OWC NASPerform User manual

User’s Manual
NASPerform/USB2.0 Enclosure
for 3.5” IDE Hard Drive

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Except as permitted by such license, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
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otherwise, including translation to another language or format, without the prior written permis-
sion of Other World Computing.
The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without
notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Other World Computing. Other World
Computing assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear
in this book.
FCC Information
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the
user at his or her own risk and expense will be required to correct the interference.
Declaration of Conformity
Other World Computing declares that the NASPerform Enclosure conforms to the following
standards, in accordance with the provisions of the EC Directive 89/366/EEC: EN 55022 (CISPR
22:1985), Class A.
Warranty
Other World Computing warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and
workmanship for period of time specied on the product packaging. This limited warranty shall
commence from the date of purchase.
Other World Computing warranty is not transferable and is limited to the original purchaser. If the
product is found to be defective then, as your sole remedy and as the manufacturer’s only obliga-
tion, Other World Computing will repair or replace the product. This warranty shall not apply to
products that have been subjected to abuse, misuse, abnormal electrical or environmental condi-
tions, normal wear and tear or any condition other than what can be considered normal use.
This warranty is exclusive and is limited to Other World Computing NASPerform drive enclosure.
This warranty shall not apply to products that have been subjected to abuse, misuse, abnormal
electrical or environmental conditions, or any condition other than what can be considered nor-
mal use.
Warranty Disclaimers
Other World Computing makes no other warranties, express, implied or otherwise, regarding the
Other World Computing NASPerform drive enclosure, and specically disclaims any warranty for
merchantability or tness for a particular purpose.
The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted in some states and the exclusions specied
herein may not apply to you. This warranty provides you with specic legal rights. There may be
other rights that you have which vary from state to state.
Limitation of Liability
The liability of Other World Computing arising from this warranty and sale shall be limited to
a refund of the purchase price. In no event shall Other World Computing be liable for costs of
procurement of substitute products or services, or for any lost prots, or for any consequential,
incidental, direct or indirect damages, however caused and on any theory of liability, arising from
this warranty and sale. These limitations shall apply not with standing any failure of essential pur-
pose of any limited remedy.

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CONTENTS
System Requirements 4
Package Contents 4
Safety Precautions 5
Hardware Basics 6
Hardware Installation 7
Software Installation
Software Installation for Mac
USB2.0 Mode in Mac 13
Using Network Mode in Mac 13
Software Installation for PC
USB2.0 Mode in Windows 2000/XP 17
Using Network Mode in Windows2000/XP 17
IDE Hard Drive Partition & Format Procedure
Under MacOSX 22
Under Windows2000/XP 23
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 26

