Black Box IC144A User manual

FEBRUARY 2002
IC144A
USB to IDE Adapter
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FCC/IC RFI STATEMENTS
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA
RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy,
and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions, might cause interference to radio communica-
tion. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of
Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection
against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause interference, in which case the user at his own expense will be
required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the
interference.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry
Canada.
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les
limites applicables aux appareils numériques de classe A prescrites dans le Règlement
sur le brouillage radioélectrique publié par Industrie Canada.

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EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
This equipment complies with the requirements of the European EMC
Directive 89/336/EEC.
TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL
BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks of Black Box
Corporation.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows, Windows Me, and Windows NT are registered trademarks
or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of
the trademark owners.

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NOM STATEMENT
NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM)
ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT
INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD
1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas
antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.
2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas
para referencia futura.
3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones
de operación deben ser respetadas.
4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas.
5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por
ejemplo, cerca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de
una alberca, etc..
6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o
pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante.
7. El aparato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo
como sea recomendado por el fabricante.
8. Servicio—El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico
más allá a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación. Todo otro
servicio deberá ser referido a personal de servicio calificado.

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9. El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posición
no interfiera su uso. La colocación del aparato eléctrico sobre una
cama, sofá, alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la
ventilación, no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan
el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilación.
10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de
calor como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos
(incluyendo amplificadores) que producen calor.
11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder
sólo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se
indique en el aparato.
12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la
polarización del equipo no sea eliminada.
13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera
que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o
contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y
receptáculos donde salen del aparato.
14. El equipo eléctrico debe ser limpiado únicamente de acuerdo a las
recomendaciones del fabricante.
15. En caso de existir, una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de
las lineas de energia.
16. El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo
no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo.

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NOM STATEMENT
17. Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no
sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilación.
18. Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando:
A: El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido dañado; u
B: Objectos han caído o líquido ha sido derramado dentro del
aparato; o
C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o
D: El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un
cambio en su desempeño; o
E: El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido dañada.

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Contents
Chapter Page
1. Specifications ...................................................................... 7
2. Introduction ....................................................................... 9
3. Software Installation ......................................................... 11
4. Upgrading the Adapter’s Firmware
(Windows 2000 Only) ................................................. 19
5. Hardware Installation ....................................................... 20
6. Operation and Troubleshooting ..................................... 22
6.1 Calling Black Box ..................................................... 23
6.2 Shipping and Packaging .......................................... 24

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CHAPTER 1: Specifications
1. Specifications
System
Requirements: IBM®PC compatible computer with a CD-ROM
drive and free USB port, running
Windows 98/98 SE, Windows Me, or (with
updated firmware) Windows 2000
Compliance: CE; FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A, IC Class/
classe A
Standard: USB 1.1
Interfaces: USB Type A, IDE/ATAPI
Data Rate: Up to 12 Mbps
User Controls: Included driver software for Windows 98 or
Windows Me;
With updated firmware: OS autodetection and
mediated control with Windows 2000
Indicators: None

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Connectors: 40-pin Berg female;
On the end of the attached 6.6-ft. (2-m) cable:
USB Type A female
Temperature
Tolerance: 32 to 131˚F (0 to 55˚C)
Humidity
Tolerance: Up to 90% noncondensing
Power: For Adapter: From PC’s USB interface;
For attached IDE device: From utility-power
(mains) outlet, through included external
power supply:
Input: Through 5.5-ft. (1.7-m) detachable
input cord and IEC 320 inlet: 100 to
240 VAC, 50 or 60 Hz, autosensing;
Output: Standard power through 3-ft. (1-m)
nondetachable output cord and 4-pin
Molex connector
Size: 0.6"H x 3"W x 2.5"D (1.5 x 7.6 x 6.4 cm)
Weight: 4 oz. (113 g)

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CHAPTER 2: Introduction
2. Introduction
The USB to IDE Adapter is simple to use and light enough to take
anywhere. If all of the internal IDE connections in your USB-
equipped desktop or portable IBM compatible PC are occupied,
you can use the Adapter to connect an external IDE storage
device to the PC. Note that any device you attach needs to be
ATA/ATAPI compatible, so that it can be driven natively by
Windows. Devices that require extra drivers are not supported.
Some features of the Adapter itself and its hardware:
• Connects a portable storage device to any PC USB port.
• Transfers data at USB’s relatively high serial data rate.
• Supports ATA/ATAPI CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM,
DVD-RW, and other types of optical storage.
• Supports IDE/EIDE hard drives with Gigabyte capacities.
(Drives with capacities less than 1 GB are not supported.)
• Supports IDE ATAPI models of CompactFlash, Zip®, Jaz®,
LS-120, and other types of removable-storage drives.
• Comes with a universal power supply for the device.
• Can be autodetected by various versions of Microsoft®
Windows®(but see the next page and Chapters 3 and 4).

