0-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 1 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM USB 3.0 2.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 2 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM USB 3.0 2.5" SATA Hard Disk Drive Enclosure Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................3 Safety information ................................................................................................3 Important safety instructions .................................................................3 Features.........................................
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 3 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new Rocketfish RF-HD3025 external hard drive enclosure kit. The USB 3.0 Rocketfish 2.5" SATA hard drive enclosure lets you install a high-speed SATA hard drive and connect it to a computer via a USB 3.0 port. SuperSpeed USB 3.0 transfers data at 5 gigabits per second. That's up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0. The enclosure is backward-compatible with USB 2.0. Connection to a USB 1.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 4 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM For highest performance and reliability, install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For Windows, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Physical description Setting up your hard drive enclosure Installing your hard drive in the enclosure Read the safety precautions before you install your hard drive in the enclosure: • Use only the accessories provided.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 5 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM 3 Connect the hard drive to the SATA connector on the printed circuit board. To connect the enclosure to your computer: 1 Plug the smaller USB 3.0 (Micro-B type) connector on the USB Y cable (provided) into the port on the enclosure. Extra USB power connector SATA connector USB 3.0 A-type connector 4 Secure the hard drive to the printed circuit board with the screws (4) provided. USB 3.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 6 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM Creating A New Partition menu. Note: For new hard drives, you need to initialize and partition your hard drive before it will appear in Windows Explorer. 6 Select the file system and other choices you The best way to partition a new hard drive is by using the manufacturer’s program. Most hard drives should come with a CD that includes its installation program.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 7 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM Installing the software The installation CD includes backup software to enable you to back up your files. 4 Click Next. The Roxio End-User License Agreement screen opens. Note: This Roxio Back On Track software runs only on Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP computers using USB. Important: Before installing the backup software, make sure that your Windows operating system has been updated to the latest service pack.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 8 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM 8 Click Install to install the software. 9 When installation is complete, the Setup Wizard Completed screen opens. The first time you run the software, the Product Registration screen opens. 2 Complete the product registration information as prompted (first time only). The main screen opens. 3 To back up or restore files, follow the on-screen 10 Click Finish to complete the installation.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 9 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM Selecting files to back up You can back up all of the files in a selected path or limit your project to certain file categories. The following categories can be selected from the project window: Email, Financial, Music, Photos, Productivity, and Video and Recorded TV. You can also create one custom category.
-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 10 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM Creating a custom category Most computer files are defined by the two-, three-, or four-letter extension placed at the end of their names. Plain text files, for example, can be identified by their .txt file extension. When you record a Backup Files project, the program is simply searching your computer for files with extensions that correspond to the categories you selected.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 11 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM To open and run a saved Backup Files project: 1 Click File. If the project is listed on the File menu, select it. If the project is not listed, click Open and use the dialog box to navigate to the project file. By default, project files are saved in your Windows Vista and Windows 7 Documents folder or Windows XP My Documents folder. The settings for that project are displayed in the project window.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 12 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM Backup tips • All of the discs used in a Back Up Files project must be the same general format. • In a multi-disc Back Up Files project, files are assigned based on the size of the first disc you use. If your first disc has a capacity of 650 MB, for example, no more than 650 MB will be burned on any subsequent disc, even if it has a larger capacity.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 13 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM Restoring files The Restore Files project restores individual files and folders that you have protected using the Backup Files project. With Restore Files, you select a backup, search for the files or folder you would like to restore, and then click the action button. The files will be restored to the location you choose. 8 Click the action your files.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 14 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM 5 After the software is uninstalled, restart your computer if prompted. Troubleshooting I do not see the enclosure/additional drive in my system There is a USB icon in the system tray, but I can't find the hard disk in MY COMPUTER The data transfer between computer and device is slow The backup button doesn't work • Make sure that the USB cable is connected firmly to your enclosure and computer.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 15 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM One-year limited warranty Rocketfish Products (“Rocketfish”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of this new RF-HD3025 (“Product”), that the Product shall be free of defects in the original manufacture of the material or workmanship for one (1) year from the purchase of the Product (“Warranty Period”). This Product must be purchased from an authorized dealer of Rocketfish brand products and packaged with this warranty statement.
10-1085_RF-HD3025_MAN_ENG_V1.fm Page 16 Friday, October 29, 2010 1:08 PM www.rocketfishproducts.com (800) 620-2790 Distributed by Best Buy Purchasing, LLC 7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield, MN 55423-3645 USA © 2010 BBY Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. ROCKETFISH is a trademark of BBY Solutions, Inc. All other products and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners.
