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Orion                                                                                                                User Guide 

 

 

Chapter 4 - Appendix 

 
 

 

Technical Questions 

Please read your 
warranty carefully, 
as this may vary 
between different 
vendors! 

For RMA and other questions, please contact your vendor or 
check out their online support area! 
 
 

FAQ 

 
 

Q: Can I use my device with USB bus power only? 
A:

 No, you will always need to use an external power adapter 

for 3.5” hard drives like those used in the Orion enclosure. 
 

Q: What file system should I choose to format my drive? 
A:

 This will depend on how you want to use the drive but in 

general, here is what we recommend: 

  Win2000 & WinXP 

Æ

 NTFS 

  Mac OS X 

Æ

 HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) 

  Win98/ME or to use it on both PC and Mac 

Æ

 FAT32 

 
 

About this Manual 

This manual covers all interfaces and combinations for the 
Orion enclosure. Images and descriptions might therefore 
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 believed to be accurate and reliable. Macpower & Tytech 
Technology assumes no responsibility for any errors contained in this manual. Macpower & Tytech 
Technology reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and/or design of this product without 
prior notice. The diagrams contained in this manual may also not fully represent the product that you are 
using and are there for illustration purposes only. Macpower & Tytech Technology assumes no responsibility 
for any differences between the product mentioned in this manual and the product you may have.  

Chapter 4 - Appendix 

 

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Summary of Contents for Storage enclosure

Page 1: ...Orion Storage Enclosure for 3 5 Hard Drives User Manual English v1 0 October 18 2006 EN...

Page 2: ...ABOUT DATA BACKUP 2 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE HDD 3 CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SET UP 5 CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 5 DETAILED VIEW 5 REAR VIEW 5 INSTALLATION ON A PC 6 REMOVAL PROCEDURE 6 INSTALLATION ON A MAC...

Page 3: ...aluminium plastic enclosure fits together perfectly to secure your valuable data content Orion stays cool without a fan or heat sink keeping the design compact and virtually silent during operation Pr...

Page 4: ...g port eg USB 2 0 or PCI card LED Indicator The Orion is using a single blue LED Blue LED Status ON power ON ON Status ON data access Flickering Status OFF OFF About Data Backup To protect your files...

Page 5: ...the HDD Your unit may come with a pre installed hard drive Before opening such an enclosure please read the warranty and any other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so as this could void...

Page 6: ...n Be careful not to damage any cables or components and double check the connection between the cables the bridge board and your hard drive before you close up the case 5 Slide the cover back into pla...

Page 7: ...hat the Host Card driver is up to date Do not cover the Enclosure and leave enough room around it for the drive to cool down Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions Always check for vis...

Page 8: ...it can be used Turn on your Computer and start Windows Connect the Orion and turn it on Let Windows search and install the driver automatically Open My Computer to see your external hard drive For fa...

Page 9: ...ion first and format the drive before it will show up Turn on your computer and start Mac OS Connect the Orion and turn it on No driver installation required The external drive will mount and show up...

Page 10: ...running MS DOS we recommend 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...

Page 11: ...P 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...

Page 12: ...change this at a later point it s required to format the drive again If you are formatting the drive using the file system FAT32 the maximum size for a single file will be restricted to 4GB Select Dis...

Page 13: ...covers all interfaces and combinations for the Orion enclosure Images and descriptions might therefore slightly vary between this manual and the actual product you have Copyright 2006 by Macpower Tyt...

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