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Owner ’ s Guide & Assembly Manual[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack T able of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT S 1.1.1 Mac Requirements 1.1.2 PC Requirements 1.1.3 Supported Hard Drives 1.2 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS 1.3 USING THE NEWER TECHNOL OGY MINIST ACK 1.3.1 Connecting the Newer T echnology miniStack 1.3.2 Po wering on the Newer T echnology miniStack 1.3.3 LED Indicator 3 FO[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 1 - Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 System Requiremen ts 1.1.1 Mac Requirements •Minimum PowerPC G4 CPU , 128MB RAM •eSA T A interface - Mac OS X 10.3 or later •Fir eWire® int er face - Mac OS X 10.2 or later •USB 2.0 interface - Mac OS X 10.2 or later •USB 3.0 interface - see your interface card manuf[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 1 - Introduction Cable Connections: The Newer T echnology miniStack has multiple inter faces to work with any computer system. ➀ On/O Switch - T urn the Newer T echnology miniStack on and o here . ➁ DC IN port - Plug the included DC power transformer here . ➂ USB 3.0 Port - Connect one of your compute[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SY STEM SETUP This guide will get you up and running quickly , demonstrating how to install your own drive int o the Newer T echnology miniStack enclosure. Y our computer is a static-sensitive device . It is susceptible to invisible damage if not protected during installation. W e recommend pro[...]
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➀ Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 2 - System Setup 2.1 Hard Drive Assembly & Installation Remove the Newer T echnology miniStack from the box. Y ou will notice that there is a clear protective plastic sheet attached t o the top of the enclosure. T urn the Newer T echnology miniStack over placing the t op on a soft work surface, such as a [...]
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➂ ➃ T urn the miniStack over and place the bott om on the work surface. Lift the top cover o of the miniS tack, exposing the internal chassis. Untape the plastic bag with assembly screws from the inner chassis . Make sure that the hard drive y ou wish to install (sold separately) is handy and remove the scr ews from the bag.[...]
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➅ ➄ Place your drive int o the chassis of the miniStack. T here are 2 rubber coated mounting tabs with screwholes on the side closest t o you in this photograph, and a tab with a plastic detent on it that will lock the driv e into the chassis on the center of the drive on the opposite side . Y ou will need to set the drive into this detent in t[...]
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➆ ➇ T urn the enclosure over on to it’ s top again on a sof t work surface. Use the remaining 2 Phillips screw s from the plastic bag and insert them into the center of the driv e enclosure above the Newer T echnology label, securing the hard drive into the chassis . Replace the 4 Phillips screws that y ou removed initially t o secure the top[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 3 - F ormatting 3 FORMA TTING 3.1 Forma tting your New er T echnology miniStack on a Macin- tosh with OS X (F or a new drive , or to reforma t an old drive) If you are not formatting a brand new har d drive, you will ha ve to manually Open Disk Utility, which is f ound in your /Applications/Utilities folder . Sel[...]
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Once you ’ve selected the Newer T echnology device, you will notice the above change in the Disk Utility application. Click on the “P artition” tab in this picture. Y ou then need to choose how many partitions you wish your Newer T echnology miniStack to have. F or ease of use we’ re selecting one par tition here but of course you c ould se[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 3 - F ormatting ➃ ➀ Choose a name for the volume . Y ou will need to repeat this step f or each volume if you selected multiple partitions. ➁ Click on the Customize button and the f ollowing dialog box will appear: Choose the partition scheme appropriate for your computer; most will choose GUID Partition T [...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 3 - F ormatting Once the formatting proc ess has completed, you will ha ve a popup box appear asking if you wish to use the new device as a Time Machine volume . This is up to you to decide; if y ou don ’t want to make that decision right now , you can click “Decide Later” and use the Time Machine pref eren[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 3 - F ormatting 2.2 Removing the GUID Partition Scheme Only for XP , 2000, ME and earlier. (XP 64-BIT , Vista & Windows 7 can continue t o the next section) ➆ T ype exit and hit enter . ➇ Close the command prompt window . Y ou ma y now proceed with f ormatting the drive . If you are not installing a brand[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 3 - F ormatting 2.3 Forma tting your New er T echnology miniStack on W indows 2000 and later Instructions for other operating systems can be found at http://www.newertech.com/format . ① With the miniStack connected to the computer and pow ered on, right-click on the “My Computer” (“Comput er ” if runnin[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 3 - F ormatting ④ Your drive will appear similar to how Disk 1 does below. Notice that the space on the lower right reads as “Unallocated.” Right click in this space and choose “New Partition.” ⑤ The “New Parti - tion Wizar d” will launch. Click “Next” to continue. ⑥ Specify your partition t[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 3 - F ormatting ⑧ If you like, you can specify the drive letter designation f or your new drive . Other wise, one will automatically be assigned. Click “Next. ” ⑨ Before y ou can use the drive, it must be formatted . On most systems run- ning Window s 2000 or later , it is advisable to specify the le s[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 3 - F ormatting ⑪ Once you hav e nished with the formatting wizard , you will see that your new drive (represent ed as “Disk E” in this case) will display a message of “F ormatting. ” This should only take a couple of min- utes if you chose the quick format option. ⑫ After a moment or two, the driv[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 3 - F ormatting ⑬ At this point, you ma y close the Computer Management win - dow . Y our driv e is ready to use and can be found in “My Computer . ” Using your new St orage Solution on both Macs and PCs? MacDrive™ takes the guessw ork out of shar ing les . Whether you are transf er - ring les betwe[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting & Tips 4 TROUBLESHOO TING & TIPS 4.1 T roubleshooting Some of the most simple problems can be traced to pow er or connectivity issues. V erify that your cables (both ends!) are pr operly plugged into the computer and storage solution. If they are , and the storage solution is still not[...]
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Newer T echnology miniStack Chapter 5 - Appendix 5.1 F AQ Q: How do I format m y storage solution? A: OWC has detailed instructions online for most popular operating sys - tems, located at: http://www.newertech.com/format Q: What le system should I choose when f ormatting my drive? A: This will depend on how you wan t to use the drive, but in ge[...]
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• Review Chapter 4: T roubleshooting & T ips. •T ry to conrm the problem is with the solution. If you have a second computer , move the miniStack solution to that system and v erify that the solution does not function with that machine. •Visit our tech cen ter for more support suggestions, including F AQs . http://eshop.macsales.com/Se[...]
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