Vantec Nexstar-3i NST-360S2i-WH, User Manual

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Page 2: ...1 Power Adaptor x 1 Vertical Stand x 1 User Manual x 1 USB Cable x 1 Screws x 4 TRADEMARKS MS DOS Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer All of the third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Package Contents 1 ...

Page 3: ...ng a New Partition Formatting the Hard Drive 10 6 1 Creating a New Partition 10 6 2 Formatting Power Management Hard Drive 12 7 Power Management Mode 13 7 1 Utilize the Power Management Function In Windows XP Windows 2000 13 7 2 Power Management mode introduction 15 8 Disconnecting the NexStar 3i 16 9 Troubleshooting FAQ 17 10 Warranty Contact 18 Contents 2 ...

Page 4: ... reduce energy consumption and cooling costs reduce noise and prolong the life of hard drive Less electricity consumption with three intelligent power management modes Idle Stand By and Power Down The NexStar 3i utilizes USB 2 0 offering speed up to 480Mbps and it is an ideal way to store and transfer large amounts of data in an enclosure that matches your style NST 360S2i WH Introduction 3 ...

Page 5: ...5 x 33 mm Power Management Mode Idle Stand By Power Down Feature Power Management Saves Power and Extends Hard drive Lifetime Built In Automatic Power Management Processor Three Intelligent Power Management Modes Idle Stand By Power Down Supports 3 5 SATA Hard Drive Up To 1TB Transfer Rates Up To 480Mpbs w USB 2 0 Attractive LED Indicates Power HDD Activity Aluminum Casing Cools Down Your Hard Dri...

Page 6: ...Hz Compatible or Mac G3 Processor Greater Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Vista or Mac OS 8 6 Greater USB Equipped System For USB 2 0 Speeds the System Must Support USB 2 0 Specifications CD Rom Drive If Drivers Are Needed 5 System Requirements ...

Page 7: ...4 Parts Layout LED Cable Aluminum Housing Hard Drive cabby SATA Power Cable 6 Parts Layout ...

Page 8: ...ove the side of the NexStar 3i with the power and USB connection ports If it has previously been screwed in place remove the screws first 2 Carefully slide out the side approximately 3 inches 3 Unplug the red and white cable for the LED 4 Slide out the rest of the side 7 Installation ...

Page 9: ...th the holes on the back of the drive caddy See picture below 3 Secure the hard drive onto the drive caddy with the screws provided 4 Insert the drive caddy back into the aluminum housing Be sure to reconnect the LED cable before closing the unit When reinserting the caddy also be sure to align the top of the caddy with the guides on the housing 8 Installation ...

Page 10: ... you have Mac OS 8 6 you will need to install drivers Once your operating system finishes setting up the NexStar 3i it will mount your hard drive On Mac OS systems the new volume should appear on the desktop On a Windows PC the new volume will appear under My Computer NOTE For new hard drives you will need to initialize and partition your hard drive before it will appear in Windows Explorer or on ...

Page 11: ...xisting information Windows 2000 XP Vista 1 Right click on My Computer and choose Manage 2 Under Storage on the Left pane select Disk Management 3 Windows should now give you the option to initialize the disk If not locate the new drive right click on the new disk where it reads Disk and choose Initialize This step may not be required for some hard drives 4 Go through the wizard 5 Once complete lo...

Page 12: ...5 Click Initialize To format your hard drive with Mac OS Extended format a method of formatting hard drives that allows for more efficient use of hard drive storage space follow the steps below 1 Click Custom Setup 2 Select the desired partitioning scheme 3 Open the Type pop up menu in the Volume Info area and choose Mac OS Extended Format 4 Resize the volumes if desired 5 When ready click OK 6 Cl...

Page 13: ...he following drive letter click Next 8 Select Format this partition with the following settings and choose the File system you prefer You can enter the Volume label you need Choose Perform a quick format click Next 9 You can see a new partition in the Disk Management 10 The new Hard Drive will appear in your computer Mac OS X 10 x x Formatting a Hard Drive 1 Start the Disk Utility tool under Appli...

Page 14: ...t 3 1 Auto The Power Management Hard Drive changes the Power Management time automatically according to the work status of the Hard Drive 3 2 Never The Power Management Hard Drive never uses Power Management mode 3 3 User Set Set up the Power Management time according to user habit 13 Total working time Total IDLE time of the Hard Drive Total saving time The Stand By time and Power Down time Avera...

Page 15: ...own time for the power scheme you choose 5 Click on OK The Power Management Hard Drive starts to work 6 Click Reset to set the time down to zero 7 click question mark which shows you the Saving Watt at present Power Management Mode 14 ...

Page 16: ...anagement program will automatically switch the mode from Active to Idle a The Hard Drive waits for commands for three seconds b The Idle LED light flashes 3 Stand By If the hard drive is inactive for three minutes the Power Management program will automatically switch the mode from Idle to Stand By a The Hard Drive waits for commands for three minutes b The Stand By LED light flashes 4 Power Down...

Page 17: ... Hardware icon in the system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware Select the device you wish to remove and click on Stop The system should prompt lt is now safe to remove the USB device If not wait for any programs still using the device to finish and try again 4 Turn off the NexStar 3i 5 Unplug the USB cable from the system Mac OS 1 Make sure all operations using the hard drive within the NexSt...

Page 18: ... sure to connect the USB cable to a rear port directly off the motherboard or USB PCI card The cables connecting front USB ports are not always properly shielded and cannot properly handle USB 2 0 speeds thereby corrupting the signal between the NexStar 3i and the computer Q Why is the data on my hard drive corrupted A Connecting your hard drive to the NexStar 3i is just like connecting a hard dri...

Page 19: ...se check the contents of the unit to make sure you received all parts Also check for any cosmetic flaws If any parts are missing or if there are cosmetic defects please contact the retailer from which you purchased the unit immediately and ask for a replacement Vantec Thermal Technologies 43951 Boscell Rd Fremont CA 94538 Tel 510 668 0368 Fax 510 668 0367 website www vantecusa com Copyright 2008 V...