Rosewill Computer Drive RX30 User Guide

Rosewill RX30  
External Storage Enclosure for  
3.5” Hard Drive  
User Manual  
& Installation Guide  
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Chapter 1 Introduction  
Icon Key  
Throughout this manual you will see icons on the left margin  
that denote either Notes or Special Remarks as outlined below:  
General Notes and Tips  
Remarks for PC users and Microsoft Windows OS  
Remarks for Mac users and Apple Macintosh OS  
The RX30  
The External Storage Enclosure “RX30series are made of  
high quality aluminum, excellent for heat-dissipation. Available  
with various types of interfaces, this is the perfect solution for  
additional external storage, data backup as well as for  
transferring data between computers and platforms.  
Product Dimensions:  
23.0cm x 14.0 cm x 5.0 cm  
9.05” x 5.50” x 1.95”  
Available Interfaces  
USB 2.0 High Speed  
Firewire 1394a  
Firewire 1394a & USB 2.0  
Firewire 1394a & Firewire 800 & USB 2.0  
Firewire 800 (1394b)  
Serial ATA & USB 2.0  
Serial ATA (For Serial ATA Hard Drive!)  
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Features  
Over Voltage Protection (OVP) with a limit of 10% before shut  
down (max 30V). Protection for device or Hard Drive damage,  
caused by sudden voltage spikes in the power supply and  
wrong or faulty power adapter.  
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.  
Indication: Blue LED off, Red LED on  
Low Voltage Detection (LVD) indicating insufficient power  
supply. Possibly caused by a sudden voltage slump in the  
power supply or faulty power adapter.  
Indication: Blue LED on, Red LED on  
Inverse-Polarity Protection to prevent any damage to the  
device or Hard Drive caused by using a wrong adapter.  
Correct: internal+, external-  
Automatic Detection of the Interface for Combo Interface  
Units, which means that there is no mechanical switch required.  
The first cable detached will be the one used by the system  
until unplugged. If a second cable is plugged in, it will not affect  
the system at all and can be used as soon as the main cable is  
unplugged.  
Features mentioned  
in this manual may  
vary between  
different models.  
LED indicator (double colored LED)  
Blue LED Red LED  
Status ON, working normal  
Status ON, low power (LVD)  
Status ON, over voltage (OVP)  
Status OFF (or faulty PCB/LED)  
ON  
ON  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
ON  
ON  
OFF  
* Blue LED flickers on data access  
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System Requirements  
PC Requirements  
Minimum Intel Processor II 350MHz, 64MB RAM  
USB 1.1 equipped PC; WinME, Win2000, WinXP  
USB 2.0 equipped PC; WinME, Win2000, WinXP  
1394a equipped PC; Win98SE, WinME, Win2000, WinXP  
1394b equipped PC; Win2000, WinXP  
USB driver for  
Win98/SE only  
available for the  
RX30 USB 2.0  
and 1394a/USB2.0  
version.  
Serial ATA equipped PC; Win2000, WinXP  
Mac Requirements  
Minimum Apple G3 processor (G4 for 1394b), 64MB RAM  
USB 1.1 equipped Mac; Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, 10.1.5, 10.2, 10.3  
USB 2.0 equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2, 10.3  
1394a equipped Mac; Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, 10.1.5, 10.2, 10.3  
1394b equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2, 10.3  
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.  
Serial ATA drives not supported on Mac OS!  
Package Contents  
RX30  
External Power Adapter; Input 100-240V, Output 12V/3A  
Power Cord  
Interface Cable  
Aluminum Stand  
Driver CD (single USB 2.0 and 1394a/USB2.0 RX30 only)  
Package Content  
may vary,  
depending on  
vendor & version.  
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Chapter 2 Installing the Hard Drive  
Preparing the Enclosure  
Remove the 4 screws on the bottom, slide the case off the body,  
remove the screws for the top cover and open up the case.  
Your 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.  
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Hard Drive Assembly  
Connect the ATA cable and the power line to your hard drive.  
Install the hard drive and fasten the screws. Align the top cover  
with the body and fasten the screws, before you slide it back  
into the casing. Fasten the 4 screws on the bottom and connect  
your power adapter and interface cable.  
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.  
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Chapter 3 System Set Up  
Connection to your Computer  
Most problems  
A few tips on how to connect your external storage enclosure:  
Make sure your PCI Host Card is installed correctly  
Double check that the Host Card driver is up to date  
If required, update your Operating System or BIOS  
Only one interface at the time can be used  
Only one computer at the time can access the drive  
To use one drive on several computers, it can be shared  
through one computer on the network (1394 network,  
company network)  
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  
Firewire can be daisy chained  
All devices in a daisy chain have to be switched on to  
permit the hub/daisy chain function  
Do not cover the Enclosure and leave enough room around  
it for the drive to cool down  
Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions  
If possible, arrange the cables so they do not cross each  
other  
adapter supplied!  
