MANUAL DRIVELINK DRIVELINK XX
. Parts and accessories Content 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Features Parts and accessories The device at a glance Installing the hardware Installing the software The backup software 1 1 2 3 4 4 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 4 5 5 6 6 Start Quick Launch File Backup File Manager Setup 6.5.1 Files Backup 6.5.2 Others A C D 6 7 1. Features • • • • • • • B Enables the external usage of 2.5"/3.5"/5.
. The device at a glance A B C D E I F J I – USB power connector (red) J – USB connector A B C D – – – – 2.5" IDE HDD connection 2.5"/3.5"/5.25" SATA connection 3.5"/5.
. Installing the hardware Note: Before you plug the DriveLink to your PC/ Laptop, connect the peripheral devices to the DriveLink. HDDs which you want to connect must be jumpered to “Master”, formatted and partitioned. Proceed as follows (e.g. Windows XP): Start – Settings – Control Panel – Administrative Tools – Computer Management – Disk Management. Click the respective HDD with the right mouse button and choose format/ partition. 1.
. Installing the software 2. 1. Insert the included Driver&Tools CD into your CD/DVD drive. 2. Choose your CD/DVD drive (e.g. D:\). “About…” displays information about the software (fig. 1). 3. Open the folder “Sharkoon“. 4. Start “Setup.exe”.The installation wizard will guide you through the installation procedure. 5. After the installation is completed the following icon will appear on your desktop: 6. fig. 1 3. “Help” starts the help program of the backup software (fig.
.2 Quick Launch A B C D 6.3 File Backup E F G B A H C G A B C D E – – – – – F – G – H – Quick Launch (6.2) File Backup (6.3) File Manager (6.4) Setup (6.5) Shows you information about the software (see above 6.1). Starts the help program of the backup software (see above 6.1) Minimize the program window. To completely quit the program see above 6.1. Start the data backup by clicking this button. D A – All folders of your system are displayed here.
6.4 File manager 6.5 Setup 6.5.1 Files Backup A B E C F D The File Manager makes it easy to govern your local folders/files and supports similar functions as known from the Windows Explorer. A – Select between the windows “Files Backup“ (6.5.1) and “Others“ (6.5.2). B – Decide what shall happen after the backup has been completed: “Show complete message” will show a summary of the backup; “Return program” returns to the program; “Power off” will shut down your system.
6.5.2 Others Warning: A B A – Decide if the program shall be started during system boot-up. B – Activating this check box will also activate the backup button on the enclosure enabling you to commence a backup process by simply pressing the respective button (see above 4.). Deactivating will prevent unintentional backup procedures. For potential loss of data, especially due to inappropriate handling, SHARKOON assumes no liability.
