Vantec NexStar 3 NST-360FBSU-BK
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1. 10 6 Disconnecting the NexStar 3 NexStar 3 External 3 5 HDD Enclosure cades coto est i e EUH 11 7 Creating A New Partition 12 8 Troubleshooting FAQ NexStar 3 External 3 5 HDD Enclosure eese 15 9 Waltallty 17 10 Contact 17 Table of Contents 1 1 Introduction Form and functionality collide with style in the NexStar 3 External Hard Drive Enclosure from Vantec With its mirror finish sleek curves and bold colors the Vantec NexStar 3 stands out from the crowd The sturdy drive cage protects your hard drive while the aluminum case effectively draws away the heat protecting your drive from overheating With its quad external interface design USB 2 0 FireWire 400 1394a FireWire 800 1394b and eSATA it will meet all your connection needs The NexStar 3 is an ideal way to store and transfer large amounts of data in an enclosure that matches your style NST 360FBSU BK Introduction 2 2 Specifications Features NexStar 3 External 3 5 HDD Enclosure Features Aluminum Casing Cools Down Your Hard Drive Transfer Rates Up to 3Gbps W eSATA Transfer Rates Up to 480Mbps W USB 2 0 12Mbps W USB1 1 Transfer Rates Up To2. For SATA speeds the system must support SATA specifications For FireWire 800 1394b speeds the system must support 1394b specifications For FireWire 400 1394a speeds the system must support 1394a specifications System Requirements 4 4 Parts Layout NexStar 3 External 3 5 HDD Enclosure Aluminum Housing LED Cable SATA Power connector Hard Drive Caddy Parts Layout 5 5 Installation NexStar 3 External 3 5 HDD Enclosure 5 1 Hardware Installation Preparing the hard drive 1 Set the hard drive jumpers to MASTER or SINGLE DRIVE ONLY Please refer to the documentation included with your hard drive for information on how to accomplish this Preparing the NexStar 3 1 Remove the side of the NexStar 3 with the power and USB connection ports If it has previously been screwed in place remove the screws first 2 Carefully slide out the side approximately 3 inches pic 5 1 A 3 Unplug the red and white cable for the LED 4 Slide out the rest of the side 5 1 A Installation 6 Installing the hard drive in the NexStar 3 1 Connect the SATA connector and power cable to the hard drive as pictured below pic 5 1 B 5 1 B 2 Align the hard drive mounting holes with the holes on the back of the drive caddy pic 5 1 C 3 Secure the hard drive onto the drive caddy with the screws provided 4 Insert the drive caddy back int
3. Cosmetic defects and missing parts are not covered under this warranty Please check the contents of the unit to make sure you received all parts Also check for any cosmetic flaws If any parts are missing or if there are cosmetic defects please contact the retailer from which you purchased the unit immediately and ask for a replacement 10 Contact Vantec Thermal Technologies 43951 Boscell Rd Fremont CA 94538 tel 510 668 0368 fax 510 668 0367 website www vantecusa com Copyright 2008 Vantec Thermal Technologies All Right Reserved Registered Trademarks Belong To Their Respective Companies Warranty Contact 17
4. 400Mbps With FireWire 400 1394a Transfer Rates Up to 800Mbps With FireWire 800 1394b Hot Swappable Plug And Play Without Rebooting Attractive Blue LED Indicates Power HDD Activity Specifications Model NST 360FBSU BK e Device Support SATA I II Hard Drive Device Size 3 5 Internal Interface SATA I II External Interface USB 2 0 eSATA 1394a 1394b e HD Capacity Up to 1 TB Power Supply AC Adapter Material Aluminum Dimension 206 x 123 x 33mm FireWire 800 400 KH eSATA port il EE Power connection Power switch e USB 2 0 port gt Specifications Features 3 3 System Requirements A Intel Pentium 350 MHz compatible Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista UJ USB port internal SATA port eSATA port FireWire 400 1394a port or FireWire 800 1394b port For USB 2 0 speeds the system must support USB 2 0 specifications For SATA speeds the system must support SATA specifications For FireWire 800 1394b speeds the system must support 1394b specifications For FireWire 400 1394a speeds the system must support 1394a specifications i G3 processor amp greater G4 for 1394b Mac OS 10 2 amp greater 1 USB port internal SATA port eSATA port FireWire 400 1394a port or Fire Wire 800 1394b port For USB 2 0 speeds the system must support USB 2 0 specifications
