Vantec NexStar MX manual

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Package Contents: NexStar MX – Dual 3.5” SA T A HDD Enclosure 1 NexStar MX Dual Bay HDD Enclosure 3 Arcsoft Totalmedia Backup™ Software 5 1394a Cable 4 USB Cable 8 9 User’s Manual 7 Installation Screws 6 Enclosure Stand 1394b Cable 2 Power Adapter TRADEMARKS MS-DOS,Microsoft, Windows NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporati[...]

1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 02 2. F eatures/Specifications NexStar MX – Dual 3.5” SA T A HDD Enclosure ............................................................ .. . 03 3. System Requir ements ..................................................[...]

Vantec NexStar MX Dual Bay External HDD Enclosure no w in the F ir eW i re 80 0/ 40 0 and USB 2.0 interface is a quick and si mp le way to expand storage capacity to your computer. It comes without the hassle of di ving inside the P C and mess ing with all thos e w ir es, cables and co nne ct ion s. It provi des m axim um st orage with the i ncre a[...]

F eatures / Specifications 3 2. F eatures/Specifications: NexStar MX – Dual 3.5” SATA HDD Enclosure : • Supports Dual SATA I/II Hard Drives Up to 2.0 TB of Storage • USB 2.0 External Interface Allows You to Transfer Data Up to 480 Mbps • FireWire 400 (1394a) External Interface Allows You to Transfer Data Up to 400Mbps • FireWire 800 (13[...]

Mac P owerP C or Inte l Cor e Du o pro cess or & greater.Mac OS 9.x & greater. (PowerPC processor) / Mac OS 10.4 & greater.(Intel Core Duo processor) 1. USB port, FireWire 400(1394a) port, or FireWire 800 (1394b) port. 2. For USB 2.0 speeds, the system must support USB 2.0 specifications. 3.Fo r FireWire 800(139 4 b) speeds, the sy ste [...]

NexStar MX – Dual 3.5” SATA HDD Enclosure 4. Interface Information: Interface Information 5 Hard Drive Caddy Aluminum Housing Jumper Switch SATA/Power co nn e ct or[...]

NexS tar MX – Dual 3. 5” SAT A HD D E ncl osu re 5. Installation: Installation 6 ( Fi gure 5- A ) 5.1. Installing two hard drives into the NexStar MX Dual: (1 ) R el ea s e t he f o ur s c re w s th e n pu l l o ut t h e re a r p an el an d t ra y o f th e N ex S ta r MX D ua l ( F ig u r e 5 -A ) (2 ) Select Operation Mode by switching jumper.[...]

( Fi gure 5- D ) Installation 7 ( Fi gure 5- C ) (3 ) Slide th e fir st HDD into the drive caddy then i ns e rt th e H DD i n to th e S AT A c on n ec to r . ( Figu re 5 - C ) (4 ) Sli de the second HDD int o the drive caddy t he n i n se rt th e H DD in to th e S AT A c on n ec to r . ( Figu re 5 - D ) 5) Secure the hard dri ve s onto the drive ca[...]

( Fi gure 5- F ) Installation 8 (6 ) I ns er t t h e dr i ve c a dd y b ac k i nt o t h e al u mi nu m ho us i ng . B e s ur e t o a li gn an d s ec u re w i th t h e pr ov i de d s cr e ws . ( Figu re 5 - F ) (7 ) P lu g i n th e p ow e r ca b le a lo n g wi th th e n ec e ss ar y con ne c ti on s t o y ou r c om p ut e r th e n sw i tc h t he po [...]

Installation 9 For new hard drives, you will need to initialize and partition your hard drive before it will appear in Windows Explorer or on your Mac desktop. Please r e f e r t o y o u r ha r d d r i v e m an u f a c t u r e r ’ s d o c u m e n t a t io n or re ad th e “C rea ti ng a Ne w Par ti ti on” s ec tio n of this manual. NO T E : Co[...]

Windows 2000/2003/ XP/Vista: (1) No drivers are necessary when using Windows ME/ XP/ 2000/ Vista. If t h e h ar d d ri ve do e s no t a pp e ar un de r M y C om p ut er , b e s ur e t o p ar t it io n yo ur ha r d dr i ve . 6. Driver Installation: Driver Installation 10 NexStar MX – Dual 3.5” SATA HDD Enclosure Mac OS 9.0 or later : 1) No d r i[...]

Cr e at i ng a Ne w P arti ti o n / F orm at t in g The Ha r d Dr iv e 11 7. Creating a New Partition / Formatting The Hard Drive: NO T E : STEP1: Right-click on “My Computer” icon and sele ct t he "M an ag e” co lu mn. ( F ig ure 7- A ) ( Fi gure 7- A ) WARNING : Doing the following will erase any existing data on the drive. If the driv[...]

