Addonics Technologies ExDrive User manual

Brand: Addonics Technologies

Model: ExDrive

Type: User manual

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T E C H N O L O G I E S

Console Drive USIB35

Console Rack

Console ExDrive

Users Guide

Revision 1.0

FCC Warning Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class

B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,

it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If the

equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user is

encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following

suggestions.

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver

• Connect the equipment to a different power outlet other than the

one where receiver is connected

• Consult a certified television or radio technician

Contents

FCC Warning...................................................................................1

Contents............................................................................................2

Chapter 1 Getting started..................................................................3

Chapter 2 Console Drive Enclosure Parts Overview..........................4

External Hard Drive Installation........................................5

External Hard Drive setting...............................................6

Chapter 3 USB Interface Cable Installation ......................................7

Serial ATA Interface Cable Installation ...........................8

Firewire Interface Cable Installation ................................9

CardBus/PCMCIA Interface Cable Installation .........10-13

Chapter 4 Console Drive Cradle Parts Overview......................... …14

Internal Hard Drive Installation.................................. …15

Chapter 5 Partitioning and Formatting the Hard Drive...........…16-19

Technical Support & Contact Information.................................... …20

Chapter 1

Getting Started

Make sure that you have the following items:

For Console Drive USIB35 with USB2.0 Cable

l HDD Console Enclosure

l HDD Console Tray

l Console Cradle

l USB2.0/1.1 USIB interface cable

l Power Cable/AC adapter

l Driver CD

l This User Guide

For Console Drive USIB35 with Firewire Cable

l HDD Console Enclosure

l HDD Console Tray

l Console Cradle

l Firewire/iLink USIB interface cable

l Power Cable/AC adapter

l This User Guide

For Console Drive USIB35 with Serial ATA Cable

l HDD Console Enclosure

l HDD Console Tray

l Console Cradle

l External SATA USIB interface cable

l Power Cable/AC adapter

l This User Guide

For Console Drive USIB35 with Cardbus/PCMCIA Cable

l HDD Console Enclosure

l HDD Console Tray

l Console Cradle

l CardBus/PCMCIA card and USIB interface cable

l Power Cable/AC adapter

l Driver CD

l This User Guide

Chapter 2

(Console Drive Enclosure Parts Overview)

Hard Drive Installation Inside the Console Drive Enclosure

Note:

To open the Enclosure Case, the three screws from the

Bottom must be removed first.

External Settings for the Console Drive Enclosure

Ø Set the switch to EXT. from the front and back of the enclosure to use

the drive as an external hard drive. (Picture Shown Above)

Ø External power is required for the external configuration.

Ø Attach the Universal Interface Cable (USB2.0, Firewire,

Cardbus/PCMCIA or Serial ATA) to the back of the enclosure USIB

port then connect the other end to your computer.

Note:

Ø We recommend setting the hard drive to MASTER

mode/setting at all times.

Chapter 3

USB 2.0 Interface Cable Installation

Ø Since USB 2.0 Hi-Speed is an evolution of the existing USB 1.1

specification, it is fully forward and backward compatible with current

USB systems.

Ø If you do not have an USB2.0 port, you may install an optional

USB2.0 adapter or controller

USB driver installation

For Win98 and Win98SE

1. Make sure your computer is up and running.

2. Insert the USB cable to the USB Port.

3. A "New Hardware Found" message shall pops up.

4. Follow wizard and point to the location of the driver. (Follow the steps

from the Driver Disc to where you saved the driver files)

5. Let Windows finish the installation and that’s it.

6. Double click My Computer icon and there should be an extra drive

letter for the Console Hard Drive.

7. You may now access the drive.

Note: USB Console Drive is Plug and Play under Windows XP, and Me,

2000. There is no third party driver needed.

Brand New Hard drive must be Partitioned and Formatted first.

