Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HX4 Vantec
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Package Contents: Quad 3.5” SA T A to USB 3.0 & eSA T A External Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan 1 NexStar HX4 Enclosure 2 USB 3.0 Cable 3 eSA T A Cable 4 Po wer Adapter 5 User’ s Manual 1 3 5 4 2 TRADEMARKS MS-DOS, Microsoft, W indows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7 ar e trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
T able of Contents: T able of Contents 1 1. Introduction 2. Specications/F eatures 3. Sy stem Requirements 4. Parts Layout 5. Installation 6. Disconnecting the NexStar HX4 7.
Introduction 2 1.Introduction: Introducing the NexStar HX4 – a quad 3.5” SA T A to USB 3.0 & eSA T A Ex ternal Hard Drive Enclosure designed to keep all y our hard drive safe and cool .
Specifications/F eatures 3 2.Specications/Features: Quad 3.5” SA T A to USB 3.0 & eSA T A External Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan F eatures: • Aluminum Casing Cools Down Y our Hard Drive • Ven ts T o Intake Cool Air • Maximum T ransfer Rates Up to 5 Gbps w/USB 3.
Syetem Requiremen ts 4 3.System Requirements: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 1. For USB 2.0 speeds , the system must support USB 2.0 specifications 2. For USB 3.0 speeds , the system must support USB 3.0 specifications 3. For eSA T A Speeds, the S ystem Must Support eSA T A Specifications 4.
Parts La yout 5 4.Parts Layout: T ray lock HDD T ray Power ON / OFF switch eSA T A por t USB 3.0 por t Fan speed control Power Jack Power LED HDD1 LED HDD2 LED HDD3 LED HDD4 LED.
Installation 6 5.Installation: Quad 3.5” SA T A to USB 3.0 & eSA T A External Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan 5.1.Hardware Installation: Installing the hard drive: (1) Push lock to the left to unlock the HDD tray . (2) T ake out the HDD tray ( figure 5.
Installation 7 (3) Carefully install the hard driv e into the tray . Be sure the fasten the screws firmly to the tra y . (4) Reinser t the HDD tray into the case. (5) Push lock to the right to lock the HDD tray . ( figure 5.1-C ) ( figure 5.1-D ) ( figure 5.
eSA T A Cable USB 3.0 Cable NOTE: For new har d drives, you will need t o initialize and partition your hard drive before it will appear in Windows Explor er or on your Mac desktop . Please refer to y our hard drive manufacturer’ s documentation or read the ”Crea ting a New Partition” section of this manual.
W ARING: NEVER remove the NexStar while the hard driv e is in use. Doing so may corrupt the data on the har d drive or damage the hard drive, NexStar and the c omputer . Disconnecting the NexStar HX 9 6.Disconnecting the NexStar HX4: Quad 3.5” SA T A to USB 3.
Hard Drive Formatting Guide 10 7.Hard Drive Formatting Guide Quad 3.5” SA T A to USB 3.0 & eSA T A External Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan • Y ou may format your Har d Drive by using the USB connection. • Please make sure your External Enclosure is turned on and connected to the PC before f ormatting the Hard Drive.
Hard Drive Formatting Guide 11 STEP3: Right-click on the “Unallocated” box and select “New Partition” . (Disk number may vary) STEP4: The “New Partition W izard” will appear .
Hard Drive Formatting Guide 12 STEP5: Once the Hard Drive f ormatting procedure is c ompleted, the Hard Drive will be recogniz ed as a “New V olume” (New V olume drive letter may vary i.e. “New V olume (Z:)” ) STEP6: Double -click “My Computer ” .
W arranty/Contact 13 8.W arranty: 9.Contact: The NexStar HX comes with a 1 year limited warranty ( 90 day parts ) . If your unit should become defective within that time frame , please go to www.vant ecusa.com for information on how to receiv e warranty exchange or repair .
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