VP-9258(T) USB 2.0, 3.
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Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................. 4 1-1 Features and Specifications ................................................ 4 1-2 USB 2.0 External Drive ........................................................ 5 1-3 Package Checklist ............................................................... 6 2. Temperature Control Jumper Settings (Only VP-9258T) ...... 6 3. Power LED indicator ..............................................................
1. Introduction Congratulation on your purchase of VP-9258(T) USB2.0 Portable 3.5 inch External Enclosure. This External Enclosure has been designed to provide portable hot-swapping (Plug-n-Play) operation of internal 3.5 inch hard drives. Supplied with this enclosure is a USB 2.0 cable, AC/DC adapter, stand for enclosure and a CD containing installation driver(s). The CD also contains a copy of this installation guide. The USB 2.0 cable enables connection of the Enclosure to your PC, Notebook or MAC.
4. USB 2.0/IDE compliant: a) Integrated USB transceiver b) High speed (480 Mbit) and full speed (12 Mbit) support c) USB suspend/resume, remote wake up support. 5. Supports ATA PIO modes 0-4: ATA interface operation mode is automatically selected during device initialization or manually programmed with configuration data 6. Supports UDMA modes 0-4 7. Supports 48-bit LBA (large HDD), when the VP-9258(T) connects with one 3.5 inch HDD 8. Supports 16-bit Multiword DMA mode and Ultra DMA mode interface 9.
1-3 Package Checklist The USB 2.0 external enclosure VP-9258(T) package contains the following items: 1) The VP-9258(T) Case 2) A User’s Manual 3) One “Drivers and Utility Installation” CD 4) One USB 2.0 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.
The following identifies the jumper options for setting the operation of the cooling fan. JP7 (Clear) 1 JP8 3 1 2-3 :ON 1 2 (Clear) 1 2 (Clear) 2 3 (Clear) 1 2 2) Set JP7 pins 2-3 to ON. Controls temperature at 40 °C (Clear) 1 2 40°C JP7 (3-pin) Jumper 1) Set JP7 pins 1-2 to ON. Controls temperature at 50 °C (Default) 1 2 3 50°C 1-2 :ON 2 1-2 :ON JP8 (2-pin) Jumper When JP8 pins 1-2 are jumpered (ON), the fan will always run continuously to disperse the heat.
4. Hardware Installation 4-1 System Requirements Hardware Notebook or desktop computer with support for USB or USB 2.0. Operating System Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP, and Mac OS 9.X or above. 4-2 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. 4-3 Connect the USB 2.0 External Enclosure VP-9258(T) to Your Computer Step1: Boot-up your computer. Make sure the USB/USB 2.0 host adapter and driver are installed in your computer. Step2: Connect one USB connector end of the USB cable into the USB Port of your USB 2.0 External Enclosure VP-9258(T). Step3: Connect the Power Adapter Power Cord to the +5V/+12V Power Adapter.
5. Drivers Installation 5-1 Windows 98SE If this is the first time using your USB 2.0 External Drive, you must first run the [SETUP.EXE] from the USB 2.0 “Drivers and Utility Installation” CD after you connect your USB 2.0 External Drive to your computer. Then proceed with the following: 1. Connect your USB 2.0 external drive to an available USB port on your computer. 2. An “Add New Hardware Wizard” screen will appear. Click [Next]. 3. Select “Display a list of all drivers” then click [Next].
4. Click [Browse]. 5. Double click on the ViPowER CD icon of the [My Computer] directory. 6. Select “Win98” under the “Drivers” directory, then click [OK].
7. Click [Next]. 8. Click [Next]. 9. The system will request you to restart your computer. Click [FINISH].
10. After the system restart, the installation is complete. You can now connect your USB 2.0 External Drive to the computer. 11. After connecting the USB 2.0 External Drive, double click on [My Computer]. A new drive [Usbdisk] icon should have been added. This identifies the USB 2.0 External Drive you just installed. 12. A green Unplug or Eject hardware icon will also be added in the system tray. Note: If the new drive does not appear in [My Computer], it means this USB 2.
5-2 Windows Me/2000/XP Step1: If you are plugging the USB External Drive into your computer for the first time, the system will detect a USB 2.0 Storage Device and install the [USB Mass Storage Device] driver from system files automatically. Step2: After the system installs the USB mass storage device driver, double click on [MyComputer]. A new drive [Usbdisk] icon should have been added. It is the USB 2.0 External Drive which just installed. Notes: This USB 2.
5-3 Mac OS 9.X or Above 1. This USB 2.0 External Drive is supported by Mass Storage Support Mac OS 9.X or above. You do not need to install any drivers. 2. When you plug this USB 2.0 Hard Disk into the USB port of your Mac computer, the mass storage volume should automatically appear on the desktop in a few seconds. 6. Using The USB 2.0 External Enclosure After the first time installation, you can connect or disconnect the USB 2.0 External Enclosure VP-9258 without powering off the computer.
Step5: You should see the external Hard Disk you just added. Highlight the external Hard Disk and choose [Properties], select [Settings]. Set the external Hard Disk to [Removable]. Step6: After restarting the system, a removable HDD is added to [My Computer]. Choose the removable HDD and right click button of mouse. Select [Format] to format your external Hard Disk Drive. You can only set the external Hard Disk Drive to one partition using this method. Step7: USB 2.
6-2.2 Windows Me/2000/XP Step1: Double-click on the [Unplug or Eject Hardware] icon in the system tray. A dialog box appears. Step2: Highlight the [USB Mass Storage Device] in the dialog box, click [STOP]. Choose the USB 2.0 External Enclosure VP-9258(T) that you want to disconnect, then click [STOP] again on the next screen. Step3: Wait a few seconds until the system prompts “You may safely remove this device”. Then, disconnect the USB 2.0 External Drive from the computer. 6-2.
7. Partitioning the External USB 2.0 Hard Disk 7-1 Partition Under Windows 98/ME Boot-up the computer into Windows 98/ME. Next, connect your USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive to the USB port. Step1: Go into MS-DOS mode by clicking on [Start], then choose the [MS-DOS Prompt] in [Programs]. Step2: At the DOS prompt, type [FDISK] and press Enter. Step3: If FDISK quits without any message, go back to the Windows 98 screen, disconnect the USB 2.0 Hard Disk and re-boot the computer. Reconnect the USB 2.
Step5: The next screen is [FDISK OPTIONS]. Type [5] to select the disk. Important: You must type [5] in this screen to change the current fixed disk drive to build a partition. The default fixed drive set by FDISK is your internal hard disk drive. WARNING!! If you don’t change the fixed disk drive to the USB 2.0 Hard Disk, the data of your internal hard disk will be destroyed! Step6: In the [Change Current Fixed Disk Drive], type the disk drive number that is assigned to the USB 2.0 Hard Disk.
7-2 Partition under Windows 2000/XP Step1: To partition the USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive under Windows 2000, connect the USB 2.0 Hard Disk to the USB port on your computer. Next, click [Start], select [Control Panel], [Settings], open [Administrative Tools] and double click [Computer Management]. Step2: Click on [Disk Management]. All connected disk drives will be listed. Find the USB 2.0 Hard Disk that you added and to the right of the disk, view the status of the partitions of this disk drive.
Step3: Right-click on the partition status area of the USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive. Click on [Create Partition….] and the “Create partition wizard” will appear. Step4: Follow the instructions of the wizard to partition and format your USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive. After you have completed the partitioning and formatting of the USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive, you can write data to it.