5. L AANTEC NexStar 3 EXTERNAL 3 5 HARD DRIVE ENCLOSURE USB 2 0 eSATA FireWire 800 400 INTERFACE NexStar 3 p Eu T odi LE 22 4 Ferre 80 40 TERE ACE E EX 55 1394a 1394b USB20 eSATA Package Contents NexStar 3 3 5 SATA to USB eSATA 1394a 1394b External Hard Drive Enclosure 3 5 HDD Enclosure Power Adapter eSATA Cable SATA to eSATA Bracket USB Cable 1394b Cable 1394b to 1394a Converter Cable Enclosure Stand User s Manual Installation Screws 990 NexStar USB 2 0 5 FireWire 800 400 INTERFA TRADEMARKS MS DOS Microsoft Windows NT 2000 ME XP Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of apple Computer All other third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 eee 02 2 Specifications Features NexStar3 Extemal 3 5 HDD ENCIOSUTE sursson 03 3 System Requirements 04 4 Parts Layout NexStar 3 External 3 5 HDD Enclosure esee enne 05 5 Installation NexStar 3 External 3 5 HDD Enclosure 541 Hardware InstalldtlOUr toti tta tote taroen beet oma ofi ai igneo ete s 06 uer Tc 09 5 3 USB VOCS RR NT RN 09 Bags DA NOB cnius tee at pM IDE 10 5 5 FireWire 800 400 1394b 1394a Mode
6. can adjust the Y o am New image Info log size of each partition using the slide bar between the First ajd Lrase Partition RAID Restore 152 7 CB Maxtor 68160M0 M IM om Macintosh HD partitions in the Volume Scheme area Untitled 2 vem Name Untitled 2 7 In the Volume Information section enter a name for Format Mar OS Emended 5 Sire 232 89 each volume partition choose the volume format install Mac 05 9 Disk Drivers Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard UNIX File VA UT ka ASOD Untitled start up disk select Mac 05 9 Drivers installed system or MS DOS aede iri imet the scheme and specify a volume name format 8 Once you have finalized the volume options click Seen cre Partition Click Partition again when the alert sputo Options partition message appears to continue Disk Description Group 5 Total Capacity 232 9 C8 250 053 350 016 Bytes Connection Bus FireWire Write Status Read Write 9 Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk Connection SMART Status Not Supported Connection ID 56629619524084232 according to your settings and your drive will be pic 7 E ready to use 1 WARNING Following these steps will erase everything from the Hard Disk If you have data that you want to protect or continue to use back up your data before perform
7. e 2 USB 2 0 Mode No driver is required for Vista X86 Vista 64 bit Windows XP Windows 2000 and MAC OS 10 2 or higher NexStar 3 does not support Windows 98 Windows ME and Mac OS 10 1 or older in USB 2 0 mode NOTE If you can see the USB icon in the system tray but there is no any disk appear in your computer please confirm your hard disk is partitioned 1 WARNING Please be careful amp plug the power adapter to your enclosure properly See below figures 5 2 A pic 5 2 B Installation 5 4 eSATA Mode Use in Vista X86 Vista 64 bit Windows XP gt N OT Windows 2000 MAC OS No driver is required for Vista X86 Vista 64 bit Because some motherboard does not support Windows XP Windows 2000 and Mac OS 10 2 eSATA hot plug and play function if you meet this or higher NexStar 3 does not support Windows 98 situation please follow below steps to setup NexStar 3 Windows ME and Mac OS 10 1 or older in eSATA 1 Shut down your computer mode 2 Turn on NextStar 3 then connect it to your computer 3 Power on your computer 5 5 FireWire 800 400 1394b 1394a Mode Use in Vista X86 Vista 64 bit Windows XP gt Windows 2000 and MAC OS No driver is required for Vista X86 Vista 64 bit Windows XP Windows 2000 and Mac OS 10 2 or higher NexStar 3 does not support Windows 98 Windows ME and Mac OS 10 1 or older in FireWire 800 400 mode Installation 10 6 Disconnecti
8. ing these steps Creating a New Partition 14 8 Troubleshooting About the Hard Disk 1 can only find the USB icon the system A Please make sure the HDD has been initialized and tray but can t find the hard disk in partitioned before hardware installation Please refer MY COMPUTER after hardware installation to section 7 Creating A New Partition 2 Does the NexStar 3 have any compatibility A NexStar 3 might have compatibility issues with issue with any 3 5 inches SATA HDD few older 3 5 SATA HDDs but no problem with new versions of 3 5 SATA HDDs 3 What is the max Capacity of FAT32 format A Formatted through the Disk Management tool provided by Windows