Macpower & Tytech M9-LAN, User Manual & Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Network Drive for 3 5 IDE HDD M9 LAN User Manual Installation Guide v1 1 ...

Page 2: ... 12 FILE ACCESS ON A PC 12 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE HDD 3 FILE ACCESS ON A MAC 13 PREPARING THE ENCLOSURE 3 FTP CONFIGURATION 13 HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY 3 DISK UTILITY 14 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS 15 CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SET UP 4 FAQ 15 INSTALLATION ON A PC USING USB 2 0 5 WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH USB 5 WIN98 SE WITH USB 5 UNPLUG PROCEDURE 5 INSTALLATION ON A MAC USING USB 2 0 6 MAC OS 9 X OR MAC OS 10 X WITH USB ...

Page 3: ...corporates both USB 2 0 High Speed and LAN connections in one unit It is a sleek and stylish enclosure for your 3 5 IDE hard drive and its heatsink and smart fan technology ensures optimum heat dissipation Designed specially for the modern home office environment the M9 offers exceptional performance and a timeless design Product Dimensions 16 5cm x 16 5 cm x 3 8 cm 6 50 x 6 50 x 1 50 Package Cont...

Page 4: ... or a USB to Ethernet converter equipped PC Win2000 WinXP Mac Requirements Minimum Apple G3 processor 64MB RAM USB 1 1 equipped Mac Mac OS 9 1 9 2 10 1 5 10 2 10 3 USB 2 0 equipped Mac Mac OS 10 2 10 3 or more 10 Mbps 100Mbps or 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet card or a USB to Ethernet converter equipped Mac OS 9 2 10 2 or more Interface Information Front LED status lights Red HDD Access Amber Network St...

Page 5: ... 2 Installing the HDD Preparing the Enclosure 1 Remove the 4 screws on the bottom of the unit 2 Lift the top cover off the body 3 Remove the heat sink from the enclosure 4 Place the hard drive upside down in the heat sink 5 Fasten the heat sink to the hard drive using four screws Hard Drive Assembly 1 Connect the IDE cable and the power line to your hard drive 2 Place the hard drive into the enclo...

Page 6: ...s attached to an Ethernet switch or router Each user on the network can use the LAN disk and access it using FTP or SMB In USB 2 0 High Speed mode the M9 LAN is directly attached to a single computer via the USB port A few tips on how to connect your external storage enclosure Do not cover the Enclosure and leave enough room around it for the drive to cool down Do not expose the product to water o...

Page 7: ... Windows Connect the M9 and turn it on Let Windows search and install the driver automatically Open My Computer to see your external hard drive Win98 SE with a USB connection Turn on your Computer and start Windows Insert the driver CD into your CD ROM Connect the M9 and turn it on Follow the on screen instructions and install the drivers Open My Computer to see your external hard drive Unplug Pro...

Page 8: ...a USB connection Turn on your computer and start Mac OS Connect the M9 and turn it on No driver installation required The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop Mac OS 10 2 or above with a USB 2 0 connection Turn on your computer and start Mac OS Connect the M9 and turn it on No driver installation required The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop Unplug Procedure D...

Page 9: ...k utility and choose Format Partitioning Formatting Be aware that this will destroy all existing data on the drive so make sure you have a backup This step is usually only required the first time you install a factory new hard drive if you change the format or want to erase all data on your drive PC running Win98 SE or WinME MS DOS command fdisk press Enter to confirm Type fdisk and press Enter Se...

Page 10: ...l partitions through USB but be aware that only the first partition will be recognised on the network LAN disk function PC running Win2000 or WinXP Disk Management Program Right click on My Computer and choose Manage Select Disk Management Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for further commands Choose New Partition Follow the Partition Wizard and create a FAT32 partition Alt...

Page 11: ...Mac OS9 2 and earlier do not support creating partitions on an external drive To perform this function you will need additional 3rd party software which is not supplied you re your unit Alternatively you can connect the drive to the internal IDE bus or upgrade to OS X For Mac OS X use the Disk Utility to format and create partitions on your external disk Select Disk Utility in the utilities folder...

Page 12: ...cable connected disconnect it Connect the M9 to the local network using the LAN cable provided and turn it on Confirm that your LAN settings are correct and that your computer is connected to the network Configuring the LAN disk Login on a PC Open your browser and type STORAGE or if connected directly to your computer type 169 254 0 1 If you have more than one device connected at the same time typ...

Page 13: ...mpt you for your user name and password Default Settings User name admin Password admin We strongly suggest you to change this as soon as you are logged in to prevent unauthorised access After login you are able to configure and customise all your settings from that screen By default the system is set up so that it can be used without further modification System Information If required you may cha...

Page 14: ...dd more folders click on Create then move the folder to your sharing list and set a password if needed The maximum number of SMB folders that can be created on the LAN disk is 16 Now that you have set up the files you wish to share on your LAN disk you can access them from other computers on your LAN File Access on a PC Use Windows Explorer and type STORAGE or map it as a network drive To map a ne...

Page 15: ...o and choose Connect to Server Type smb STORAGE or the more detailed smb STORAGE xxxx where the xxxx stands for the last four digits of the LAN disk Mac address When you connect to it you will be asked to choose a folder and after entering the login you can then access the LAN disk FTP Configuration When creating or sharing folder s we suggest using the English alphabet for the file names For othe...

Page 16: ...n Format Disk Utility You may use the disk utility to format your drive scan for disk errors and set the idle time before the device switches to standby mode When you format the drive using the disk utility it will create a single partition using the FAT32 file system If you create other partitions when connected through USB or choose a different file system keep in mind that the LAN disk is only ...

Page 17: ...c OS 10 4 A With earlier versions of Mac OS 10 4 the LAN disk can not be accessed through SMB Please upgrade to Mac OS 10 4 3 or later to resolve this problem Q FTP access on my Mac doesn t work A The FTP utility on the Mac will be able to read the data on the LAN disk but you can not write new data to the drive To do that you will need to install a dedicated FTP application which can either be a ...

Page 18: ...cted directly to your computer using the Ethernet cable the default IP address is 169 254 0 1 About this Manual This manual covers all interfaces and combinations for the M9 Enclosure Images and descriptions may slightly vary between this manual and the actual product you have Copyright 2006 by Macpower Tytech Technology Co Ltd all Rights Reserved The information contained in this manual is believ...