SEAGATE 5TB Game Drive for Xbox Special Edition User Manual

: June 12, 2024
: Seagate

Table of Contents

SEAGATE 5TB Game Drive for Xbox Special Edition
Detailed Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
Minimum System Requirements
Gettng Started
Game Drive RGB LED Management
Disable/enable the status LED
Safely Remove Device From Your Computer or Xbox Console
Frequently Asked Questions
Regulatory Compliance
References
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SEAGATE 5TB Game Drive for Xbox Special Edition

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Detailed Product Information

The Game Drive for Xbox Special Edition is a storage device designed specifically for use with Xbox consoles. It provides additional storage space to save and store your games, game captures, and more. The special edition features RGB LED lighting that can be customized to match your gaming setup.

Product Usage Instructions

Welcome:

Welcome to the Game Drive for Xbox Special Edition User Manual. For an up-to- date version of this document, please visit the provided link.

Getting Started:

To get started, connect the Game Drive for Xbox to your Xbox console using the provided USB cable.

Format Game Drive for Xbox:

Before using the Game Drive, it is recommended to format it specifically for use with Xbox. Follow the instructions in section 3 of the user manual to format the drive.

Game Drive RGB LED Management:

This section explains how to manage the RGB LED lighting on the Game Drive. Follow the instructions in section 4 of the user manual to control and customize the lighting.

Timing Controls:

Learn how to set timing controls for the RGB LED lighting in section 5 of the user manual.

Change Colors:

Section 6 of the user manual provides instructions on how to change the colors of the RGB LED lighting to suit your preferences.

Safely Remove Device from Your Computer or Xbox Console:

When you’re finished using the Game Drive, it’s important to safely remove it from your computer or Xbox console. Follow the instructions in section 7 of the user manual to ensure proper removal.

Windows:

If you are using the Game Drive on a Windows computer, refer to section 8 of the user manual for specific instructions.

Mac:

If you are using the Game Drive on a Mac computer, refer to section 9 of the user manual for specific instructions.

Frequently Asked Questions:

For answers to common questions, refer to section 10 of the user manual.

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Welcome

Box content

Seagate® Game Drive for Xbox®
USB 3.0 cable (USB micro-B to USB-A)
Quick start guide
Sticker sheet

Minimum System Requirements

Ports
You can connect your drive to a USB-A port on your Xbox Series X or S console.
Drives formatted for Xbox cannot be used for data management on Windows or macOS computers. However, you can still connect Seagate Game Drive for Xbox to your computer to customise the drive’s RGB LEDs using Toolkit. See Console Game Drive RGB LED Management.

Gettng Started

Format Game Drive for Xbox
Game Drive for Xbox is delivered formatted in the exFAT file format. To use it as an external drive for your Xbox Series X|S, you must format the drive with your console.

Power on your Xbox.
Connect the USB micro-B end of the cable to the USB micro-B port on Game Drive for Xbox.
Connect the USB-A end of the cable to a USB-A port on Xbox Series X|S.

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Your console should automatically recognise Game Drive for Xbox. Follow the onscreen instructions fo formatting the drive.

Game Drive RGB LED Management

The Seagate Toolkit app can be used to control the RGB LED colour patterns and animations displayed when Game Drive for Xbox is connected to Xbox Series X|S.

Requirements
To customise Game Drive for Xbox RGB patterns and animations, you will need the following:

A Windows PC or Mac computer. Use the included cable to connect to a host USB-A port. You may need a special cable or hub to connect to computers limited to USB-C ports.
Seagate Toolkit installed on your computer.

To download and install Toolkit, visit the support web page at https://www.seagate.com/support/software/toolkit/.

Set-up
Drives formatted for Xbox cannot be used for data management on Windows or macOS computers. However, you can still connect Game Drive for Xbox to your computer to manage RGB settings using Toolkit.

Make sure Game Drive for Xbox is formatted for use with Xbox Series X|S. See Getting Started for details.
On your Windows PC or macOS computer, launch Toolkit.
Connect Game Drive for Xbox to your PC or Mac.
In Toolkit, click on the RGB activity.

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Edit your RGB settings in Toolkit (see Edit RGB patterns and animations below).
When you’re finished customising your RGB settings, click Done.
Safely eject Game Drive for Xbox from your PC or Mac (see Safely Remove Device From Your Computer).
Connect Game Drive for Xbox to a USB-A port on Xbox Series X|S.

