Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ENC211-U41 Azio
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AZiO™ USB 2.0 Mobile HD Kit User’s Guide.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 2 Table of Contents Overview ……………………………………………………………………………… 3 Precautions! …………………………………………………………………….
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 3 Overview Thank you for purchasing the AZiO USB 2.0 Mobile HD Kit, one of the most stylish and practical data storage soluti ons available. This HD Kit can convert your internal 2.5” hard disk drive into a hi-s peed external storage device.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 4 Precautions! Failure to follow the precaut ions below may result in damage to the device, loss of data, and voiding of the warranty.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 5 Package Contents 1) AZiO USB 2.0 Mobile HD Enclosure 2) Software CD 3) Leather Carrying Case 4) Quick-Start Guide 5) Mail-In Registration Card 7) USB 2.0 Cable (Mini-B to A) *If you are missing any item listed above , please contact Customer Service at support@aziocorp.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 6 System requirements for PC • Minimum 233 Mhz • Windows XP, 2000, Me or 98SE • Available interface port: USB 2.0/1.1 Windows XP (USB 2.0) users: You must have Windows XP Se rvice Pack 1 or later or the drive will operate at USB 1.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 7 System Requirements for Mac • Power Macintosh (G5, G4, G3, Mac mini, iBook, Powe rBook, or iMac) • Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X • Available interface port: USB 2.0/1.1 Mac OS 9 Users: • Mac OS 9 does not support USB 2.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 8 Technical Specifications Model# ENC211-U41 ………………………… …………………………………………….
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 9 Installing a 2.5” Hard Drive 1. Disassemble the Drive Kit Using your thumb and index finge r, firmly press the enclosure release latches and gently pull out the front plastic bezel/drive carrier.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 10 2. Install the Hard Drive into the Drive Kit The Drive Kit PCB contains the interface connector for your h ard dri ve. Orient your 2.5” har d drive so that the drives connector s are aligned with the interface connector.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 11 Position your hard d r ive on the carrier so that the screw holes at the bottom of the drive are aligned with th e screw holes in the plastic carrier. With a small Philips screw driver, scre w the drive to the carrier using the supplied screws.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 12 3. Re-assemble the Drive Kit Close the drive kit by care fully sliding the drive carri er back into the Drive Enclosure, making sure the release la tches securely locks the carrier in place. Your external driv e is not ready f or use.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 13 Setting up the Drive Mounting the Drive This section assumes that your Drive is already formatted for your computer’s operating system. If this is not the ca se, format the Driv e according to the instructions in the section “Formatting the Drive” and then return to this section.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 14 Naming your Drive If you didn’t already, you may want t o give your Drive a unique name to distinguish it from other storage devices connected to your computer. Usually, you assign a name to a hard drive du ring the formatting setup process.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 15 Partitioning/Formatting the Drive PARTITIONING/FORMAT TING A HARD DRIVE ER ASES ALL DATA STORED ON THE DRIVE! BEFORE YOU FORMAT THE DRIVE, BE SURE TO SA VE A COPY OF ANY FILES YOU WISH T O KEEP TO ANOTHER STORAGE DE VICE.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 16 4. Otherwise, locate the resp ective drive listed in the lower right side of the window. Right-click on the drive, ma ke a new partition and format the drive. NOTE: Be sure to select the correct drive as partitioning and/or formatting will wipe out al l the data on t he disk.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 17 Formatting the Drive in Mac OS X 1. Launch the Disk Utility application (App lications folder > Utilities folder > Disk Utilities). The Disk Utilities window will open with a small window at on the left side and a large window with a series of tabs at the top.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 18 How to safely dismount the drive NEVER TURN OFF YOUR EXTERNAL DRIVE WITHOUT DISMOUNT ING IT FIRST.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 19 Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can I format the Drive for multiple operating systems? A: If you need both Mac and PC compatibility, you ca n format the Drive using the FAT32 file system (on a PC) or the MS-DOS file system (on a Mac).
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 20 Troubleshooting If you experience a problem with your AZiO product, you should take the following actions in th e order spe cified. 1. Make sure you have followed all of the instructions in this guid e.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 21 volumes that they contain. With Disk Manage ment, you can initialize new disks, create volumes, and format volumes with th e FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 22 Q: When I connected the Drive to my computer, I got the f ollowing alert message: “Please insert disk ‘untitled’.” A: If you get this alert message, your Ma c is not recognizing your AZiO Drive and the mouse curser may even freeze on sc reen.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 23 Warranty Limited 1 Year Warranty AZiO Corporation warrants this produc t against defect in material or workmanship for 1 year from the date of pur chase. If this pr oduct proves to be defective, contact AZiO Corp oration’s customer care for repair or replacement of your unit.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 24 Contact Information Address: 19925 Harrison Ave. Walnut, CA 91789 Telephone: (909) 468-1198 Fax: (909) 839-2629 Website: www.aziocorp.com Customer Service: support@aziocorp.com Technical Support: support@aziocorp.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 25 Notices COPYRIGHTS Copyright © 2006 AZiO Corpor ation. All rights reserv ed. No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieva.
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