Rocstor ROCPRO 225 User manual

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ROCPRO225
UserManual
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2ROCSTOR‐ROCPRO225usermanual
TABLEOFCONTENTS
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IMPORTANTNOTICES4
•SafetyNotices________________________________________________________ 4
•CapacityDisclaimer
•GeneralNotices______________________________________________________ 4 
•CareandHandling4
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GENERAL6
•Introduction___________________________________________________ 6
•BoxContents6
•MinimumSystemRequirements_____________________________________ 7
•ConnectorsandRocprorearview7
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QUICKINSTALLATION8
•HowtoConnecttheInterfaceCables‐ConnectingtheDrive___________________ 8
•CableTypes:FireWire800,FireWire400,USBandSATA9
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InstallingYourDrive10
•Rocproasabootabledevice10
•DisconnectingYourDrive10
oPC10
oMac10
•ReformattingYourDrive11
oReformattingviaPC(Windowbasedcomputers)11
oReformattingviaMac11
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PARTITIONINGANDFORMATTINGTHEROCPRODRIVEONAMACOS  12
•Warning_____________________________________________________________12
•ImportantNotes12
•InstructionsforPartitioningandFormattingfromFAT32toHFS+_______________ 12
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PARTITIONING&FORMATTINGtheROCPRODriveonWINDOWS2000,XPandVISTA 18
•Warning_____________________________________________________________18
•ImportantNotes18
•DifferentwaystogettotheControlPanel__________________________________19
•InstructionsuponreachingtheControlPanel21
•InstructionsforPartitioningandFormattingfromFAT32toNTFS_______________ 22
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TROUBLESHOOTING29
•TroubleshootingforMacintoshcomputers_________________________________ 29
•TroubleshootingforPCWindowsbasedcomputers31
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3ROCSTOR‐ROCPRO225usermanual
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KNOWLEDGEBASE33
•Rocpro225UniqueFeatures________________________________________ 33
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•Specifications34
•IntroductiontoInterfaces(ports)andCables________________________________35
oUSB(UniversalSerialBus)35
oComparisonChart__________________________________________________ 36
•IntroductiontoFormatting37
oFileAllocationTable(FAT)andFAT32__________________________________ 37
oHFSPlusorHFS+38
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LIMITEDWARRANTY 39
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TECHNICALSUPPORT42
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS43
•Trademarks__________________________________________________________ 43
•Copyrights43
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CONTACTINFORMATION44
•CorporateHeadquarters________________________________________________44
•TechnicalSupport/ReturnAuthorization“RMA”44
•SalesInfo____________________________________________________________44
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4ROCSTOR‐ROCPRO225usermanual
IMPORTANTNOTICES
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SafetyNotices
•Thewarrantyisvoidifanunauthorizedpersonattemptsand/orrepairstheharddiskdrive.
•ReadallManualsandinstructionscarefullybeforeusingthedevice.
•Donotspillanyliquidorinsertanyobjectintothedevice.
•Usethedevicewithinthespecificationsindicated,includingbutnotlimitedto:power
requirements,temperature,humidity,sunlightandmagnetismfromotherdevicessuchas
computersandtelevisions.
•PleasevisittheRocstorwebsite,www.rocstor.comforfurtherinformationconcerning
specificationsanduseofthedevice.
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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viewcompleteLimitedWarrantyInformationinthismanualor
ontheRocstorwebsite(www.rocstor.com)forfurtherdetails.
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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.
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Thestoragevolumeismeasuredintotalbytesbeforeformatting.Referencestoround
numbersofgigabytesorterabytesareanapproximationonly.Forexample,adiskdrivelabeled
ashaving500GB(gigabytes)hasspaceforapproximately500,000,000bytesbeforeformatting.
Afterformatting,thedrivecapacityisreducedbyabout5%to10%dependingontheoperating
systemandformattingused.
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CareandHandling
ThefollowinginstructionsconcernthepropercareandhandlingofRocpro225Drives.Please
takeamomenttoreviewtheseinstructions.
•Aswithanystoragesolution,itisrecommendedthatalldatabebackedupregularly.
•EnsurethatyoufollowtheproperremovalproceduretodisconnecttheRocprodrive.
