Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Rocpro 850 Rocstor
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1 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual store your fut.
2 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICES .
3 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual TROUBLESHOOTING 31 • Troubleshooting for .
4 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual IMPORTANT NOTICES Safety Notices • The warranty is void if an unauthorized person attempts and/or repairs the hard disk drive.
5 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual • Do not attempt to disassemble and service the Rocpro drive during the warranty period.
6 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual GENERAL Introduction ROCPRO 850 – FireWire (800/400) eSAT A and USB (1.
7 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Minimum System Requirements Mac Users: .
8 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual QUCIK INSTALLATION How to Connect the Interface Cables ‐ Connecting the Drive 1.
9 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Cable Types FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) .
10 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual INSTALLING YOUR DRIV E All Rocstor hard drives are form.
11 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Mac The easiest way to safely unmount an external hard drive is to drag its Finder icon to the Trash.
12 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual How to Daisy ‐ Chain through FireWire ports to yo.
13 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE ROCPRO DRIVE ON A MAC .
14 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Note: If the Hard Drive is connected via USB port, the desktop would indicate the USB on the “Macintosh HD” icon.
15 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 5. In the “Applications” menu, click on the “Utilities” icon. 6. In the “Utilities” menu, click on the “Disk Utility” icon.
16 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 7. On the left side of the “Disk Utility” menu is a list of available drives. One will be the Rocstor drive.
17 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 11. If you are using Tiger, click on Options on the lower center of the window. Select the Partition Scheme for your Rocstor drive.
18 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 12. Volume Information: select a name for your drive. 13. Format: Click on either the “Format” area or the Blue up/down arrows.
19 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 15. The drive will begin to format and upon completion;.
20 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE ROCPRO DRIVE ON WINDOWS 2000, XP AND VISTA All Rocstor drives are factory formatted with FAT32.
21 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET TO THE CONTROL PANEL: (You may use any one of the following methods) 1.
22 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 3. If the icon “My Computer” does not show on your desktop, click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen.
23 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual INSTRUCTIONS UPON REACHING CONTROL PANE L a. After reaching the Control Panel, click on Administrative Tools.
24 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTITIONING AND FORMATING FROM FAT32 to NTFS 1.
25 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 4. The Rocstor drive will show up in the lower menu as an “Unallocated” disk. 5.
26 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 8. Click on “Primary partition” (it should be selected as the default partition). Click “Next”.
27 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 9. Under “Specific Partition Size,” click Next to accept the default setting, which is the maximum size allowed.
28 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 10. Under “Assign Drive Letter or Path,” accept the default letter and click “Next”.
29 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 12. The “Volume label” can be changed to any name up to 11 characters. 13. Suggest that “Quick Format” be selected and then click “Next”.
30 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual 15. You will return automatically to the “Disk Management.
31 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Troubleshooting Rocstor data storage products are subjected to several quality control tests before leaving our factory.
32 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual • Review the manual that came with your computer to ensure that the file system is compatible with the operating system.
33 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Troubleshooting for PC WINDOWS based computers Problem: The computer does not appear to recognize the drive.
34 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Problem: The performance and/or transfer speeds are slow when the Rocpro drive is connected to my USB port.
35 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual K K N N O O W W L L E E D D G G E E B B A A S S E E Rocpro 850 Unique Features • Built ‐ in power supply (No bulky AC adapte r necessary.
36 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Specifications • Dimensions: 5.8 x 8.7 x 1.6 inches 14.
37 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Introductions: Interfaces (ports) and Cables FireWire is Apple Inc.
38 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) 9 ‐ pin FireWire 800/3200 (IEEE 1394b) connector was introduced commercially by Apple in 2003.
39 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual U niversal S erial B us ( USB ) is a serial bus standard to interface devices.
40 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual S erial A dvanced T echnology A ttachment ( SATA) is a comp.
41 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Compassion Chart: Raw Bandwidth Transfer Speed (Mbi ts/s) (Mbits/s) Max.
42 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Introductions: Formatting File Allocation Table ( FAT ) .
43 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual HFS Plus or HFS+ This is a file system developed by Apple Inc.
44 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual LIMITED WARRANTY This Limited Warranty is provided by Rocstorage, Inc. (hereinafter: Rocstor) for all lines of products.
45 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual PROGRAMS, DATA, OR REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA.
46 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual LIMITED WARRANTY OR AS A TORT CLAIM (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY), A CONTRACT CLAIM OR ANY OTHER CLAIM.
47 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Capacity Disclaimer Actual accessible hard drive capacity will indicate up to 10% lower than state d under different Operating Systems and formatting.
48 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Trademarks Acknowledg ements © 2008, Rocstorage, Inc; a.
49 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Contact Information Corporate Headquarters 8130 Remmet Aven.
50 ROCSTOR ‐ ROC PRO 850 user manual Available in Silver, Red and Black Thank you for purchasing Rocpro 850.
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