VP-9059 FireWire 1394, 3.
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Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................. 4 1-1 Features ............................................................................... 4 1-2 Package Checklist ................................................................ 5 2. Hardware Installation ............................................................... 5 2-1 System Requirements ......................................................... 5 2-2 Power LED indicator .......................
1. Introduction The VP-9059 is a high-performance 1394 to ATA/ATAPI native bridge with an embedded SBP-2 target solution. It supports a solution for link/transaction layer controller conforming to the IEEE Std 1394 (IEEE 1394-1995 and IEEE 1394.a) up to 400Mbps transfer rate. Compatibles with all 3.5” hard disk drives (HDDs). Through the SBP-2 port driver, supported by Microsoft Windows 98 SE/2000/ME/XP, SCSI class drivers can use SBP-2 to communicate with IEEE 1394 device using the SCSI command set.
1-2 Package Checklist The external enclosure VP-9059 package contains the following items: 1) The VP-9059 Case 2) A User’s Manual 3) One FireWire 1394 6-pin to 4-pin Converter Cable 4) One FireWire 1394 Cable 5) One +5V/+12V Power Adapter 6) One Power Adapter Power Cord 7) Screws bag If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance. 2.
2-3 Assembly 1. Remove the two retaining screws securing the upper case of the Enclosure to the rear face. 2. Carefully lift the rear of the case. Then, slide it away from the rear face of the front panel. 3. Remove the four screws retaining the hard drive cradle to the base unit of the Enclosure. 4. Lift out the cradle.
5. Position the hard drive into the cradle. 6. Secure the hard drive into the cradle using the four retaining screws. 7. Locate the IDE port and power port situated on the rear face of the hard drive. Plug the IDE cable and power cable into the appropriate port ensuring that they fit securely. 8. Position the cradle/hard drive onto the Enclosure base unit.
9. Secure the cradle with the four retaining screws. 10. Replace the upper case. Note Ensure that the groove in the upper case aligns with the slot in the base unit. 11. Slide the upper case forward ensuring that it abuts the rear face of the front panel. 12. Finally, secure the upper case with the two retaining screws.
2-4 Connect the Firewire 1394, 3.5” portable External Enclosure VP-9059 to Your Computer Step1: Boot-up your computer. Make sure the host adapter and driver are installed in your computer. Step2: Connect one 1394 connector end of the FireWire 1394 cable into the 1394 Port of your External Enclosure VP-9059. Step3: Connect the Power Adapter Power Cord to the +5V/+12V Power Adapter. Then, plug one end of power cord into an AC power outlet, and the other end to the power inlet of your FireWire 1394 3.
3. Drivers Installation 3-1 Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Step1: If you are plugging the FireWire 1394 External Drive into your computer for the first time, the system will detect a FireWire 1394 Storage Device and install the [IEEE 1394 Storage Device] from system files automatically. Step2: Double click on [MyComputer]. A new drive [1394disk] icon should have been added. It is the FireWire 1394 External Drive which just installed. 1394disk[F:] Notes: 1.
3-2 Mac OS 10.1X or Above 1. This FireWire 1394 External Drive is supported by IEEE 1394 Storage Support Mac OS 10.1X or above. You do not need to install any drivers. 2. When you plug this external Hard Disk into the 1394 port of your Mac computer, the mass storage volume should automatically appear on the desktop in a few seconds. 3-3 Linux Kernel 2.4 or Above This FireWire 1394 External Drive is supported by IEEE 1394 Storage Support Linux Kernel 2.4 or above. You do not need to install any drivers. 4.
4-2 Disconnect the FireWire 1394 External Enclosure VP-9059 from Computer 4-2.1 Windows 98: Step1: Double click the green Unplug or Eject hardware icon in system tray and click the drive that you want to remove and click on [STOP]. Step2: When the system prompts ‘Confirm device to be stopped’, click [OK]. When the green arrow icon disappears, you may safely unplug the 1394 cable from the 1394 port of computer. 4-2.
Step3: Wait a few seconds until the system prompts “You may safely remove this device”. Then, disconnect the FireWire 1394 External Drive from the computer. 4-2.3 Mac OS 10.1X or Above When disconnecting your FireWire 1394 External Drive from a Mac computer, first close all windows and quit all running applications that are stored on the FireWire 1394 External Drive. Next, drag the FireWire 1394 External Drive’s icon into the “Trash” to dismount it from the Desktop.
5. Partitioning the External Hard Disk 5-1 Partition Under Windows 98/ME Boot-up the computer into Windows 98/ME. Next, connect your external Hard Disk Drive to the 1394 port. There are two methods to partition and format your external Hard Disk Drive. Method 1 Step1: Click on [Start], select [Control Panel] in [Settings], double click [System] and open [Hard disk controllers]. Step2: You should see the external Hard Disk you just added.
Step3: If FDISK quits without any message, go back to the Windows 98 screen, disconnect the external Hard Disk and re-boot the computer. Reconnect the external HDD and go back to Step 1 to proceed. Step4: For the first screen of FDISK, answer the question: Do you want to enable large disk support? [Y] if you want to build a partition larger than 2GB. [N] if you want to build a partition small than 2GB. Step5: The next screen is [FDISK OPTIONS]. Type [5] to select the disk.
Step6: In the [Change Current Fixed Disk Drive], type the disk drive number that is assigned to the external Hard Disk. Step7: Go back to [FDISK OPTIONS] screen, Now you can create or delete a partition of the external Hard Disk. Step8: After you finish FDISK, go back to the Windows screen, disconnect and then reconnect the external Hard Disk again to activate these changes. Double click on [My Computer]. The external Hard Disk Drive icon that you have now partitioned should be seen.
Step2: Click on [Disk Management]. All connected disk drives will be listed. Find the external Hard Disk that you added and to the right of the disk, view the status of the partitions of this disk drive. You can create a new or delete an existing partition by right-clicking on this area. Step3: Right-click on the partition status area of the external Hard Disk Drive. Click on [Create Partition….] and the “Create partition wizard” will appear.
