Rocstor ROCPRO 225 Bedienungsanleitung

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ROCPRO225

UserManual

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2ROCSTOR‐ROCPRO225usermanual

TABLEOFCONTENTS

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IMPORTANTNOTICES4

•SafetyNotices________________________________________________________ 4

•CapacityDisclaimer

•GeneralNotices______________________________________________________ 4 

•CareandHandling4

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GENERAL6

•Introduction___________________________________________________ 6

•BoxContents6

•MinimumSystemRequirements_____________________________________ 7

•ConnectorsandRocprorearview7

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QUICKINSTALLATION8

•HowtoConnecttheInterfaceCables‐ConnectingtheDrive___________________ 8

•CableTypes:FireWire800,FireWire400,USBandSATA9

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InstallingYourDrive10

•Rocproasabootabledevice10

•DisconnectingYourDrive10

oPC10

oMac10

•ReformattingYourDrive11

oReformattingviaPC(Windowbasedcomputers)11

oReformattingviaMac11

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PARTITIONINGANDFORMATTINGTHEROCPRODRIVEONAMACOS  12

•Warning_____________________________________________________________12

•ImportantNotes12

•InstructionsforPartitioningandFormattingfromFAT32toHFS+_______________ 12

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PARTITIONING&FORMATTINGtheROCPRODriveonWINDOWS2000,XPandVISTA 18

•Warning_____________________________________________________________18

•ImportantNotes18

•DifferentwaystogettotheControlPanel__________________________________19

•InstructionsuponreachingtheControlPanel21

•InstructionsforPartitioningandFormattingfromFAT32toNTFS_______________ 22

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TROUBLESHOOTING29

•TroubleshootingforMacintoshcomputers_________________________________ 29

•TroubleshootingforPCWindowsbasedcomputers31

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KNOWLEDGEBASE33

•Rocpro225UniqueFeatures________________________________________ 33

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•Specifications34

•IntroductiontoInterfaces(ports)andCables________________________________35

oUSB(UniversalSerialBus)35

oComparisonChart__________________________________________________ 36

•IntroductiontoFormatting37

oFileAllocationTable(FAT)andFAT32__________________________________ 37

oHFSPlusorHFS+38

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LIMITEDWARRANTY 39

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TECHNICALSUPPORT42

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS43

•Trademarks__________________________________________________________ 43

•Copyrights43

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CONTACTINFORMATION44

•CorporateHeadquarters________________________________________________44

•TechnicalSupport/ReturnAuthorization“RMA”44

•SalesInfo____________________________________________________________44

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IMPORTANTNOTICES

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SafetyNotices

•Thewarrantyisvoidifanunauthorizedpersonattemptsand/orrepairstheharddiskdrive.

•ReadallManualsandinstructionscarefullybeforeusingthedevice.

•Donotspillanyliquidorinsertanyobjectintothedevice.

•Usethedevicewithinthespecificationsindicated,includingbutnotlimitedto:power

requirements,temperature,humidity,sunlightandmagnetismfromotherdevicessuchas

computersandtelevisions.

•PleasevisittheRocstorwebsite,www.rocstor.comforfurtherinformationconcerning

specificationsanduseofthedevice.

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GeneralNotices

•Consistentlymakemultiplebackupcopiesofyourdataforyourprotection.Harddiskdrives

aresubjecttofailureatanytime.

•Rocstorage,Inc.shallnotbeheldliableforlossofdataortherestorationorrecoveryof

dataonthedevice.PleaseviewcompleteLimitedWarrantyInformationinthismanualor

ontheRocstorwebsite(www.rocstor.com)forfurtherdetails.

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CapacityDisclaimer

Actualaccessibleharddrivecapacitywillindicateupto10%lowerthanstatedunderdifferent

OperatingSystemsandformatting.

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Thestoragevolumeismeasuredintotalbytesbeforeformatting.Referencestoround

numbersofgigabytesorterabytesareanapproximationonly.Forexample,adiskdrivelabeled

ashaving500GB(gigabytes)hasspaceforapproximately500,000,000bytesbeforeformatting.

Afterformatting,thedrivecapacityisreducedbyabout5%to10%dependingontheoperating

systemandformattingused.

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CareandHandling

ThefollowinginstructionsconcernthepropercareandhandlingofRocpro225Drives.Please

takeamomenttoreviewtheseinstructions.

•Aswithanystoragesolution,itisrecommendedthatalldatabebackedupregularly.

•EnsurethatyoufollowtheproperremovalproceduretodisconnecttheRocprodrive.

•Donotmoveordisconnectthisdevicefromyourcomputerwhileitisreadingorwriting

data.ThismaycausedamagetotheRocprodrive.

•Donotplacethisdevicenearaheatsourceorexposeittodirectflame.

•Donotplacethedevicenearanyequipmentgeneratingstrongelectromagneticfields.

Exposuretostrongelectromagneticfieldsmaycausethedevicetomalfunctionordatato

becorrupted.

•DonotdroporcauseshocktoyourRocprodrive.

•Donotspillanyliquidorinsertanyobjectintothedevice.

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•DonotattempttodisassembleandservicetheRocprodriveduringthewarrantyperiod.

•PleasereadtheSafetyNoticesandLimitedWarrantyinformationinthisManualandon

theRocstorwebsite(www.rocstor.com)forfurtherdetails.