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Introducing The OWC NASPerform/USB2.0 Enclosure
Thank you for choosing the NASPerform aluminum NDAS/USB2.0 3.5”IDE Hard Drive En-
closure. NASPerform is a high performance network storage device, which can connect
directly to wired or wireless Ethernet network switch or router, and share with multiple
users at oce or home. It can also connect with a computer through USB connection
and work as a portable external Hard Drive.
NDAS, a technology developed by XIMETA, Inc, stands for network direct attached stor-
age. NDAS is a better alternative to NAS(network attached storage) or SAN(storage area
network) in SOHO environment. NASPerform is much more cost-eective, ecient and
easy to use. It is for users looking for lower costs and storage associated with backup/
archiving.
The OWC NASPerform utilizes NDAS technology - allowing it to connect the hard disk
directly to a network without a server. NASPerform can be used with a variety of ap-
plications.
Multimedia central storage device (MP3s, Digital Photos, Digital Video).
Use as storage for Personal Computer and Home Networking (storing and sharing
les, backup / archiving, etc.)
Expanding storage requirements.
Business cost-eective, secondary network storage.
Public institution’s storage for data archives, disclosed data, backups, and data con-
servation.
Multi-platform networking (Simultaneous use from Macintosh and Windows)
Before you begin using your OWC NASPerform, be sure to read this manual in its
entirety.
*NDAS and NASPerform are trademarks for XIMETA, Inc.
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System Requirements
Windows PC, Power PC-based Macintosh desktop or Notebook computer with net-
work wire or wireless capability and USB port
Windows 2000/ Windows XP
Mac OS 10.2.8 to Mac 0S 10.4.x *
Pentium II/compatible or above
100Base-T full duplex switch or compatible Internet Router or Wireless Access Point
for NDAS mode
*Certain limitations apply to Mac network
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Package Contents
Enclosure package includes the following items:
NASPerform NDAS/USB2.0 3.5” IDE Hard Drive Enclosure
The software CD contains the drivers and manual
USB2.0 cable
Ethernet Cable
AC/DC Adapter
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Safety Precautions
OnInstallatIOn
To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain, water
or moisture.
Do not place any containers with liquids (drinking glass, ower vase, etc.) or con-
tainers with small metal parts (paper clips, etc.) on top of the unit.
According to standard industry practice, surge protection is recommended for all
telecommunications devices. Surge suppressors and/or line conditioning should
be used on the input power supply.
OnOperatIOn
Do not move the chassis during operation. Doing so may cause a malfunction.
Protect the unit from shocks and vibrations.
Do not use the subsystem in areas exposed to oily smoke or steam, such as a kitch-
en or close to a humidier.
Do not use the subsystem in locations exposed to rain or splashes of water, such as
outdoors, in a bathroom, or close to a window.
Do not use the subsystem on an unstable or slanted surface without proper sup-
port.
Keep the power cord away from hot appliances.
Do not touch the power cord with wet hands.
Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight or hot air where the temperature could
exceed 45ºC, or very cold locations where the temperature is below 0ºC.
OntranspOrtatIOn
Save the packing materials as you may need to repack and transport the unit at a later
date.
Always remove the disc before moving the unit.
OnpOwer sOurces
When you are not using the unit for a long time, disconnect the power cord from the
unit.
To unplug the AC power adapter from the wall outlet, grasp the adapter itself. Do not
pull the cord.
Warning
If any of the following conditions occur, immediately disconnect the power cord from
the wall outlet and contact your dealer or an authorized service station. Continuing to
use the computer involves the risk of re and electric shock.
Smoke or unusual smell is coming from the subsystem.
Water has entered the unit, or the unit has become wet.
A foreign object has entered the unit.
The unit has been dropped or the front panel or frame has been damaged.
The power cable is damaged, causing wire breakage or exposed leads.
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Hardware Basics
precautIOn:
Please make sure your hand is dry and remove static from your body by touching metal
parts of your computer chassis.
Enclosure Sleeve
Back Panel
Base Plate
USB Data
cable connector
Power
Connector
NDAS
NetWork
port
Power
ON/OFF Switch
LED
package cOntents:
Enclosure Sleeve 1 USB Data Cable
Base Plate 1 Ethernet Cable
Back Panel 2 - 5mm Diameter Screws
AC Adapter 4 - Anti-Shock Mount with 10mm diameter screw

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Hardware Installation
Note: The diagrams below are using a FireWire/USB2.0 Enclosure as an example
step 2
Use your thumb to push the Base Plate out.
step 1
Unscrew to loosen the Back Panel and remove the Back Panel from the Enclosure.

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step 3
Set the Enclosure Sleeve aside.
step 4
Install 4 white Anti-Shock Mounts w/10mm screw into both sides of the hard drive. Do
not tighten the screws yet.
step 5
Set up the jumper ID as “Master” mode according to the HDD jumper setting spec or
“Single Master” mode for Western Digital model hard drive. Connect (A) the 40-pin con-
nector and (B) the power connector from the Base Plate securely to the hard drive.

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step 6
(a)Slide the hard drive into the front Base Plate rst and (b) press down on the hard
drive, make sure all 4 Anti-Shock Mounts sit inside the Support Slot.
step 7
Press down on the hard drive and tighten all 4 screws to secure the hard drive to the
Base Plate.
step 8
Align the Base Plate to the Sleeve Slot. Slide and push the hard drive/Base Plate into the
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step 9
Install the Back Panel to the Enclosure.
step 10
Secure the Back Panel with the 5mm diameter screw.
step 11
Plug the AC adapter into the Enclosure to power it on. You may now connect the unit to
your network by Ethernet Cable or to your computer using a USB Cable.

