Addonics Technologies AEMEDUSIB25F User manual

Addonics
TECHNOLOGIES
Combo Hard Drive USIB25
Mobile Rack USIB25
For following models: AEMEDUSIB25U,
AEMEDUSIB25F, AEMEDUSIB25C, AEMEDUSIB25S,
AEMEDUSIB25UW, AEMEDUSIB25FW,
AEMEDUSIB25CW, AEMEDUSIB25SW, AERHDUS25I,
AERHDUS25WI
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
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Contents
FCC Warning.......................................................................................1
Contents................................................................................................2
Chapter 1 Preface.................................................................................3
Features ...............................................................................3
Chapter 2 Hard Drive Installation guide ...........................................4-5
Internal Power Setting for the USIB board ..........................6
Jumper Setting for the Enclosure..........................................7
External Power setting for the Enclosure.............................8
Connecting Internally to the motherboard header................9
Chapter 3 USB Interface Cable Installation ......................................10
Serial ATA Interface Cable Installation ...........................11
Firewire Interface Cable Installation ................................12
CardBus/PCMCIA Interface Cable Installation ..........13-16
Technical Support & Contact Information ......................................…17
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Chapter 1
Preface
This is a Preliminary version of the manual intended to provide advance
information on the Addonics Technologies’ Combo Hard Drive USIB25. The
information is as complete and as accurate as possible as of the publication date,
but will be superseded and updated periodically by revised manuals. The
contents are subject to change without notice.
Features
! Use standard 2.5" IDE hard drive (up to 12.7 mm in height) as removable data
cartridge or as external hard drive
! An external portable hard drive with a simple installation of hard drive
into drive enclosure.
! A removable hard disk cartridge via a drive cradle that mounts inside
standard 3.5" drive bay or 5 1/4" drive bay.
! Flexible internal interface connection via the included patent pending
USIB drive cradle connect to either USB 2.0/1.1, Firewire, Serial ATA
using different Addonics interface cables or to IDE port using standard
IDE cable
! Flexible external interface connection between drive enclosure and
computer -
connect externally to any computer via USB 2.0/1.1, Firewire/iLink,
CardBus/PCMCIA or Serial ATA using different Addonics interface
cables.
! Flexible power connection -
hard drive cab be powered from USB port, Firewire port, PCMCIA slot,
PC power supply or AC/DC adapter
Note: Different model comes with different components in the package.
Please refer to the contents as outlined on the package box of each model.
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Chapter 2
Hardware Installation Guide
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DO NOT REMOVE
The Jumper Block
NOTE:
! High Capacity Hard drives requires more power so Bus power is
not recommended.
! Hot Swap using Serial ATA connection is supported only on
Controller using Silicon Image chipset.
! Only one data cable connection at anytime. Cannot have IDE
cable connected or any USIB cable connected at the same time.
! DO NOT REMOVE The jumper block on the USIB board
It is for the activity light.
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POWER Configuration for Internal Connection
! To get power from the Computer’s Power supply,
The power switch must be set closer to the edge of
The board or to Pin 1-4.
! When PC power supply is attached the switch must be set to
the picture shown.
! This is the recommended setup to ensure adequate power to
the drive.
! To get power from the Interface cable (Bus Power) the
power switch must be set closer to the IDE connector.
! When the drive cradle is powered from the interface cable no
PC power supply is needed.
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Jumper settings inside the Combo Hard Drive25 Case
Internal Hard Drive Internal Hard Drive External Hard Drive
With USIB Interface cable With IDE cable
Default jumper setting
(Use This setting when the
USIB drive cradle is
connected to USB, Firewire
or SATA)
Jumper setting to enable
DMA When USIB drive
cradle is connected to
the IDE controller
Default Jumper Setting
(When the enclosure is
used as an External
Hard Drive)
JP4 = Jumper to the Right
JP3 = No Jumper
JP2 = No Jumper
Note:
There may be spare
jumpers in JP2 and JP3.
These spare jumpers
should be sitting on the
outer pin only
JP4 = Jumper to the Left
JP3 = Jumper to the Left
JP2 = No Jumper
JP4 = Jumper to the Right
JP3 = No Jumper
JP2 = No Jumper
Note:
There may be spare
jumpers in JP2 and JP3.
These spare jumpers
should be sitting on the
outer pin only
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Power Setting for the Combo Hard Drive25 Enclosure
EXTERNAL POWER SETTING
! If the Combo hard drive25 is used Externally with the use of
External AC/DC power adapter, the Switch from the enclosure must
be switched to the right to grab power from external power supply.
INTERNAL POWER SETTING
! If the Combo hard drive25 is used Externally without the use of
external AC/DC power adapter, the Switch from the enclosure must
be switched to the left to grab power from system or from the
Interface Cable such as USB, Firewire etc.
Note:
! We recommend setting the hard drive to MASTER mode/setting at
all times. (Default setting)
! We recommend using AC/DC power adapter to power the hard
drives.
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Connecting the HardDrive25 to the Motherboard USB header
Cable Installation
Red: + 5V / Voltage + / VCC
White: USB - / Data - / D -
Green: USB + / Data + / D +
Black: GND / Voltage - / Ground
1. On most motherboards, the USB header consists of 9 pins
arranged in 2 rows; and each header allows for 2 USB
connections (i.e. USB1 and USB2). Normally, the pins for
USB1 and USB2 are in separate rows.
2: Simply plug the connector onto the header of the
motherboard pins, in such that; the wires are correctly
connected to the appropriate pins (i.e. wire assignments and
pin assignments are matched).
3. Connect the USB male end connector from the drive to the
female end connector coming from the motherboard.
Please check the motherboard documentation for the correct
header pin out of your USB port.
To the
Motherboard
header.
To the USB
Interface Cable
Connector
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