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1. Formatting on Win2000 XP using FAT32 the biggest single par tition you can create will be 32GB To create larger partitions use the DOS command under WinME or use third party software PC running Win2000 or WinXP Disk Management Program 1 Right click on My Computer and choose Manage 2 Select Disk Management 3 Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for further commands Choose New Partition 4 Follow the Partition Wizard to setup your disk Bie eee ee ee ur hae hes mew mungen ioe ve Tet Tae Pie Sw ie et b re Peter Ben men a Cyan ATI fiw wm fete fox far u ane aj Demirin amo n ven u mal a Ima gt Gi tase sten ene foe tom Pere rate ee 1h ae Patamares Lop esl tiers Smas Manege Ser kan v ap i at perre le x a 4 a urn ad Aa tars a Dim km wre ane 11 30 nat re Peer ae ne nn ueg It is recommended that you format the hard drive using the interface you will most likely be accessing the drive with Note DO NOT perform disk operations format partition chkdsk when other computers have the miniStack NAS mounted It is important that your miniStack NAS is listed as a Basic Disk and not a Dynamic Disk Mac OS Mac OS 9 does not support creating multiple partitions on an external drive To do that you would need to purchase addi tional third party software connect the driv
2. A Read amp Write mode will be disabled if the Write Key was not entered during the registration process A If a Mac is con nected using the Read amp Write mode other computers can only connect using the Read Only mode If a PC is connected using the Read amp Write mode the Mac can only connect using the Read Only mode Mounting and using your miniStack NAS Mounting the miniStack NAS on a PC 1 Click on the NDAS Device Management icon on the taskbar 2 Select your miniStack NAS which should now be listed 3 Mount the drive using either Read Only or Read amp Write 4 The drive is now available under My Computer NDAS Device 1 b Connected Register a New Device Mount Read only Refresh Status Mount Read Write About Unregister NEL Properties Exit Mounting the miniStack NAS on a Mac 1 Open the NDAS Utility and select your miniStack NAS 2 Under Configuration mount the drive using either the Read Only or Read amp Write mode 3 The drive will now appear on your desktop 000 NDAS Utility ol General Unit Device Unit Number 0 Status Not Mounted Configuration v Unmount I Read Only Access Mount with Read Only Read Write Access Mount wi ReadAure Disk Array Type ial Type Disk Model Maxtor 92041U4 Firmware FAS20S60 Serial Number G40PSYCC 19 GB Multi word DMA 2 Single Capacity Transfer Mode AN Ifth
3. Browse for the Install Package four your OS version and double click it 3 Follow the Installer steps to install the driver 4 After finishing the installation restart your computer Registering a new device Registering anew device on aPC 1 Click on the NDAS Device Management icon on the taskbar Select Register a New Device Depending on your setup under Options Advanced Menu you can use the registration wizard or do it manually Enter a name for your miniStack NAS or use the default name io a z Adelysur Register a new NDAS Device B NDAS NDAS Device Name device NDAS Device 1 ID and if you also NDAS Device ID want to TOPSC RROGE CEBMG 3PRCE write to the disk eats key Write Key must be entered if you want enter the eccce to use the device as Read Write Mode Write Key last 5 digits Registering a new device on a Mac 1 Locate the NDAS Utility found inside your Applications folder under Utilities and open it 2 Under Management select Register a New Device 3 Enter a name for your miniStack NAS or use the default name 4 Add your NDAS device ID and if you also want to be able to write to the disk enter the Write Key last 5 digits a NDAS Utility Ser SP a gQ NDAS Device Name NDAS 1 NDAS device ID TOPCS RRI3E CEBMG 3PRCE Write Key Optional Cancel Register Select a NDAS Device or Register a New Device
4. The Syntax for the interface should be as follows ndascmd lt command gt parameters The supported commands are following e register lt name gt lt device id with out dash gt write key e unregister lt device number gt e list devices e list logicaldevices e mount lt logical device number gt ro rw e unplug lt logical device number gt e unmount lt logical device number gt e activate lt device number gt e deactivate lt device number gt AN For Beh compatibility between different Operating Systems use the FAT32 file system FAT32 can be accessed on most systems but the file size for a single file is limited to AGB AN It is recommend ed to format the hard drive using the interface you will most likely be accessing the drive with BE AWARE THAT THIS WILL DESTROY ALL YOUR EXISTING DATA ON THE DRIVE PC running Win98SE or WinME MS DOS command fdisk press Enter to confirm 1 ww WN Type fdisk and press Enter Select Y and press Enter Enter 5 to change the drive Select the drive you want to format Choose 1 and follow the on screen instructions WWINDOWS gt fdisk AN For Win2000 and WinXP the NTFS file format is recommended AN If the NTFS file system is used the drive will only be recognized on Win2000 and WinXP Mac OSX can see the drive and read data from it but can not write to it