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Software Installation
Installation Warning
DO NOT connect USB cable and Ethernet cable at the same time
The OWC NASPerform works under either USB 2.0 mode as external drive for single
computer, or network (NDAS) mode as network shared storage. Once your NASPerform
is connected to your network, it can be accessed from supported wired and wireless
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There are two network environments in which your NASPerform can be shared. Each
has dierent requirements and characteristics.
wIndOws 2000/Xp envIrOnment:
All computers and the NASPerform must be on the same LAN.
The NASPerform must be connected via Ethernet switch (Hub is not supported)*,
Internet Router or Wireless Access Point.
Your NASPerform uses NTFS format.
To share Read and Write access, all computers on the network using the Net Disk
must have the same NASPerform driver version 3.x.x installed.
The NASPerform must be registered onto each computer.
Write access can be assigned to every Windows 2000/XP computer simultane-
ously.
all-mac envIrOnment Or mIXed envIrOnment wIth wIndOws 2000/Xp and mac:
All computers and the NASPerform must be on the same LAN.
NASPerform must be connected via Ethernet switch (Hub is not supported)*, Inter-
net Router or Wireless Access Point.
The NASPerform must use FAT32 format.
To share the NASPerform ,each computer on the network must install the corre-
sponding NASPerform Driver.
On Windows XP/2000, install the same NASPerform driver v 3.x.x.
On MacOSX, install the same NASPerform driver 1.x
The NASPerform must be registered onto each computer.
Write access is assigned to one Mac computer (For more detail, please refer to
subsection Write Access in Software installation for Mac) at a time and is passed
manually from one computer to another.
*Although the OWC NASPerform needs to be connected to a Network switch, computers using it can be plugged into regular Ethernet hub in the LAN.
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warnIng:
Do not perform disk operations (format, partition and chkdsk) when multiple com-
puters are connected.
The NASPerform can be formatted/partitioned/chkdsk only when one computer is
connected.
When sharing the NASPerform between Windows 2000 and Windows XP, perform
chkdsk, if data corrupt occurs, NASPerform function will be restored. However, cor-
rupted data will be lost. Therefore, do not force to take over and mount Read/Write
access before other computers are unmounted the write access permission.
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Software Installation for Mac
usB2.0 mOde In mac
When the enclosure is connected to the computer USB port using included USB cable,
Mac OS will recognize it automatically and mount the drive to desktop. If the hard drive
is not initialized yet, please refer to section “IDE Hard Drive Partition and Format” for
instruction.
usIng netwOrk mOde In mac
Note: Current NDAS driver for Mac Supports only PowerPC – based Macs. Please check avail-
ability of NDAS driver for Intel-based Mac at our website.
A) Driver Installation
Insert included CD.
Select to open the OS folder to match your operating system.
Run “NDAS Install.mpkg” le.
Follow through the installer window to complete driver installation.
Restart computer.
B) Drive Registration and Mount the NASPerform Drive
Power on and use included Ethernet cable to plug NASPerform enclosure into avail-
able Ethernet port on the Router, switch or Wireless Access Point in your Local Area
Network (LAN).
Open “NDAS Utility” from Go > Utilities (or Application > Utilities).
Click on icon on the top-left corner of the window to register a new device.
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Enter the ID in area for “NDAS Device ID”.
(Please nd ID and Key at bottom side of the enclosure)
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Enter the “Write Key” to have write access to the NASPerform device. Alternatively,
you can choose to leave it blank, and use the NASPerform as a Read-only device.
Enter “Write Key” later to obtain write access permission when needed.
Click on “Register” button to complete the registration process. NASPerform Stor-
age will be listed in the left side of window.
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Select the hard drive under the storage icon.8.
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Under “Unit Device” tab, in “Conguration”, select Mount with appropriate access
rights. “✓” check mark shows current mounting status (Note: If “Write Key” was not
provided when registering the device, “Mount with Read/Write” option is grayed
out.)
The storage will mount as an orange icon on the desktop, the process might takes
up to 2 minutes.
If you have multiple NASPerform connected, repeat step 3 through step 10.
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C) Eject, Unmount and Remount the NASPerform Drive
To disconnect the NASPerform from a Mac, just simply drag the orange NASPerform
icon to Trash can, or right click on the NASPerform icon and eject it.
If you need to unmount the NASPerform for changing Read, Write access or for
troubleshooting, please open “NDAS Utility”, highlight the hard drive and select the
option to “Unmount” the device under “Unit Device” tab.
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To mount NASPerform again, just choose the desired access permission and click
to complete.
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D) Write Access
In a network environment where only Windows 2000 or XP computers need to access
and share NASPerform, every computer can be assigned or mounted with Read/Write
access permission and all computers are able to read and write to the NASPerform si-
multaneously.
However, in a network environment with all Macintosh or mix of Widows PC and Macin-
tosh sharing the NASPerform, to prevent data corrupt on your NASPerform device, it is
very critical to remember, all Windows PC computers can mount the NASPerform with
Read/Write permission and all Macintosh computers mount NASPerform with Read-
Only. If one of the Macintosh computer needs to mount as Read/Write to the NASPer-
form, please re-mount all the other computers (both PC and Mac) as Read-Only rst, and
mount the Macintosh computer as Read/Write.
E) Unregister NASPerform
To unregister the NASPerform, please eject and unmount the NASPerform drive rst,
then highlight the NDAS device, click to unregister it.

