Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RX30 Rosewill
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External S torage Enclosure for 3.5” Hard Drive Rosewill RX30 User Manual & Inst allation Guide.
T able of Content s CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION - 1 - I CON K EY - 1 - T HE RX30 - 1 - A VA I L A B L E I NTERF ACES - 1 - F EA TURES - 2 - O VER V OL T AGE P ROTECTION (OVP) - 2 - L OW V OL T AGE D ETECTI.
Chapter 1 Introduction Icon Key Throughout this manual you will s ee icons on the left margin that denote either Notes or S pec ial Remarks as outlined below: General Notes and T ips Remarks for PC us.
If the red LED is blinking and not ON permanently , there is no problem with your unit. This only indicates the spin up of your drive or a temporary spike or slump in the power consumption and does not harm your drive or device at all. The product can be used normally .
USB driver for Win98/SE only available for the RX30 USB 2.0 and 1394a/USB2.0 version. Mac OS 8.6 users should use USB extension 1.41 or Firewire extension 2.6 and later , to be able to use USB 1.1 or 1394a. Package Content may vary , depending on vendor & version.
Y our unit might come with an installed hard drive. Before opening such an enclosure, please read the warranty and any other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so, as this might void your warranty .
The hard drive jumper settings should be master or factory default. Be careful not to damage any cables or components and double check the connection between the cables, the bridge board and your hard drive before you close up the case. Hard Drive Assembly Connect the A T A cable and the power line to your hard drive.
Most problems occur due to driver problems on the Host Card side! If you buy a spare power adapter for your working place or at home, make sure the output and polarity is identical with the power adap.
If the system doesn’t recognize the drive, turn on the power first, before connecting the USB/Firewire cable. Win98 does not support Firewire, you need to upgrade your OS to Win98SE or higher . The RX30-U2FAB does not support Win98/SE, you need to upgrade your OS to WinME or higher .
If the system doesn’t recognize the drive, turn on the power first, before connecting the USB/Firewire cable. For Mac OS 8.6, the USB extension has to be at least v1.41. For Mac OS 8.6, the Firewire extension has to be at least v2.6. For save removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lost, always follow the unplug procedure.
Y ou can choose to create several partitions but be aware that if you want to change this at a later point, it’ s required to format the drive again or use 3 rd par t y software. Win98/SE and WinME do not recognize NTFS formatted drives, so if you want to use your drive on those platforms, we recommend you to use F A T32 instead.
Mac OS does not recognize NTFS formatted drives, to use your device on both platforms, we recommend you using F A T32. If you use Win2000 or WinXP and F A T32, the biggest single partition you can create will be 32GB. T o create larger partitions, you need to use the DOS command under Win98SE or WinME or change to NTFS format.
If you want to use your drive on a PC running Microsoft Windows as well as on your Mac, we recommend you to use a PC to format the drive. Choose F A T32 when formatting and do not change anything on the partition or format on your Mac, otherwise the PC will not be able to recognize the drive anymore.
Please read your warranty carefully , as this may vary between different vendors! T echnical Questions For RMA and other questions, please contact your vendor or check out their online support area! About this Manual This manual covers all interfaces and combinations for the RX30 En c l osure.
An important point after buying a device Rosewill RX30 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Rosewill RX30 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Rosewill RX30 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Rosewill RX30 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Rosewill RX30 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Rosewill RX30, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Rosewill RX30.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Rosewill RX30. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Rosewill RX30 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
