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1. Right click on the right area of the USB2 0 Hard Disk Drive Click on Create Partition The Create partition wizard will appear Step4 Following the instructions of the wizard to partition and format your USB2 0 Hard Disk Drive Now you have built a partition in the USB2 0 Hard Disk Drive and can write data to it2. between USB 1 0 and USB 2 0 speed 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION 4 1 WINDOWS 98SE 1 Boot up your computer into Windows 98SE make sure the USB port device driver has been installed and is available to Windows 98SE 2 Plug the port connector of the USB cable of USB2 0 device into the USB port of computer 3 If this is the every first time you ve plugged Tihet eatatd peanches fot nee divert bor LE B2 0 Sterege Device in the NexStar 2 into the USB port of your computer the Add New Hardware Wizard eect bt sh aaa dialog box appears 4 Click on Next Check the Search for the best driver for your device and click on Next 5 Check the CD ROM drive insert the device driver CD into your CD ROM drive click on Next a screen should be appears to show which Storage Devices that you install now click on Next 6 After the needed files are copied into your system click on Finish 7 After the system installs the link driver double click on My Computer A new drive letter should be added for the hard drive in the NexStar 2 A green Unplug or Eject hardware icon gB Hy Computer Ioj xi will appear in the system tray also a re Pe e S E Up Cut Copy Paste 4d dress J5 My Computer p 3 Floppy A Win98se C 010531_1144 D3 Compute 2 ae Usbdisk E Printers Control Panel a item to vi its pua lt e m 35 S 2 Dial Up Scheduled Web Fol
3. SB2 0 Hard Disk Step7 Back on the FDISK OPTIONS screen you can now create or delete the partition of the USB2 0 Hard Disk Step9 After you finish FDISK go back to the Windows screen unplug and plug in USB2 0 Hard Disk again to activate these changes Double click on My Computer icon the USB2 0 Hard Disk Drive that you already partitioned should appear 6 2 Partition under Windows 2000 XP loxi Step1 To partition the USB2 0 Hard Disk am von e 9 Amg IDEE Tree amp C Partition Basic FAT32 Drive under Windows 2000 please plug E Computer Management Local in the USB2 0 Hard Disk then clickon T a E g System Information Start choose Control Panel n i Performance Logs and Alerts E Shared Folders Settings open Administrative Tools ie ne H Local Users and Groups double click Computer Management AA a y f Disk Def A window appears as right Aaea if a Removable Storage Step2 Click on Disk Management on the EA Services and Applications 31 48 GB FAT32 Healthy System left part of this window all connected disk drives will be listed in the right part Find out the USB2 0 Hard Disk tha you add On the right of disk is the a Create Partition Properties Help loenn nm a P Unallocated I Primary Partition status of the partitions of this disk drive You can create a new or delete an existing partition by right clicking on this area Step3
4. USB port of your computer or HUB while copying files to or from the device or while files or applications stored on the USB2 0 External Drive are in use DOING SO MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA 6 PARTITION THE EXTERNAL USB2 0 HARD DISK 6 1 Partition under Windows 98 ME Boot up the computer into Windows 98 ME system EEN General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance Plug in the NexStar 2 View devices by type C View devices by connection W Computer El Se 1394 Bus Controller Pa H 8 CDROM There are two methods to partition and format Disk dives 9 GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE4 z 7 9 GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK your USB2 0 Hard Disk Drive EEE E Display adapters h H Floppy disk controllers H 6 Hard disk controllers Method 1 Network adapters E amp OnSpec USB Link Port Driver i Q OnSpec USB Link Port Driver x Step1 Click on start 5 choo Se control panel Properties Refresh Remove Print in settings double click system and open disk drives A screen appears as right Step2 You can see the USB2 0 Hard Disk you just added Highlight the USB Hard Disk and choose property select setting setting the man USD2 0 Hard Disk to removable General Settings Driver TOSHIBA MK1924FCV Properties 21x A screen show as right Target ID 0 Firmware revision 2 F Logical unit number 0 geoessoesessosseoesesesecesg Step3 After restart the system a removable HDD Options IV Disco
5. User Manual NexStar 2 External 3 5 HDD Enclosure usB2 0_ Model NST 355U2 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the Distance between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help TRADEMARKS MS DOS Windows Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Me XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer All of the third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners CONTENTS L INTRODU TIIN era EEEE EEEE 1 2s SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS errori oat rren EEEE si EAEE A a a AOS 2 3s HARDWARE ENSTALLATION ieucccictusaeevciseidesseeteedi ied susaeni oud ea beter eiew
6. ders Networking Tasks Ea Wes i My Computer ZA If the new drive doesn t appear in My Computer it means this USB2 0 External Drive is a brand new hard disk drive that does not contain any partitions Please refer to the Partition the USB2 0 External Hard Disk chapter to prepare your USB2 0 Hard Disk 4 2 Windows Me 2000 XP 101 x Step1 If you are plug ging the NexStar 2 into I File Edit View Favorites Tools Help e v v Search Folders CHristory R Gy your computer for the every time the system ines ae am J s 3 Floppy Local Disk C My Computer A Select an item to view its f D x description Compact Disc USB DISK E Di will detect USB2 0 Storage Device and install the USB Mass Storage Device driver from system files automatically Step2 After the system installs the driver for the Displays the files and Folders on your computer See also EI My Documents Control Panel My Network Places Network and Dial up Connections USB mass storage device double click on My Computer A new drive letter should appear This is the hard drive inside the NexStar 2 which was just installed pia re ae The NexStar 2 is supported by the Mass Storage Device driver in Win Me 2000 XP directly You do not need to install additional drivers If the hard drive being uses is a brand new disk drive which does not contain any partition please refer to
