RocketFish RF-HD3035 manual

USB 3.0 3.5" SA T A Hard Disk Driv e Enclosure RF-HD3035 Use r Gui d e 10-1087_RF-HD3035_M AN_ENG_V1.fm Page 1 F riday, October 29, 2010 1:25 PM[...]

USB 3.0 3.5" SA T A Hard Disk Driv e Enclosure 2 Co nt en t s Introduc tion .............................. .............................................................................. 3 Safety information ........ ........................................................................................ 3 Impor tant safety instru ctions ......[...]

3 RF-HD3035 Introduction Congratulation s on the purchase of y our new Rocketfish RF-HD3035 external hard drive enclosure kit. The USB 3.0 Rocketfi sh 3.5" SA T A hard driv e enclosure lets you install a high-speed SA T A hard drive and connect it to a computer via a USB 3.0 port. The enclosur e has a built-in USB 2.0 hub and a memor y card r [...]

4 • Suppor ts Microsoft W indows XP , W indows Vista, and W indows 7 operating syst ems. • Suppor ts MA C OS X version 10.4 or higher operating system (USB 2.0 only). F or highest per formance and reliability , install the latest updates and ser vic e pack (SP). F or Windows, go to the Start menu and select Win do ws U p da te . Ph y sic al des[...]

5 RF-HD3035 • Make sure that you first touch an unpainted, grounded metal object to discharge any static electricity stored on y our clothing or body before t ouching any electronic components. • Handle the printed circuit board (PCB) edges only . Avoid touching the onboard el ectronic compon ents. T o install y our hard drive in the enclosure:[...]

6 2 Plug the USB 3.0 B type connector into the US B port on the enclosure , then plug the USB 3.0 A type connector into an available USB 3.0 port on your co mputer . 3 Press the P ower button on the enclosure. The operating system aut omatically detects and sets up the new drive . If the dr ive is corr ectly detec ted, a new drive letter is assigne[...]

7 RF-HD3035 3 Double -click Driv e Setup . 4 In the list of drives, select the dr iv e you want to initialize, then click Initializ e . F ormatting the har d drive on y our Mac T o format y our hard drive with Mac OS Ex tended format: This method of formatting hard drives allows f or more efficient use of hard drive storage space. 1 Click Custom Se[...]

8 Installing the soft war e The installation CD includes backup software to enable you to back up your files. Note : This Ro xio Back On T rack software runs only on W i n d o w s7 , W i n d o w sV i s t a , a n d W i n d o w s X P computers using USB. Important : Before installing the backup software, make sure that your Windows oper ating system [...]

9 RF-HD3035 9 It may take sev eral minutes to install the software. 10 When instal lation is c omplete , the Setup Wi zar d Completed screen op ens. 11 Click Finis h to comp lete the i nstallat ion. Using y our enclosure Star ting Ro xio Back On T rack T o star t Roxio Back On T rack: 1 Press the backup button (the button with the Rocketfish logo o[...]

10 Selecting fil es to bac k up Y o u c an b ac k u p a ll of t he fi le s in a s el ec t ed pa th or limit your project to certain file categories. The following ca tegories can be selected from the project window: E mail, F i nancial, Music, Photos, Productivity , and Video and Recorded T V . Y ou can also create one custom category . By default,[...]

11 RF-HD3035 Creating a custom ca tegory Most computer files are defined by the two-, three-, or four-letter extension placed at the end of their names. Plain text files, f or example, can be identified by their .tx t file extension. When you record a Bac kup File s projec t, th e progra m is simply searching your c omputer for files with extension[...]

12 T o open and run a saved Backup Files project: 1 Click File . If the project is listed on the F ile menu, select it. If the projec t is not listed, click Open and u se the d ialog b o x to n avigate to the project file. By default, project file s ar e saved in your Wi ndows Vi sta and Windo ws 7 Documents folder or W indows XP My Documents folde[...]

13 RF-HD3035 Backup tip s • All of the discs used in a Back Up F iles pr oject must be the same general fo rmat. • In a multi- disc Back Up F iles project, files are assigned based on the size of the first disc you use. If your first disc has a capacit y of 650 MB, for example , no more than 650 MB will be burned on any subsequent disc, even if[...]

14 Restoring files The Restore F iles project restores individual files and folders that you have protected using the Backup Files project. With Restore F iles, you select a backup, search f or the files or folder y ou would like to rest ore, and then click the action button. The files will be restor ed to the location you choose. T o restor e a fi[...]

15 RF-HD3035 5 After the software is uninstalled, restart your comput er if pr ompted . T roubleshooting Specifications Leg al no ti ces FC C Part 15 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this produc t is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful inter fer ence, and (2) this device mus[...]

16 • Increase the separation between the equipment and r eceiver . • Connect the equipm ent into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is con nected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help . FC C warning Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the par ty responsible for compliance with[...]

17 RF-HD3035 One -ye ar limited warr anty Rocketfish Products (“Rocketfish”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of this new RF-HD3035 (“Pr oduct ”), that the Pr oduct shall be free of defects in the original manufacture of the material or workmanship f or one (1) year from the purchase of the Pr oduct (“ W arranty Period”). This P [...]

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