systems the maximum formatted capacity of FAT32 is 32GB 4 What is the max capacity that NexStar 3 A Currently the NexStar 3 supports Serial ATA hard can support drive up to 1TB Updated information will be provided in the future as hard drive capacity increases 5 Does NexStar 3 supports multiple partitions A Yes NexStar 3 can support multiple partitions with with different formats FAT32 or NTFS different formats You can format it under FAT32 and NTFS depending on your demand Only under Windows ME and Windows 98SE we recommend that it s better to use FAT32 FORMAT to all partitions because NTFS FORMAT is not supported by these two OS systems Troubleshooting FAQ 15 About the USB Disk Function 1 Does the NexStar 3
9. itions to only 32GB 7 Windows Disk Management will format and parti tion the disk according to your settings and your drive will appear in My Computer ready to use pic 7 D 8 Once complete you should now be able to see the drive in Windows Explorer Format Volume label File system Allocation unit size pic 7 C 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System IVANTEC E 153 39 GB NTFS Healthy pic 7 Creating a New Partition 13 Formatting for Mac Users 1 Connect the drive to the computer and tum on the drive T 2 Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu 3 In the Utilities folder double click Disk Utility If the hard drive will not mount on your system 4 The Disk Utility window will open Select the volume format the drive with a FAT32 or NTFS partition labeled Vantec Desktop Hard Disk from the list of first through a PC system Once formatted connect available hard disks on thw left side of the window the NexStar Enclosure to your Mac and run the Disk 5 Select the Partition tab Utility tool again You should now be able to format 6 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the mumber the drive into a Mac partition and mount the drive of partitions you want to divide the drive into Mac OS 10 x gives you the option of dividing the AAA Croup SA drive into at most 16 partitions You
10. ng the NexStar 3 NexStar 3 External3 5 HDD Enclosure a i Windows 2000 XP Vista MacOS 1 Make sure all operations using the hard 1 Make sure all operations using the hard drive within the NexStar 3 has ceased drive with in the NexStar 3 has ceased 2 Close any windows and programs 2 Close any windows and programs pertaining to the NexStar 3 pertaining to the NexStar 3 3 Double click the green Unplug or EJect 3 From the Desktop drag the Hardware icon in the system tray and IMexStar 3 hard drive to the trash select Safely Remove Hardware 4 Turn off the NexStar 3 Select the device you wish to remove and 5 Unplug the USB cable or Firewaire click on Stop The system should prompt cable from the system It is now safe to remove the USB device If not wait for any programs still using the device to finish and tryagain Y 4 4 Turn off the NexStar 3 5 Unplug the USB cable or Firewire cable from the system 1 WARNING NEVER remove the NexStar 3 while the hard drive is in use Doing so may corrupt the data on the hard drive or damage the hard drive MexStar 3 or computer Disconnecting the NexStar 3 11 7 Creating A New Partition FOR Windows 2000 XP Vista users 1 Right click on My Computer and choose Manage 7 A 2 Under Storage on the LEFT pane select Disk Management pic 7 B 3 Windows should now give you the option to i
11. nitialize the disk If not locate the new drive right click on the new disk where it reads Disk and choose Initialize This step may not be required for some hard drives pic 7 B 4 Go through the wizard 5 Once complete locate your hard drive in the bottom right pane Right click on the area with a status bar to the right of the Disk area and choose New Partition 1 WARNING Doing the following setup will erase any existing data on the drive NOTE Most hard drives should come with a CD that includes on installation program If not a download should be available on the manufcturers website The best way to partition a new hard drive is by using the manufacturers program However if that is not possible please try the following instead if using Mac as 9 or below please refer to your hard drive documentation for information on formatting partitioning the hard drive Open Explore Search Manage Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties vote type fie Syste Capacty Free Space Free Tolerance Overtwad Patton Creating a New Partition 12 6 Follow the directions of the wizard The recommended partition type is primary and the recommended pic 7 C file system is NTFS Please note that Windows 2000 XP Vista limits FAT32 part
