VIPowER VPM-6228H, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Manual We are your DataBridge TM http www vipower com VPM 6228H Ture Metal USB 2 0 External Enclosure with 3 ports HUB for 5 25 inch CD DVD ROM CD DVD RW DVD RW and 3 5 inch HDD ...

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Page 3: ...onnecting the VPM 6228H to a Computer 18 3 Drivers Installation 20 3 1 Windows 98SE 20 3 2 Windows Me 2000 XP 24 3 3 Mac OS 25 3 4 Linux 2 4 25 4 Use The USB 2 0 External Enclosure VPM 6228H 25 4 1 Connect the USB 2 0 External Enclosure VPM 6228H Computer 25 4 2 Disconnect the USB 2 0 External Enclosure VPM 6228H from Computer 27 5 Partition the External USB 2 0 Hard Disk 29 5 1 Partition Under Wi...

Page 4: ...1 Features and Specifications 1 1 VPM 6228H external enclosure Features 1 USB 2 0 1 1 compliant with data transfer rate up to 480Mbit sec 2 Worldwide Patented 3 in one integrated USB 2 0 HUB for easy USB expansions 3 Compatible with all 5 25 devices and 3 5 HDD 4 One special High power USB port for USB 2 5 HDD slim CD DVD ROM slim CD DVD RW and USB Reader etc 5 Native hardware Plug n Play supports...

Page 5: ...orts under Windows Me 2000 XP Mac OS 9 1X and above and Linux Kernel 2 4 and above no software driver required driver for Windows 98SE 12 LED indicator displayed power and drive activity are located on the front panel of the VPM 6228H external enclosure 13 One Screw secure the top enclosure cover and locate on the back panel of the VPM 6228H can easy disassemble without any screwdriver and has a b...

Page 6: ...to your computer Its hot swapping and Plug n Play features gives you a great convenience on the road where it can be connected disconnected without powering down your system The VPM 6228H USB 2 0 External Drive is compatible with Apple Macintosh and Windows computers Note In order to reach USB 2 0 speed your computer must have a host adapter card with USB 2 0 support The VPM 6228H will auto detect...

Page 7: ...al enclosure 2 One USB 2 0 Cable 3 One 5V 12V Power Adapter 4 One Power Adapter Power Cord 5 One Drivers and Utility Installation CD 6 VPM 6228H User s Manual If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance Package Contents VPM 6228H enclosure USB 2 0 Cable Driver CD 5V 12V Power Adapter Power adapter Power Cord ...

Page 8: ... Red and Green indicators are located on the front panel of the VPM 6228H The Green LED is lit when the power ON The Red LED flashes when connect with one HDD But the Red LED does NOT flashes when connect with one 5 25 device Fan Power Jack USB Port Power Switch HUB x3 LED Indicators Red LED Device Access Green LED Power ...

Page 9: ... enclosure Separate the top and bottom enclosure covers The following sections will guide you trough the installation of one 5 25 device or one 3 5 HDD assembled with the VPM 6228H enclosure There are two parts to the installation 1 Assembly with one 5 25 IDE device 2 Assembly with one 3 5 HDD A small screwdriver is the only tool required ...

Page 10: ...H USER MANUAL 10 Step2 a Place one 5 25 IDE device in the bottom enclosure cover Align the 5 25 IDE device mounting holes with the mounting holes on the bottom cover and secure with four screws two on each side ...

Page 11: ...om cover c Attach the 4 pin power cable from the rear panel of the bottom cover to the 4 pin con nector on the back of the 5 25 device b Attach the 40 pin IDE cable from the rear panel of the bottom cover to the 40 pin con nector on the back of the 5 25 device to en sure pin 1 to pin 1 connection orient the cable so the colored stripe edge is closest to the power connector ...

Page 12: ...guidesarematched and form a tight fit b Slide the top cover forward until it fits tight within the front grooveguide d Replace the three screws which were removed in Step 1 from the back of the enclosure Make sure form a tight fit Make sure form a tight fit ...

Page 13: ...VPM 6228H USER MANUAL 13 Step4 Adhere the four pads on the bottom of the drive assembly The installation is complete and the VPM 6228H external enclosure is now read to use 5 25 inch IDE De vice ...

Page 14: ...etaining screws on the back of the external enclosure Separate the top and bottom enclosure covers Step2 a Place the HDD in the bottom enclosure cover Align the HDD mounting holes with the mounting holes on the bottom cover and se cure with four screws through the bottom cover ...

Page 15: ...bottom cover c Attach the 4 pin power cable from the rear panel of the bottom cover to the 4 pin connector on the back of the 5 25 device b Attach the 40 pin IDE cable from the rear panel of the bottom cover to the 40 pin connector on the back of the 5 25 device to ensure pin 1 to pin 1 connection orientthecable so the colored stripe edge is closest to the power connector ...