Serial ATA Interface Cable Installation

Serial ATA Console Hard Drive Installation

For Win98SE, Me, 2000 and XP

Note: There no drivers needed to use the Serial ATA cable as long as the

drivers are installed for the Serial ATA Controller card/chip. It is plug and

play.

1. Make sure the Serial ATA cable is securely attach to the back of the drive.

(For Addonics Pocket drives such as Pocket CDROM, Exdrive etc. you

may attach the USB connector to the USB port of the computer to provide

power for the pocket drives). May vary from system’s USB port power

output.

2. Make sure that power is attach to the drive and turned on.

3. Power on the system or you may hot plug while system is on.

4. On the Window Desktop, double click on the MY COMPUTER icon.

5. Plug the Serial ATA connector into your computer’s Serial ATA port.

6. Wait for a few seconds, your computer may blink for a moment as well.

Double Click on the “My Computer” icon if not open yet.

You are now ready to use the Console hard drive kit.

Note: Brand New Hard drive must be Partitioned and Formatted first.

Firewire Interface Cable Installation

Firewire Console Hard Drive Installation

For Win98SE, Me, 2000 and XP

Note for Win98SE only: After plugging in the cable some system might

prompt you for Win98SE CD, in case you don’t have The Win98SE CD and

the wizard prompt you for:

NTMAP.SYS please type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS

NTMAPHLP.PDR please type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS

IF the system did not prompt you for anything just follow the steps below

7. Make sure the Firewire cable is securely attach from the back of the drive.

8. Make sure that power is attached and turned on.

9. Power on the system. On the Window Desktop, double click on the MY

COMPUTER icon.

10. Plug the Addonics Six Pin FIREWIRE-IDE cable into your computer’s

FIREWIRE

11. Wait for a few seconds, your computer may blink for a moment as well.

Double Click on the “My Computer” icon if not open yet.

You are now ready to use the Console hard drive kit.

Note: Brand New Hard drive must be Partitioned and Formatted first.

CardBus / PCMCIA setting

The Addonics CardBus PCMCIA card has an option switch can allow you

to choose using either PCMCIA mode or CardBus mode. The switch

position is as follows:

Side View

CardBus mode supports WIN 95/98/ME/2000 and XP only.

For DOS, WIN 3.1x and WIN NT, the switch must be set in

PCMCIA mode.

Note: Brand New Hard drive must be Partitioned and Formatted first.

Front view

Cardbus and PCMCIA

selection switch.

CardBus mode – move the

switch to the side with the

DOT indicator

PCMCIA

CardBus

Factory default setting

is CardBus mode

CardBus/PCMCIA driver Installation

For Windows 95, 98, 98SE and Me

(Do not run the SETUP program from the driver disk, SETUP

Is for DOS or WIN 3.1 using PCMCIA mode only)

1. Power on your system and wait for the Desktop screen.

2. Connect the CardBus/PCMCIA cable and external AC/DC adapter into

the back of your Console hard drive kit.

3. Plug the CardBus / PCMCIA card end of the cable into the PCMCIA

slot on the side of your computer.

4. The system will automatically identify the new card and ask to load the

driver.

5. Insert the driver diskette in “A” drive and follow the instruction on the

screen to load “Addonics CardBus IDE Controller”. Follow wizard

and point to the location of the driver. (Follow the steps from the

Driver Disc to where you saved the driver files)

6. When installation is finished, a PCMCIA card icon will appear in the

lower right-hand of the Window’s system tray.

7. Double Click on the “My Computer” icon. You are now ready to use the

Console hard drive kit.

Note: Brand New Hard drive must be Partitioned and Formatted first.

PCMCIA Installation for Windows NT

1. Go to Start\Settings\Control Panel

2. Double Click SCSI adapter icon

3. Click on the Driver Tab

4. Click Add to add new driver

5. Follow wizard and point to the location of the driver. (Follow the steps

from the Driver Disc to where you saved the driver files)

6. Select “Addonics PCMCIA…” then click ok.

7. Windows will prompt you for driver location again, to continue

Type in A:\NT then click continue.