12. o the aluminum housing Be sure to reconnect the LED cable before closing the unit When reinserting the caddy also be sure to align the top of the caddy with the guides on the housing 5 1 D 5 1 D Installation 7 Connecting the NexStar 3 to your computer 1 Connect the type B USB connector to the NexStar3 and the type A USB connector to an available USB 1 1 2 0 port on your system Or Connect the Fire Wire 800 or 400 cable from an available FireWire port on your system to either FireWire port on the NexStar 3 The other FireWire port is used for daisy chain Or Connect the eSATA connector to the NexStar 3 and to the eSATA port on your system An internal SATA port can be converted to an eSATA port with the included adapter pic 5 1 2 Connect the power cable to the NexStar 3 and plug the cable into an available outlet 5 1 E 3 Turn on the NexStar 3 via the power switch pic 5 1 E 4 Your operating system should detect the NexStar3 and automatically install the necessary drivers Once your operating system finishes setting up the NexStar 3 it will mount your hard drive On Mac OS systems the new volume should appear on the desktop On a Windows PC the new volume will NOTE For new hard drives you will need to initialize and partition your hard drive before it will appear in Windows Explorer or on your Mac desktop Please refer to your hard drive manufact
13. support USB bus power About the eSATA Function 2 Why I can not find the disk in my computer after plug in eSATA cable About the WINDOWS OS 3 I can t find NexStar3 under Windows 98 system Does it support Windows 98 system About the 1394 Function 4 What is DAISY CHAIN function How to use it A No It doesn t support USB bus power the external power supply is mandatory Using the supplied external power adapter is recommened A 1 Please make sure that the firmware is the latest version 2 Please make sure that your motherboard supports the hot swapping of eSATA A No NexStar3 doesn t support Windows 98 system A A daisy chain is an interconnection of computer devices peripherals or network nodes in series one after another A single FireWire port can support up to 63 external devices connected in a daisy chain just like USB hub You only need to attach two or more 1394 devices one by one But not all 1394 devices support daisy chain function If NexStar 3 co works with other Firewire devices but failed to support daisy chain please contact the manufacturers to check if their devices support daisy chain function Troubleshooting FAQ 16 9 Warranty The NexStar 3 comes with a 1 year limited warranty 90 day parts If your unit should become defective within that time frame please go to http www vantecusa com for information on how to receive warranty exchange or repair
14. urer s documentation or read the Creating a New Partition section of this manual 1 FEBS Firewire cable SEHE MEN 5020 cos ENS me PE Ee m appear under My Computer pic 5 1 E 5 Your NexStar 3 External Hard Drive is now ready for use Installation 8 5 2 System Set Up Some tips before connecting your external storage enclosure Please confirm that your system supports SATA If your system does not support SATA please install a SATA host card To enable auto mount for SATA your system must support Plug and Play If required update your OS or BIOS Only one interface can be used at the time Only one computer can access the drive at the time Firewire can be daisy chained All devices in a daisy chain have to be switched on to permit the hub daisy chain function e Do not cover the device and leave enough space around it for better heat dissipation Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions If possible arrange the cables well to avoid the cross by one another Using the supplied cables and adapter is always recommended 5 3 USB Mode Use in Vista X86 Vista 64 bit Windows XP Windows 2000 and MAC OS 1 USB 1 1 Mode No driver is required for Vista X86 Vista 64 bit Windows XP Windows 2000 and Mac OS 9 1 9 2 10 1 5 or higher NexStar 3 does not support Windows 98 Windows ME and Mac OS 9 or older in USB 1 1 mod
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