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Vantec NEXSTAR NST-350U2 manual

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    EXTERNAL 3.5” HARD DRIVE ENCL OSURE www .v antecusa.com USER MANUAL[...]

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    P ack age C onten ts: NexStar Ex ternal 3.5” HDD Enclosure: (NST-350U2, NST-350UF): • Driver CD • User Manual • NexStar External 3.5“ HDD Enclosure • P ower Adapt or • P ower Cable • USB Cable • F ireWire Cable (NST-350UF Only) • V er tical Stand • Screws TRADEMARKS MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP are trademarks[...]

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    T able of C ontents 1 T able of Con tents: 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... pg. 2 2. Specifications/F eatures NexStar External 3.5” HDD Enclosure ....................................................................................[...]

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    2 1. Introduction: With the NexS tar 3.5" External Hard Drive Enclosure , you can back up your valuable data, transf er your collection of videos and songs, or even carr y that impor tant presentation with y ou quick ly and easily . The NexStar is an ideal way to add an extra hard drive to your system without having to open your system and dea[...]

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    3 2. Specifications/F eatur es: NexStar Ex ternal 3.5” HDD Enclosure: Specifications: • Inter face: IDE to USB 2.0/F ireWire (NST-350UF only) • Dimension: 190 x 108 x 23 mm • W eight: 240.0 g • Casing Material: Aluminum Alloy F eatures: • Aluminum Co vers T o Reduce Heat • T ransf er R ates Up to 12Mbps With USB 1.1 • T ransf er R a[...]

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    4 3. Syst em Requirements: • Intel P entium II 350MHz-compatible or Apple G3 pr ocessor and great er • Microsof t Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP or Mac OS 8.6 and grea ter • USB-equipped system • F or USB 2.0 speeds, the system must suppor t USB 2.0 specifications • F or Fir eW ire , the system must support FireWir e (IEEE 1394) specifications ?[...]

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    5 4. P ar ts Layout: NexStar Ex ternal 3.5” HDD Enclosure: A) Case Body B) Bottom Co ver C) T op Co ver D) V er tical Stand[...]

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    5. Installation: NexStar Ex ternal 3.5” HDD Enclosure: 5.1. Hardware Installation: Installing the hard driv e: 1) Set the hard drive jumpers t o MASTER or SINGLE DRIVE ONL Y . Please ref er to the documentation included with your har d dr ive f or information on how to accomplish this. 2) Connect the IDE Connector and the P ower Molex from the Ne[...]

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    7 Note: When remo ving the hard drive from the NexStar , be c areful not to yank on the IDE cable or the power cable. T o remo ve the IDE cable , grasp the cable between your thumb and index finger and gently pull at the sides until the cable comes loose. T o remov e the power cable , grasp the sides of the plug and pull. 4) Hook the bottom c ov er[...]

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    8 6) Place the NexS tar on the stand in the orientation pictured below .[...]

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    9 Connecting the NexStar to y our computer: 1) C onnec t the appropriate int er face cable between the NexStar and y our computer a. USB: Connect the t ype B connector to the NexStar and the type A connector to an a vailable USB 1.1/2.0 port on your system. b . F ireWire (NST-350UF only): Connect one end of the F ireWire cable to the NexStar and th[...]

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    10 Windows 98SE USB (NST-350UF – Combo Driv e): 1) If this is the first time you ar e using the NexStar , unplug the NexStar if you currently ha ve it connected . If the [Add New Hardw are Wizard] dialog bo x is open, close it. 2) Insert the included Dr iver's CD in to y our CD-Rom drive and click on the Win 98 USBDriver option. 3) Windows s[...]

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    11 Mac OS 9.0 or later - (NST-350U2, NST-350UF): 1) No drivers ar e necessar y when using Mac OS 9.0 or later . If the hard drive does not appear on the desktop , be sure to partition your hard drive . Mac OS 8.6 - (NST-350U2, NST-350UF): 1) Unplug the NexS tar if you currently ha ve it connected . 2) USB Mass Stor age Suppor t 1.3.5 must be instal[...]

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    12 6. Disconnec ting the NexS tar : NexStar Ex ternal 3.5” HDD Enclosure: Windows 98SE/ME/XP/2000: 1) Make sure all operations using the hard driv e within the NexStar has ceased . 2) Close an y windows and programs per taining to the NexS tar . 3) If connected by USB , double click the green “Unplug or Eject Hardware ” icon in the system tra[...]

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    13 7. Creating A New P ar tition: Note: Most hard drives should come with a CD that includes its installation program. If not, a download should be available on the manufac turers website. The best way to par tition a new hard drive is by using the manufacturers progr am. Howev er , if that is not possible, please tr y the following instead (if usi[...]

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    14 Mac OS X 10.x.x: Initializing a Hard Drive: If you are using a new hard driv e, y ou may need to initializ e it first. Y ou can initialize your in ternal hard drive using a pr ogram called Drive Setup, which is on the Mac OS CD that came with your comput er . 1. Star t up your comput er from the Mac OS CD . 2. Locate the Utilities f older on the[...]

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    15 Mac OS X 10.x.x: F ormatting a Hard Drive: 1. Star t the Disk Utility tool (under Applications) 2. Selec t the new hard drive y ou are tr ying to install 3. Click on the “Erase ” tab 4. Choose a volume f ormat and assign a name to the new drive . 5. Click on Erase . 6. Once complete , your new hard driv e should b e mount ed on your desktop [...]

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    16 8. T roubleshooting/F A Q: NexStar Ex ternal 3.5” HDD Enclosure: Q. What should the jumper settings on my hard drive be set t o? A. We r ecommend the hard drive be set to MASTER. Q. My computer rec ognizes the NexStar , but it does not assign a drive lett er to it. A. Y ou are probably using a brand new hard drive . If not, then your computer [...]

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    17 Q. Why can ’t Windows 98SE read my hard driv e? I t works with W indows XP/2000. A. Windows 98SE cannot recognize the NTFS file system. If you wish to use the device with Windows XP/2000 and Windows 98SE , you need to f ormat the drive as F A T32. Q. Why can ’t I copy files lar ger than 4GB onto my NexStar? A. Y ou ha ve probably formatted t[...]

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    18 9. W arranty : The NexStar comes with a 1 year limited warranty (90 day par ts). I f your unit should become defective within that time frame , please go to http://www .vantecusa.c om for information on ho w to rec eive warranty ex change or repair . C osmetic def ec ts and missing par ts are not cov ered under this warranty . Please check the c[...]