Apricorn Aegis NetDock
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1. Computer Management Local 3 System Tools El E8 Apricorn Devices fa E Event Viewer E CMS Fort Driver Shared Folders E Y Computer F Local Users and Groups Hs Disk drives aii Performance Logs and Alerts H E Display adapters i Manager F DVD CD ROM drives H gj Storage y AXV sai SCSI CdRom Device H E Removable Storage l aa CD ROM 50 148 Disk Defragmenter 4 Slimty W SSM 85H Disk Management Intel r 8280108 DBM USB Universal Host Controller 2402 i si USB Universal Host Controller 24C4 Afr 82 DBM USB Universal Host Controller 24C7 www apricorn com 13 Device Drivers and Drive Letters for Windows 5 If the Device Manager entries are correct and Aegis NetDock still does not appear in My Computer you may need to reassign the Drive Letter This is typically because you have mapped network drives and the Aegis NetDock has assigned the same Drive Letter as one of the mapped drives 6 To reassign the drive letter right click on My Computer and click on Manage then under Storage you will click on Disk Management Right click here to change drive letter then refer to Step 8 g Computer Management m Computer Management Local is System Tools E Event Viewer Shared Folders Local Users and Groups z Performance Logs and Alerts 2 Device Manager y Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragment2. User s Guide THE LEADER IN PERSONAL STORAGE Copyright Apricorn Inc 2010 All rights reserved Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners Distribution of substantively modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder Distribution of the work or derivative work in any standard paper book form for commercial purposes is prohibited unless prior permission is obtained from the copyright holder DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID 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 may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does c
3. Click on the Recording tab and check the enable recording on this drive check box 4 Click apply and OK to close the dialog box Now you should be able to drag and drop files to this drive CD Drive E Properties General AutoPlay Hardware Recording These settings determine how the Windows CD recording qe software writes files to this CD R drive Desktop CD recording Select this check box to record CDs by dragging Files and folders to the CD R icon on your computer Enable CD recording on this drive Select a drive where Windows can store an image of the CD to be written The image file may use up to 1 GE of disk space Select a write speed Higher speeds take less time but if they cause errors select a lower speed Automatically eject the CD after writing www apricorn com 17 Disconnecting Windows 2000 XP Vista and 7 1 Locate the system tray on your Windows Desktop the system tray is the part of the taskbar that displays the date and time 2 Click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon Ss 2000 XP or vo Vista 7 in the system tray A dialog box will appear Y Please note that in Windows Vista and 7 the Safely Remove w Hardware icon is different 3 Click Safely Remove Mass Storage Device Drive D in the dialog box Your drive letter may differ 4 Wait for few seconds until the system prompts The hard dis
4. To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use C Do not format this partition Format this partition with the following settings File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume Peiform a quick format Enable file and folder compression File System NTFS is selected by default Allocation unit size Accept the default size Volume Label Choose a name that is meaningful to you Perform a Quick Format Optional Enabling Perform a Quick Format reduces the format time significantly However a Quick Format is less thorough and does not scan for or mark bad sectors If you are concerned about errors on your drive do not perform a quick format Enable file and folder compression Optional Selecting this feature gives you the option to use file and folder compression feature available to the NTFS files system Click Next You will have to wait a bit When completed the drive properties will be shown You have completed partitioning and formatting your new hard drive You can begin cloning or imaging see relevant sections for instructions www apricorn com 9 Reformatting Your Hard Drive for Mac Your Aegis NetDock s hard drive is preformatted with the NTFS Windows File System and will need to be reformatted to work within the Mac OS To Reformat in OS 9 x Caution This will destroy any da