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Software Installation for PC
usB mOde In wIndOws 2000/Xp
Power on the NASPerform, plug the USB cable into any available port, Windows 2000
or XP will start installing the proper driver. Please follow the on-screen instruction to
complete the driver installation. If the hard drive is not partitioned and formatted yet,
please refer to section “IDE Hard Drive Partition and Format” section for instruction. The
NASPerform drive will mount and work as a regular external USB2.0 hard drive.
usIng ndas mOde In wIndOws 2000/Xp
A) Driver Installation
Insert included CD.
Open the “NDAS Driver” folder and click to run Setup.exe.
Follow through the installation. Please note, during installation, Microsoft Logo
testing or digital signature (in Windows 2000) message window will pop up, please
click on “Continue Anyway” or “Yes”button to nish the installation.
Restart the computer to complete the driver installation procedure.
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B) Drive Registration, Mount and Conguration
Click NDAS Device Management icon , located on the System Tray.
Select “Register a New Device”. Click on “Next” to continue.
Assign name for the device under “NDAS Device Name”. Click on“Next” to continue.
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Find ID and Key at bottom side of the enclosure. Enter the enclosure ID, and the
Write Key for write access to the enclosure under “NDAS Device ID”. Click on “Next”
to continue.
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(Note: NDAS device ID in this picture is an example)
Select the options available to mount the NDAS device. (Note: If Write Key was not
provided when registering the device, “mount with Read/Write mode” option is
gray-out, only “mount with Read-Only mode” option is available)
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Once mount option will be selected, click on “Next” button, and “Found New Hard-
ware wizard” window will show up. Select “Yes, this time only” option, and click on
“Next”.
Select “Install the software automatically” option, and click on “Next”.
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Click “Finish”to complete the installation procedure. The storage will appear under
“My Computer” as a local hard drive. If you have multiple NASPerform connected,
please repeat step 2 through step 8 to register them all.
To view current list of computer hosts mounting the NASPerform, click on “Proper-
ties…” in the menu, and click on Hosts tab to see the list. It is useful for trouble-
shooting purposes.
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To congure advanced setting, click on NDAS Device Management icon in the
system tray, select “Options…” and go to Advanced Tab. We recommend that you
keep the default setting, and only make changes to what you are certain with.
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C) Remove, Unmount and Remount the NASPerform drive
To remove the NASPerform, please click “Safely Remove Hardware” icon in system
tray
to pop up a menu, then click on“Safely remove NDAS SCSI Controller…”
To unmount the NASPerform before changing Read or Write access. Select the NAS-
Perform, and click Unmount in the NDAS Device Management menu
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