Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VPM-62289 VIPowER
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VPM-62289 T ure Metal USB 2.0 a nd FireWire1394 Combo Extern al Enclosure f or 5.25-inch CD/D V D ROM, CD/D V D-R W , D V D+R W a nd 3.5-inch HDD User’s M a nual W e are your DataBridge T M http://www.
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Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................ 4 1-1 Feature s and Spe cifications ................................................. 5 VPM-62289 External Enclosure ............................................
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 4 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the VPM-62289/ Ture Metal USB 2.0 and FireWire1394 Combo External Enclo- sure for 5.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 5 1-1 Features and Specifications VPM-62289 External Enclosure • Fully compatible with both USB 2.0 and FireWire 1394 stan- dard specifications. Built-in one USB port and two FireWire ports. Works with USB-equipped and/or FireWire 1394- equipped PC, Notebook and Mac computers.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 6 1-2 Package Checklist The VPM-62289 / True Metal USB 2.0+FireWire 1394 5.25-inch CD/DVD ROM combo External Enclosure package contains the following items: 1. VPM-62289 external enclosure 2. One USB 2.0 cable 3. One FireWire 1394 6-pins to 6-pins cable 4.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 7 2. Hardware 2- 1 Components Top Cover Bottom Cover Fan Pads Front Cover PCB Back panel Pads Front cover Rack Back panel Cover Rack.
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VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 9 Assembly with one 5.25-inch IDE device Step1. Remove the three retaining screws on the back of the external enclosure. Separate the top and bottom enclosure covers.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 10 Step2. a) Place the 5.25” IDE device in the bottom enclosure cover. Align the 5.25” IDE device mounting holes with the mounting holes on the bottom cover and secure with four screws (two on each side). c) Attach the 4-pin power cable from the rear panel of the bottom cover to the 4-pin connector on the back of the 5.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 11 b) Slide the top cover forward until it fits tight within the front groove guide. c) Make sure the top and bottom groove guides are matched and form a tight fit. d) Replace the three screws which were removed in Step 1 from the back of the enclosure.
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VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 15 Step4. Place the front cover into the drive assembly, and adhere the four pads on the bottom of the drive assembly. Front Cover The installation is complete and the VPM-62289 external enclo- sure is now read to use.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 16 Step 1: Turn your computer ON. Step 2: Connect the smaller/square USB connector end of the USB cable into the USB Port on the VPM-62289 External Enclosure. Or Connect one end of the FireWire Cable to one of the two FireWire ports on VPM-62289 External Enclosure.
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VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 19 3. Driver Installation After completing the hardware installation, refer to the following driver installation instructions for the operating system you are using. 3-1 Windows 98SE If this is the first time using your VPM-62289 USB 2.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 20 Step 3. The program will automatically run the installation process. Then the finish screen will appear, please click [FINISH] and the installation is complete. Step 4. You can now connect your VPM-62289 external enclosure to the computer.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 21 Note: If a new drive does not appear in [My Computer], it means this USB 2.0 External Drive is a brand new hard disk drive which does not contain a partition. Please refer to Chapter 5 “Partitioning an External USB 2.0 Hard Disk” to prepare your USB 2.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 22 Notes: • This VPM-62289 External Enclosure is supported by the Mass Storage Device Driver in Windows Me/2000/XP operating systems. You do not need to install any driver after you finish installing the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4/Windows XP Service Pack 1 in the Windows operating system.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 23 4. Using the VPM-62289 External Enclosure After the first installation of the driver, you can thereafter connect or disconnect the VPM-62289 External Enclosure without powering off the computer. Please follow the steps below when using the VPM-62289.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 24 VPM-62289 Connects to USB Port on computer Plug into AC Power Outlet Power Adapter Power Cord USB 2.0 Cable +5V/+12V Power Adapter Plug into USB Port on Computer VPM-62289 Assembly with 5.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 25 Step 3: Connect the Power Adapter Power Cord to the +5V/+12V Power Adapter. Then, plug one end of the power cord into an AC power outlet, and the other end to the power inlet of the VPM-62289 External Enclosure. Step 4: Power ON your VPM-62289 External Enclosure.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 26 4-2 Disconnecting the VPM-62289 from Computer Windows 98 Step 1: Double-click the green Unplug or Eject hardware icon in the system tray and click the drive that you want to remove [USB Mass Storage Device] and click on [STOP].
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 27 Mac OS When disconnecting your VPM-62289 USB 2.0 &FireWire 1394 Combo External Enclosure from a Mac computer, first close all windows and quit all running applications that are stored on the VPM-62289 External Enclosure. Next, drag the USB 2.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 28 5. Partitioning the Extern al USB 2.0 Hard Dis k 5-1 Partitioning Under Windows 98/ME Boot-up the computer into Windows 98/ME. Next, with the power ON, connect your Hard Disk Drive installed in the VPM-62289 external enclosure to the USB port.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 29 Step 4: For the first screen of FDISK, answer the question: Do you want to enable large disk support? [Y] if you want to build a partition larger than 2GB. [N] if you want to build a partition small than 2GB. Method 2 Step 1: Go into MS-DOS mode by clicking on [Start], then choose the [MS-DOS Prompt] in [Programs].
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 30 Step 8: After you finish FDISK, go back to the Windows screen, discon- nect and then reconnect the Hard Disk installed in the VPM-62289 external enclosure again to activate these changes. Double-click on [My Computer]. The Hard Disk Drive icon that you have now partitioned should be seen.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 31 5-2 Partitioning under Windows 2000/XP Step 1: To partition the USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive installed in the VPM-62289 external enclosure under Windows 2000, connect the VPM-62289 external enclosure to the USB port on your com- puter.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 32 Step 2: Click on [Disk Management]. All connected disk drives will be listed. Find the USB 2.0 Hard Disk that you added and to the right of the disk, view the status of the partitions of this disk drive. You can create a new or delete an existing partition by right-clicking on this area.
VPM-62289 USER MANUAL 33 Step 4: Follow the instructions of the wizard to partition and format your USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive. After you have completed the partitioning and formatting of the USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive installed in the VPM-62289 external enclosure, you can write data to it.
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