Cr e at i ng a Ne w P arti ti o n / F orm at t in g The Ha r d Dr iv e STE P2 : Se le ct “D is k Man ag em ent ” an d y ou w ill s ee your hard drives show “Unallocated”. Sample ： 750GB & 250GB hard drives. Individual Mode : This mode can show each hard disk as individual device. ( Figure 7-B ) 12 JBOD Mode : JBOD MODE can integrate t[...]

ST EP3 : Right-click the red-squared block and select "Initialize Disk”. Take JBOD Mode for example. (one 750GB HDD & one 250GB hard drives) ( Fi g ur e 7 - E ) STEP4 : Press “OK” button to initialize hard drive. ( Figur e 7-F) STEP5: The hard drive will show “Online”. Right-click the “Unallocated” block and selects “New Pa[...]

Cr e at i ng a Ne w P arti ti o n / F orm at t in g The Ha r d Dr iv e S T E P 6: The “New Partition Wizard” will appear. P lea se f oll ow t he in st ru cti on o f t he w iza rd t o complete the partition. ( Figur e 7-H ) STEP7: When new partition is completed, the hard drive will be recognized as a “New Volume”. ( Figur e 7-I ) STEP8: For[...]

( Fi gure 7- M ) Cr e at i ng a Ne w P arti ti o n / F orm at t in g The Ha r d Dr iv e 15 STE P1 : Whe n yo u c on ne ct th e NexSta r MX D ual t o a Mac with a new hard drive, the dialog "Disk Ins er ti on" w il l a pp ea r. Pl ea se se le ct "I ni ti ali ze ". ( A for ma tt ed HD D wil l no t d is pl ay th is di al og ) ( Fig[...]

( Fi gure 7- N ) Cr e at i ng a Ne w P arti ti o n / F orm at t in g The Ha r d Dr iv e 16 RAID 0 Mode : Raid 0 Mode can integrate two different brands of hard dr iv e s w it h different c apacity to a larger f or ma t hard drive. > T w o h ar d d r i ve s o f th e s a m e c a p a c it y : the t ot al capacity is t h e su m of the two h a rd dri[...]

Cr e at i ng a Ne w P arti ti o n / F orm at t in g The Ha r d Dr iv e 17 ( Fi gure 7- Q ) Sel ec t how y ou wa nt t o u se y our n ew Vo lu me or click “Can cel ” if yo u wa n t t o u s e defa ult set ti ng s. ( Fi gure 7-Q )[...]

U n e q u a l h a r d d r i v e s E q u a l h a r d d r i v e s Vo l u m e A D r i v e A D r i v e B Vo l u m e B Vo l u m e A Vo l u m e B N S T- 4 0 0 M X - S R P o r t 0 P o r t 1 D r i v e B D r i v e A P o r t 0 P o r t 1 RAID Mode Selection 18 Individual Mode ： This mode can show each hard disk as individual device. ( Fi gure 8- A ), ( F ig[...]

RAID Mode Selection 19 JBOD Mode ： T h i s m od e co m bi ne s a s e ri es o f p hy si c al h ar d d ri ve s a s a si ng l e la r ge vo lu m e; r e su l ti ng in a se a ml es s e xp a ns i on of v i rt ua l volumes beyond the physical l i mi ta t io ns of singularly connected hard drives. Hard drive A and B are co mb in ed into a s in gl e virtua[...]

( Fi gure 8- E ) JBOD Mode 1 2 3 RAID Mode Selection 20 RAID 0 ： Th is mo de is a co m bi na t io n o f t wo p h ys i ca l p ar ti t io n s, w h e re t h e d at a i s str ip e d bet we e n th em . It pr e se n ts t he be st data speed but no data redundancy. Two equal hard drives ： The capacity is e q ua l to the sum of both hard d r iv e s. Tw[...]

NEVER remove the NexStar MX Dual while the hard drive is in use. Doing so may corrupt the d a t a o n th e hard drive or damage the hard drive, NexStar MX Dual, or computer. Disconnecting The NexStar MX DU AL 21 9. Disconnecting The NexStar MX DUAL WARNING : Mac OS: 1) Ma ke su re al l o pe r at io n u s in g t he h ar d d ri ve within the NexStar [...]

NexStar MX – Dual 3.5” SATA HDD Enclosure T roubleshooting / F AQ / W ar ranty 22 10. Troubleshooting/ FAQ/ Warranty : A: If your computer is giving you problems with the NexStar MX Dual, be sure to connect the USB cable to a rear port, directly off the motherboard or USB PCI card. The cables connecting front USB ports are not always properly s[...]

WARNING : The NexStar MX Dual comes with a 1 year limited warranty (90 day parts). If your unit should become de fe c ti ve w it h in that time frame, please go to http:// www.vantecusa.com for information on ho w t o receive warranty e x ch a ng e or repair. Cosmetic defects and missing parts are not covered under this warranty. Pl ea se check the[...]

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