5. Applications folder on your hard drive go to the Utilities folder and select Disk Utilities 3 Select the drive from the list a A description of the drive appears in the window b Connection bus should be USB 2 0 4 Select the Erase tab on the top of the window 5 From the volume format drop down list select the Mac OS Extended 6 Enter Aegis NetDock into the Name box 7 Select the check box next to Install Mac OS 9 Drivers This will allow you to see your Aegis NetDock hard drive if you boot to Mac OS 9 x 8 Click the Erase button An alert will appear to confirm the erase process 9 Click the Erase button to start the formatting process 10 To confirm that the Aegis NetDock hard drive is properly formatted Select the Aegis NetDock drive then Select File Get Info The format should read Mac OS Extended www apricorn com 11 Installing the Software CD The Aegis NetDock comes with three software downloads e BurnAware CD DVD Burning Software e VLC Media Player e Microsoft SyncToy Please note that the included software is compatible with PC only The included software is not necessary with Mac systems The Aegis NetDock hardware is compatible with all Mac DVD CD authoring software and media playing software LTT lolx DVD amp DATA SYNC SOFTWARE VLC Media Player Software BurnAware DVD CD Burning Software SyncToy Synchronization Software Register My Product Product Manuals APRICOR
6. C Media Player USB Cable e MicroSoft SyncToy Hard Drive Screws System Requirements Hardware 1 GHz Intel Pentium or Atom processor or equivalent Apple G3 or later Mac OS X 10 4 or later 256MB RAM Available USB port CD ROM or CD RW drive Operating systems Microsoft Windows 7 XP or Vista Mac OS 9 2 or higher OS X 10 2 and later PC Software 200MB hard drive space for standard installation of software components Included software is not necessary with the Mac OS Aegis NetDock hardware is compatible with Mac DVD CD authoring software and media playing software 4 www apricorn com Connecting your Aegis NetDock Perfect for connecting to all of your USB peripherals the Aegis NetDock s 4 port USB Hub has two regular ports and two ALWAYS ON USB ports ideal for charging cell phones or your MP3 player Two ALWAYS ON USB Ports Ideal for charging ce phones amp MP3 players Two regular USB Ports Great for connecting to your USB peripherals Main USB connection Connects to your computer via included USB Cable Power connection Connects to the included AC Adapter Auto ON and OFF Feature The Aegis NetDock s power efficient design automatically powers the NetDock when connected to your computer and powers down when disconnected NOTE The two ALWAYS ON ports remain powered even when the NetDock is powered down as long as the unit is receiving power from th
7. N 12191 Kirkham Road Poway CA 92064 1 800 458 5448 9 www apricorn com 1 To install these programs place the included software CD into your Aegis NetDock 2 A software launch window will popup From here you can click on the BurnAware VLC or SyncToy options to download the programs to your computer or download the latest product manual 3 Follow the installation prompts on each of the programs to install on your computer 12 www apricorn com Device Drivers and Drive Letters for Windows 1 Boot up your computer into Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 2 Connect the Aegis NetDock integrated cable as described on the previous page 3 Windows will automatically install its resident device driver USB Mass Storage Device After the installation Aegis NetDock will appear under a new drive letter in My Computer 2000 XP or Computer Vista 7 4 If Aegis NetDock does not appear in My Computer or does not work properly right click on My Computer and click on Manage then under System Tools you will click on Device Manager and check whether the devices are installed as indicated below Installed Device Drivers USB Mass Storage Device Installed under Universal Serial Bus Controllers Slimtype DVDRW Installed under DVD CD ROM drives the drive listed in the figure may differ from your Aegis NetDock drive Computer Management m Fie Action View Window Help
8. R THIS WARRANTY WILL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF APRICORN THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT NOT PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM APRICORN OR AN AUTHORIZE RESELLER OR TO ANY PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR RENDERED DEFECTIVE 1 AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT MISUSE NEGLECT ABUSE OR FAILURE AND OR INABILITY TO FOLLOW THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION GUIDE 2 BY THE USE OF PARTS NOT MANUFACTURED OR SOLD BY APRICORN 3 BY MODIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT OR 4 ASA RESULT OF SERVICE ALTERNATION OR REPAIR BY ANYONE OTHER THAN APRICORN AND SHALL BE