VIPowER Portable External Enclosure VP-9258(T) User Manual Download

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Contents

1. Introduction .............................................................................. 4

1-1 Features and Specifications ................................................ 4

1-2 USB 2.0 External Drive ........................................................ 5

1-3 Package Checklist ............................................................... 6

2. Temperature Control Jumper Settings (Only VP-9258T) ...... 6

3. Power LED indicator ................................................................. 6

4. Hardware Installation ............................................................... 8

4-1 System Requirements ........................................................ 8

4-2 Assembly ............................................................................. 8

4-3 Connect the USB 2.0 External Enclosure

VP-9258(T) to Your Computer ........................................... 11

5. Drivers Installation ................................................................. 12

5-1 Windows 98SE .................................................................. 12

5-2 Windows Me/2000/XP ....................................................... 16

5-3 Mac OS 9.X or Above ......................................................... 17

6. Using The USB 2.0 External Enclosure .............................. 17

6-1

Connect the USB 2.0 External Enclosure

VP-9258(T) to Computer .................................................. 17

6-2 Disconnect the USB 2.0 External Enclosure

VP-9258(T) from Computer .............................................. 18

7. Partitioning the External USB 2.0 Hard Disk ....................... 20

7-1 Partition Under Windows 98/ME ......................................... 20

7-2 Partition under Windows 2000/XP ...................................... 22

Summary of Contents for Portable External Enclosure VP-9258(T)

Page 1: ...VP 9258 T VP 9258 T VP 9258 T VP 9258 T VP 9258 T USB 2 0 3 5 inch Portable External Enclosure USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose We shall not be liable for errors containe...

Page 3: ...the USB 2 0 External Enclosure VP 9258 T to Your Computer 11 5 Drivers Installation 12 5 1 Windows 98SE 12 5 2 Windows Me 2000 XP 16 5 3 Mac OS 9 X or Above 17 6 Using The USB 2 0 External Enclosure...

Page 4: ...Enclosure to your PC Notebook or MAC 1 1 Features and Specifications Features 1 USB 2 0 1 1 compliant with data transfer rates up to 480 Mbit sec 2 Compatible with both the standard specification of U...

Page 5: ...B suspend indicator 1 2 USB 2 0 External Drive The USB 2 0 External Drive is a portable compact storage drive that incorporates the USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 0 high speed interface The USB 2 0 Ex...

Page 6: ...Power Cord 7 Screws bag If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance Note Only one jumper can be set at the same time 2 Temperature Co...

Page 7: ...emperature at 40 C 3 Clear JP7 setting no jumper Controls temperature at 60 C The following identifies the jumper options for setting the operation of the cooling fan 3 Power LED indicator The power L...

Page 8: ...rear of the case Then slide it away from the rear face of the front panel 3 Remove the four screws retaining the hard drive cradle to the base unit of the Enclosure 4 Hardware Installation 4 1 System...

Page 9: ...rive into the cradle 6 Secure the hard drive into the cradle using the four retaining screws 7 Locate the IDE port and power port situated on the rear face of the hard drive Plug the IDE cable and pow...

Page 10: ...nclosure base unit 9 Secure the cradle with the four retaining screws 10 Replace the upper case Note Ensure that the groove in the upper case aligns with the slot in the base unit 11 Slide the upper c...

Page 11: ...onnect the Power Adapter Power Cord to the 5V 12V Power Adapter Then plug one end of power cord into an AC power outlet and the other end to the power inlet of your USB 2 0 Ex ternal Enclosure VP 9258...

Page 12: ...TUP EXE from the USB 2 0 Drivers and Utility Installation CD after you connect your USB 2 0 External Drive to your computer Then proceed with the following 1 Connect your USB 2 0 external drive to an...

Page 13: ...VP 9258 T USER MANUAL 13 4 Click Browse 5 Double click on the ViPowER CD icon of the My Computer directory 6 Select Win98 under the Drivers directory then click OK...

Page 14: ...VP 9258 T USER MANUAL 14 7 Click Next 8 Click Next 9 The system will request you to restart your computer Click FINISH...

Page 15: ...not contain a partition Please refer to Chapter 6 Partitioning an External USB 2 0 Hard Disk to prepare your USB 2 0 External Disk 10 After the system restart the installation is complete You can now...

Page 16: ...ick on MyComputer A new drive Usbdisk icon should have been added It is the USB 2 0 External Drive which just installed Notes This USB 2 0 External Drive is supported by the Mass Storage Device Driver...

Page 17: ...rnal Enclosure VP 9258 without powering off the computer Please follow the steps below when using the VP 9258 6 1 Connect the USB 2 0 External Enclosure VP 9258 T to Computer Step1 Plug the first USB...

Page 18: ...Hard Disk Drive You can only set the external Hard Disk Drive to one partition using this method Step7 USB 2 0 External Enclosure VP 9258 T is ready for use immediately 6 2 Disconnect the USB 2 0 Ext...

Page 19: ...e USB 2 0 External Drive from the computer 6 2 3 MAC OS When disconnecting your USB 2 0 External Drive from a Mac computer first close all windows and quit all running applications that are stored on...

Page 20: ...MS DOS Prompt in Programs Step2 At the DOS prompt type FDISK and press Enter Step3 If FDISK quits without any message go back to the Windows 98 screen disconnect the USB 2 0 Hard Disk and re boot the...

Page 21: ...d Disk the data of your internal hard disk will be destroyed Step6 In the Change Current Fixed Disk Drive type the disk drive num ber that is assigned to the USB 2 0 Hard Disk Step7 Go back to FDISK O...

Page 22: ...Next click Start select Control Panel Settings open Admin istrative Tools and double click Computer Management Step2 Click on Disk Management All connected disk drives will be listed Find the USB 2 0...

Page 23: ...Disk Drive Click on Create Partition and the Create partition wizard will appear Step4 Follow the instructions of the wizard to partition and format your USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive After you have comple...

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