Azio ENC211-U41 manual

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    AZiO™ USB 2.0 Mobile HD Kit User’s Guide[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 2 Table of Contents Overview ……………………………………………………………………………… 3 Precautions! ……………………………………………………………………..….. 4 Package Contents …………………………………………………[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 3 Overview Thank you for purchasing the AZiO USB 2.0 Mobile HD Kit, one of the most stylish and practical data storage soluti ons available. This HD Kit can convert your internal 2.5” hard disk drive into a hi-s peed external storage device. Use it to store your collection of documents, phot os[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 4 Precautions! Failure to follow the precaut ions below may result in damage to the device, loss of data, and voiding of the warranty. • If using your AZiO product as a general-purpose storage device (as opposed to a backup devi ce) AZiO strongly reco mmends that you backup the files stored on [...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 5 Package Contents 1) AZiO USB 2.0 Mobile HD Enclosure 2) Software CD 3) Leather Carrying Case 4) Quick-Start Guide 5) Mail-In Registration Card 7) USB 2.0 Cable (Mini-B to A) *If you are missing any item listed above , please contact Customer Service at support@aziocorp.com , or call (909) 468-1[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 6 System requirements for PC • Minimum 233 Mhz • Windows XP, 2000, Me or 98SE • Available interface port: USB 2.0/1.1 Windows XP (USB 2.0) users: You must have Windows XP Se rvice Pack 1 or later or the drive will operate at USB 1.1 speeds. Go to www.microsoft.com and click on the Windows U[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 7 System Requirements for Mac • Power Macintosh (G5, G4, G3, Mac mini, iBook, Powe rBook, or iMac) • Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X • Available interface port: USB 2.0/1.1 Mac OS 9 Users: • Mac OS 9 does not support USB 2.0. If using the USB 2.0 interface on OS 9, the device will oper ate at USB 1.[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 8 Technical Specifications Model# ENC211-U41 ………………………… ……………………………………………. USB 2.0 Chipset …………………………………………… ……………………………………………… Cypress Dimensions: Length x Width x Height ([...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 9 Installing a 2.5” Hard Drive 1. Disassemble the Drive Kit Using your thumb and index finge r, firmly press the enclosure release latches and gently pull out the front plastic bezel/drive carrier. Warning: When handling the opened kit, never touch the PCB (printed circuit board). It conta ins [...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 10 2. Install the Hard Drive into the Drive Kit The Drive Kit PCB contains the interface connector for your h ard dri ve. Orient your 2.5” har d drive so that the drives connector s are aligned with the interface connector. Install the ha rd drive by firmly pushing in the hard drive until it is[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 11 Position your hard d r ive on the carrier so that the screw holes at the bottom of the drive are aligned with th e screw holes in the plastic carrier. With a small Philips screw driver, scre w the drive to the carrier using the supplied screws. Make sure all screws are secure and the drive is [...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 12 3. Re-assemble the Drive Kit Close the drive kit by care fully sliding the drive carri er back into the Drive Enclosure, making sure the release la tches securely locks the carrier in place. Your external driv e is not ready f or use.[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 13 Setting up the Drive Mounting the Drive This section assumes that your Drive is already formatted for your computer’s operating system. If this is not the ca se, format the Driv e according to the instructions in the section “Formatting the Drive” and then return to this section. Mac Use[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 14 Naming your Drive If you didn’t already, you may want t o give your Drive a unique name to distinguish it from other storage devices connected to your computer. Usually, you assign a name to a hard drive du ring the formatting setup process. However, you can change the name of a ha rd drive [...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 15 Partitioning/Formatting the Drive PARTITIONING/FORMAT TING A HARD DRIVE ER ASES ALL DATA STORED ON THE DRIVE! BEFORE YOU FORMAT THE DRIVE, BE SURE TO SA VE A COPY OF ANY FILES YOU WISH T O KEEP TO ANOTHER STORAGE DE VICE. Follow the instructions in this section if y our IDE hard drive was not [...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 16 4. Otherwise, locate the resp ective drive listed in the lower right side of the window. Right-click on the drive, ma ke a new partition and format the drive. NOTE: Be sure to select the correct drive as partitioning and/or formatting will wipe out al l the data on t he disk. 5. In the File Sy[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 17 Formatting the Drive in Mac OS X 1. Launch the Disk Utility application (App lications folder > Utilities folder > Disk Utilities). The Disk Utilities window will open with a small window at on the left side and a large window with a series of tabs at the top. 2. You should see the Drive[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 18 How to safely dismount the drive NEVER TURN OFF YOUR EXTERNAL DRIVE WITHOUT DISMOUNT ING IT FIRST. YOU M AY LOSE DATA OR DAMAGE THE DRIVE. When a device, such as a hard drive, is “mounted” to a computer, that means the computer has detected the device and es tablished a communica tions lin[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 19 Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can I format the Drive for multiple operating systems? A: If you need both Mac and PC compatibility, you ca n format the Drive using the FAT32 file system (on a PC) or the MS-DOS file system (on a Mac). Note: FAT32/MS-DOS formatted disks or disk pa rtitions that a[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 20 Troubleshooting If you experience a problem with your AZiO product, you should take the following actions in th e order spe cified. 1. Make sure you have followed all of the instructions in this guid e. 2. Consult the Troubleshooting sections of this guide. 3. If the issue you are having is st[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 21 volumes that they contain. With Disk Manage ment, you can initialize new disks, create volumes, and format volumes with th e FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems. Disk Management enables you to perf orm most disk-relat ed tasks without shutting down your co mputer; most configuration changes take [...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 22 Q: When I connected the Drive to my computer, I got the f ollowing alert message: “Please insert disk ‘untitled’.” A: If you get this alert message, your Ma c is not recognizing your AZiO Drive and the mouse curser may even freeze on sc reen. If this happens, hold down the Apple/Contro[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 23 Warranty Limited 1 Year Warranty AZiO Corporation warrants this produc t against defect in material or workmanship for 1 year from the date of pur chase. If this pr oduct proves to be defective, contact AZiO Corp oration’s customer care for repair or replacement of your unit. Return requests[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 24 Contact Information Address: 19925 Harrison Ave. Walnut, CA 91789 Telephone: (909) 468-1198 Fax: (909) 839-2629 Website: www.aziocorp.com Customer Service: support@aziocorp.com Technical Support: support@aziocorp.com Pre-Sale Questions: sales@aziocorp.com[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 25 Notices COPYRIGHTS Copyright © 2006 AZiO Corpor ation. All rights reserv ed. No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, ph otocopying, recording or otherwise, wi thout the p rior writte n cons[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 26[...]