I-O DATA HDC-UXW User manual

●ExampleforWindowsXP
●ExampleforWindows2000
B-MANU200694-01
HDC-UXWSeries
SetupGuideforWindows
IfyouconnectthedrivetothecomputerwitheSATAcable
IfyouconnectthedrivetothecomputerwithUSBcable
IfyouhaveconnectedthedrivetothecomputerwitheSATAcableIfyouhaveconnectedthedrivetothecomputerwithUSBcable
Connecttothecomputer
1
Confirmation
2
Confirmthattheiconfortheharddiskhasbeenaddedin[MyComputer].
Clickontheiconofthisdrive.
Ifmultipleremovabledevicesareconnected,please
makejudgmentaccordingtothemessageofdrive.
2
Confirmthemessage(clickon[OK]).
3
Removethedrive.
4
Clickonthe[RemovableTool]
inTaskTray.
1
Clickonthe[SATAUnplug]iconinTaskTray.
1
Confirmthemessage.
3
Removethedrive.
4
1
2
●NoticetheDirectionofConnector
Thedirectionofaconnectorforconnectionisfixed.
In case of feeling difficult to make connection, never
force to do it, please make sure the direction of the
connector. If you intend to force to make connection
withawrongdirection,thecableorportshallpossibly
bedamaged.
●IfNoIconfortheDriveshown
■Pleasemakesuretheconnectionofthedrive.
■PleaseconnecttoanotherUSBport.
IfthedriveisconnectedtoUSBhub,pleaseconnect
tocomputersUSBport.
■Pleaseclickon[View]→[Refresh]in[MyComputer.]
Incaseof
WindowsXP
Incaseof
Windows2000/Me/98
Theseareicons
ThemessagedisplayedinthescreenshallbedifferentbasedondifferentversionsofWindows.
However,theoperationprocedureissame,pleaseproceedasusual.
【Remove】
Click
Click
TheMessage[Thedevicexxxxxxxxxxxxcannotbestopped・・・・]IsDisplayed.
ClickingontheSATAUnplugIcon,StilltheDriveCannotBeDisplayed.
Closeallthesoftwareyouareusing,andproceedtoremovethedrive.
The SATAUnplug does not support the SATA Host Controller of the computer. Please turn off the power
supplyofthecomputerandproceedtoremovethedrive.
WhenYouMeetFollowingCases…
ItisnecessarytoinstallthedriveUnplug
Utilitytoremovethedriveifthepowersupply
ofthecomputerison.
※IfyouhavenotinstalledthedriveUnplugUtility,oroperateina
non-supportenvironment,pleaseturnoffthepowersupplyof
thecomputerandremovethedrive.
NoticeforUseoftheDrive
●Whenremovingacable,pleasedonotholdthecableportion,butholdtheconnector.
●Basedonthecombinationwithcomputer,sometimesyoumaynotbeallowed
tousepower-savingfunctionssuchasstandby,rest,sleep,suspend,andresume.
●Pleasedonotinstallapplicationinthedriveexceptthatthedriveisusedasabootabledrive.
●PleasenoticethefollowingwhenconnectingwithUSBandusingotherUSBdevices:
●TheOScannotbebootedfromthedrivewhenusingUSBcable.
●BecauseWindowsandMacOS,exceptMacOSX10.4,havedifferentformattings,youcannot
usethedriveunderbothoftheseoperatingsystemsatthesametime.
Becauseoftheprogramsexecutedduringthestart-upofOSnotbeingfoundandotherreasons,youmaynotusesomesoftware
suchasword-processingsoftwareandgamesoftwarenormally.
■Datatransferspeedofthedrivemaybecomeslower.
■IfbeingconnectedtoUSBhub,thedrivemaynotbeuseable.Insuchcase,pleaseconnectthedrivetocomputer'sUSBport.
※Ifthesamemessageisdisplayedagain,pleaseturnoffthepowersupplyofthecomputerandremovethedrive.
Clickonthedisplayedmessage
[Safelyremove……drive(x:)].
2
Click
※ThedisplayedmessagedependsontheOSyouareusing.
AboutFormatOperationoftheDrive
ThisdriveisalreadyformattedinfactoryasonepartitionandFAT32touseWindows.Besides,thedrive
canalsobeusedafterreinitializedwithNTFSformattingunderWindowsXP/2000.
However,ifusingthedriveunderMacOSX,youneedtoinitialize.Fordetails,pleaserefertotheSetup
GuideforMacOS.
NTFSFormat
■AdvantageofNTFSformatting
・SuitabletoWindowsXP/2000andHardDiskcanbeusedeffectively.
・Suitabletosavelargefilesize.InFAT32,themaximumsizeofafilecanonly
belessthan4GB.
