Aluratek AHDURS350F User Manual

Hurricane Plus 3.5” USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

with Key Recognition Security

model AHDURS350F

Instructional Manual

mnl M10094

Table of Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................................................

Features & Requirements ................................................................................................

Package Contents ............................................................................................................

RFID External Hard Drive Highlights ...............................................................................

Hardware Installation (for enclosure purchase only) ........................................................

Setup Hard Drive RFID and Encryption ...........................................................................

Partitioning and Formatting for PC ..............................................................................

Partitioning and Formatting for MAC............................................................................

How to use the RFID drive .....................................................................................................

To remove the encryption from the hard drive .............................................................

Technical Support ............................................................................................................

Radio and TV Interference Statement ..............................................................................

Warranty ...........................................................................................................................

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing Aluratek’s® Hurricane Plus Drive to serve your external hard drive needs.
In no time, you will able to easily store and access digital music, photo, video, multimedia and
personal data files.

In addition to making sure only quality materials are used for manufacturing, Aluratek® is also
dedicated to provide the best customer satisfaction and support.

The goal of Aluratek is to embody “Simple Elegance” in every product it designs, manufactures and sells.

The product focus of Aluratek is to bring simple yet elegant connectivity solutions to the consumers
to enhance their consumer electronics, communications and computing experience. Each product
is carefully designed with the consumer in mind. Each product is solution-driven to address the
need of the consumers and deliberately planned to provide the ultimate user experience.

Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent
any damage to the unit and / or any of the devices it connects to.

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Features and Requirements

Features

• RFID Data Encryption

• Includes 2 RFID Security Keys

• Swipe your key to lock / unlock the drive

• Supports SATA hard drives

• High-Speed USB 2.0 with data transfer rate up to 480 Mbps

• Backward compatible with USB 1.1 specification

• Easily store and access digital music, photo, video, multimedia and personal data files

• Compact and lightweight - fits anywhere in your home or office

• No software installation required

• Plug-n-Play, Hot swappable, and Hot pluggable

• Limited 1 Year Warranty

Requirements

• Windows 2000, XP and Vista

• Mac OS 9 or later

• Available USB port

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Package Contents

Your order has been carefully packaged and inspected. The following should be included in
your package. Please inspect the contents of the package to ensure that you have received
all items and that nothing has been damaged. If you discover a problem, please contact us
immediately for assistance.

• 3.5” RFID USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

• USB 2.0 Cable (Type A to B)

• Power Adapter

• RFID Key (x2)*

• Instructional Manual

• Warranty / Registration Card

*Warning: If you lose one of the RFID keys, please backup your data to a different hard drive or
your computer ASAP. After you have backed up your files, it is recommended that you purchase a
new RFID key from us as you will not able to access the files on the hard drive anymore if you lose
the second key. Once you receive the new RFID key, please follow the remove encryption and key
association instructions to pair the key and the drive again.

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RFID External Hard Drive Highlights

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Power switch

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Power port

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USB port

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Enclosure stand

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Metal casing

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LED

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RFID key

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RFID sensor

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Plug-n-Play to your laptop or desktop computer

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to store and transfer all your files.

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Hi-Speed data transfer rate up to 480 Mbps

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Use the included two RFID encrypted

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keys to lock and unlock the drive

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Hardware Installation (for Enclosure purchase only)

Step 1:

Unscrew the (2) screws (Philips head screwdriver needed). Please make sure to
disconnect the plastic connector from the control board before removing the end
plastic cap from the main enclosure frame.

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Hardware Installation (for Enclosure purchase only) cont.

Step 2:

Align the hard drive to the SATA connector and push forward to connect.

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Hardware Installation (for Enclosure purchase only) cont.

Step 3:

Reconnect the connector onto the control board. Please make sure the cables/wires
are within the slot shown in the below picture.

Place the hard drive end cap into the main enclosure
frame and screw in the (2) screws.

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Setup Hard Drive RFID and Encryption

1. Please connect AHDURS350F external drive to the computer with the enclosed USB
cable; the operating system will detect the device automatically.

2. AHDURS350F will give off three-short and one-long sound and the LED indicator will
flash in red.

3. Place/swipe one of the RFID sensor keys on the logo on the enclosure. The
key is associated with the enclosure when you hear a beep from the enclosure and the
LED indicator will flash in green.

4. Remove the key away from the logo.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the 2nd RFID sensor key within 3 minutes of step 4 or you
will need to start the key association process for both keys again.

Note: You may replace a full hard drive with a new drive for more secure storage. AHDURS350F
supports RFID security up to three different hard drives at a time. The enclosure will give
a constant beep sound when you try to initiate the key association with the fourth drive. You
may however use the drive as a regular external hard drive.

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Setup Hard Drive RFID and Encryption cont.

Partitioning and Formatting for PC

You will need to partition and format the drive before you can use the drive with your computer.

Caution: Please make sure to backup all the data to the computer before proceeding as all data
will be erased from the drive.

For Windows 2000/XP/Vista, please
right click on “My Computer” and select
“Manage” for “Disk Management”.

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Right click on Disk 1 in this example and
select “Initialize Disk” to initialize the drive.

Setup Hard Drive RFID and Encryption cont.

Click “OK” to continue Right click on the “Unallocated” space and

select “New Partition” to format the drive.

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Setup Hard Drive RFID and Encryption cont.

Click “Next” to continue Click “Next” to continue

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Setup Hard Drive RFID and Encryption cont.

Click “Next” to continue Click “Next” to continue

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