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GENERAL

Introduction:

ROCPRO225–USB2.0(1.1)

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ThenewgenerationofRocproexternalSATAHardDrives

deliversextraordinaryperformanceandreliabilityforboth

MacandPCusers.ThenewRocpro225containsafast

SATAhighcapacity3.5”driveinastylishandunique

aluminumcasethatcanbestackedormountedvertically.

Withitsbuilt‐inpowersupply,fan‐lessandquietoperation,

theRocpro225canbeeasilymovedfromonedesktopenvironmenttoanotherusingthe

providedcarryingcase.

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ChooseRocstordrivesandstoreyourfuture.

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BoxContents

•Externalharddiskdrive

•Standforverticalmounting

•USBcable

•ACpowercord

•InstallationuserGuide

•Carryingcase

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MinimumSystemRequirements

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MacUsers:WindowUsers:

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Connectors

•USB2.0portx1

•StandardACpowerinputconnection

•ON/OFFpowerswitch

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Hardware:USB(1.1or2.0)port(s.)

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OperatingSystems:MicrosoftWindows

2000,Me,XP,Vista

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Recommendedmemory:512MBRAM

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Hardware:USB(1.1or2.0)port(s.)

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Mac:PowerPCorIntelprocessorrunning

MacOS9,X,Leopard

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Recommendedmemory:512MBRAM

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QUCIKINSTALLATION

HowtoConnecttheInterfaceCables‐ConnectingtheDrive

1. TurnONyourcomputerandwaituntilitfullybootsuptoloadallprograms.

2. ConnectoneendofthepowercorddirectlytotheRocpro225andtheotherendtoanAC

outlet,surgeprotectororbatteryBackup(UPS).

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3. UsingUSBinterfacecable,connectoneendofthecabletotheRocpro225andtheother

endtothecomputer.

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5. TurntheRocpro225HardDriveswitchON.

6. TheHarddriveispreformattedforPlug‐and‐Playoperation.Afterafewsecondsa

RocstorHDiconwillshowonthe“MyComputer”folderundertheWindowsOS.Under

theMacOS,theRocportHDwillappearonthe“Desktop.”

7. Click(doubleclick)ontheRocstorHDicontoaccessthedrive.

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CableTypes:

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USBsupportsthreedatatransferrates:

•USB2.0:AHi‐Speed(USB2.0)rateof480Mbits/s(60MB/s).

•USB1.1:AFullSpeedrateof12Mbits/s(1.5MB/s).

•USB1.0:ALowSpeedrateof1.5Mbits/s(187KB/s)

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InstallingYourDrive

AllRocstorharddrivesareformattedasblankFAT32(32‐bitfileallocationtable)volumesthat

arecompatiblewithmostmodernWindowsandMacintoshoperatingsystems.Tobeginusing

yourRocstordrive,simplyconnectadatacableandpowercord.There’snoneedtoshutdown

yourcomputerbecauseyourRocstordriveishot‐pluggable.Justplugitinandit’sreadytouse.

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ThedrivecanconnectdirectlytoanyavailableUSBportonyourcomputer.

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Youmayalsousethedriveforadditionalstorageorasastartupdevice(bootable)usethecable

USBcableprovided

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Rocproasabootabledevice

Ifyouintendtousethedriveasastartupdevice,checkthedocumentationthatcamewithyour

computertoconfirmcompatibilitywiththevariousinterfaces.PowerPC‐basedMacsrequire

FireWireconnectionsforstartupdisks,whereasIntel‐basedMacscanuseeitherFireWireor

USBconnections.

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Furthermore,usingthedriveasastartupdevicerequiresinstallinganauthorizedcopyofthe

WindowsorMacoperatingsystem(availableseparatelyfromMicrosoftandApple,

respectively).ToinstalltheMacOS9orOSX,youmustreformatthedriveasaMacOS

ExtendedvolumewithDiskUtility.AnIntel‐basedMaccannotstartfromadeviceformattedon

aPowerPC‐basedMacorviceversa.

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DisconnectingYourDrive

NeverdisconnectorturnoffanexternaldrivewhenitsactivitylightisON.Externaldrivesmust

beproperlyunmounted(ordisconnected)toavoiddatalossandpossibledamagetothehard

diskdriveorcomputer.

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PC

TheeasiestwaystosafelyunmountanexternalharddriveonyourPCistoright‐clickthedevice

removaliconnexttotheclockinthesystemtray.ThenchooseSafelyRemoveHardware.

Choosetheexternaldeviceyouwanttoremove,andthenclickStop.Analertwillnotifyyouif

thedriveisinusebyanapplication.Ifinusecloseanyopendocumentsorapplicationsonthe

driveandtryagain.Windowswilldisplayanalertwhenyoucansafelydisconnectorturnoffthe

drive.

Mac

TheeasiestwaytosafelyunmountanexternalharddriveistodragitsFindericontotheTrash.

Analertwillnotifyyouifthedriveisinusebyanapplication.Closeanyopendocumentsor

applicationsonthedriveandtryagain.Whenthedrive’siconnolongerappearsontheFinder’s

Desktopandthedrive’sactivitylightisgreen,youcansafelydisconnectorturnoffthedrive.

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