European Seagate Freeagent - how to safely use in N. America?

Hello,

I purchased a Seagate Freeagent Desktop in Europe (Sweden), a 250 gb,
and I would
like to safely access the data already stored on the drive in North
America, specifically
Canada. The voltage in Europe was 220v, the voltage in Canada is
110v. I own a voltage
converter that's safe for up to 50 w, and I have an adapter plug to
use the European adapter
plug in a North American outlet. However, the bundled adapter from
Seagate bought in Europe
says it's rated for 110/220v.

How I safely access the data on the drive in North America? Does the
Seagate adapter
already have a converter/transformer built in? And all I need to do
is use the adapter plug ?

Or should I plug in the adapter from Seagate into the adapter plug and
then into the voltage
converter?

Anyone who has done this before and uses the drive from overseas
safely, is preferred.

I contacted Seagate (18007324283) and forget it. The India call
center doesn't know anything,
and I waited 1 hour. I went into a live chat session with Seagate
afterwards, and there was no
improvement.

Thank-you !

What does the Seagate power cord look like? Does it have a transformer on
the power cord? What is the rating of the transformer if on the cord?
<johndrake939393@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1186425445.086797.220760@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.com...
> Hello,
>
> I purchased a Seagate Freeagent Desktop in Europe (Sweden), a 250 gb,
> and I would
> like to safely access the data already stored on the drive in North
> America, specifically
> Canada. The voltage in Europe was 220v, the voltage in Canada is
> 110v. I own a voltage
> converter that's safe for up to 50 w, and I have an adapter plug to
> use the European adapter
> plug in a North American outlet. However, the bundled adapter from
> Seagate bought in Europe
> says it's rated for 110/220v.
>
> How I safely access the data on the drive in North America? Does the
> Seagate adapter
> already have a converter/transformer built in? And all I need to do
> is use the adapter plug ?
>
> Or should I plug in the adapter from Seagate into the adapter plug and
> then into the voltage
> converter?
>
> Anyone who has done this before and uses the drive from overseas
> safely, is preferred.
>
> I contacted Seagate (18007324283) and forget it. The India call
> center doesn't know anything,
> and I waited 1 hour. I went into a live chat session with Seagate
> afterwards, and there was no
> improvement.
>
> Thank-you !
>

If it says rated for 110/220 and does not have a selector switch for the
voltage/frequency, then all you should need is an adapter plug to go from
the European design to the US design. Your owner's manual will also have
specific information if you need to change anything for it to work
correctly.

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<johndrake939393@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1186425445.086797.220760@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.com...
> Hello,
>
> I purchased a Seagate Freeagent Desktop in Europe (Sweden), a 250 gb,
> and I would
> like to safely access the data already stored on the drive in North
> America, specifically
> Canada. The voltage in Europe was 220v, the voltage in Canada is
> 110v. I own a voltage
> converter that's safe for up to 50 w, and I have an adapter plug to
> use the European adapter
> plug in a North American outlet. However, the bundled adapter from
> Seagate bought in Europe
> says it's rated for 110/220v.
>
> How I safely access the data on the drive in North America? Does the
> Seagate adapter
> already have a converter/transformer built in? And all I need to do
> is use the adapter plug ?
>
> Or should I plug in the adapter from Seagate into the adapter plug and
> then into the voltage
> converter?
>
> Anyone who has done this before and uses the drive from overseas
> safely, is preferred.
>
> I contacted Seagate (18007324283) and forget it. The India call
> center doesn't know anything,
> and I waited 1 hour. I went into a live chat session with Seagate
> afterwards, and there was no
> improvement.
>
> Thank-you !
>