•Donotmoveordisconnectthisdevicefromyourcomputerwhileitisreadingorwriting
data.ThismaycausedamagetotheRocprodrive.
•Donotplacethisdevicenearaheatsourceorexposeittodirectflame.
•Donotplacethedevicenearanyequipmentgeneratingstrongelectromagneticfields.
Exposuretostrongelectromagneticfieldsmaycausethedevicetomalfunctionordatato
becorrupted.
•DonotdroporcauseshocktoyourRocprodrive.
•Donotspillanyliquidorinsertanyobjectintothedevice.

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•DonotattempttodisassembleandservicetheRocprodriveduringthewarrantyperiod.
•PleasereadtheSafetyNoticesandLimitedWarrantyinformationinthisManualandon
theRocstorwebsite(www.rocstor.com)forfurtherdetails.
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6ROCSTOR‐ROCPRO225usermanual
GENERAL
Introduction:
ROCPRO225–USB2.0(1.1)
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ThenewgenerationofRocproexternalSATAHardDrives
deliversextraordinaryperformanceandreliabilityforboth
MacandPCusers.ThenewRocpro225containsafast
SATAhighcapacity3.5”driveinastylishandunique
aluminumcasethatcanbestackedormountedvertically.
Withitsbuilt‐inpowersupply,fan‐lessandquietoperation,
theRocpro225canbeeasilymovedfromonedesktopenvironmenttoanotherusingthe
providedcarryingcase.
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ChooseRocstordrivesandstoreyourfuture.
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BoxContents
•Externalharddiskdrive
•Standforverticalmounting
•USBcable
•ACpowercord
•InstallationuserGuide
•Carryingcase
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MinimumSystemRequirements
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MacUsers:WindowUsers:
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Connectors
•USB2.0portx1
•StandardACpowerinputconnection
•ON/OFFpowerswitch
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Hardware:USB(1.1or2.0)port(s.)
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OperatingSystems:MicrosoftWindows
2000,Me,XP,Vista
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Recommendedmemory:512MBRAM
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Hardware:USB(1.1or2.0)port(s.)
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Mac:PowerPCorIntelprocessorrunning
MacOS9,X,Leopard
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Recommendedmemory:512MBRAM
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8ROCSTOR‐ROCPRO225usermanual
QUCIKINSTALLATION
HowtoConnecttheInterfaceCables‐ConnectingtheDrive
1. TurnONyourcomputerandwaituntilitfullybootsuptoloadallprograms.
2. ConnectoneendofthepowercorddirectlytotheRocpro225andtheotherendtoanAC
outlet,surgeprotectororbatteryBackup(UPS).
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3. UsingUSBinterfacecable,connectoneendofthecabletotheRocpro225andtheother
endtothecomputer.
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5. TurntheRocpro225HardDriveswitchON.
6. TheHarddriveispreformattedforPlug‐and‐Playoperation.Afterafewsecondsa
RocstorHDiconwillshowonthe“MyComputer”folderundertheWindowsOS.Under
theMacOS,theRocportHDwillappearonthe“Desktop.”
7. Click(doubleclick)ontheRocstorHDicontoaccessthedrive.
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CableTypes:
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USBsupportsthreedatatransferrates:
•USB2.0:AHi‐Speed(USB2.0)rateof480Mbits/s(60MB/s).
•USB1.1:AFullSpeedrateof12Mbits/s(1.5MB/s).
•USB1.0:ALowSpeedrateof1.5Mbits/s(187KB/s)
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InstallingYourDrive
AllRocstorharddrivesareformattedasblankFAT32(32‐bitfileallocationtable)volumesthat
arecompatiblewithmostmodernWindowsandMacintoshoperatingsystems.Tobeginusing
yourRocstordrive,simplyconnectadatacableandpowercord.There’snoneedtoshutdown
yourcomputerbecauseyourRocstordriveishot‐pluggable.Justplugitinandit’sreadytouse.
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ThedrivecanconnectdirectlytoanyavailableUSBportonyourcomputer.
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Youmayalsousethedriveforadditionalstorageorasastartupdevice(bootable)usethecable
USBcableprovided
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Rocproasabootabledevice
Ifyouintendtousethedriveasastartupdevice,checkthedocumentationthatcamewithyour
computertoconfirmcompatibilitywiththevariousinterfaces.PowerPC‐basedMacsrequire
FireWireconnectionsforstartupdisks,whereasIntel‐basedMacscanuseeitherFireWireor
USBconnections.