VOID THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER NOR MAL WEAR AND TEAR NO OTHER WARRANTY EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR POSE HAS BEEN OR WILL BE MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF APRICORN OR BY OPERATION OF LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT OR ITS INSTAL LATION USE OPERATION REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR APRICORN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE BY VIRTUE OF THIS WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGE INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM THE USE OR OP ERATION OF THE PRODUCT WHETHER OR NOT APRICORN WAS APPRISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES 20 www apricorn com Notes www apricorn com 21 APRICORN 12191 Kirkham Road Poway CA U S A 92064 1 858 513 2000
9. ause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the 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 CAUTION CHANGE OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Package Contents auroras ore 4 System Requirements 4 Aegis NetDock Connections 5 Hara Drive Instalati sr 6 Initializing your Hard DIVE 7 Partitioning Formatting ssi 8 Reformatting your Hard Drive for WINdOWS 10 Reformatting your Hard Drive for MaC 11 Installing Software CD eni LS Device Drivers for Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 14 Copy files and folders to a CD WiNdOWS ococcccnccconononos 17 Drive Is not Accessible error i 18 D ONDE CUNO esto reales 19 Contacting Technical Support src caes 20 RMA PONCY asaltada 20 Warranty GONMGINIONS sessi 21 Aegis NetDock Getting Started Package Contents Aegis NetDock Software CD Stand e BurnAware CD DVD Burning Software AC Adapter e VL
10. e included AC Adapter www apricorn com 5 Hard Drive Installation Whether you received your Aegis NetDock with or without a hard drive Important hard drive handling info installed the easy open design means e Discharge static electricity by that you can change out your hard drive touching a grounded bare metal in a snap surface or grounding straps before handling the hard drive Please make sure that the Aegis Install hard drive on a non NetDock is not connected to the conductive or anti static surface AC Adapter or your computer Avoid direct contact with the circuit when attempting the below card on the hard drive Step 1 Step 2 Remove the single screw found Turn the NetDock over and slide the on the back side of the case top case away from the bottom case as Step 3 Step 4 Insert the hard drive by sliding the Secure the hard drive using the drive to meet with the SATA hard included screws as shown below drive connector Step 5 Step 6 Once the hard drive is secured slide the Once you have replaced the top case turn top case back into place the NetDock over and replace the screw 6 www apricorn com I nitializing Your Hard Drive self installed hard drives only 1 To initialize your hard drive you will need to go to Disk Management in Windows To get to Disk Management in Windows 2000 XP Vista and 7 right click My Computer 2000 XP or Computer Vista 7 and click on Manage in the
11. er Disk Management Ga Services and Applications i File Action view Window Help e Ame Asg aS S39 c ES APRICORN F lt BDisk 0 Basic 76 69 GB Online EBDisk 1 Basic 14 06 GB Online CD ROM 0 CD ROM D No Media Scp RoM 1 CD ROM E No Media CD ROM 2 DVD Z No Media Sicp RoM 3 DVD G No Media gt Primary partition DER Layout Type File System Status Ca Partition Basic FAT Healthy EISA Configuration 39 Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 76 Partition Basic NTFS Healthy Active 14 39 MB FAT 76 65 GB NTFS Healthy EIS Healthy System r_ 6 jy APRICORN F 14 06 GB NTFS Healthy Active On the lower half of the window scroll down to see the CD ROM Drives listed in numerical order You are looking for a CD ROM with DVD and a duplicate drive letter or no drive letter at all 14 www apricorn com Device Drivers and Drive Letters for Windows 8 Right click and open Change Drive Letters and Paths dialog box Change Drive Letter and Paths for G Allow access to this volume by using the following drive letter and paths f 9 Now click the down arrow next to the Drive Letter to open the drop down menu and choose a new Drive Letter Make sure to choose a Drive Letter that does not conflict with any of the mapped network drives Click on the OK button to assign the new Drive Letter a