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Some features of the Adapter’s USB interface:
• Full compliance with version 1.1 of the USB specification.
• Supports USB suspend/resume, enable/disable, and
remove/recover operation.
• The Adapter’s power consumption is low enough that it
can be bus-powered through the USB interface.
Some features of the Adapter’s software:
• A driver is supplied for Windows 98/98 SE and Windows
Me. (No driver is required for Windows 2000, though you
must perform the included upgrade to firmware
version 2.6.)
• Once the driver is installed on a Windows 98/98SE or
Windows Me computer, it enables Plug and Play support—
the Adapter’s attached device is autodetected by, and can
communicate with, the OS.
At the time of this writing, the Adapter ships from the factory
with a power supply for the attached device, a software CD-ROM,
and this manual. (The package contents are, however, subject to
change without notice.) Please contact Black Box if anything
arrived damaged.

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CHAPTER 3: Software Installation
3. Software Installation
The USB to IDE Adapter comes with a CD-ROM that contains an
installer application (named “USB2IDEFW26.EXE” or something
similar) and one or more documents. You can run the installer to
unpack and install a couple pieces of software for use with the
Adapter. One is a driver and one is a firmware-upgrade program.
If you’d like to connect the Adapter to a computer running
Windows 98/98 SE or Windows Me, you need to install the driver
that’s part of the Adapter’s included software on that computer.
If you’d like to connect the Adapter to a computer running
Windows 2000, the Adapter has to be upgraded to firmware
version 2.6. However, because the firmware-upgrade program
that’s part of the Adapter’s included software is only compatible
with Windows 98/98SE, you need to install the included software
on a Windows 98 machine with a USB port, as described in the
rest of this chapter. Then attach the Adapter to the Windows 98
machine and update the Adapter’s firmware as described in
Chapter 4. (The software doesn’t need to be installed on the
Windows 2000 machine, because Windows 2000 doesn't require
the driver.)

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To install the software, place the CD-ROM in the computer’s
CD or DVD drive. Select this drive in “My Computer.” Double-
click on the installer application; it will run, and you’ll see the
installation screens in Figures 3-1 through 3-3 below and on the
following pages (keep clicking “Next” to proceed with the
installation, then “Finish” to complete it).
Figure 3-1. The first installation screen.

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Figure 3-2. The second installation screen.

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Figure 3-3. The final installation screen.

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Once the software is installed, you need to select Shut Down from
the Start menu and restart the computer:
Figure 3-4. Restarting the computer.
The driver is now installed and active. At any time after this, when
you connect the Adapter and an attached storage device to this
computer (see Chapter 5), an entry named “USB2IDE Bulk
Storage” will appear in the USB-controller list in the Windows
Device Manager, as shown in Figure 3-5 on the next page. (If you
connect the Adapter without a device attached, an Xed-out entry
named “Unknown device” will appear instead.)

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Figure 3-5. The Adapter’s Device Manager entry.

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A volume named “Removable Disk” will also appear in your “My
Computer” window:
Figure 3-6. The “Removable Disk” volume.

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If at some later time you don’t want to use the Adapter with this
computer, you can uninstall the software by first double-clicking
“My Computer,” then “Control Panel,” then “Add/Remove
Programs.” Select the Adapter’s driver in the window that
appears.
Figure 3-7. Uninstalling the driver software.

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CHAPTER 4: Upgrading the Adapter’s Firmware
4. Upgrading the Adapter’s
Firmware (Windows 2000 Only)
As described at the start of Chapter 3, if you want to use the USB
to IDE Adapter with a Windows 2000 computer, you need to
install the Adapter’s software (including its firmware-upgrade
program) on a Windows 98 computer with a USB port. Then
attach the Adapter to that USB port and take these steps:
1. Click on the Windows Start button, then drag the pointer
to Programs, then ScanLogic, then “cide26.bat” (the
upgrade program). Select this program.
2. The program will run in a DOS window. Follow the on-
screen instructions to update the Adapter’s firmware.
3. When the program is finished, close the DOS window.
4. Disconnect the Adapter and (if you won’t be using it with
the Windows 98 computer) uninstall its software.
Attach a storage device to your Adapter, plug it into the USB port
of your Windows 2000 computer, and reboot the computer, as
described in Chapter 5. The Adapter should be autodetected and
operate normally. If not, call Black Box Technical Support for
assistance.