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Furthermore,usingthedriveasastartupdevicerequiresinstallinganauthorizedcopyofthe
WindowsorMacoperatingsystem(availableseparatelyfromMicrosoftandApple,
respectively).ToinstalltheMacOS9orOSX,youmustreformatthedriveasaMacOS
ExtendedvolumewithDiskUtility.AnIntel‐basedMaccannotstartfromadeviceformattedon
aPowerPC‐basedMacorviceversa.
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DisconnectingYourDrive
NeverdisconnectorturnoffanexternaldrivewhenitsactivitylightisON.Externaldrivesmust
beproperlyunmounted(ordisconnected)toavoiddatalossandpossibledamagetothehard
diskdriveorcomputer.
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TheeasiestwaystosafelyunmountanexternalharddriveonyourPCistoright‐clickthedevice
removaliconnexttotheclockinthesystemtray.ThenchooseSafelyRemoveHardware.
Choosetheexternaldeviceyouwanttoremove,andthenclickStop.Analertwillnotifyyouif
thedriveisinusebyanapplication.Ifinusecloseanyopendocumentsorapplicationsonthe
driveandtryagain.Windowswilldisplayanalertwhenyoucansafelydisconnectorturnoffthe
drive.
Mac
TheeasiestwaytosafelyunmountanexternalharddriveistodragitsFindericontotheTrash.
Analertwillnotifyyouifthedriveisinusebyanapplication.Closeanyopendocumentsor
applicationsonthedriveandtryagain.Whenthedrive’siconnolongerappearsontheFinder’s
Desktopandthedrive’sactivitylightisgreen,youcansafelydisconnectorturnoffthedrive.
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ReformattingYourDrive
Asmentionedpreviously,allRocstorharddrivesareformattedasblankFAT32volumesthatare
compatiblewithmostmodernWindowsandMacintoshoperatingsystems.However,youcan
useyournormaldiskmanagementtoolstoeraseorreformatthedriveifneeded.Forexample,
WindowsusersmaywanttoreformatthedriveasanNTFS(newtechnologyfilesystem)
volume,orMacOSXusersmaywishtoreformatthedriveasaMacOSExtended(Journal)or
UFS(Unixfilesystem)volume.
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Pleasenotethatallofyourdatawillbelostifthevolume(HardDrive)isformattedorreformatted.
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ReformattingviaPC(Windowbasedcomputers)
Right‐clicktheRocprodriveinthe“MyComputer”folder,thenchooseFormat.Inthedialog
windowthatappears,choosethedesiredcapacity,filesystemandallocationunitsizeandthen
clickStart.
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ReformattingviaMac
OpenDiskUtility(/Applications/Utilities).Selectthedriveinthelistattheleftandthenclickthe
Erasetab.Choosethedesiredvolumeformat,specifyanameandthenclickErase.
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PARTITIONINGANDFORMATTINGTHEROCPRODRIVEONAMACOS
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AllRocstordrivesarefactoryformattedwithFAT32,unlessotherwisestatedonthebox.
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WARNING:FormattingandPartitioningtheRocproDrivewilldestroyallofitsdata.Toprotect
yourdata,backitupbeforeformattingorpartitioningthisdevice.
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1. Allprogramsshouldbeclosedbeforebeginning.
2. ConnecttheRocstorharddiskdrivetoyourcomputerusingtheappropriatecables.
3. TurnONtheRocstorharddiskdrive.SomeRocstorHDsarebus‐poweredandturnON
automatically.LookforaBlueorGreenlight.
4. “Click”meansleftclick.“RightClick”willbesolabeled.
5. Somecomputersaresetsoasingle“click”willperformthetask,suchasopeninga
window.Dependingonyourmousesetting,youmayhavetodoubleclicktogettothe
nextwindow.Ifasingleclickdoesnotopenthenextwindow,pleasedoubleclick.
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INSTRUCTIONSFORPARTITIONINGANDFORMATINGFROMFAT32toHFS+:
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1. ConnecttheRocstordrivetothecomputerviaaport.
