VIPowER Smart Dock VP-8258 Plus, VP-8258 Installation Manual

ViPowER, Inc.

/ www.vipower.com

Rev.1.0/11.24.2004

VP-8258 Plus Smart Dock Installation Guide

Ext.
+5V
+12V

USB

POWER

OFF

ON

POWER

OFF

ON

2. Using the +5V/+12V AC/DC Power Adapter:

4. Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB port on your computer;

plug the other end into the USB port on the VP-8258 Plus
Smart Dock.

3. Set the Power Select Switch to

an ON position: Note that the
green LED on the Smart Dock
should be lit, indicating power ON. This allows the device to warm

up before connecting to the computer's USB Port.

a. With the Power Select switch in the OFF position,
plug in the connecotr-end of the power adapter into
its corresponding +5V/+12V power-in connector on
the VP-8258 Plus Smart Dock.
b. Plug one end of the power cord into the power adapter
and the other end into an AC power source outlet.

Important: All drive devices must be powered up and ready to
use before plugging into the computer's USB Port.

3.5" IDE Device
(Mobile Rack Drive Case)

with HDD/ZIP/MO/LS-120/
TR-4 Tape/Digital Film Reader Installed

Or Direct connect to External Enclosure

Or use IDE Interface Board to connect to Drive

USB Cable

VP-8258 Plus
Smart Dock

Power Cord

+5V +12V
External
Power Adapter

5. Viewing the screen, note that the plug-and-play feature will

recognize the new device and assign it as a new drive.
Hard disk drive partitions will also be auto-detected and
assigned drive letters.

The device is now read to use with the VP-8258 Plus Smart Dock.

Perform the following steps (in the order given)to set up the
VP-8258 Plus Smart Dock with your peripheral device for operation:

(For WIndows 98 users: Verify that the Windows 98 driver is installed.)

1. Plug the 50-pin Centronics connector of the VP-8258 Plus

Smart Dock into the connector on the device you plan
to connect to your computer.

Setting up the VP-8258 Plus Smart Dock for Operation

Important : Make sure

the Power Select switch on
the VP-8258 Plus Smart Dock
is set to the Power OFF
position before proceeding.

Ext.
+5V
+12V

USB

POWER

OFF

ON

POWER

OFF

ON

(3). Connect the cables from
the Mobile Rack drive case to the
appropriate pin connectors of the 3.5" IDE device. Attach the
power and IDE cables from the Mobile Rack drive case to the

3.5" IDE device. The colored stripe on the IDE cable should be
closest to the power connector.

a. External devices that provide a 50-pin

centronics interface connector support
direct connection with the
VP-8258 Plus Smart Dock.

3.5" IDE Device
(Mobile Rack Drive Case)

with HDD/ZIP/MO/LS-120/TR-4 Tape
/Digital Film Reader Installed

VP-8258 Plus
Smart Dock

Proceed with the following steps
to mount the 3.5" IDE device
in the Mobile Rack Drive Case.

(1). Remove the drive Case cover by
sliding it towards the back
of the unit.

Slide
Cover
Off

(2). If you plan to install a drive that features
removable media such as a zip,
TR-4 tape, MO, LS-120 drive, or
ATA Flash memory reader,
remove the center part of the
front panel.

IDE Data
Cable

Center Part

of

Front

Panel

Removed

Power
Connector

IDE Interface Boards

Hardware

50-Pin
Centronics Device
Connector

USB Connector

+5V/+12V External
Power Connector

Power Select Switch

LED Indicators
Power(Green) Drive Activity(RED)

Smart Dock

b. Internal devices such as

IDE hard drives or ATA/ATAPI
devices can be connected
with the IDE Interface boards.

IDE Interface Board

5.25" CD/DVD-ROM

VP-8258 Plus
Smart Dock

IDE Interface Board

2.5" HDD

VP-8258 Plus
Smart Dock

IDE Interface Board

3.5' HDD

VP-8258 Plus
Smart Dock

(4). Carefully position the

3.5" IDE device inside
the Mobile Rack drive case.
Secure the device in place
using the supplied mounting
screws. Use the mounting holes
on the sides or bottom, depending
on the design of the device.

Mounting
Screws

Mounting
Screws

Colored Stripe

Power
Connector

IDE Data Cable

(5). Replace the drive tray cover by
sliding it back on.

(Connect with 2.5" HDD)

(Connect with 3.5"/5.25" Devices)

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