EXP Computer HD TRAVELER E PCMCIA User Manual

User’s Manual

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. Th ese l imits 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 cause harmful interference to radio or
television receptio n, which can be determined by turni ng the equipment off and on, th e user i s
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the foll owing 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.

TRADEMARKS

PCMCIA are the trademarks of Personal Compu t er Memory Card International Association.
MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT and MSCDEX are trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.
*All of the third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................... 1

PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS................................................................................ 2

HARDWARE INSTALLATION..................................................................................... 4

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95/98............................................... 6

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS Me .................................................. 9

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 ............................................... 11

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS XP .................................................. 14

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT .................................................. 16

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR DOS/WINDOWS 3.1 ......................................... 18

USING HARD DISK WITH PCMCIA INTERFACE .................................................... 20

ADVANCED USAGE....................................................................................................... 23

PARTITION THE EXTERNAL HARD DISK ........................................................... 24

USING FDISK UNDER WINDOWS 98SE/Me ................................................... 24

USING DISK MANAGEMENT UNDER WINDOWS 2000/XP ........................ 26

CHANGE THE DRIVE LETTER ASSIGNED TO HDD .......................................... 29

INTRODUCTION

The PCMCIA hard disk is a portable compact hard disk drive that attached with the PCMCIA interface
of computer. The external hard disk provides a fast and easy way to ad d more storage space to your
computer. Plus, the Plug & Play feature gives you a great convenience on the road. The external hard
disk can be easily connected to computer for using, an d can even be disconnected and re-connected
while the computer is running.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

♦ Notebook or desktop computer with PCMCIA 2.1 Type II or III socket.
♦ Windows 95/98/Me/2000 or Windows XP (The Hot Insert/Remove function is reachable with

these OS).

♦ Windows NT, or DOS/Windows 3.1 (These OS don’t support Hot Insert/Remove function).

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PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS

Your external hard disk may differ slig htly f rom the f igures show n, how ever the controls will ope rate as
described below.

1. LED:

Power-on and Data-access ind icator LED.

2. Interface Connector:

This interface connector connects to the PCMCIA interface cable.

3. Power Source Switch:

PC: Means this hard disk is po wered by the PCMCIA socket of computer.
DC: Means this hard disk is powered by an external power source.
Usually, when the external hard disk get the power from the PCMCIA socket of computer, and it

should work properly. But, with some models of computer, the supplied power from the PCMCIA
socket is poor to drives the hard disk drive. In this situation, an external power is needed. If you
experience this probl em, p l ease contact dealer for the ext ernal power.

4. External Power Jack:

This jack connects to an external power source.
If the jack labeled as ‘5V’, you must use a 5Volts AC adapter or PS/2 power sour ce cable as the

external power source.
If the jack labeled as ‘DC IN’, you must use a 12Volts AC adapter as the external power source.

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Note:
♦ If you want to use an external power to powers the hard disk, please use the AC adapter or PS/2

power source cable provided by manufacturer, using an incorrect external power could result in
permanent and unpredictable damage to the drive.

♦ This external hard disk supports Hot Insert/Remove function only under Windows

95/98/Me/2000/XP, with the other operating systems, please insert the PC Card of interfa ce
cable before power-on com puter, and remove this card after power-off computer.

1. Insert the plug of the PCMCIA interface cable into th e Int erface Connector of drive. Press firmly
until the interface connector is seated correctly.

2. Make sure the Power Source Switch is at the correct position.
PC: get power from the PCMCIA socket o f computer.
DC: get power from the external power.

Note: If you are using an external power to powers the external hard disk, the sequence is,

change the Power Source Switch to ‘DC’ position, then connect the ext ernal power to the
External Power Jack of the drive, and attach the external power to the outlet.

3. You are now ready to install the device drivers, please follow the related software installation guide
to install the device driver.

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Get power from PCMCIA socket

Get power from the external power

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