8. Click YES to restart your computer.

9. Double Click on the “My Computer” icon. You are now ready to use

the Console hard drive kit.

Note: You must use the PCMCIA mode for Windows NT.

CardBus/PCMCIA Installation for Windows 2000

1. Make sure your computer is up and running

2. Verify that all cables are connected and there is power to the drive.

3. Insert the PCMCIA cable to the PCMCIA socket.

4. A "New Hardware Found" message shall pops up.

5. Select "Next" to continue installation.

6. Select "Search for a suitable driver...." button and select "Next".

7. In "select a Device Driver page", select "Have Disk" to specify

location. Follow wizard and point to the location of the driver. (Follow

the steps from the Driver Disc to where you saved the driver files)

Select "Addonics CardBus...." click YES for the Windows warning

message and let Win2000 to finish the Installation and that's it.

8. Double Click on the “My Computer” icon. You are now ready to use

The Console hard drive kit.

Note: Brand New Hard drive must be Partitioned and Formatted first.

CardBus/PCMCIA Driver Installation

(Windows XP PCMCIA Installation Guide)

1. Make sure that all cables are properly connected and the drive has

power.

2. If you are using the Console drives, make sure that the power brick has

a steady green light.

3. Boot your computer to Windows.

4. Plug in the Cardbus/PCMCIA cable to the Computer's PCMCIA

Socket/Port then insert the card to the Computer.

5. Windows should now find a new hardware and ask for the driver

location.

6. Follow the Wizard. Click next to Continue.

7. Follow wizard and point to the location of the driver. (Follow the steps

from the Driver Disc to where you saved the driver files) example

browse to your floppy drive and go to the A:\Win2kXp folder.

8. Click the second radio button or select the ADVANCED button then

Click Next.

9. Select the "Search for best driver in this location”. Check the “include

this Location in the search” option only then click Browse.

10. Browse to your floppy drive and go to the A:\Win2kXp folder.

11. Select the WinXP driver then click OK, Click next to continue.

12. Click the "Continue Anyway" to proceed.

13. Let the OS install the Driver and that's it. Click Finish.

Click YES to restart the Computer if prompted and that's it.

Note: Brand New Hard drive must be Partitioned and Formatted first.

(Console Drive Cradle Parts Overview)

DVD Console Tray is used

with the Addonics Optical

Slim drives such as Pocket

CD, Pocket DVD/RW,

Pocket DVD+/-RW drives.

With the DVD console tray,

you can make the external

drives to become an internal

drive.

Power to the Console

Cradle is recommended

and the switch must be

set to the right to get

power from the power

supply.

HDD Console Tray is used

with the external console

enclosure to make it an internal

hard drive. Once the HDD

console tray is in place inside

the Console cradle the console

enclosure switch must be set to

INT.

IMPORTANT NOTE: IF another device is sharing the IDE channel, the

Console Drive must be set to SLAVE setting.

Console Drive Cradle Installation

Ø The console drive kit can be connected with IDE connection by default

or with an optional converter board or USIB cable.

Ø If one of the USIB cable is use with the console cradle like USB2.0 or

Firewire the kit can be hot swappable. If serial ATA cable is use, the

serial ATA controller must support hot Swap feature for the kit to

work.

Ø Power to the Console Drive is recommended using the regular 4-pin

Power connector coming from the computer’s power supply.

Ø The power switch on the back of the Console Cradle must be set to the

Right to get power from the computer’s power supply.

How to Partition the Hard Disk under Windows 98,SE

Windows comes with a built-in utility called fdisk. This program is used to

partition a large hard drive into smaller virtual drives. One advantage of having

two smaller virtual drives is the decreased downtime while running

applications such as Scandisk or Defrag.

