Rosewill RX30 User Manual

Rosewill RX30

External Storage Enclosure for

3.5” Hard Drive

User Manual

& Installation Guide

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION - 1 -

ICON KEY - 1 - THE RX30 - 1 - AVAILABLE INTERFACES - 1 - FEATURES - 2 -

OVER VOLTAGE PROTECTION (OVP) - 2 - LOW VOLTAGE DETECTION (LVD) - 2 - INVERSE-POLARITY PROTECTION - 2 - AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF THE INTERFACE - 2 - LED INDICATOR (DOUBLE COLORED LED) - 2 -

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - 3 -

PC REQUIREMENTS - 3 - MAC REQUIREMENTS - 3 -

PACKAGE CONTENTS - 3 -

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE HDD - 4 -

CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SET UP - 6 -

CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER - 6 - INSTALLATION ON A PC (M

ICROSOFT WINDOWS) - 7 -

WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH A USB

OR FIREWIRE CONNECTION - 7 -

WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH A S

ERIAL ATA CONNECTION - 7 -

WIN98SE WITH A FIREWIRE CONNECTION - 7 - WIN98/SE WITH A USB CONNECTION - 7 - UNPLUG PROCEDURE - 7 -

INSTALLATION ON A MACINTOSH (A

PPLE MAC OS) - 8 -

MAC OS 9.X OR MAC OS 10.X WITH A F

IREWIRE OR USB CONNECTION - 8 -

MAC OS 10.2 OR 10.3 WITH A

PREPARING THE ENCLOSURE - 4 - HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY - 5 -

F

IREWIRE 800 OR USB 2.0 CONNECTION - 8 -

UNPLUG PROCEDURE - 8 -

PARTITIONING & FORMATTING - 9 -

PC RUNNING WIN98/SE OR WINME - 9 PC RUNNING WIN2000 OR WINXP - 10 - MAC OS - 11 -

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS - 13 - ABOUT THIS MANUAL - 13 -

Chapter 1 Introduction

Icon Key

Throughout this manual you will see icons on the left margin that denote either Notes or Special Remarks as outlined below:

General Notes and Tips

Remarks for PC users and Microsoft Windows OS

Remarks for Mac users and Apple Macintosh OS

The RX30

The External Storage Enclosure “RX30” series are made of high quality aluminum, excellent for heat-dissipation. Available with various types of interfaces, this is the perfect solution for additional external storage, data backup as well as for transferring data between computers and platforms.

Product Dimensions: 23.0cm x 14.0 cm x 5.0 cm

9.05” x 5.50” x 1.95”

Available Interfaces

• USB 2.0 High Speed

• Firewire 1394a

• Firewire 1394a & USB 2.0

• Firewire 1394a & Firewire 800 & USB 2.0

• Firewire 800 (1394b)

• Serial ATA & USB 2.0

• Serial AT A (For Serial A T A Hard Drive!)

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Features

Over Voltage Protection (OVP) with a limit of 10% before shut

If the red LED is blinking and not ON permanently, there is no problem with your unit. This only indicates the spin up of your drive or a temporary spike or slump in the power consumption and does not harm your drive or device at all. The product can be used normally.

down (max 30V). Protection for device or Hard Drive damage, caused by sudden voltage spikes in the power supply and wrong or faulty power adapter. Indication: Blue LED off, Red LED on

Low Voltage Detection (LVD) indicating insufficient power supply. Possibly caused by a sudden voltage slump in the power supply or faulty power adapter. Indication: Blue LED on, Red LED on

Inverse-Polarity Protection to prevent any damage to the device or Hard Drive caused by using a wrong adapter. Correct: internal+, external-

Automatic Detection of the Interface for Combo Interface Units, which means that there is no mechanical switch required.

Features mentioned in this manual may vary between different models.

The first cable detached will be the one used by the system until unplugged. If a second cable is plugged in, it will not affect the system at all and can be used as soon as the main cable is unplugged.

LED indicator (double colored LED)

Blue LED Red LED

Status ON, working normal Status ON, low power (LVD) Status ON, over voltage (OVP) Status OFF (or faulty PCB/LED)

* Blue LED flickers on data access

ON OFF

ON ON OFF ON OFF OFF

System Requirements

USB driver for Win98/SE only available for the RX30 USB 2.0 and 1394a/USB2.0 version.

Mac OS 8.6 users should use USB extension 1.41 or Firewire extension

2.6 and later, to be

PC Requirements

• Minimum Intel Processor II 350MHz, 64MB RAM

• USB 1.1 equipped PC; WinME, Win2000, WinXP

• USB 2.0 equipped PC; WinME, Win2000, WinXP

• 1394a equipped PC; Win98SE, WinME, Win2000, WinXP

• 1394b equipped PC; Win2000, WinXP

• Serial ATA equipped PC; Win2000, WinXP

Mac Requirements

• Minimum Apple G3 processor (G4 for 1394b), 64MB RAM

• USB 1.1 equipped Mac; Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, 10.1.5, 10.2, 10.3

• USB 2.0 equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2, 10.3

• 1394a equipped Mac; Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, 10.1.5, 10.2, 10.3

• 1394b equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2, 10.3

• Serial ATA drives not supported on Mac OS!

Package Contents

able to use USB 1.1 or 1394a.

Package Content may vary, depending on vendor & version.

• RX30

• External Power Adapter; Input 100-240V, Output 12V/3A

• Power Cord

• Interface Cable

• Aluminum Stand

• Driver CD (single USB 2.0 and 1394a/USB2.0 RX30 only)