Page 16: ...ntil it fits tight within the front grooveguide c Makesurethetopandbottomgrooveguidesarematched and form a tight fit d Replace the three screws which were removed in Step 1 from the back of the enclosure Make sure form a tight fit Make sure form a tight fit ...

Page 17: ...USER MANUAL 17 Step4 Place the front cover into the drive assembly and adhere the four pads on the bottom of the drive assembly The installation is complete and the VPM 6228H external enclosure is now read to use ...

Page 18: ... your USB 2 0 External Enclosure VPM 6228H Step3 Connect 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 External Enclosure VPM 6228H Step4 Power ON your USB 2 0 External Enclosure VPM 6228H Step5 Proceed to the next Driver Installation section and follow the instructions for your ...

Page 19: ...28H Connects to USB Port on computer Plug into AC Power Outlet Power Adapter Power Cord USB 2 0 Cable 5V 12V Power Adapter Plug into USB Port on Computer VPM 6228H Assembly with 5 25 Device Fan Power Jack USB Port Power Switch HUB x3 ...

Page 20: ...ETUP 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 available USB port on your computer 2 An Add New Hardware Wizard screen will appear Click Next 3 Select Display a list of all drivers then click Next ...

Page 21: ...VPM 6228H USER MANUAL 21 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 22: ...VPM 6228H USER MANUAL 22 7 Click Next 8 Click Next 9 The system will request you to restart your computer Click FINISH ...

Page 23: ... not contain a partition Please refer to Chapter 5 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 connect your USB 2 0 External Drive to the computer 11 After connecting the USB 2 0 External Drive double click on My Computer A new drive Usbdisk icon should have been added This identifies the USB ...

Page 24: ...ebeenadded ItistheUSB2 0ExternalDrivewhichjustinstalled Notes This USB 2 0 External Drive is supported by the Mass Stor age Device Driver in Windows Me 2000 XP operating systems You do not need to install any driver after you fin ish installing the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP Service Pack 1 in the Windows operating system If the new drive does not appear in My Computer it means this USB...

Page 25: ...se The USB 2 0 External Enclosure VPM 6228H After the first time installation you can connect or disconnect the USB 2 0 External Enclosure VPM 6228H without powering off the computer Please follow the steps below when using the VPM 6228H 4 1 Connect the USB 2 0 External Enclosure VPM 6228H to Computer Step1 Plug the first USB port connector of the USB cable into the USB port of your USB 2 0 Extern...

Page 26: ... USER MANUAL 26 VPM 6228H Connects to USB Port on computer Plug into AC Power Outlet Power Adapter Power Cord USB 2 0 Cable 5V 12V Power Adapter Plug into USB Port on Computer VPM 6228H Assembly with 5 25 Device ...

Page 27: ...appears you may safely unplug the USB cable from the USB port of computer Windows Me 2000 XP Step1 Double click on the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the system tray A dialog box appears Step2 Highlight the USB Mass Storage Device in the dialog box click STOP Choose the USB 2 0 External Enclosure VPM 6228H that you want to disconnect then click STOP again on the next screen Step3 Wait a few seco...

Page 28: ...t drag the USB 2 0 External Drive s icon into the Trash to dismount it from the Desktop You can now safely disconnect the USB 2 0 External Drive from the USB port CAUTION Do not unplug the USB 2 0 External Drive from the USB port of your computer or HUB while copying files to from the device or while files or applications stored on the USB 2 0 External Drive are in use DOING SO MAY RESULT IN LOSS ...

Page 29: ...d choose Properties select Settings Set the USB 2 0 Hard Disk to Removable Step3 After restarting the system a removable HDD is added to My Computer Choose the removable HDD and right click button of mouse Select Format to format your USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive You can only set the USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive to one partition using this method Method 2 Step1 Go into MS DOS mode by clicking on Start then ...

Page 30: ...must type 5 in this screen to change the current fixed disk drive to build a partition The default fixed drive set by FDISK is your internal hard disk drive WARNING If you don t change the fixed disk drive to the USB 2 0 Hard 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 ...

Page 31: ...e click on My Computer The USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive icon that you have now partitioned should be seen 5 2 Partition under Windows 2000 XP Step1 To partition the USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive under Windows 2000 connect the USB 2 0 Hard Disk to the USB port on your computer Next click Start select Control Panel Settings open Admin istrative Tools and double click Computer Management ...

Page 32: ...ment All connected disk drives will be listed Find the USB 2 0 Hard Disk that you added and to the right of the disk view the status of the partitions of this disk drive You can create a new or delete an existing partition by right clicking on this area ...

Page 33: ... Disk Drive Click on Create Partition and the Create partition wiz ard will appear Step4 Follow the instructions of the wizard to partition and format your USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive After you have completed the partitioning and formatting of the USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive you can write data to it ...

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