2. ThedrivewillappearasaniconontheDesktoponthemiddlerightside.Theiconwill
representthemethodofconnection(USB).
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3. Oncetheiconappearsonthe“Desktop”clickonthe“MacintoshHD”icon.
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4. Inthe“MacintoshHD”menu,clickonthe“Applications”icon.
5. Inthe“Applications”menu,clickonthe“Utilities”icon.
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6. Inthe“Utilities”menu,clickonthe“DiskUtility”icon.
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7. Ontheleftsideofthe“DiskUtility”menuisalistofavailabledrives.Onewillbethe
Rocstordrive.Clickontheiconshowingthediskcapacity.
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8. YouarenowintheRocportmenu.Clickonthe“Partition”tabandthenclickthe
“Current”tabunder“VolumeScheme.”Adropdown“Partition”menuwillappear.
9. Inthe“Partition”menu,youmayselectanynumberofpartitionsavailableunder
“VolumeScheme.”
10. IfyouareusingPantherproceedto#13below.
11. IfyouareusingTiger,clickonOptionsonthelowercenterofthewindow.Selectthe
PartitionSchemeforyourRocstordrive.Suggestyouselect“ApplePartitionMap”then
clickOK.
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12. VolumeInformation:selectanameforyourdrive.
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13. Format:Clickoneitherthe“Format”areaortheBlueup/downarrows.SelectMacOS
extended(journal).
14. Afterselectingthetypeofformat,clickthe“Partition”tabinthelowerrightofthe
screen.Onthenextscreen,“PartitionDisk,”click“Partition”again.
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15. Thedrivewillbegintoformatanduponcompletion;thesameiconthatfirstappearedon
theDesktopwillreappearwithyourdesignednameontheDesktop.
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PARTITIONINGANDFORMATTINGTHEROCPRODRIVEONWINDOWS2000,XPANDVISTA
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AllRocstordrivesarefactoryformattedwithFAT32.
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WARNING:FormattingandPartitioningtheRocproDrivewilldestroyallofitsdata.Toprotect
yourdata,backitupbeforeformattingorpartitioningthisdevice.
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IMPORTANTNOTES:
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1. Allprogramsshouldbeclosedbeforebeginning.
2. ConnecttheRocstorharddiskdrivetoyourcomputerusingtheappropriatecables.
3. TurnONtheRocstorharddiskdrive.
4. TheinitialgoalistoreachtheControlPanel.Ifyouknowhowtogetthere,skipthissection
andgodirectlytoInstruction1(InstructionsforPartitioningandFormattingfromFAT32to
NTFS.)Afastwayofreaching“DiskManagement”istorightclick“MyComputer”iconand
clickon“Manage”inthedropdownmenu.Thenextwindowis“ComputerManagement.”
Intheleftmenu,click“DiskManagement.”
5. TheultimategoalistoreachDiskManagement.Ifyouknowhowtogetthere,skipthis
sectionandgodirectlytoInstruction4(InstructionsforPartitioningandFormattingfrom
FAT32toNTFS).
6. DuetodifferentviewsthatarepossibleonWindowsoperatingsystems(2000,XP,Vista),
wewillprovidevariouswaysofreachingtheControlPanel.
7. “Click”meansleftclick.“RightClick”willbesolabeled.
8. Somecomputersaresetsoasingle“click”willperformthetask,suchasopeningawindow.
Dependingonyourmousesetting,youmayhavetodoubleclicktogettothenextwindow.
Ifasingleclickdoesnotopenthenextwindow,pleasedoubleclick.
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DIFFERENTWAYSTOGETTOTHECONTROLPANEL:
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1. Iftheicon“MyComputer”showsonyourdesktop,clickordoubleclickontheicon.Under
“OtherPlaces”clickon“ControlPanel.”
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lowerleftofyourscreen.IftheControlPanellinkisdisplayed,clickontheControlPanel
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lowerleftofyourscreen.IftheControlPanellinkisnotdisplayed,clickontheSettingslink
andthenclickontheControlPanellink.
4. ClickontheStarticononthelowerleftofyourscreen.ClickonRun.Deleteanything
listedintheOpenwindow.Typethefollowing:compmgmt.mscandthenclickOK.Skipto
INSTRUCTION#4(InstructionsforPartitioningandFormattingfromFAT32toNTFS{page
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