Always check for visible damage and defects of power and  
interface cables before using it  
We recommend using the cables and adapter supplied with  
your product  
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Installation on a PC (Microsoft Windows)  
Win2000 or WinXP with a USB or Firewire connection:  
Turn on your Computer and start Windows  
If the system  
doesn’t recognize  
the drive, turn on  
the power first,  
before connecting  
the USB/Firewire  
cable.  
Connect the RX30 and turn it on  
Let Windows search and install the driver automatically  
Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **  
Win2000 or WinXP with a Serial ATA connection:  
Turn on your Computer and start Windows  
Connect the RX30 and turn it on  
Let Windows search and install the driver automatically  
Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **  
Win98 does not  
support Firewire,  
you need to  
Win98SE with a Firewire connection:  
Turn on your Computer and start Windows  
Connect the RX30 and turn it on  
upgrade your OS to  
Win98SE or higher.  
Let Windows search and install the driver automatically  
Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **  
Win98/SE with a USB connection:  
The RX30-U2FAB  
does not support  
Win98/SE, you  
need to upgrade  
your OS to WinME  
or higher.  
Turn on your Computer and start Windows  
Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM  
Connect the RX30 and turn it on (in some cases the  
driver must be installed before connecting the device, see  
note on CD or readme file)  
Follow the onscreen instructions and install the drivers  
Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **  
Unplug Procedure:  
For safe removal of  
your drive and to  
assure that no data  
is lost, always  
Click on the taskbar icon for external hardware  
Choose your external hard drive and confirm to remove it  
follow the unplug  
procedure. If not, an  
error message will  
show up.  
** For factory new drives and formatting, see “Partitioning &  
Formatting”  
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Installation on a Macintosh (Apple Mac OS)  
Mac OS 9.x or Mac OS 10.x with a Firewire or USB  
connection:  
If the system  
doesn’t recognize  
the drive, turn on  
the power first,  
before connecting  
the USB/Firewire  
cable.  
Turn on your computer and start Mac OS  
Connect the RX30 and turn it on  
No driver installation required  
The external drive will mount and show up on your  
desktop**  
Mac OS 10.2 or 10.3 with a Firewire 800 or USB 2.0  
connection:  
Turn on your computer and start Mac OS  
Connect the RX30 and turn it on  
No driver installation required  
The external drive will mount and show up on your  
desktop**  
For Mac OS 8.6,  
the USB extension  
has to be at least  
v1.41.  
Unplug Procedure:  
Drag the external hard drive icon into the trash bin  
Turn off your device  
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  
error message will  
show up.  
** For factory new drives and formatting, see “Partitioning &  
Formatting”  
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Partitioning & Formatting  
Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive,  
so make sure you have a backup! This step is usually only  
required the first time you install a factory new hard drive, if you  
change the format or want to erase all data on your drive.  
You 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 3rd party  
PC running Win98/SE or WinME:  
MS-DOS command “fdisk” (press Enter to confirm)  
Type “fdisk” and press Enter  
Select ”Y” and press Enter  
Enter "5” to change the drive  
software.  
Select the drive you want to format  
Choose “1” and follow the onscreen instructions  
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 FAT32 instead.  
If you use this  
device to backup  
your data using a  
3rd party software  
running MS-DOS,  
we recommend you  
to format the drive  
using FAT32.  
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PC running Win2000 or WinXP:  
Disk Management Program  
Mac OS does not  
recognize NTFS  
formatted drives, to  
use your device on  
both platforms, we  
recommend you  
using FAT32.  
Right click on “My Computer” and choose “Manage”  
Select “Disk Management”  
Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for  
further commands (Choose New Partition)  
Follow the Partition Wizard  
If you use Win2000  
or WinXP and  
FAT32, the biggest  
single partition you  
can create will be  
32GB. To create  
larger partitions,  
you need to use the  
DOS command  
under Win98SE or  
WinME or change  
to NTFS format.  
If you can not see  
the drive, make  
sure the jumper  
settings of your  
hard drive are  
correct, the drivers  
are installed and the  
power is turned on!  
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Mac OS:  
Mac OS9.2 and earlier, does not support creating partitions on  
an external drive. To do that, you would need to purchase  
additional 3rd party software, connect the drive to the internal  
IDE bus or upgrade to OS X. Initializing the drive can be done  
on all Operating Systems.  
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  
FAT32 when  
For Mac OS X, use the Disk Utility to format and create  
partitions on your external disk.  
Select “Disk Utility” in the utilities folder  
Choose your external drive and format it according to your  
requirement  
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 jumper  
settings of your  
hard drive are  
correct, there are  
no extension  
conflicts and the  
power is turned on!  
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Technical Questions  
For RMA and other questions, please contact your vendor or  
check out their online support area!  
Please read your  
warranty carefully,  
as this may vary  
between different  
vendors!  
About this Manual  
This manual covers all interfaces and combinations for the  
RX30 Enclosure. Images and descriptions might therefore  
slightly vary between this manual and the actual product  
you have.  
© Copyright 2004 by Rosewill Inc. all Rights Reserved  
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