Disclaimer of Liability

This software is the copyrighted work of a third party provider. Transcend Information, Inc. does not guarantee or assure the quality of this licensed software. Your use of the software is governed by the terms of the end user License Agreement, which is included with the software. You shall not install this software unless you first agree to the terms of the License Agreement.

TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING, OR COPYING THE SOFTWARE. TRANSCEND INFORMATION, INC. IS ALSO NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE (INCLUDING LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE). HOWEVER, THE RESPECTIVE THIRD PARTY PROVIDER MAY TAKE ON THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES.

*Contact information for the third party provider is available in the software License Agreement.

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System Requirements

• Pentium or 100% compatible computers

• Supported Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 7 / Vista / 2003 / XP / 2000 (32bit)

• USB 2.0 interface ®• Transcend StoreJet external hard drive

• Administrator rights required for Windows 2003 / 2000 / XP installation

Software Installation

Note: TurboHDD USB installation requires you to log in as an administrator on Windows 2003/ XP/2000

computers.

Instructions:

1. Plug the StoreJet® external hard drive into your computer.

2. Open the “TurboHDD USB” folder on the StoreJet drive and double-click Setup.exe.

3. The setup wizard will appear. Read and agree to the agreement before installing.

4. Click "Options" in the bottom-left corner of the window to change the installation path. (default is C:\Program Files\TurboHDDUsb)

5. Click Next to continue.

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6. TurboHDD USB will begin installing.

7. If you are using Windows Vista, a blinking icon will appear on the toolbar. Please click it.

(If your system is not Windows Vista, please move on to step 9)

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8. The User Account Control window will open. Please click "Allow" to continue.

9. Enter the TurboHDD USB software serial number that came with your StoreJet driver and click Install.

(The TurboHDD USB serial number is located on your product Warranty Card.)

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10. It may take a few moments for the software to detect and configure your StoreJet drive.

11. When instructed, briefly unplug your StoreJet® drive, then plug it back into the computer.

12. The TurboHDD USB software interface will appear.

Installation is complete. Please see the next section for instructions on how to use TurboHDD USB

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Switching to Turbo Mode

Instructions:

1. When TurboHDD USB is opened, the current USB transfer mode and information about your StoreJet drive will be displayed.

2. By default, the software will set the USB transfer mode to "Turbo."

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3. To switch between "Turbo" mode and "Normal" mode, click the hard disk icon.

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4. In "Normal" mode, any files copied to or from your StoreJet drive will be transferred at the standard USB speed.

5. If you click the icon of the hard disk again, the StoreJet file transfer speed will switch back to "Turbo" mode.

"Turbo" mode increases transfer efficiency for faster overall hard drive performance.

"Normal" mode sets the StoreJet transfer rate to common USB hard drive speed.

Safely Removing the StoreJet® Drive

Instructions:

1. Whether in Turbo or Normal mode, your StoreJet® can be easily and safely removed from the computer through the software interface.

2. Simply click the icon of USB transfer cable to execute a safe removal of your StoreJet® drive.

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3. Click "Yes" to confirm.

4. The transfer cable icon will change and the hard drive information will disappear, meaning your StoreJet® has been safely removed.

5. You may now unplug your StoreJet® from the computer.

6. If you want to run TurboHDD USB again, please plug the StoreJet® back into your computer.

Language Setup

1. Click the Setup icon located at the top right hand corner of the screen to open the Language Setup window.

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2. Select your desired language from the drop down menu.

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Other Functions

®When two StoreJet drives are plugged into your computer, Disk 1 and Disk 2 icons will appear at the top of the TurboHDD USB window.

Clicking on these icons allows you to set the Turbo acceleration mode for each drive individually.

Click the "About TurboHDD USB" icon to display the current software version and copyright information.

The help file can be opened by clicking the "?" icon on the right side of the screen.

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You can access TurboHDD USB at any time by simply right-clicking its icon on the Windows taskbar (notification area).

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Benchmarking

• There are two types of benchmarking tools for testing the transfer efficiency of a hard drive.

The first type is based on low level read/write sectors, such as HD-Tune and HD-Tach. These

programs work on a similar testing principle, and their the tested read/write block value can be

set by the user in the disparity range of 4K-64K. These types of testing tools are suitable for

testing the read/write rate of a hard disk based on mechanical attributes.

• The other method of testing hard drive speed is based on moving (reading and then writing)

files. Benchmark utilities that use this method include HDbench, FDDbench, CrystalDiskMark

and ATTO. Unlike HD-Tune and HD-Tach, the size of read/write block is decided by the

operating system. This type of benchmarking is more practical, as most end-users often

perform basic file copying, moving, creating, and deleting. Consequently, test results

obtained from these types of software tools are closer to what a user might experience in

actual usage, and are more representative of real-world interface bandwidth.

• All software and product names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

53% Faster Benchmark Results

Test Setup:

Platform CPU AMD Phenom X3 8450 (2.1GHz) Motherboard GA-MA78G-DS3H RAM DDR2 800MHz 2GB Hard Drive ST3250410AS 250GB SATA System Software & Drivers Operating System Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 Software Application TurboHDD USB Ver 1.XX.XX

External Enclosure TSXXSJXXX

Benchmark Software CrystalDiskMark Version: 2.1

Data Size: 500MB

Results:

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• Based on sequential read of 500MB of data, the read speed when using TurboHDD USB is

53.1% faster than a common USB hard drive (TurboHDD disabled).

• Based on sequential write of 500MB of data, the write performance of TurboHDD USB is 23.7%

faster than a common USB drive(TurboHDD disabled).

• Note: Benchmark results can vary greatly depending on the testing environment used, as well

as many different factors such as the speed of the system disk (usually faster than the USB

hard disk), the USB host controller (AMD is faster than Intel), USB 1.1 vs. USB2.0, multi-core

vs. single core processing, and more.

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