Edit patterns and animatons
The Toolkit RGB activity supports the following RGB pattern controls:

Razer Chroma
FireCuda RGB (default)

A single device can use only one colour management option.

Access RGB activity
To access the RGB activity:

Connect your compatible storage device to your computer.
Open Toolkit.
On the Home page, click on the RGB Activity. The RGB Activity screen appears.

RGB illumination settings
The following settings at the top of the RGB activity screen apply to all RGB pattern controls

Intensity — Move the slider to the right to add more brightness to the RGB and to the left to decrease brightness.
On — Click the switch to turn the RGB off/on.

Razer Chroma via Razer Synapse 3 app (Windows only)
Razer Chroma is a popular RGB video game software management protocol with a rich set of pattern and in-game options. All management is performed in the Razer Synapse application. You can use Razer Synapse for preconfigured RGB patterns or create new ones. Razer Synapse also supports a growing number of video games for RGB illumination that activates with colours matching in-game play. For further information about supported patterns and games as well as how to download the Razer Synapse application, go to the Razer Synapse website.

Requirements for Razer Chroma

The latest version of Toolkit.
Razer Synapse 3 software must be installed and running.
Chroma Connect must be enabled in Razer Synapse 3.

Important — Toolkit RGB control is compatible with Razer Synapse 3 or higher. Razer Synapse 2 cannot control Seagate RGB storage device LEDs.

Use Razer Chroma
To use Razer Chroma as the RGB controller, click Enable on the Razer Chroma activity card.

FireCuda RGB app
FireCuda RGB is the native Toolkit RGB management protocol. It is enabled by default.

Edit LED settings
The LED settings let you:

Choose between single colour and rainbow patterns.
Select preset and custom animations.
Change colour and animation settings.
Change global settings.

To edit LED settings, click on the Edit icon ( ) on the FireCuda RGB activity. The LED Settings screen appears:

A. Select Pattern — Choose whether to create a single colour or rainbow pattern. Single colour uses the\entirety of the LEDs to display one colour at a time as the pattern animates. Rainbow includes up to six colours on the LEDs at a time as the pattern animates. Rainbow is not available for all drives (see the product listing above).
B. Select Animation — Choose animation types for the selected pattern.
C. Preview — Preview the current pattern/animation. Specify animation times.
D. Change Colour — Add/remove colours for applicable animation.
E. Global Settings — Change global settings.
F. Done — Confirm changes to pattern/animation settings.

Select a pattern
Choose a single colour or rainbow pattern. See the table below for the colour and timing controls available for each animation.

Select an animation
Select from the following animation types:

Pattern| Animation| Description| Total animation time| User selections
---|---|---|---|---
Single Colour| Solid| Displays a single colour continuously.| 100% colour hold| Single colour
Single Colour| Blink| Turns a single colour of your choosing on/off.| 6s

50% colour hold

Total animation time

Single Colour| Custom 1| Displays a custom animation you’ve created.| User selected (default=6s)| Multiple colours Colour hold time Colour transition time
---|---|---|---|---
Single Colour| Custom 2| Displays a custom animation you’ve created.| User selected (default=21s)| Multiple colours Colour hold time
| | | | Colour transition
| | | | time
Single Colour| Custom 3| Displays a custom animation you’ve created.| User selected (default=2s)| Multiple colours Colour hold time
| | | | Colour transition
| | | | time
Rainbow| Static| Displays a rainbow pattern continuously.| 100% colour hold| N/A
Rainbow| Breathe| Fades a rainbow pattern on/off.| 6s

50% colour hold

| N/A
Rainbow| Blink| Turns a rainbow pattern on/off.| 6s

25% colour

Preview selected pattern/animation
The Preview window lets you view the colours, transitions, and timing of the selected pattern/animation.

The device LEDs mimic the preview while you’re editing.
The total animation time (the time it takes for one cycle of the pattern to be completed) appears below the Preview window:

For longer total animation times (starting at 15 seconds), the Preview window will automatically speed up the playback animation so that you can see your changes faster. The current playback speed is displayed next to the total animation time.

Timing controls
Some patterns/animations allow you to control the total time over which an animation is played. Use the slider to set the total animation time:

The total animation time is broken down evenly between colour holds and transitions.
Certain custom pattern/animations provide control over colour hold and/or transition settings:

A. Colour hold setting — Represents the total time spent holding on colours. The total time is divided by the number of colours in the animation.
B. Colour transition setting — Represents the total time spent transitioning from one colour to the next colour. The total time is divided by the number of transitions in the animation.

