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If the system 

doesn’t recognize 

the drive, turn on 

the power first, 

before connecting 

the USB/Firewire 

cable. 

 

 

Win98 does not 

support Firewire, 

you need to 

upgrade your OS to 

Win98SE or higher. 

 

 

The MantaRay 

800+ does not 

support Win98/SE, 

you need to 

upgrade your OS to 

WinME or higher. 

 

 

For safe removal of 

your drive and to 

assure that no data 

is lost, always 

follow the unplug 

procedure. If not, an 

error message will 

show up. 

Installation on a PC (Microsoft Windows) 

 

Win2000 or WinXP with a USB or Firewire connection

  Turn on your Computer and start Windows 

  Connect the MantaRay and turn it on 

  Let Windows search and install the driver automatically 

  Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive ** 

 

Win98SE with a Firewire connection

  Turn on your Computer and start Windows 

  Connect the MantaRay 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 MantaRay and turn it on (in some cases the 

driver must be installed before connecting the device, see 

note on CD or readme file) 

  Follow the onscreen instructions and install the drivers 

  Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive ** 

 

 

 

Unplug Procedure

  Click on the taskbar icon for external hardware 

  Choose your external hard drive and confirm to remove it 

 

 

 

 

 

 

** For factory new drives and formatting, see “Partitioning & 

Formatting”

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Summary of Contents for MantaRay

Page 1: ...Copyright 2000 2003 by Macpower Peripherals Ltd www macpower com tw User Manual Installation Guide External Storage Enclosure for 3 5 Hard Drives The MantaRay...

Page 2: ...5 CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SET UP 6 CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 6 INSTALLATION ON A PC MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH A USB OR FIREWIRE CONNECTION 7 WIN98SE WITH A FIREWIRE CONNECTION 7 WIN98 SE W...

Page 3: ...h OS The MantaRay The MantaRay is a top quality design aimed at the high performance user This model features an internal power supply and an onboard fan Use it upright to optimize your desktop space...

Page 4: ...aused by a sudden voltage slump in the power supply or faulty power adapter Indication Blue LED on Red LED on Inverse Polarity Protection to prevent any damage to the device or Hard Drive caused by us...

Page 5: ...0 WinXP USB 2 0 equipped PC WinME Win2000 WinXP 1394a equipped PC Win98SE WinME Win2000 WinXP 1394b equipped PC Win2000 WinXP Mac Requirements Minimum Apple G3 processor G4 for 1394b 64MB RAM USB 1 1...

Page 6: ...ny other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so as this might void your warranty Chapter 2 Installing the HDD Preparing the Enclosure Remove the feet and the 4 screws on the bottom then take...

Page 7: ...oard and your hard drive before you close up the case Hard Drive Assembly Connect the ATA cable and the power line to your hard drive Install the hard drive and fasten the screws Align the top cover w...

Page 8: ...ral computers it can be shared through one computer on the network 1394 network company network Firewire can be daisy chained All devices in a daisy chain have to be switched on to permit the hub dais...

Page 9: ...see your external hard drive Win98SE with a Firewire connection Turn on your Computer and start Windows Connect the MantaRay and turn it on Let Windows search and install the driver automatically Ope...

Page 10: ...ewire or USB connection Turn on your computer and start Mac OS Connect the MantaRay and turn it on No driver installation required The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop Mac OS 10 2...

Page 11: ...you to format the drive using FAT32 Partitioning Formatting Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive so make sure you have a backup This step is usually only required the f...

Page 12: ...ME or change to NTFS format If you can not see the drive make sure the jumper settings of your hard drive are correct the drivers are installed and the power is turned on PC running Win2000 or WinXP D...

Page 13: ...ard drive are correct there are no extension conflicts and the power is turned on Mac OS Mac OS9 2 and earlier does not support creating partitions on an external drive To do that you would need to pu...

Page 14: ...ation contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable Macpower Peripherals Ltd assumes no responsibility for any errors contained in this manual Macpower Peripherals Ltd reserves the...

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