Dynex DX-HDEN20 User Manual

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USB External Hard Drive Enclosure

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DX-HDEN20

USER GUIDE • GUIDE DE L’UTILISATEUR • GUÍA DEL USUARIO

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USB External Hard Drive

Enclosure

Introduction

This enclosure allows you to build a USB external hard drive. The USB external hard drive is a portable, compact hard drive that provides a fast and easy way to add more storage space to your computer. The drive is Plug & Play, which means you can connect the drive to your computer while the computer is running.

Contents

Introduction..................................................................................... 2

System requirements ....................................................................... 2

Components..................................................................................... 2

Installing the hard drive................................................................... 2

Using the drive................................................................................. 2

Legal notices.................................................................................... 4

Français ....................................................... 5

Español ........................................................ 8

Introduction

2 Remove the front cover, then remove the circuit board from the

case.

3 Plug the hard drive into the IDE connector. Make sure it is firmly

connected.

4 Insert the circuit board with the hard drive into the case.

System requirements

Hardware

• Notebook or desktop computer with a USB 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0 port.

Operating system

• Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows 98SE or

• Mac OS 8.60 or later

Components

• LED—Indicates power and data access status.

• USB port—Connects to the USB data cable.

• DC jack—Connects to the USB power cable.

• USB data cable—Connects the USB hard drive to a USB port on your computer.

• USB power cable—Connects the USB hard drive to an additional USB port on your computer for power.

Installing the hard drive

To install the hard drive into the case:

1 Remove the hard drive case from the package.

5 Attach the front cover to the case, then tighten the screws as

shown below.

Screw

Using the drive

Connecting the drive to your computer

To connect the USB hard drive to your computer:

1 Turn on your computer. 2 Plug the USB data cable into the hard drive’s USB port and into a

USB port on your computer.

3 Plug the USB power cable into the hard drive’s DC jack and into a

different USB port on your computer.

Installing the driver

If your computer uses Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or a Mac OS version above 8.6, you do not need to install a driver. If you are using Windows 98SE, you must install a USB driver. The driver is found on the CD that is included with the hard drive.

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Using the drive

If you are using Mac OS 8.6, you must install Mass Storage Support 1.3.5. You can download USB Mass Storage Support 1.3.5 from the Apple Software Updates Web site at www.apple.com/support.

INDOWS 98SE

To install the Windows 98SE driver:

1 Plug the hard drive into your computer. The Add New Hardware

Wizard opens.

2 Insert the CD into your CD or DVD drive, then click Next. 3 Click Search for the best driver for your device, then click

Next. 4 Click CD ROM drive, then click Next. 5 After the driver is installed, click Finish. 6 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. A new

removable drive appears.

INDOWS ME AND WINDOWS 98SE

You can partition and format your hard drive by either using the control panel or by using FDISK.

To partition the hard drive the Control Panel:

1 Turn on your Windows ME or Windows 98SE computer. 2 Plug the USB hard drive into your computer. 3 Click Start, then click Control Panel. 4 Double-click System. 5 Click Disk drives.

6 Right-click the USB hard drive, then click Properties. 7 Click Settings.

Partitioning the USB hard drive

Before your USB hard drive can be used, it needs to be partitioned and formatted.

INDOWS XP AND WINDOWS 2000

To partition the hard drive using Windows XP or Windows 2000:

1 Plug the USB hard drive into your computer. 2 Click Start, Settings, then Control Panel. 3 Click Administrative Tools, then double-click Computer

Management. 4 Click Disk Management in the left pane of this window. All

connected disk drives are listed in the right pane.

5 Find the USB hard drive that you added in the right pane. 6 Right-click on the USB hard drive, then click Create Partition.

The Create Partition wizard opens. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to partition and format your USB

hard drive. Now that you have built a partition in the USB hard

drive, you can store files on it.

8 Click Removable.

9 Restart the computer. 10 Double-click My Computer. 11 Right-click the removable hard drive. 12 Click format to format your USB hard drive. The USB hard drive

can have only one partition using this method.

To partition the hard drive using FDISK:

1 Turn on your Windows ME or Windows 98SE computer.

2 Plug the USB hard drive into your computer.

3 Click Start, Programs, then click MS-DOS Prompt.

4 At the DOS prompt, type FDISK, then press Enter.

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Important: If FDISK quits without any message, click the X to go back to the Windows 98 screen. Unplug the USB hard drive, restart the computer, plug in the USB hard drive, then repeat this process starting with step 3.

5 In the first screen of FDISK, answer the question:

Do you want to enable large disk support? [Y] if you want to build a partition larger than 2 GB. [N] if you want to build a partition smaller than 2 GB.

6 In the FDSIK OPTIONS screen, type 5 to select the drive.

Important: You m ust typ e 5 in this screen to change the current

fixed drive to build a partition. The default fixed drive set by FDISK is your internal hard drive. If you don’t change the fixed drive to the USB hard drive, the data of your internal hard drive will be destroyed.

7 In Change Current Fixed Disk Drive, type the drive number

that is assigned to the USB hard drive. You are returned to the FDISK OPTITIONS screen. You can create or

delete the partition of the USB hard drive.

8 After you finish FDISK, return to the Windows screen. 9 Unplug the USB hard drive, then plug it in again to activate these

changes.

10 Double-click on the My Computer icon. The USB hard drive that

you partitioned appears.

Disconnecting the drive from your computer

CAUTION: Do not unplug the USB hard drive from your computer while copying fil es to or from the hard drive or while files or ap plications stored on the USB hard drive are in use. Doing so may result in loss of data.

INDOWS XP, WINDOWS ME, AND WINDOWS 2000

To disconnect the USB hard drive in Windows XP, Windows ME, and Windows 2000:

1 Double-click on the remove hardware icon in the system tray. The

Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog box opens.

Legal notices

3 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer’s USB port.

Legal notices

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, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. if this equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment off add 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 form

that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Trademarks

MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple computer. All third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

© 2005 Dynex. DYNEX and the DYNEX logo are trademarks of Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Specifications and features are subject to change without notice or obligation.

2 Click USB Mass Storage Device, then click Stop. 3 Click the USB device that you want to disconnect, then click Stop. 4 Wait for few seconds. The computer prompts You may safely

remove this device.

5 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer’s USB port.

INDOWS 98SE

To disconnect the USB hard drive in Windows 98SE:

• Remove the USB cable from the computer’s USB port.

ACINTOSH

To disconnect the USB hard drive in Mac OS:

1 Close all windows and quit all running applications stored on the

USB drive.

2 Drag the USB hard drive’s icon into the trash can.

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