Cavalry CAXR SERIES User manual

Us e r's Manual
CAXR Se rie s

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Dis claim e r
Cavalry is notliable forcom pe ns ation fordata los s w h ich m ay re s ultfrom a m alfunction ofth e
productorfrom ch ange s due to im prope rus e , re pairs , de fe cts , orbatte ry ch ange . Ple as e back
up yourdata to avoid une xpe cte d los s e s .
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Th ank you forch oos ing Cavalry.
W e atCavalry e xte nd ours ince re gratitude foryourpurch as e ofth is product.
W e h ope ourde dication to de live ring h igh q uality products w ith e xce lle nt
cus tom e rs e rvice w ille ns ure yourcontinue d inte re s tin ourproducts .
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Table ofConte nts
Pre face .................................................................................................... 2
Lis tofAcce s s orie s ............................................................................. 5
ProductIllus trations ........................................................................... 6
Fe ature s ............................................................................................. 8
Se tup Ins tructions .............................................................................. 9
Trouble s h ooting ................................................................................. 13
W arranty and Contact........................................................................ 15
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Lis tofAcce s s orie s
1. Prote ctive cas e
2. "X back up"s oftw are CD
3. USB 2.0 "Y"cable
4. e SATA cable
4. Th is Us e r's Manual
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2. Pow e rjack
3. e SATA port
4. USB 2.0 port
5. Back up button 3

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Fe ature s
Plug-and-play forW indow s 2000/XP/Vis ta
USB 2.0 and e SATA capability
Pre -form atte d to NTFS
Exce ptionalh e atdis s ipating ability
LED ligh tindicator
Ne arly s ile ntope ration
Slim and ligh tw e igh tportable de s ign
PC and Mac com patible
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Se tup Ins tructions
Follow th e s te ps be low to s ucce s s fully s e tup yourCavalry Exte rnalH ard
Drive w ith yourcom pute r.
Ste p 1. Startyourcom pute rand w aitforW indow s to load com ple te ly.
Ste p 2. Conne ctth e s m alle nd ofth e USB 2.0 "Y"cable to th e drive . Th e n
plug th e large e nd ofth e cable into th e com pute r's USB portforpow e r. For
additionalportability and yourconve nie nce , an additionalpow e radapte ris
notre q uire d.
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NOTE: Som e USB ports do nots upply e nough e le ctricity to pow e rth e h ard
drive . Ifyou notice th e drive is notappe aring on yourcom pute rw ith only one
USB plug ins e rte d, th e n ins e rtboth USB plugs into 2 available USB ports . In
m os tcas e s , th is s h ould be s ufficie nt. Ple as e contactcus tom e rs upportfor
additionalq ue s tions .
NOTE: e SATA us e rs , firs tm ak e s ure th e com pute ris turne d off. Since th e
e SATA cable doe s notprovide pow e rto th e unit, you m us tfirs tins e rtth e
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USB 2.0 "Y"cable as de s cribe d above forpow e r, th e n ins e rtth e e SATA
cable into an e SATA port. W h e n both cable s are prope rly conne cte d, turn on
th e com pute rand itw illde te ctth e h ard drive .
Ste p 3. Ins talling drive rs forth e Cavalry Exte rnalH ard Drive .
W indow s 2000/XP/Vis ta
Plug-and-play. No de vice drive rs orconfiguration re q uire d. Th e
com pute rw illde te ctth e USB Exte rnalH ard Drive as a ne w USB
de vice and dis play m e s s age s on th e bottom -righ tcorne rre ading
"USB Mas s Storage De vice De te cte d"and "Yourne w h ardw are is
ins talle d and re ady to us e "
W indow s 9 8/Me
1. Mak e s ure W indow s 9 8/Me is fully update d
2. Dow nload drive rs from w w w .cavalrys torage .com by click ing on
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"Dow nload W indow s 9 8 Drive rs ". Extractth e file .
3. Navigate th e de vice m anage r.
4. Righ t-click on th e ye llow q ue s tion m ark indicating an unk now n
e xte rnals torage de vice .
5. W h e n th e de vice drive rw iz ard s tarts , click on th e "Brow s e "button
to s e le ctth e s e arch dire ctory to find drive rs .
6. Find th e USB 2.0-9 8 drive rin th e e xtracte d file th e n click "Ne xt".
Mac OS X
Re form atth e e xte rnalh ard drive us ing Dis k Utility on th e OS.
Ste p 4. Ifyou w antto s e tup th e "X back up"s oftw are , ins e rtth e include d CD
and follow th e ins tructions .
Ste p 5. Youre xte rnalh ard drive is now re ady to us e .
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Trouble s h ooting
LED ligh tindicatordoe s notturn on
Mak e s ure th e USB cable is ins e rte d corre ctly into th e h ard drive and th e
com pute r. Ins e rtboth USB plugs into 2 available USB ports on your
com pute rto e ns ure th e h ard drive h as s ufficie ntpow e r.
Com pute rdoe s notde te cth ard drive
Mak e s ure th e USB cable is s e cure ly conne cte d. Som e tim e s th e h ard drive
w ills pin butw illnotbe de te cte d by th e com pute r. Ins e rtboth USB plugs into
2 available USB ports on yourcom pute rto e ns ure th e drive h as s ufficie nt
pow e r. Ifth e k now n w ork ing de vice is notde te cte d, attach anoth e rk now n
w ork ing de vice and w ork ing cable into th e USB porton th e com pute r. Ifth is
doe s notw ork , th e proble m could be yourcom pute r's USB port. Ifth e port
and cable both w ork , contactcus tom e rs upportifth e drive s tilldoe s notw ork .

Loud nois e s com ing from e xte rnalh ard drive
In m os tcas e s , loud nois e s com ing from th e drive s ugge s ta de fe ctive drive
ora loos e part. W e apologize forany inconve nie nce th is m ay caus e . Ple as e
contactcus tom e rs e rvice foras s is tance .
H ard drive w illnotw ork w ith m y Mac
Macs re q uire s pe cialform atting. Form atth e h ard drive according to th e
ins tructions provide d by yourMac.
Ifyou h ave m ore q ue s tions , ple as e re fe rto th e Fre q ue ntly As k e d
Que s tions s e ction online at: w w w.cavalrys torage .com /faq .as px. Forfurth e r
inq uirie s , you m ay contactBas on/Cavalry te ch s upportat
cus tom e rs upport@ cavalrys torage .com or(800) 238-4453, 9 :00am - 5:30pm
PSTw e e k days , e xce pth olidays .
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W arranty
Th is productcom e s w ith a one ye arw arranty from th e date ofpurch as e .
Ple as e re gis te ryourproductatw w w .cavalrys torage .com and click on
"ProductRe gis tration"to activate th e w arranty. Ple as e h ave yourSe rial
Num be rand Mode lNum be rre ady. W e are notre s pons ible forany los s of
data. Ple as e back up yourdata ofte n to avoid une xpe cte d los s e s .
Contact
Cavalry Storage , Inc.
555 E. Eas y St.
Sim i Valle y, CA 9 3065
cus tom e rs upport@ cavalrys torage .com
[phone] (9 :00am - 5:30pm PSTw e e k days )
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