Use the sliders to control colour hold and transition times:

Note that the colour hold setting and colour transition setting together determine the total animation time.

Change colours
Single colour preset animations
Solid, Blink, and Breathe animations allow you to specify only one colour:

A. Click on a colour to select it.
B. Click on the Reset icon to select the default orange colour.

Single colour and rainbow custom animations
Both single colour and rainbow custom animations allow you to specify multiple colours:

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A. Click on the Add icon to add a colour to the sequence. You can add up to six colours. (Only available for single colour custom animations. Rainbow custom animations always require six colours.)
B. Click to select a colour in the sequence.
C. Click on the Grid icon to drag the selected colour to a different position in the sequence.
D. Click on the Remove icon to remove the selected colour from the sequence. (Only available for single colour custom animations. Rainbow custom animations always require six colours.)
E. Click to change the selected colour.
F. Click on the Reset icon to select the default colours and settings for the custom animation.

Change global settings
Use the following settings to control your storage device’s pattern LED:

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Disable/enable the status LED

The status LED is enabled by default. To disable or enable the status LED for your storage device:

Connect your storage device to your computer.
Open Toolkit.
On the Home page, click on your storage device.
Click the Status LED switch to disable/enable the status LED.

Safely Remove Device From Your Computer or Xbox Console

Always eject a storage drive from your computer or console before physically disconnecting it. The computer or console must perform filing and housekeeping operations on the drive before it is removed. Your files can become corrupt or damaged if the device is disconnected while the drive is still mounted.

Windows
Use the Safely Remove tool to eject a device.

Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your Windows System Tray to view the devices you can eject.
If you don’t see the Safely Remove Hardware icon, click the Show hidden icons arrow in the system tray to display all icons in the notification area.
In the list of devices, choose the device you want to eject. Windows displays a notification when it is safe to remove the device.
Disconnect the device from the computer.

Mac
There are several ways you can eject your device from a Mac. See below for two options.

Eject via Finder window

Open a Finder window.
On the sidebar, go to Devices and locate the drive you want to eject. Click the eject symbol to the right of the drive name.
Once the device disappears from the sidebar or, the Finder window closes, you can disconnect the interface cable from your Mac.

Eject via Desktop

Select the desktop icon for your device and drag it to the Recycle Bin.
When the device icon is no longer visible on your desktop, you can physically disconnect the device from your Mac.

Xbox Console

Power off the game console following the manufacturer’s recommended procedure.
Wait until the console is powered off and the LED on Game Drive for Xbox turns off.
Disconnect the drive.

Frequently Asked Questions

For help setting up and using your Seagate hard drive, review the frequently asked questions below. For additional support resources, go to Seagate customer support.

Xbox users

Problem: My Xbox did not detect Game Drive for Xbox

Q: Did you connect Game Drive for Xbox while the Xbox was powered off?
A: If Game Drive for Xbox is connected while the Xbox is powered off and the drive LED is illuminated, the drive may not be detected when you power on the Xbox. Disconnect Game Drive for Xbox and then reconnect it to your powered Xbox.
Q: Did you cancel the onscreen formatting prompt for Game Drive for Xbox?
A: If you connect Game Drive for Xbox and cancel the onscreen formatting prompt, Game Drive for Xbox may no longer be detected. Disconnect Game Drive for Xbox and then reconnect it to your powered Xbox.

Regulatory Compliance

Product Name: Seagate Game Drive for Xbox

Regulatory Model Number: SRD0LF0

China RoHS

China RoHS 2 refers to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Order No. 32, effective July 1, 2016, titled Management Methods for the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products. To comply with China RoHS 2, we determined this product’s Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) to be 20 years in accordance with the Marking for the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electronic and Electrical Products, SJT 11364-2014.

Taiwan RoHS
Taiwan RoHS refers to the Taiwan Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection’s (BSMI’s) requirements in standard CNS 15663, Guidance to reduction of the restricted chemical substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Beginning on January 1, 2018, Seagate products must comply with the “Marking of presence” requirements in Section 5 of CNS 15663. This product is Taiwan RoHS compliant. The following table meets the Section 5 “Marking of presence” requirements.