12. f the problem s you are experiencing If the Apricorn representative finds cause for a return they will issue an RMA number Please write this number down Fill out an RMA authorization form with your package The RMA form is available on line at http www apricorn com support rma php Please send the prepaid package including RMA form and receipt to the following address make sure the RMA Is written on the exterior of the package Apricorn RMAF __ 12191 Kirkham Road Poway CA 92064 The purchaser shall be responsible for any loss or damage to the returned product until it is received by Apricorn Purchaser should consider obtaining insurance with respect to shipping the product www apricorn com 19 Warranty Conditions One Year Warranty Apricorn offers a 1 year warranty on Aegis NetDock products against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use The warranty period Is ef fective from the date of purchase validated by your original receipt either directly from Apricorn or an authorized reseller Disclaimer and terms of the warranties THE WARRANTY BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND MUST BE VERIFIED WITH YOUR SALES RECEIPT OR INVOICE DISPLAYING THE DATE OF PRODUCT PURCHASE APRICORN WILL AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE REPAIR OR REPLACE DE FECTIVE PARTS WITH NEW PARTS OR SERVICEABLE USED PARTS THAT ARE EQUIVALENT TO NEW IN PERFORMANCE ALL EXCHANGED PARTS AND PRODUCTS REPLACED UNDE
13. k storage device can now be safely removed from the system Click OK and then unplug the Aegis NetDock The Safely Remove Hardware button is located in the System Tray near the time clock e NOTE To protect against unexpected data loss Windows checks that all files on the drive are closed before allowing the USB device to be removed If you receive an error message that says The device cannot be stopped right now Try stopping the device again later Close all Windows and Programs that are using files from the drive then repeat the procedure 18 www apricorn com Contacting Technical Support Apricorn provides the following helpful resources for you 1 Aegis NetDock User s Guide and Quick Start Guide 2 Apricorn s Website http www apricorn com This gives you the ability to check for up to date information 3 E mail us at supportO apricorn com 4 Or call the Technical Support Department at 1 800 458 5448 Apricorn s Technical Support Specialists are available from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Pacific Standard Time from Monday through Friday RMA Policy An RMA Return Merchandise Authorization tracking number must be issued by Apricorn If you need to return or replace your Aegis NetDock Apricorn requires that you perform the following steps 1 2 Find your original receipt Simply call Apricorn s technical support department with your Aegis NetDock part number and a description o
14. list If you purchased an Aegis NetDock that already has a hard drive you do not need to use this section because the drive is already formatted for NTFS 2 Double click on Computer Management 3 n Computer Management you will find Disk Management under the Storage section Double click on Disk Management Windows XP has a wizard to initialize new hard drives and may appear at this point If the wizard does not appear follow the remaining instructions Li Comp uter Ma nageme nt a ta CI 0 File Action View Window Help gt m2 gil System Tools ta Event Viewer H z Shared Folders Bia Services and Applications MEF Local Users and Groups diff Performance Logs and Alerts Ss Device Manager e 4 You will be able to easily identify the new drive in Disk Management The drive will show up as Unknown and Unallocated with a red no entry sign on the disk number If you do not see a red no entry sign on the disk number skip to Partitioning Formatting Your Hard Drive in the next section www apricorn com 1 di 6 4 al Disk O __ ______ n Basic SYSTEM 0 BACKUP I 26 63 GB 9 10 GE FATS2 19 53 GB F Online Healthy System Healthy Pa Disk 1 Unknown 55 90 GE eer GE Online Unallocated Da ZEDisk 2 Basic MEDIALIB F 25 30 GBG 55 90 GE PATS3Z Online Healthy Page File Disk 3 ee _ __ o WU Right click on the section to the left where the drive numbe
15. nd close all the windows Change Drive Letter or Path Enter a new drive letter or path for G e Assign the following drive letter Mount in the following empty NTFS folder 10 Go to My Computer to verify that Aegis NetDock appears 11 You are now ready to start copying files and folders to the Aegis NetDock www apricorn com 15 Copy files and folders to a CD Windows General nstructions Note If your are copying files to a DVD using the Windows 2000 or XP Operating System you must use DVD buring software such as the one provided 1 Insert a blank writable CD into the CD recorder 2 Open My Computer 3 Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD To select more than one file hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want Then under File and Folder Tasks click Copy this file Copy this folder or Copy the selected items If the files are located in My Pictures under Picture Tasks click Copy to CD or Copy all items to CD and then skip to step 5 4 Inthe Copy Items dialog box click the CD recording drive and then click Copy 5 In My Computer double click the CD recording drive Windows displays a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the CD Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD appear under Files Ready to be Written to the CD 6 Under CD Writing Tasks click Write these files to CD Windows displays the CD Wri