5. Apple G3 Processor 64MB RAM e Mac OS 9 2 or later for use via USB 1 1 e Mac OS X 10 2 or later amp USB 2 0 Mac for use via USB 2 0 e Mac OS X 10 3 or later amp 100Mbps or 10 100Mbps Ethernet connection for use as a network disk PC Requirements Minimum Intel Processor Il 350MHz 64MB RAM WinME Win2000 or WinXP amp USB 1 1 Hardware for use via USB 1 1 WinME Win2000 or WinXP amp USB 2 0 Hardware for use via USB 2 0 e Win 98SE WinME Win2000 or WinXP amp 100Mbps or 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet connection for network disk use Detailed Information Front LED Status Lights Red HDD Access amp Power Amber Network Access Green 100 Mbps connection Back Panel ji mmm lt oe m M 23 4 5 6 1 Power Switch Power Receptacle Fan Speed Settings Auto Low High 100Base TX port RJ 45 USB 2 0 port Security Slot AN Fan settings A Auto M Manual H High Speed L Low Speed Soe wN WS Your miniStack NAS may come with a hard drive pre installed For pre configured units these instructions are provided for infor mational purposes only Opening the enclosure of a pre configured unit will void its warranty AN Make sure the hard drive s ID jumper settings are set to Master AN Be careful not to damage any cables or components and double check the connection between the cables the bridge board and your hard d
6. 560 caorsycc 1908 Mult word DMA 2 Type Model Configuration Selection to Mount and Unmount the device using either Read Only or Read amp Write mode Sign Register a New Device Management Both the above can be done using the Management menu on top of your screen NDAS Usiiny 119 GH Maxtor 92041 Device Name NDAS 1 Device ID LDSDA K31L8 877S 0000 Write Key Present Remove Write Key Status Onfine Version L Max Request Blocks 128 Device Name NDAS device name Remove Write Key If there is an existing Write Key it can be removed by clicking this button The device can then only be mounted using the Read Only mode Driver Upgrade It is recommended that all users use the same driver revision Before upgrading the driver please follow these guidelines 1 If possible first backup all your data Disable all NDAS devices Uninstall the present driver Install the new driver Register the NDAS devices again Mount the NDAS devices N oa MN A WN You should now be able to use the NDAS devices again PC Command Line Utility For advanced users on a PC there is an option to run the NDAS software from a command line interface 1 Open the command line and type following cd C Pro gram Files NDAS System Folder may vary depending on driver being used 2 Type ndascmd exe which will load the command line interface for the NDAS software
7. Mounted RW stands for Read amp Write mode Mounted RO stands for Read Only mode To uninstall the entire Device Management tool first eject and remove all NDAS devices then use the Add or Remove Programs utility in your Control Panel to remove the NDAS Software K To access the Configuration and mount a device select the hard disk itself as shown in this screenshot Device Status Modes Color Icon Disk Icon Mode Meaning Green a ee Read Only Mounted RO Users can only read from disk Blue E eo Read amp Write Mounted RW Users can read and write to disk White O E Connected Disk is ready to be mounted Disconnected Black E eS Device is registered but not connected or mounted Deactivated Device is registered but no Red g attempts will be made to com municate with your device Yellow Bound Non Primary Used for bound NDAS devices except the primary device NDAS Utility for Mac OS X Locate the NDAS Utility found inside your Applications folder under Utilities and open it All registered NDAS devices will be listed here Configeration Read Only Access 1 Read Wrne Access O Disk Array Type fe Seral Number Capacity Transfer Mode NOAS Utility o General Unit Device Una Number Status Mounted With Read Only Moum with Read Only 7 Single Disk Maxtor 9204104 FAS 20
