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Rosewill RX30 manual

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Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    External S torage Enclosure for 3.5” Hard Drive Rosewill RX30 User Manual & Inst allation Guide[...]

  • Page 2

    T able of Content s CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION - 1 - I CON K EY - 1 - T HE RX30 - 1 - A VA I L A B L E I NTERF ACES - 1 - F EA TURES - 2 - O VER V OL T AGE P ROTECTION (OVP) - 2 - L OW V OL T AGE D ETECTION (L VD) - 2 - I NVERSE -P OLAR ITY P ROTECTION - 2 - A UTOMA TIC D ETECTION OF THE I NTERFACE - 2 - LED INDICA TOR ( DOUBLE COLORED LED) - 2 - S YST[...]

  • Page 3

    Chapter 1 Introduction Icon Key Throughout this manual you will s ee icons on the left margin that denote either Notes or S pec ial Remarks as outlined below: General Notes and T ips Remarks for PC users and Microsoft Windows OS Remarks for Mac users and Apple Macintosh OS The RX30 The External S t orage Enclosure “ RX30 ” series are made of hi[...]

  • Page 4

    If the red LED is blinking and not ON permanently , there is no problem with your unit. This only indicates the spin up of your drive or a temporary spike or slump in the power consumption and does not harm your drive or device at all. The product can be used normally . Features mentioned in this manual may vary between different models. Features O[...]

  • Page 5

    USB driver for Win98/SE only available for the RX30 USB 2.0 and 1394a/USB2.0 version. Mac OS 8.6 users should use USB extension 1.41 or Firewire extension 2.6 and later , to be able to use USB 1.1 or 1394a. Package Content may vary , depending on vendor & version. System Requirement s PC Requirement s • Minimum Intel Processor II 350MHz, 64MB[...]

  • Page 6

    Y our unit might come with an installed hard drive. Before opening such an enclosure, please read the warranty and any other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so, as this might void your warranty . Chapter 2 Inst alling the Hard Drive Prep aring the Enclosure Remove the 4 screws on the bottom, slide the case off the body , remove the sc[...]

  • Page 7

    The hard drive jumper settings should be master or factory default. Be careful not to damage any cables or components and double check the connection between the cables, the bridge board and your hard drive before you close up the case. Hard Drive Assembly Connect the A T A cable and the power line to your hard drive. Install the hard drive and fas[...]

  • Page 8

    Most problems occur due to driver problems on the Host Card side! If you buy a spare power adapter for your working place or at home, make sure the output and polarity is identical with the power adapter supplied! Chapter 3 System Set Up Connection to your Computer A few tips on how to connect y our external storage enclosure: • Make sure your PC[...]

  • Page 9

    If the system doesn’t recognize the drive, turn on the power first, before connecting the USB/Firewire cable. Win98 does not support Firewire, you need to upgrade your OS to Win98SE or higher . The RX30-U2FAB does not support Win98/SE, you need to upgrade your OS to WinME or higher . For safe removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lo[...]

  • Page 10

    If the system doesn’t recognize the drive, turn on the power first, before connecting the USB/Firewire cable. For Mac OS 8.6, the USB extension has to be at least v1.41. For Mac OS 8.6, the Firewire extension has to be at least v2.6. For save removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lost, always follow the unplug procedure. If not, an [...]

  • Page 11

    Y ou can choose to create several partitions but be aware that if you want to change this at a later point, it’ s required to format the drive again or use 3 rd par t y software. Win98/SE and WinME do not recognize NTFS formatted drives, so if you want to use your drive on those platforms, we recommend you to use F A T32 instead. If you use this [...]

  • Page 12

    Mac OS does not recognize NTFS formatted drives, to use your device on both platforms, we recommend you using F A T32. If you use Win2000 or WinXP and F A T32, the biggest single partition you can create will be 32GB. T o create larger partitions, you need to use the DOS command under Win98SE or WinME or change to NTFS format. If you can not see th[...]

  • Page 13

    If you want to use your drive on a PC running Microsoft Windows as well as on your Mac, we recommend you to use a PC to format the drive. Choose F A T32 when formatting and do not change anything on the partition or format on your Mac, otherwise the PC will not be able to recognize the drive anymore. If you can not see the drive, make sure the jump[...]

  • Page 14

    Please read your warranty carefully , as this may vary between different vendors! T echnical Questions For RMA and other questions, please contact your vendor or check out their online support area! About this Manual This manual covers all interfaces and combinations for the RX30 En c l osure. Images and descriptions might therefore s l ightly vary[...]