Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ENC311-C41 Azio
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AZiO™ External 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 External HD kit, one of the most stylis h and practical data storage solutions availabl e. The AZiO HD Ki t can convert your internal 3.5” hard disk dr ive into a hi-speed 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 External HD Enclosure 2) AC Adapter & Power Cord 3) Software CD 4) Vertical Placement Stand 5) Quick-Start Guide 6) Mail-In Registration Card 7) USB 2.
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 Users: USB Port - FireWire 1394a Users: 6-pin FireWire Port - eSATA Users: External Serial ATA (eSATA) Port Windows XP (USB 2.
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 • ENC-303SU eSATA: MAC OS 10.2 or later • Available interface port: -USB 2.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 8 Technical Specifications Model # USB 2.0 …………………..……………………… ………………………….…. ENC311-U41 USB 2.0 + FireWire 400 ……… ……………………………….
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 9 Installing a 3.5” Hard Drive 1. Configure your IDE Hard Drive as a Master (Does not apply for SATA Hard Drives) Your IDE drive has a jumper black at the back (situate d between the ATA interface connector and the power connector).
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 10 2. Disassemble the Drive Kit Using a Philips screw driver, remove al l four screws located o n both sides of the UPPER aluminum enclosure cover. (Do not remo ve the screws for the bottom aluminum case).
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 11 Open the drive kit by carefully re move the top cover from the body chassis. Warning: When handling the opened kit, never touch the PCB (printed circuit board). It conta ins sensitiv e electronics that can be easily damaged.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 12 Unscrew both hard drive brackets and remove them for hard drive installation..
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 13 3. Install the Hard Drive into the Drive Kit The Drive Kit PCB contains the interface connector and the power cable. Orient your 3.5” har d drive so that the drives connector s are aligned with the interface connector an d the power cable.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 14 While holding o n to the hard drive brackets, connect the power and flat- ribbon IDE cables to the drive. For SATA drives, there will not be a flat - ribbon cable. Simply in stall the hard dr ive into the interface connector.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 15 Screw the hard drive brackets securely onto the support brace of the drive kit..
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 16 4. Re-assemble the Drive Kit Close the drive kit by carefully repl acing the top cov er back on to the enclosure base.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 17 Screw the top aluminum cover secure ly back onto the enclosure base. Make sure the AZiO logo is faci ng the front of the drive kit.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 18 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 19 4. You will then see the message: “Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this de vice…” Click Next. 5. Once the installation is complete, you will see th e message “Windows has finished installing the software…” C lick Finish and then eject the CD.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 20 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 21 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 22 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 23 4. From the Volume Format pop-up, select Mac OS Extended. 5. In the Name field, type in a name for the Drive.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 24 How to safely dismount the drive NEVER TURN OFF YOUR EXTERNAL DRIVE WITHOUT DISM OUNTING IT FIRST .
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 25 AZiO EXTERNAL HD KIT: Features Explored Hi-Speed USB 2.0 USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an interface technology for the serial transmission of digital data. The original standard (USB 1.x) had a n interface tr ansfer rate of up to 12 Mbps.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 26 to your computer and the other can be use d for dais y-chaining other FireWire devices. Peer-to-peer, host-independent architecture Data transmissions between FireWire de vices on the same bus can take place without th e need fo r input from the host computer.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 27 Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can I use my External Drive on two computers at the same time ? A: No. The Drive can only be used with one computer at a time. If you connect the Drive to two computers at the same time, you may damage the Drive and the computer.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 28 Q: Does the External Drive Kit su pport drives larger than 250gb? A: Yes, our hard drive kits does not ha ve a capacity limitation as of now. Q: Can I use both the USB 2.0 and FireWire/eSATA interfaces of my Drive at th e same tim e ? A: No.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 29 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 30 create volumes, and format volumes with th e FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems. Disk Management enables you to perf orm most disk-relat ed tasks without shutting down your co mputer; most configuration changes take effect immediately.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 31 that came with your Mac fo r instructions on how to re build the Desktop. It i s good practice to periodic ally rebuilt the Desktop anyways). After your Mac reboots, the AZiO Drive should mount no rmally and you should not have this problem again.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 32 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 33 Contact Information Address: 19925 Harrison Ave. Walnut, CA 91789 Telephone: (909) 468-1198 Fax: (909) 839-2629 Website: www.aziocorp.com Customer Service: cservice@aziocorp.com Technical Support: support@aziocorp.
Copyright © 2006 by AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 34 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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