8. NJ newertechnology miniStack NAS User Manual Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Newer Technology miniStack NAS This guide will walk you through the setup process step by step and get you up and running with your new storage device quickly Setup of the Newer Technology miniStack NAS is straightfor ward but you do need to follow this guide for proper setup We do suggest reading through the whole manual before hooking up the miniStack NAS Tools required A Phillips 1 screwdriver is required to install your hard drive mechanism inside the miniStack NAS enclosure If you do not have the tools required to perform this instal lation we highly recommend the Newer Technology 7 Piece Tool Set This set includes the tools required to get into any basic computer http newertech com products 7pctoolset php ATTENTION You will be working in close proximity to static sensitive components Take precau tions to not build up static electricity Notes Throughout this manual you will see note boxes along the left margin These note boxes contain notes tips or special information that may be pertinent to your setup i This type of box contains general notes or tips for all systems This type of box contains notes and Mac tips for Macintosh systems This type of box contains notes and tips for MS Windows systems System Requirements Macintosh Requirements e Minimum
9. e disk is con nected directly to the computer using USB full access is granted regardless of the driver setup used on the network If a Mac is en A nected using the Read amp Write mode other computers can only connect using the Read Only mode If a PC is connected using the Read amp Write mode the Mac can only connect using the Read Only mode Using and sharing miniStack NAS disk on the network Now that you have successfully installed the miniStack NAS you can use it like any other hard drive on your system It will behave very similarly to a standard USB disk in comparison You may drag and drop files into the miniStack NAS you can create new folders copy paste move or delete files or use it as your backup device To share and access the drive you have the following options to limit or allow the access Read Only Users can only read from the disk Read amp Write Users can read and write to the disk and can also delete any files created by someone else No ID number Without driver and without an ID number the device can neither be found nor accessed on the network e No Write Key Without the Write Key the disk can only be mounted using the Read Only mode Unmount To eject the disk close all open folders and files then select Unmount to eject it The device will still be registered and you can mount it again anytime you need it Changing Modes To change
10. e to the internal IDE bus or upgrade to OS X For Mac OS X use the Disk Utility to format and create parti tions on your external disk 1 Open Disk Utility located in Applications gt Utilities 2 Choose your external drive and setup your disk from the list on the left and format using either the Erase tab or the Partition tab Disk Uti File Edt Options Window Help KM Wed 4 03 Pm F instali Mac OS 9 Disk Drivers thes option s not selected thes Bere Cannet be ured by a computer manning Mac 059 Ths option does mot affect Catia Select a volume scheme choose a volume name and a fle system type and resize the volume Vou cam utisho thes Gsh f evert cick the tock to prevent further changes It is recommended that you format the hard drive using the interface you will most likely be accessing the drive with Note DO NOT perform disk operations format partition etc when other computers have the miniStack NAS mounted Appendix Technical Questions For RMA and other questions please contact your vendor or check out their online support area If you lose your device ID number please write down the se rial number and contact your vendor For NDAS mode the drivers need to be loaded on each com puter that wants access to the miniStack NAS However if you are using Windows Sharing only one computer needs the software installed The other computers will not need
11. from Read amp Write mode to Read Only as an ex ample first Unmount the device then mount it again using the new mode Tip For best performance use only network switches and routers but no hubs When you write to the disk limit the access for as few users as possible to speed up the transfer rate P If you want to use suspend or hiberna tion mode with a connected NDAS device enable it first under Options and Advanced To change a device name or remove the Write Key select your NDAS device and go to Properties for further commands To deci your device or reset the con nection select your NDAS device go to Properties and select the Advanced tab for further commands NDAS Device Management on a PC Click on the NDAS Device Management icon located on the taskbar All registered NDAS devices will be displayed on the menu Register a New Device Registers a new NDAS device to your computer Refresh Status Updates status of your NDAS devices About Displays NDAS software version information Options Advanced options for language settings error messages menu dialogs and support for suspend and hibernation Device Functions To view the present status and function of a certain device place the cursor on your NDAS disk You will be able to see the current state such as Disconnected Connected Mounted RW Mounted RO or Deactivated
