Cavalry CABD2B-BK USB powered storage enclosure
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1. by its size which will be a little bit less than the quoted drive size If a connected disk does not appear here the disk is probably defective See the troubleshooting FAQ for details BULLDOG CABD2B 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE CHAPTER Zz INSTALLATION OUTLINE zo Setup Your Dock cr Find Your Drive s Initialize and Format Your Drive Z INSTALLATION STEPS 4 STEP 1 SET UP YOUR DOCK A Connect the USB 3 0 Y Cable to your Bulldog B Connect both ends of the included USB Y Cable to 2 ports on your computer that you have used recently and know to work well Take this time to temporarily eject and disconnect any other external storage devices you have This will make it easier to find any drives you insert into your Cavalry dock C N Insert the hard drives that you are going to use into the Bulldog Check that they are firmly inserted Be sure that you never touch any exposed circuitry or data ports on the drive or the dock Hard drives are very fragile devices D Proceed to Find Your Drive below Note The Bulldog requires both ends of the Y cable in order to draw power from 2 USB ports simultaneously If you do not have 2 extra USB ports contact customer support for information on obtaining the accessory power supply 2 STEP 2 Find Your Drive A Open up the disk management utility of your specific OS This will be the only control interface for your Bulldog For more info on th2. multiple operating systems The convenient pocket dock form means you ll have access to any bare SATA drives available with the blinding speed of USB 3 0 The hot swappable dock design allows you to cycle through as many disks as you like in mere seconds all without ever restarting your PC or Mac Zz SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS vo OS Compatibility Windows 7 Vista XP 2000 Mac OS X 10 3 vo Hardware Requirements USB 3 0 or USB 2 0 Port Hard Drive Requirements 3 5 Desktop or 2 5 Notebook Internal Hard Drive with SATA II Interface sx Operating Environment with Hard Drive Temperature Operating 41 131 F Non Operating 40 149 F Relative Humidity Operating 8 90 RH non condensing Non Operating 5 95 RH non condensing ZG Z SPECIFICATIONS EE e Model Interfaces CABD2B BL G R Y B aka Bulldog Internal SATA II External 1 x USB 3 0 Up to 640MB S 2 x USB Ports via Y Cable Additional Power Supply Sold Separately 32 X6 X0 1 oz vo Power Supply Ee e e zf Dimensions Se Weight BULLDOG CABD2B l GETTING STARTED CHAPTER L Use only with the optiona 1 DC Power In 2 LED Indicator 3 Mini USB 3 0 Port 4 USB 3 0 Y Cable Y YOUR DISK MANAGEMENT UTILITY In Windows they call it Disk Management In Mac they call it Disk Utility Despite having different names and appearances both Windows Disk Management and Mac D
3. or vice versa Yes you can often see a Windows disk on a Mac or a Mac disk on Windows You may even be able to pull files off of it But you WON T be able write to that disk unless it is formatted to FAT32 This goes both ways BULLDOG CABD2B 5 SUPPORT CHAPTER Zz WARRANTY INFORMATION Cavalry Storage Inc Cavalry Storage warrants all new equipment manufactured by Cavalry Storage including any accessories in cluded with its products and sold by an authorized distributor or authorized reseller against defects in material or workmanship for one 1 year from the product s original date of purchase as follows e Damaged Goods or Non functional Products Upon receipt of Cavalry Storage product if product is shown to be defective by no fault of the customer Cavalry Storage will replace or repair the product at no cost to the customer e Freight Costs Customers are responsible for all freight costs to Cavalry Storage s service centers Cavalry Storage and its service centers are not responsible for products lost during shipping to its facilities e Data Recovery Data recovery defined as the retrieval of data from a damaged or corrupted drive is not included in Cavalry Storage s warranty Should customers need data recovery please consult an independent service provider e Warranty Disclaimer This warranty covers only hardware This warranty does not cover damage due to accident misuse abuse neg ligence or modi
4. D is attempting to access the host PC o No LED No power no HDD is connected or the HDD is in operational VY TROUBLE SHOOTING e I can t see my drive s If you have followed all of the above steps and your drive is operational you should see it in your disk management utility If you can t then check the dock using a known working drive in the same slot If that drive appears the previous drive may be defective If you don t have another drive plug the drive in question into your computer s motherboard Look for it in your disk manager application If you still can t find it after this you probably have a malfunctioning drive fe I can see my drive on my motherboard but not in the dock If this is the case there may be a problem with the USB port on your computer Try connecting the dock to a different computer If it shows up there you probably have a bad port on the original computer If it doesn t you may have a faulty dock In that case please contact Customer Support by email or phone in the Contact Us section Pg 6 I see the drive in my disk management application but not on My Computer Desktop This is usually because the drive was not initialized using the procedure described in Installation Outline Windows users may need to change or assign a new drive letter It may also mean that the drive is recognized by your computer but uses a different file system from another OS You would then need to remove
5. MPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS LIBRARY IS LIM ITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts therefore the above limitation or exclusions may not apply In addition extended service contracts with Cavalry Storage or an authorized Cavalry Storage service facility will affect the limitation on an implied warranty accordingly This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights that vary from state to state The information given is a summary of the full Cavalry warranty Please go to http www cavalrystorage com rma aspx for more warranty details Zz CONTACT INFORMATION Phone 800 238 4453 toll free USA only 805 426 1000 Email customersupport cavalrystorage com Website www cavalrystorage com BULLDOG CABD2B 5
6. Zs Level IM Instruction Manual CABDZB BULLDOG Portable USB 3 0 Single Bay Dock Cavalry the names of series and the Cavalry logo are registered trademarks of Cavalry Storage All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners When referring to hard drive capacity one gigabyte or GB equals one billion bytes and one terabyte or TB equals one trillion bytes Your computer s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity In addition some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus will not be available for data storage Actual quantities will vary based on various factors including file size file format features and application software Cavalry reserves the right to change without notice product offerings or specifications Cavalry Storage Inc 555 East Easy St Simi Valley CA 93065 805 426 1000 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED o0 c ccc ccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Features and FP MIC ALO ee SEET CN EE eege PCE AO eE EE Becher Part le enee our Disk EE BT CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE ge ussert eeee EEE Stee Ee une eh E terre SCZ tee Reie ET re E E CHAPTER 3 OPPO W HDD LED Status e seersserrareir et tein e rinin EEEE EE EAR EREE EEEE REEERE UT OWMOIESHO E Waranty EEN eege Ebbe Contact Information c ccccceccececcececcececcccscceccccccececeecceecscee
7. all the data from it and then format it as described in the Installation Outline Pg 3 ee I keep getting the Device Can Perform Faster message This means that your computer does not support USB 3 0 You will need to purchase an adapter card that allows you to use the USB 3 0 protocol Please contact us at customersupport cavalrystorage com for more details on how to purchase an adapter card cr My drive doesn t seem to fit This is probably because you are using an obsolete IDE drive Our authorized parts retailer sells an enclosure made especially for IDE Please email us at customersupport cavalrystorage com for more details ee If my dock is Hot Swappable why do I need to power it down before removing the drives Technically you don t But if you remove a drive while it is being accessed by an application or some unseen system process you run a high risk of damaging your drive and at the very least loosing data This is why we recommend that you power off the drive It s one more thing to do that may remind you to close any open applications first ss How do I create a drive that can be used on both Mac and Windows You need to format a drive specifically with the FAT32 file system This can most easily be done on a Mac in Disk Utility Just select the drive you want to use Then select Erase gt MS Dos Fat gt Erase Once created this disk will be usable by both operating systems lt But I can see my Windows disk on my Mac
8. angle next to the disk number of your drive C Select the Change Drive Letter or Path option Follow the Wizard carefully and take note of the drive letter assigned to your Cavalry enclosure D Look for your drive letter in My Computer and begin using it as normal Mac OS X 10 4 0 A Once you have found your disk in Disk Utility using the Find Your Drive Guide click on the first entry for your Cavalry drive the one closest to the top B This will show you what file system the drive contains at the bottom of the Disk Utility window C If the disk is unresponsive you may need to perform First Aid and repair the file system of the disk You may also need to Partition it for use with Mac Be careful partitioning will erase your data D If you still decide to partition your disk refer to the Mac Initialization guide below 3 STEP 3 INITIALIZING A BLANK HDD Windows A Once you ve found your drive in Disk Management using the Find Your Drive Guide right click the disk number and then select the Initialize option B Select MBR Primary Partition and NTFS for XP or for drives that are smaller than 1TB For later versions of Windows 7 and Vista select GPT GUID and NTFS for drives that are larger than 1 TB Caution GPT GUID is not compatible with XP C Let Windows select a drive letter as well as the rest of the options Then press Finish Double check that Windows ass
9. csceecseecescecesescasesecesenees GETTING STARTED CHAPTER LE Y FEATURES Thank you for purchasing the Cavalry Bulldog Portable Single Bay USB 3 0 Dock The Bulldog was designed for portability and ease of use The Plug and Play design means that there are no bothersome drivers to install or update The fun and ultra light form factor was designed to fit in your pocket with minimum required accessories For users with multiple drives the Bulldog is inter lockable with other Bulldog docks Try stacking multiple units in place oe Up to 640MB S Maximum Transfer Speed USB 3 0 d USB 2 0 Support for Broad Multi OS Compatibility Up to 2 TB Total Capacity Dependant on OS d Hot Swappable 2 5 and 3 5 SATA II Drive Support vn Interlocking Designs Allows You to Stack Multiple Drives e Optional Rubber Drive Protector and Power Supply for a fully Portable 3 5 Drive YZ PACKAGE CONTENTS Bulldog Pocket Dock co USB 3 0 2 0 Y Cable Note Hard drives rubber casings and power supplies are not included unless you have purchased a bundle package Bundle contents vary Speed of Bulldog dock is limited to the maximum speed of the hard drive in use VC APPLICATIONS With the price of hard disks falling at ever faster rates it has become common for avid computer users to have multiple disks containing backups of valuable data The Bulldog allows you to access your valuable data quickly and accurately on
