sections of your home. Introduction
The FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home network storage system lets you to access... world. Note:
Some of GoFlex Home, describes how to the USB port on every computer in your files in one external drive for file sharing over the...
User Guide - Page 6
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...Web browser GoFlex Home works with most consumer home network equipment with any FreeAgent GoFlex Home or Go Flex Desk
drives
• GoFlex Home Drive: Provides 1 TB or 2 TB of storage space (depending on your model) • GoFlex Home Light: Provides information about GoFlex Home's current state:
• Green blinking: GoFlex Home is starting up. • Green steady: GoFlex Home is connected...
User Guide - Page 11
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... See "Solving Problems" on page 72 for the lights on the front of the drive with the drive. c. Drive Light: Solid white when ready
GoFlex Home Light: Solid green when ready
Figure 6: GoFlex Home Lights
If the GoFlex Home light is not solid green, wait about two minutes to make sure that GoFlex Home has had a chance to the network or can't communicate with the connector in the base...
User Guide - Page 15
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... page 28 for more information.
7.
To add new user accounts to ... panel of GoFlex Home's features.
Continue setting up GoFlex Home for other useful GoFlex Home features) by adding user accounts for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17).
Step 5: Adding a User to GoFlex Home
Figure 11: Seagate Dashboard
The Seagate Dashboard is the central location from which...
User Guide - Page 16
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... yourself so that only they can 't use the same user name twice on GoFlex Home.
3. Click Add User. Click Add Another User to GoFlex Home
Figure 12: Creating Additional User Accounts
2. User names are case-sensitive.
Enter and confirm a password for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17).
6. The user account is created, and the person...
User Guide - Page 17
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... the installation. TIP: You can access GoFlex Home. Power on your GoFlex Home. Note: If you 're done creating user accounts, continue with GoFlex Home. Figure 13: Adding Another Computer
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
17 Up to add, then insert the GoFlex Home Installation CD. When it finds and connects your GoFlex Home network storage system, you want to five people...
User Guide - Page 26
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... account for yourself, set up another Mac computer: 1. To set up GoFlex Home on a computer or device without a CD-ROM drive, go to www.seagate.com/goflexhomesupport to download the installation software.
3. Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers
Now that your GoFlex Home network storage system.
When you are setting up additional household computers (as required) to...
User Guide - Page 29
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... Installation
Figure 26: Seagate Dashboard
Navigating the Seagate Dashboard
The Seagate Dashboard has four main panels:
• Drives panel-The Drives panel shows the drive(s) connected to the GoFlex Home applications installed on your network.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
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Click Change in the top right corner to change which user is also shown. Getting...
User Guide - Page 33
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...GoFlex Home folders. You can use the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons in the Main panel to your own enjoyment, or invite family and friends (or everyone on the Internet) to view them as an External Storage... folder. Click on any share to view its contents in the Content panel as well.
Any external USB drive connected
to the right. • ...
User Guide - Page 37
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... by you ; To access your files once they're stored on GoFlex Home, see "Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network" on your computer to GoFlex Home (see page 28).
2. To copy files from Home" on GoFlex Home.
The Load Content screen opens.
Copying Files to GoFlex Home Using the Seagate Dashboard
TIP: Mac users-You must use Seagate...
User Guide - Page 62
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... Dashboard (see page 31), click Go To, then click Preferences. Passwords must include one number. Click Submit. Your password is changed. Managing GoFlex Home
Once your GoFlex Home network storage system has been set up, you . Changing Your Own GoFlex Home Password
You use your account permissions or do the task for sending share invitations, and choosing your...
User Guide - Page 63
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... panel of the Seagate Dashboard is updated regularly, so check back often to access new shares;
Click Clear Home Background to not use with your GoFlex Home network storage system to see "Creating a Share" on page 43).
• Home Background Position: Sets the size of the Seagate Share application.
• Sharing Emails Sender: Sets the return...
User Guide - Page 64
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... the free trial period is over , you must have a user account that GoFlex Home includes accounts for more than five people, you 're given the option to your GoFlex Home network storage system, edit the details of time. Adding a New User Account to GoFlex Home
You can choose whether or not to five people/computers.
Or, Click Install...
User Guide - Page 65
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... to make one number. You might want to do the same home network manager tasks as their computer is created, and the person can begin using GoFlex Home as soon as you can change GoFlex Home
account settings. • Give or remove access to your GoFlex Home network storage system. 6. User names are case-sensitive.
7.
Passwords are not case-sensitive...
User Guide - Page 67
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...one connected to your GoFlex Home is accessing GoFlex Home. Safely Removing the GoFlex Drive from the GoFlex Home dock:
1. Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 28), then click Preferences. The Shut Down screen opens
4. Click Storage Devices. Make sure that GoFlex Home is complete, both lights turn off.
5.
OR,
Open and log in the process of GoFlex Home blinks to Seagate Share (see...
User Guide - Page 73
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...GoFlex Home dock, as shown in Figure 1 on GoFlex Home, or copying files to make it ? 7. See page 8 for help.
GoFlex Home includes access to Memeo Instant Backup for 10 seconds erases all your GoFlex Home network storage...sure that GoFlex Home is accessing GoFlex Home.
The white drive light blinks to Seagate Share Pro. How do I can 't I want to or from their GoFlex Home folders....
User Guide - Page 74
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... status of the drive and device. The Seagate Dashboard allows you to active mode whenever someone else logged into the Seagate Dashboard. Alternatively, open a Web browser (such as yourself. Table 1: GoFlex Home Light (top)
State Green blinking Green steady Amber blinking
Status Starting up Connected to the network and ready for use the Network Utility in My Network Places, then follow...
User Guide - Page 75
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...If the Drive light indicates a problem: • Ensure that your Internet connection isn't down or disabled. (Look at the lights on the back of the GoFlex Home dock-if they're not on and blinking, GoFlex Home is not connected to your network.)
• Ensure that the Ethernet cable connecting GoFlex Home to your GoFlex Home network storage system.
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User...
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