VIPowER Portable 3.5 in. External Enclosure VP-9258V, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Portable 3 5 in External Enclosure Installation Guide www vipower com ViPowER Model NO VP 9258V...

Page 2: ...er language without the written consent of ViPowER Inc The infor mation contained in this document is subject to change without notice Introduction 1 Features 1 Alternative Smart connections 3 Electri...

Page 3: ...e connection enables connection of the Enclosure to your PC Notebook or Mac All products are CE and FCC certified Power adaptor s are certified to EN60950 electrical safety standard Check Operating Sy...

Page 4: ...y programmed with configuration data Support UDMA modes 0 4 of operation USB 2 0 Smart cable VP 9208 USB 2 0 IDE Bridge is fully compatible with USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 function supports two interface des...

Page 5: ...8 kit Electrical safety for users Always turn off the power supply to the computer and auxiliary devices prior to changing hardware Sensitive electrical components can be damaged by sudden power surge...

Page 6: ...driver from the CD supplied Following loading of this driver your external HDD device will be automati cally recognized and accessible Windows 98SE and ME You need to load the smart cable driver and...

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Page 9: ...Vipower V 9258V External Enclosure pack comprises 3 5 in Portable External VP 9054V USB 2 0 Smart cable VP 9208 AC DC Adapter CD containing Software driver s The driver s must be installed if running...

Page 10: ...securing the upper case of the Enclosure to the rear face 2 Carefullylifttherearofthecase Then slideitawayfromtherearfaceofthefront panel 3 Remove the four screws retaining the hard drive cradle to t...

Page 11: ...4 Lift out the cradle 5 Position the hard drive into the cradle 6 Secure the hard drive into the cradle using the four retaining screws VP 9258V Installation Guide 9...

Page 12: ...propriate port ensuring that they fit securely 8 Position the cradle hard drive onto the Enclosure base unit 9 Secure the cradle with the four retaining screws 10 VP 9258V Installation Guide POWER POR...

Page 13: ...groove in the upper case aligns with the slot in the base unit 11 Slide the upper case forward ensuring that it abuts the rear face of the front panel 12 Finally secure the upper case with the two re...

Page 14: ...rade software from the Microsoft website Windows 2000 Upgrade 2000 SP3 Service Pack 3 Windows XP Upgrade XP SP1 Service Pack 1 If the system displays the drive as Unknown Device in Device Manager doub...

Page 15: ...ial to ensure USB 2 0 performance 1 Ensure that your computer and any auxiliary devices are switched off 2 Connect the USB 2 0 smart cable between the Enclosure and your PC Note book or Mac Notes a 36...

Page 16: ...stallation Guide 2 Once the smart cable is connected the Enclosure will automatically be de tected by the system Click Next 3 A window will be displayed indicating Search for best driver for your devi...

Page 17: ...ch for new drivers Ensure that Specify a location is selected Click Next Note x means user disc code The specified location will depend upon user s CD ROM drive code 5 This window indicates that Windo...

Page 18: ...dow informs you that Windows has completed the installation Click Finish 7 On completion of the installation an icon will appear in the right hand side of the My Computer window indicating that USB 2...

Page 19: ...ervice pack s are in use Check drivers are loaded if using 98SE and ME Check cable connection to rear of external case and at USB port in PC Notebook Question Why do I get an error when installing CD...

Page 20: ...on the motherboard Some systems have sound cards with IDE connectors or other proprietary IDE connections The CD RW drive will not function correctly with these IDE connections If you update your IDE...

Page 21: ...able to get an update from your computer manufacturer or bios manufacturer 9 If you have previously connected a USB CD RW drive to the system and the CD RW drive is not being detected properly remove...

Page 22: ...Manager to drives not on your system Please contact Microsoft Technical Support for help when working in Safe Mode and removing these Ghost Drives Question My Toshiba laptop will not detect the USB CD...

Page 23: ...D English USB D is normally the drive letter of your CD ROM You will need to know the drive letter of your CD ROM to get the correct path Another fix for this issue is Right Click the Start button ch...

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