Rocstor AIRHAWK A9 User manual

FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0
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AIRHAWK A9
Quick Installation Guide

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FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0
storeyour future
AIRHAWK A9
Quick Installation Guide
Contents
Minimum System Requirements:
AIRHAWK A9 FireWire 400
Cable
FireWire 800
Cable USB Cable Carrying Case Quick Installation
Guide
Mac Users
Hardware:
FireWire 800, 1394b
FireWire 400 1394a
USB (1.1 or 2.0) port(s).
PowerPC or Intel processor
Mac OS 9, X or Leopard, Snow Leopard
Min. recommended memory: 512 MB RAM
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PC Users
Hardware:
FireWire 800 (1394b)
FireWire 400 (1394a)
USB (1.1 or 2.0) port
Microsoft Windows 2000, Me, XP, Vista, or Windows 7
Min. recommended memory: 512 MB RAM
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*If you wish to utilize FireWire ports and your computer does not support such interfaces you may be required to purchase
an interface as an optional device. You may also utilize your Host (Computer) FireWire 400 port to connect to the FireWire
800 port on The Airhawk via an optional standard cable or a small adaptor. Please note that transfer rate will be reduced to
FireWire 400 speeds at about 400 Mbits/s.

Connecting the Drive
1. Turn ON your computer and wait until it fully boots up to load all programs.
2. Using only one interface cable at a time, select the interface port you wish to use on your computer. When using
FireWire, connect one end of the FireWire cable to the appropriate FireWire port (FW800 or FW400) of your
computer and then the other end to the FireWire port in the Airhawk. When using USB, connect two ends of the
USB “Y” cable to the USB ports of your computer (or via Power Hub that is connected to your computer) and then
the other end to the USB port in the Airhawk. Upon connection, a Blue light on the Airhawk drive will turn ON.
3. The Hard drive is preformatted for Plug-and-Play operation. After a few seconds a Rocstor HD icon will show
on “My Computer” folder under the Windows OS. Under the Mac OS, the Rocstor HD icon will appear on the
“Desktop.”
4. Click (double click) on the Rocstor HD icon to access the drive.
*You may also refer to the Rocstor website to view or download a full version of the Airhawk A9 manual. www.ROCSTOR.com
FireWire
800
FireWire
400
USB
USB 2.0
FireWire 800
or
or
FireWire 400
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Capacity Disclaimer
Actual accessible hard drive capacity will indicate up to 10% lower than stated under different Operating
Systems and formatting. Therefore, a 500GB capacity drive may show up as a 450GB drive (approximately.)
Warranty Period
The Limited warranty period for Airhawk hard drives is two years for parts and labor.
Trademarks Acknowledgements
© 2010, Rocstor, Rocsecure and Rocpower are registered trademarks of Rocstorage, Inc. Rocpro, Rocport, Rocbit, are the trademarks of Rocstor-
age, Inc. "store your future", "secure your future" and “power your future” are the slogan marks of Rocstorage, Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac,
Power Macintosh, FireWire, and Mac Pro, Leopard … are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows CE, Windows NT,
Windows 98, Soft Windows, Vista … are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other names are trademarks of their respective
companies in the United States and other countries. © 2000 - 2010
Technical Support / RMA
Tel: [phone] (USA and Canada)
Tel: [phone] (Domestic and Internationals)
Fax: [phone]
Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm PST, Mon - Fri (excluding holidays)
Email: [e-mail]
General Notices
• Consistently make multiple backup copies of your data for your protection. Hard disk drives are subject to
failure at any time.
• Rocstorage, Inc. shall not be held liable for loss of data or the restoration or recovery of data on the device.
Please see complete Limited Warranty Information in the User’s Manual or on the Rocstor website
(www.rocstor.com) for further details.
Specifications, terms, warranties, descriptions, product and services herein are subject to change without notice. Ver.0427I
Designed/assembled/integrated in the U.S.A.
using domestic and/or foreign components.
Enclosure (without hard drive) is made in China
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