7. e NexStar 2 is plug amp play you can easily transfer data between Windows XP 2000 systems without worrying about drivers or rebooting The NexStar 2 External 3 5 HDD Enclosure is the smart way to easily add storage to your computer The USB2 0 External Drive is compatible with Macintosh and Windows Computers Note In order to reach USB 2 0 speed you must have a computer or host adapter card that has USB 2 0 support This device will auto sense the speed of your USB port and adjust between USB 1 0 and USB 2 0 speed 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Hardware Notebook and desktop computer with available USB1 1 or USB2 0 port Operation system Win98SE Win ME Win2000 Win XP Mac OS 8 60 or above 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 1 Boot up your computer into the operation system make sure the USB1 1 or 2 0 port device driver has been installed and is available in operation system Step 2 Plug the port connector of the USB cable into the USB Port of your NexStar 2 External 3 5 Hard Drive Enclosure Step 3 Plug the port connector of the USB cable into USB port of computer Step 4 Plug the AC power cord to the inlet of the NexStar 2 and power on the drive The External Drive will now be ready to use Step 5 Follow the Software Installation for the next step Note In order to reach USB 2 0 speed you must have a computer or host adapter card that has USB 2 0 support This device will auto sense the speed of your USB port and adjust
8. nnect M Removable 1S added to My Computer Choose the I Syne data transfer vent 13 unit y BOG Sell HOuGauGh removable HDD and click the right mouse button Select format to fo rmat your Current drive letter assignment Ean Reserved drive letters USB2 0 Hard Disk Drive Start dive letter x You can only set the USB2 0 Hard Disk Drive Psi E to one partition in this method Cancel Method 2 Step1 Go into the MS DOS mode by clicking on Start Choose MS DOS Prompt in Programs Step2 At the DOS prompt type FDISK and press Enter Step3 If FDISK quits without any messages back to the Windows 98 screen unplug the USB2 0 Hard Disk re boot the computer plug in USB2 0 HDD again and go K a ee Step4 In the first screen of FDISK answer the EME 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 Step5 The next screen is FDISK OPTIONS and type 5 to select disk The screen shown on right appears IMPORTANT You must type 5 in this screen to change the current fixed disk drive to build partition the default fixed drive set by FDISK is your internal hard disk if YOU DON T CHANGE THE FIXED DISK DRIVE TO THE USB2 0 HARD DISK THE DATA OF YOUR INTERNAL HARD DISK WILL BE DESTROYED Step6 In the Change Current Fixed Disk Drive type the disk drive number that Is assigned to the U
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10. rdware icon in the system tray and select the device that a you want to remove and click on a Safely Remove Step2 When the system prompts Confirm device to be stop click on OK When the green Arrow Icon disappears unplug the USB cable from the USB port of computer 5 2 2 Windows Me 2000 XP Step1 Double click on the TESA the at saree to eh 3 eject i Haara e When e indows notifies you that it is safe to do so unplug the device from your Unplug or Eject Hardware compute 3 Hardware devices 1cOn 1n system tr ay 4USB Mass Storage Device Dialog box appears as on right Step2 Highlight the USB Mass Storage Device in the dialog box click on Stop choose the USB2 0 External Drive that you want jsp mas sicrage Devoe a US8 Dik to disconnect then click on Stop again Popes stp p on next screen I Display device components Step3 Wait for few seconds the system prompts M Show Unplug Eijecticon on the taskbar Cose You may safely remove this device Unplug the USB cable from the USB port of the computer 5 2 3 MAC OS When disconnecting your NexStar 2 from the computer close all windows and quit all running applications that are stored on the USB2 0 External Drive before dragging the USB2 0 External Drive s icon into Trash to dismount it from the Desktop prior to unplugging the NexStar 2 from the USB port CAUTION Do not unplug the USB2 0 External Drive from the
11. the Partition the USB2 0 External Hard Disk chapter to prepare your USB2 0 External Disk 4 3 Mac OS 1 This USB2 0 External Drive is supported by the Mass Storage Support 1 3 5 or higher in Mac OS You do not need to install any additional drivers 2 Mac OS 8 6 If you are using Mac OS 8 6 the software of Mass Storage Support 1 3 5 must first be installed You can download the USB Mass Storage Support 1 3 5 from the Apple Software Updates website http www apple com support Mac OS9 0 or later You don t need to install this software if you have installed Mac OS 9 0 or above 3 When you plug the NexStar 2 into the USB port of your Mac computer the mass storage volume should appear on the desktop in a few seconds automatically 5 USING THE USB2 0 EXTERNAL DRIVE After the initial installation you can connect or disconnect the NexStar 2 without power off the computer first Please follow the steps when you want to do the above actions 5 1 Connect the NexStar 2 to computer Step1 Plug the type B connector of the USB cable into the USB Port of your NexStar 2 Step2 Plug the type A connector of the USB cable into the USB port of computer Plug the AC power cord to the INLET of your NexStar 2 and Turn on the power switch on your USB2 0 External Drive Step3 The NexStar 2 should be ready for use immediately 5 2 Disconnect the USB2 0 External Drive from computer 5 2 1 Windows 98SE Step1 Double click the green Unplug or Eject ha
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