12. it To disconnect the miniStack NAS we always recommend us ing the option in your Device Management Device Utility for Mac if connected via Ethernet You can use the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in your taskbar Eject for Mac to stop the disk before disconnecting it from the Device Management Close all windows that may be accessing the miniStack NAS Fan Setting There are 3 modes available for you to select the desired cool ing Automatic Auto Manual Low M L Manual High M H We recommend you leave your unit on the Auto setting When this mode is selected the miniStack NAS automatically adjusts the fan speed up and down as necessary to keep the hard disk cool NWTMANNASPOWER 2007 Newer Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Revision 1a 5 7 07 MCS
13. mount and show up on your desktop For factory new drives and more info about formatting see the chapter on Formatting the HDD Unplug Procedure For the safe removal of your drive and to ensure that no data is lost always follow the correct unplug procedure Other wise there is a risk of data corruption and you will get an er ror message 1 2 Drag the external hard drive icon into the trash bin Turn off your device AN Write down your ID number and do not lose it If for some reason you can not find your ID number write down the serial number and contact your vendor AN The device ID and Write Key do not contain the letter O Please use the number 0 for all 0 s AN Without the Write Key the miniStack NAS can only be accessed as Read Only After adding a new device the Found New Hardware Wizard may appear Let is search for and install the driv ers automatically Chapter 4 NDAS Setup Driver Installation Driver installation on a PC 1 2 Insert the driver CD and select your Operating System If installation does not start automatically browse and double click on the NDASSetup file 3 Follow the installation wizard and install the driver J Accept any warning of missing signature or logo testing Restart your system when prompted to do so Driver installation on a Mac 1 2 Insert the driver CD
14. rive before you closing the case Installing the Hard Drive 1 Lift the top cover off the body s Les NS 2 Connect the cables to your drive and install 4 Attach the thermal probe with the tape provided to the top of the drive somewhere near the spindle motor 5 Align the top cover with the body and push lightly into place The miniStack NAS can only be accessed from the internal LAN It is not possible to connect remotely Do not connect the USB and Ethernet cables simultaneously Ay AN To ensure the best performance on the network only use network switches and routers System Set Up In NDAS mode the miniStack NAS is directly attached to a 100MB s full duplex Ethernet switch Each user on the net work can use the NDAS disk as if it were a local drive Windows 98SE 2000 XP miniStack NAS Notebook In USB 2 0 High Speed mode the miniStack NAS is directly attached to a single computer using the USB port USB 2 0 Caste bead miniStack NAS A few tips on how to connect your miniStack NAS e Make sure all computers sharing the disk are using the same driver revision e Do not cover the Enclosure and leave enough room around it for ventilation Do not expose your miniStack NAS to water or humid conditions Always check for visible damage and defects of power and interface cables before using i
15. t We recommend using the supplied cables If the system doesn t recog nize the drive turn on the power before connecting the USB cable Installation on a PC using USB 2 0 To connect the miniStack NAS via USB 2 0 to a single com puter perform the following steps 1 Turn on your Computer and start Windows 2 Make sure the Ethernet cable is disconnected 3 Connect the miniStack NAS via USB 2 0 and turn it on 4 Let Windows search for and install the driver automatically 5 Open My Computer to see your external hard drive For factory new drives and more info about formatting see the chapter on Formatting the HDD Unplug Procedure For the safe removal of your drive and to ensure that no data is lost always follow the correct unplug procedure Other wise there is a risk of data corruption and you will get an er ror message 1 Click on the taskbar icon for external hardware 2 Choose the miniStack NAS and confirm removal 3 3 59 4M 3 Turn off the miniStack NAS ee Safely Remove Hardware rene _ Installation on a Mac using USB 2 0 To connect the device via USB 2 0 High Speed to a single com puter see following instructions 1 Turn on your computer and start Mac OS 2 Make sure the Ethernet cable is disconnected 3 Connect the miniStack NAS and turn it on 4 5 No driver installation required The external drive will

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