・Thereisnolimitationtothenumberofsavedfiles.InFAT32,thenumberoffiles
inafolderislimited.
■NoticeforNTFSformatting
・OnceinitializedwithNTFSformatting,thedriveshallnotbeusedunderMacOSX.
FollowingisanexampleofconnectingeSATAbrackettotheSATAportinsidethecomputer.If
SATAportisavailableinthecomputer,youdonotneedtohaveaneSATAbracket.
(PleaseremovethedrivewhenyouinstalltheUnplugUtility.)
Installation
InserttheSupportSoftwareCDintoCD-ROMdrive.
TheMenushallbedisplayedautomatically.
1
Clickon[Install].
TheinstallationoftheUtilityshallbestarted.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
2
YoucanuseSATAUnplugwhenyouremovethedriveconnectedwitheSATAcabletothecomputer.
AttachedSupportSoftwareforWindows
YoucanmakeinstallationfromtheMenuofSupportSoftware.
※PleaselogonasthecomputeradministratortoinstallifyouuseWindowsXP/2000.
HardDisk
FAT32Formatter
Itisasoftwarewhichresetsthedriveformattofactorydefault(onepartition,FAT32).
※PleaselogonasthecomputeradministratortouseHardDiskFAT32Formatter.
※ThedrivemustbeconnectedtothecomputerwithUSBcablewhenyouuseHardDiskFAT32Formatter.
UnplugUtility
SATAUnplug
SupportWindowsXP/2000Only
Itisasoftwarewhichenablesthedrivetoremovefromthecomputerwhilethepower
supplyofthecomputerisonandthedriveisconnectedtothecomputerwitheSATA
cable.
※IncaseeSATAbrocketisinconnected,pleaseusethissoftwareunderAHCImodeofIntel910,915,925,945,
955,965and975chipsets.
SoftwareName Features
HowtoreadOnlineManual
①InserttheSupportSoftwareCDintoCD-ROMdrive.
②Clickonthedisplayed[OnlineManual]button.
ACAdaptor
PowerCable
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3
6
7
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InstallthedriveUnplugUtility.
Fortheinstallation,pleasereferto[3Installation].
Disconnectthepowersupplyofthecomputer,andconnecteSATA
bracketasshownin andinthefigure.
3Connectpowersupplyofthecomputer,
andmakeconnectionfrom to as
showninthefigure.
※ThePOWER/ACCESSlampofthisdriveshallbe
bluewhilebeingon.
1Connectthepowersupplyofthecomputer
asshowninthefigure.
※ThePOWER/ACCESSlampofthisdriveshallbeblue
whilebeingon.
5
12
37
ACAdaptor
PowerCable
USBCable
ConnecttoUSBPort
1
4
5
2
3
Notice
Notice
Reference
3InstalltheUnplugUtilitySATAUnplug.
(NOTE)Powercableisvariedbasedonthecountry.
(NOTE)Powercableisvariedbasedonthecountry.
eSATACable

HDC-UXWSeries
SetupGuideforMacOS
1
Connecttothecomputer
1
2
3
IfyouconnectthedrivetothecomputerwithUSBcable
Uncheck[FileExchange](remove[×]).
2
Clickon[Restart]button.
3
Open[ExtensionsManager].
Clickon→[ControlPanels]→[ExtensionsManager].
1
IfyouconnectthedrivetothecomputerwitheSATAcable
AboutOnlineManual
UseunderMacOS10.4withFAT32
Thereistheinformationsuchas[Troubleshooting]init.
NoticeforUseoftheDrive
●Whenremovingacable,pleasedonotholdthecableportion,butholdtheconnector.
●Basedonthecombinationwithcomputer,sometimesyoumaynotbeallowed
tousepower-savingfunctionssuchasstandby,rest,sleep,suspend,andresume.
●Pleasedonotinstallappricationsoftwaretothedrive.
●PleasenoticethefollowingincaseofusingotherUSBdevices.
●TheOScannotbebootedfromthedrive.
●BecauseWindowsandMacOS,exceptMacOSX10.4havedifferentformattings,youcannot
usethedriveunderbothoftheseoperatingsystemsatthesametime.
●IncaseofcopyingfilesunderMacOSX,pleasenoticethedifferencebetweenfilesystems.
●Itisrecommendedtousethedrivewithonepartition.
Becauseoftheprogramsexecutedduringthestart-upofOSnotbeingfoundandotherreasons,youmaynotusesomesoftware
suchasword-processingsoftwareandgamesoftwarenormally.
■Datatransferspeedofthedrivemaybecomeslower.
■IfbeingconnectedtoUSBhub,thedrivemaynotbeuseable.Insuchcase,pleaseconnectthedriveto
computer'sUSBport.
■ThemaximunsizeofthefileswithFAT32islessthan4GB.
■Ittakessometimetomountthedrive.