10. e functions of your specific disk management utility go to http www cavalrystorage com manuals aspx B Wait for your drive s which you should have just inserted to appear in your disk management utility If the drives are blank unallocated or have been formatted on a different operating system they will need to be partitioned and formatted before they can be used C1 Windows users will need to check the disk number and see if a drive letter has been assigned for their drive s You can verify your drive by checking that the listed capacity for that disk is close to that of the quoted drive size i e 1 TB drive will appear as 931 51 GB C2 Mac users will need to check for their drive s in the left hand column of Disk Utility Cavalry drives will usually be listed as a DMI drive of a size very close to the quoted capacity De 1 TB drive will appear as 931 51 GB D Proceed to Initializing and Formatting Your Disk below BULLDOG CABD2B 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE CHAPTER 3 STEP 3 INITIALIZING AN HDD WITH DATA First look for your drive directly in My Computer or the Desktop If it appears you can begin using it as normal without further setup If it does not show up you will need to use the guides below according to your operating system Windows A Once you ve found your drive in Disk Management using the Find Your Drive Guide take note of the Disk Number B Right click the white horizontal rect
11. fication to any part and or accessory of Cavalry Storage products This warranty does not cover damage due to improper operation or maintenance connection to improper power supply or attempted repair by person s or facilities unauthorized by Cavalry Storage to service or upgrade the product This warranty does not cover consumables Cavalry Storage makes no expressed or implied war ranty of any kind for products with regard to performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further Cavalry Storage is not responsible for any defects in products loss or inaccuracy of data of any kind or for any direct indirect incidental or consequential damages resulting there from e Packing and Shipping Any product sent to Cavalry Storage Inc for service or repair must be packed and shipped according to the Cavalry Storage standards and guidelines Please note that packages received which deviate from Cavalry Storage packing and shipping standards may be rejected Failure to comply with any of the above will result in delays and will ultimately result in a voided warranty Please contact customersup port cavalrystorage com if you have any questions REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER CAVALRY STORAGE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS LIBRARY EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY I
12. igned a drive letter to your new drive s Otherwise you will not see the drive s in My Computer D Now look for your drive letter s in My Computer Enjoy your new drive Mac OS X 10 4 0 A Once you ve found your drive in Disk Utility using the Find Your Drive Guide click on the first entry for your Cavalry drive the one closest to the top B On the right there will be a row listing operations you can perform on your drive Select Partition C Now select Volume Format gt Mac OS Extended Journaled D Click Options and select Apple Partition Map E Click Partition F Check for your drive in Computer and or the Desktop Enjoy your new drive BULLDOG CABD2B 4 SUPPORT CHAPTER CG HDD LED STATUS CODES Gr Solid Green A healthy functioning HDD WARNING Always switch USB cables as your first troubleshooting step for all of the situations below We suggest that you simply unplug a de Flashing Green Red The connected HDD is writing or formatting known working USB 2 0 or 3 0 cable and plug g g vo Flashing Green The connected HDD is reading writing it straight into your dock putting your original cable aside Then plug the dock into your computer USB port This allows you to dr Solid or Flashing Red The connected HDD is unhealthy or offline eliminate the possibility of having a defective cable before you even begin vc Solid or Flashing Orange The connected HD
13. isk Utility do basically the same thing they allow you to create modify and delete any storage volume connected to your computer In order to get the most out of your Bulldog Pocket Dock you will need to become intimately familiar with your disk management utility We have included a detailed glossary of the terms as well as explanations of the functions and procedures you will need to understand on our website http www cavalrystorage com manuals aspx It s generally a good idea to keep your disk management utility continuously open while you are setting up your dock and the disks within it How to Find Your Disk Management Utility ee Windows Navigate to Disk Management Start Menu gt right click My Computer gt select Manage gt select Disk Management cr Mac Click an empty space on your Desktop Then select from the top of the screen Go gt Utilities gt Disk Utility Seeing Your New Disk in the Disk Management Utilit In Mac this is a pretty straight forward affair Just look at the left hand column and search for a newly added disk with the term DMP or USB in it s title Windows arbitrarily assigns a Disk Number to every new disk that is connected even if the disk does NOT show up in My Computer Disk 0 is always your system or C drive Your Cavalry drive will appear somewhere beneath Disk 0 It will be given a number like Disk 1 et al You will probably only be able to recognize it
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