USB-Storage Mode (HDD) Operation Manual  

Tyros OS Version 1.20

 

 

USB-Storage Mode (HDD) accelerates the speed of the connection between the 
computer and TYROS Hard Disk. This mode is exclusively for the file transferring; 

other functions on the Tyros are unavailable in this mode.  

System Requirements 
USB Connector 

Windows 98/98SE/98Me/2000/XP 
CPU: 166 MHz or more; Intel Pentium/Celeron processor 

RAM: 128 MB or more 
 

TYROS: Optional Hard disk installed 
 

Operation

 

 

1.  Turn on the power while [MUSIC FINDER] button is pressed. Tyros displays the 

following screen (USB-Storage Mode). 

 

 

 

 

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Connect the TYROS and the computer by USB Cable.  

 

Double-click "My Computer" on the computer.  

 

You will see the new volume as shown below. This drive is the Hard Disk on the 

Tyros. (If you already set the volume name for this hard disk, then that volume 
name will appear.)  

 
 

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Double click the new volume. You can operate on the files just like you do on 
your computer. You can copy, move, rename, delete and so on.  

 

Before you turn off the TYROS or remove the USB cable, you need to perform 
the following operation.  

 
Find the "Safety Remove Hardware" icon in the Task Tray.  

Usually the Task Tray is located at the right-lower corner on your computer 
screen.  

 

 

 

 

a.  When the mouse cursor is located near the icon, the following message 

displays.  

 

 

 

 
 

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b.  Click the icon and select the message that is circled in red in the figure 

below.  

 

 

c.  The computer proceeds to remove the connection to the Tyros Hard Disk. 

When you finish disconnecting, the following message appears. You can now 

turn off the power or remove the USB cable.