16. r and red no entry sign are located Select Write Signature Initialize Disk There are two types of disk storage that you can choose from basic and dynamic Select Basic Storage if you want to create partitions and logical drives on the disk Select Dynamic Storage if you want to create simple volumes dynamic disks cannot access MS DOS or Microsoft Windows 98 or earlier versions If you need further information on disk storage please go to the Microsoft website Partitioning Formatting Your Hard Drive 1 Once you have selected your disk storage type you will need to partition amp 0isk1 I Basic fae A gO iO Cl E PML SAI EES AAA tlt fof tf gt 70 09 GE 76 69 GB AAA IN PARRA Online Unallocated oo Lead Ri L Es i Properties EBDisk 2 EI a Basic Backup F Help 14 06 GB 14 06 GB NTFS Online Healthy Active lt format your drive Right click on the drive and select New Partition 2000 XP or New Simple Volume Vista 7 A Partition Wizard will initiate Click Next Select Primary partition and click Next You will then need to decide on a partition size Enter a partition size in the box provided Click Next 8 www apricorn com Select Assign a drive letter Fill in the drive letter Be sure to select a drive letter that is not in use Click Next Format this partition with the following settings is selected by default New Partition Wizard Formal Partition
17. ta on the hard drive Backup any data before you continue with the reformatting of the Aegis NetDock hard drive L 2 Make sure the Aegis NetDock is plugged into the USB port Disable the file exchange in the Extensions Manager a From the Apple Menu select Control Panel then Extensions Manager b From the list uncheck the on off button next to the File Exchange c Click Restart Your Macintosh will restart and you will get the following message This disk is unreadable by this computer Do you want to initialize the disk Enter Aegis NetDock into the Mame box From the drop down list select Mac OS Extended and click the nitialize button After the drive is initialized the drive named Aegis NetDock will appear on your desktop To confirm that the Aegis NetDock hard drive is properly formatted select the Aegis NetDock drive then Select File Get Info General Information The drive should read Mac OS Extended You can now enable the file exchange extension a From the Apple Menu select Control Panel Extensions Manager b Check the on off box next to File Exchange c Click Restart 10 www apricorn com To Reformat in Mac OS 10 Caution This will destroy any data on the hard drive Backup any data before you continue with the reformatting of the Aegis NetDock hard drive 1 Make sure the Aegis NetDock is plugged into the USB port The drive Should appear as a drive on your desktop 2 Open the
18. ting Wizard Follow the instructions in the wizard Specific Instructions according to your Windows OS There are many ways to burn CDs and DVDs Most new operating systems have these features built into them We also have included the BurnAware Windows utility in case your operating system does not have the ability to burn a DVD such as with XP Your computer may already have burning software installed that will work well with this drive If this is the case no additional software is needed to burn CDs or DVDs If you would like more detailed instructions on burning a disc with your specific operating system please refer to the links below Windows 7 http windows microsoft com en us windows7 help videos burn a cd Windows Vista XP in Windows Media Center Mac OS X http support apple com kb HT1328 16 www apricorn com Drive Not ACCESSIBLE ERROR Firstly check to make sure that your CD is in the right tray If you receive a Drive Not Accessible error when you try to access the Aegis NetDock in My Computer or after trying to drag and drop files to you Aegis NetDock drive you may need to enable CD Recording on this drive My Computer 3 1 is nok accessible Incorrect Function 1 Go to Start My Computer and right click on the appropriate CD drive Both DVD s and CD s may show up as a CD drive in Windows 2 Scroll down and click on Properties to open the CD properties dialog box 3
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