Adaptec USBXchange User Manual

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U se r’s G ui de : US B X ch a ng e • 18Using USBXchange SwitcherUSBXchange Switcher is a control panel which allows you to use yourdriver for either Mass Storage devices or Other Peripherals. Mass Storagedevices include devices such as hard disks, magneto-optical (MO)devices, CD-ROMS, Zip drives, and Jaz drives. Other Peripherals includedevices such as scanners, printers, DVD-RAM, CD-R/W devices, etc.Warning: Make sure the USBXchange is set to the appropriate mode forthe current SCSI peripheral being used. Use of the incorrectsetting could cause problems such as crashes, or in extremecases, data loss or corruption.Note: When using Mass Storage, a DVD-RAM drive will appear as aCD-ROM device and you will not be able to record to it.These are the steps to using USBXchange Switcher:1 To start the USBXchange Switcher application, double-click on theicon located in the Control Panels folder in the System folder.2 Select the USBXchange Mode, depending on the device you want touse.3 Press the Restart button to save the settings and restart your system.4 Press the Cancel button to quit the control panel without saving yoursetting.5 Using the Quit Menu option or Command-Q will quit the controlpanel without saving your setting.