To use fdisk to partition a hard drive, follow these directions:

1. To open fdisk, left-click the Start menu, select Run or Hold, and

release the Windows button + R.

2. At the command line, type "fdisk" (without quotes) and hit Enter.

3. When fdisk opens you'll be asked if you'd like to enable large disk

support. "Y" should already be selected. Hit Enter.

4. Next, you need to set the current fixed disk drive to equal your newly

installed hard drive. To do this, select 5 from the list and press Enter.

5. Find the number next to your new drive, type it into Enter Fixed Disk

Drive Number, and hit Enter. (In most cases, if you just added a

second hard drive, the number from the list will equal 2. Before you

proceed, double-check that the current fixed hard drive is equal to the

new hard drive you just installed. If it is, you should see any number

other than 1 next to Current Fixed Drive.)

6. This will take you back to the beginning screen.

7. From here, select 1 to "Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive"

and hit Enter.

8. Select 1 to "Create Primary DOS Partition" and hit Enter.

9. Your computer will begin to verify the new drive's integrity. This

process will only take few minutes to complete.

10. The next screen to appear will ask, "Do you wish to use the maximum

available size for a Primary DOS partition?" Press Y if you only want

to create one partition or N if you'd like to create multiple partitions on

the drive. Then hit Enter.

Create one partition

1. If you pressed Y, the computer will create the partition and then

transfer you back to the beginning screen. From here, select 4 to

inspect to new hard drive's partition.

Create multiple partitions

1. If you pressed N, then you're going to create multiple partitions. To do

this, you'll need to set the size of the new partition. This is done by

entering a value next to "Enter partition size in Mbytes or percent of

disk space to create a Primary DOS Partition."

For example, if your new hard drive is 20GB and you'd like to create

two 10GB drives, entering 50% will do just fine. To enter a number in

Mbytes, take the total number in Mbytes and divide it in half to get the

correct number to input. To make things easier, just use a percentage

of the total hard drive and let your computer do the math for you.

2. When you've finished entering the size of the new partition, hit Enter

to create it.

3. Press Esc to return to the new drives main menu.

4. From here, select 1 to "Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive."

5. Now it's time to create the extended partition. To do this, select 2 from

the menu and hit Enter.

6. A screen that says, "Enter partition size in Mbytes or percent of disk

space to create an Extended DOS Partition" will appear. You should

notice that the computer did the math for you and filled in the

remaining hard drive space to be partitioned. If this number is OK,

press Enter to complete the process. If it's not, and you plan on

creating additional partitions, lower the number accordingly and then

press Enter.

7. After fdisk creates the partition, press Esc to return to the new hard

drive's main menu.

8. Before the new extended partition will work, it needs to have a Logical

DOS Drive created on it. To do this, select 1 on the list to "Create

DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive."

9. Select 3 from the list to "Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended

DOS Partition" and hit Enter.

10. Your computer will then verify drive integrity and automatically

deliver the size of the extended drive. You should see a number next to

"Enter logical drive size in Mbytes or percentage of drive." This

number should equal the size of the extended drive you created earlier.

11. Press Enter to "Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended DOS

Partition."

12. After hitting Enter, you'll see a new letter assigned to the new partition

you just created.

13. Press Esc to exit this screen and return to main menu.

How many partitions do you have?

1. To verify the two new partitions were created successfully, select 5 to

"Change current fixed disk drive" and hit Enter.

2. You should see all the drives on your computer, including the two you

just created.

3. Hit Esc twice to exit fdisk.

4. You must restart your computer before the new partitions will be

recognized.

How to Format a Hard Disk

IMPORTANT: If you use the following steps on a hard disk that is not empty, all

of the data on that hard disk is permanently deleted.

1. After the partition there should now be a new drive letter under My

Computer.

2. Right click on the drive letter and left click Format. A new window

will show up. Select the Full Format option then click Start to

continue.

3. When the Format is complete, you can now access the drive letter

assigned for the hard drive.

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