Eagle Consus ET-CSIU2J-BK User Manual Download

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[ET-CSIU2J-BK]

Eagle | Consus I-Series

External Dual-Bay Storage for

3.5” Dual SATA to USB 2.0

(JBOD)

User Manual

www.eagle-techusa.com

Index

Getting Started

Kit Contents

…………………………..……………………………………

System Requirements ……………………..…………………….............. 03

Updating Your Operating System ……………………………..............

Handling Precautions

Setting Up

Enclosure Components

…………………………………………..........

Disk

Installation

……………………………….…………………………

Bezel

Installation ……..……………………………………........

Connecting the Drive

Connecting the Cables

…………………………………………..........

Powering Up the Drive

…………………………………………..........

Formatting the Drive

Windows ………………………………………………………….……………..

Mac OS v.10.2 +

………………………………………………….........

Disconnecting the Drive

Windows …………………………………………………………….…………..

Mac

………………………………………………………………………...

Troubleshooting

FAQ – Latest firmware, tutorials and more ………………………….

Appendix

Regulatory Compliance

…………………………………………….......

Warranty

Information

………………………………………………….

EAGLE | CONSUS Service and Support

……...…………………..

Understand EAGLE TECH Sub-Brand

……...…………………

Summary of Contents for Consus ET-CSIU2J-BK

Page 1: ...ions 03 2 Setting Up Enclosure Components 04 Disk Installation 05 Bezel Installation 10 3 Connecting the Drive Connecting the Cables 11 Powering Up the Drive 12 4 Formatting the Drive Windows 13 Mac OS v 10 2 17 5 Disconnecting the Drive Windows 20 Mac 21 6 Troubleshooting FAQ Latest firmware tutorials and more 22 7 Appendix Regulatory Compliance 30 Warranty Information 31 EAGLE CONSUS Service and...

Page 2: ...M compatible PC PowerPC G4 350 MHz or newer for PowerPC based Apple Computer Core or newer for Intel based Apple Computer Available USB and or OHCI compliant FireWire port SATA Hard Drive s Software Windows Windows 2000 Pro Server 2000 Server 2003 XP Vista Macintosh Mac OS X v 10 2 Note For highest performance and reliability EAGLE CONSUS recommends that you install the latest service pack SP and ...

Page 3: ...uter USB port or USB hub Power supply socket Connects to power adapter 5 Disk Installation Attention Eagle Tech Computers Inc is not responsible for consequential damages including loss or recovery of data from your hard drive If you are installing with a hard drive that has data inside we suggest you backup your data before proceeding to installation process NOTE Please skip this section if you a...

Page 4: ...k Mounting Tray and connect to the SATA connector on the board 4 Tighten up hard drive with 4 screws 7 5 Place the second SATA Hard Drive into the Disk Mounting Tray and connect to the SATA connector on the board 6 Tighten up hard drive with 4 screws ...

Page 5: ...isk mounting tray back into the case carefully and connect the power cable into socket 8 Tighten up 4 screws at the bottom of the external storage system 9 9 Congratulation You have completed the installation process ...

Page 6: ...onnect one end of the power cord to the AC adapter 3 Connect the other end of the power cord to an electric outlet 4 Connect one end of the USB 2 0 cable to the USB 2 0 port on the back of the device 5 Connect the other end of the USB 2 0 cable to an available USB port on your computer Attention Eagle Tech Computers Inc is not responsible for consequential damages including loss or recovery of dat...

Page 7: ...ish to restart your computer 6 Once installation completes you ll find USB Safe Remove icon in icon tray If the new hard drive doesn t appear in My Computer it means the USB hard drive is a brand new hard disk which does not contain any partition please format your Hard disk before using this device Mac OS X Your operating system will automatically detect the external drive Once formatted the Hard...

Page 8: ...e assign a drive letter for the new Hard Drive and go to Next 15 6 To format a Hard Drive Choose the NTFS as File System Leave the Allocation unit size as default Assign a name in Volume label Check the Perform a quick format to reduce format time Click Next 7 Confirm your setting and click Finish 8 It would show the status as Formatting ...

Page 9: ...r new drive should be listed there and ready to use 17 Mac OS X Note If the warning does not show up start at step 2 1 A warning window will pop up for new and unformatted hard drive Click Initialize Skip Step 2 and continue at Step 3 2 Click Go on the desk bar and choose Utilities click Disk Utility ...

Page 10: ...Choose the Format g Refer to Figure 2 at page 18 Define the Size if you want more than one partition or else leave it as default h Make sure the configuration is right and click Partition 8 19 Figure 1 d Options Choose the partition for you hard drive Click OK Figure 2 g Format Choose the format for your hard drive 4 After the partitioning is done an icon with the Name you assigned should appear o...

Page 11: ...Storage Device Be sure to select the Eagle Consus device 21 4 Click Close and press the Power button to turn off the enclosure 5 Now you can safely disconnect the USB or FireWire cable from your computer and the power cord from the electric outlet Windows 98SE 1 Be sure the drive isn t running press Power button to shutdown the enclosure 2 Disconnect the USB or FireWire cable from your computer Ma...

Page 12: ... Y splitter cable is included with all portable 2 5 drive enclosures USB hub controller To confirm that your USB host controller is working properly under Windows XP right click on My Computer click on Manage click on Device Manager on the left panel If you see any yellow exclamation marks or red circles under Universal Serial Bus controllers that means your USB host controller is not working prop...

Page 13: ...mpers in appropriate position Caution partitioning formatting a drive will erase all data Drives with existing partitions In order for the JBOD and RAID 0 drive enclosures to combine two hard drives into one big volume the two hard drives must not be partitioned You must prepare both drives by deleting their partitions and power cycle the drive enclosure Only then can the drive enclosure combine b...

Page 14: ...0 What are the benefits of a 2 in 1 drive enclosure docking station 27 Highly mobile and synchronized Take the hassle out of keeping multiple copies of the same data across multiple PCs and notebooks All you need is this portable drive enclosure while on the road and simply insert it to the docking station at home or office This way your data stay synchronized If you are a mobile user and work bet...

Page 15: ...nnection A NAS drive formatted to FAT32 file system using LAN connection is accessible under LAN mode and USB mode A NAS drive formatted to NTFS file system using USB connection is accessible only under USB mode and is not be visible when connected to LAN This FAT32 limitation is common to all simple NAS on the market right now regardless of brand and includes our T series and W series simple NAS ...

Page 16: ...ww eagle techusa com for information on how to obtain a service or a Return Material Authorization RMA If it is determined that the Product may be defective you will be given an RMA number and instructions for Product return An unauthorized return i e one for which an RMA number has not been issued will be returned to you at your expense Authorized returns must be shipped in appropriate shipping c...

Page 17: ... BE ATTRIBUTED TO CAUSES THAT NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EAGLE TECH EAGLE TECH MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION EXPRESSED IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WITH RESPECT TO ITS PRODUCTS OR THE CONTENTS OR USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION AND ALL ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE AND PARTICULARLY DISCLAIMS ITS QUALITY OR PERFORMANCE FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE EAGLE TECH MAKES NO GUARANTEE THAT ALL DATA STORED ON EAGLE TECH PRODU...

Page 18: ...34 8 Understand Eagle Tech Brand ...

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