■IncaseofusingthedriveundertheMacOSotherthanMacOSX10.4,youcannotusethedrivewithFAT32.
■IncaseofusingthedriveonlyunderMacOS,itisrecommendedtousethedrivewithMacOSExtendedformatting.
Fortheformattingprocedure,pleaserefertoOnlineManualintheSupportSoftware:[InitializationunderMacOSX]-[OSX10.4].
Iffilesystemsinthesourceandinthedestinationincopyoperationaredifferent,errormayoccur.
Insuchcase,pleasechangethefilename(text,numberofletters).Itisrecommendedtousethedriveafterhaving
initializingitwithMacOSExtened(Journaled)formatting.
DragthevolumeforthedriveintotheTrash.
1
InserttheSupportSoftware,thecontentsofSupportSoftwareshallbeautomaticallydisplayed.
※Ifitbeingnotdisplayed,pleasedoubleclickon[HDCUXWxxx]toopenit.
1
Pleaseopen[manual.htm].
2
Removethedrive.
2
【Remove】
Discardthevolume
(MacOSX) (MacOS9)
●Youcanusethedrivedirectlywithitsfactorydefaultfarmatting(FAT32),butneed
tonoticethefollowingmatters:
Sometimesfollowingscreenmaybedisplayedafterthe
initialization.Pleaseclickon[Continue]button.
A
fterthescreenhasbeendisplayedforawhile,itshallsoondisappear.
InthiscasepleaseonceremovetheUSBcablefromthecomputerand
theninsertitagain.
※ThescreenisanexampleforMacOSX10.3
Initialization
Confirmation
MacOSX10.1〜10.3
Selectthisdrive(I-ODATAHDC-UXMedia).
2
1
MacOS9.1〜9.2.2
Confirmthattheiconfortheharddiskhasbeenadded.
Typethenameforthedrivein[Name].
1
Set[Format]as[MacOSExtended].
2
Clickon[Initialize]button.
Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
3
Check[FileExchange](markedwith[×]).
4
Clickon[Partition]tab.
3
Settingsofinitialization.
■volumescheme:1partition
■Format:MacOSExtended(Journaled)
4
Clickon[Partition(OK)]button.
5
Clickon[Partition]button.
Initializationisstarted.
6
TheDriveIsNotDisplayed
●Itmaytakesometimetodisplaythedrive.
Pleasewaitforawhile.
MacOSX MacOS9
(Incaseofconnecting
witheSATAcable)
In case that the icon is not be displayed and
the lamp is not on, please try to pull out the
USB cable connected to the computer and
insertitintothecomputeragain.
WhenYouMeetFollowingCases…
Startup[DiskUtility].
Open[StartupVolume]→[Applications]→[Utilities]→[DiskUtility].
MacOSX10.4
Thedriveisalreadyformattedinfactory(onepartition,FAT32).
Itcanbeuseddirectly,butifitisonlyusedunderMacOSX,wesuggestmakinginitialization(formatting)
forit.
●Ifyoumakeinitializationforthedrive,makeinitializationwithMacOSExtended(Journaled).
Formoredetailedprocedure,pleaserefertoOnlineManual:[InitializationunderMacOSX]-[OSX10.4].
●Ifyouusedrivewithfactorydefaultformatting(FAT32),
pleaseread[UseunderMacOS10.4withFAT32].
Copyright(C)2007I-ODATADEVICE,INC.AllRightsReserved.
Utilizing100%post-consumer
recycledpaperpulp
ACAdaptor
PowerCable
●NoticetheDirectionofConnector
The direction of a connector for connection is fixed. In case of feeling
difficulttomakeconnection,neverforcetodoit,pleasemake sure the
direction of the connector. If you intend to force to make connection
withawrongdirection,thecableorportshallpossiblybedamaged.
Connectthepowersupplyofthe
computer,andconnectthedriveto
computer'sUSBportasshowninthe
figure.
ThePOWER/ACCESSlampofthisdriveshallbeblue
whilebeingon.
3ForselectionofthisdrivefromDiskUtility,clickon[File]-[MountVolume].
6
1
2
DisconnectthepowersupplyofthecomputerandconnecttheeSATAbracketasshownin
andinthefigure.
Connectthepowersupplyofthecomputer,andmakeconnectionasshowninthefigure.
※ThePOWER/ACCESSlampofthisdriveshallbebluewhilebeingon.
1
4
5
2
3
1
4
5
2
6
7
3
12
Notice
Reference
FirstStepforMacOS9
Click
Reference
Theseareicons
Referto[FirstStepforMacOS9]
eSATACable
ACAdaptor
Connectto
USBPort
PowerCable
USBCable
(NOTE)Powercableisvariedbasedonthecountry.
(NOTE)Powercableisvariedbasedonthecountry.
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