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USER’S MANUAL 

 

For 3.5” USB2.0, USB2.0/Firewire Combo, and USB2.0/eSATA 

Combo Models 

 

 

 

 
 
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. 
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the 
instructions, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause 
harmful interference to equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the 
following measures: 
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 
Increase the Distance between the equipment and receiver. 
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 

 

Summary of Contents for QS2

Page 1: ... frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the Dis...

Page 2: ...ears This warranty does not apply if in the judgment of Kanguru Solutions the product fails due to damage from handling accident abuse misuse or if it has been used in a manner not conforming to the product s instructions has been modified in anyway or the warranty labels have been removed If the product proves defective during this warranty period call Kanguru Solutions Technical Support in order...

Page 3: ...nd later 7 FIREWIRE 7 ESATA 8 DISCONNECTING THE QS2 HARD DRIVE 8 USB 2 0 FIREWIRE 8 SATA 9 Windows 98 ME 9 Windows 2000 XP 9 BOOTING FROM THE QS2 VIA ESATA 9 BIOS SETTINGS 9 Embedded Serial ATA Controller 9 Add on Serial ATA Controller Card 10 INSTALLING WINDOWS 2000 XP ONTO THE KANGURU QS2 10 PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING 10 PARTITIONING 10 FORMATTING 11 USAGE NOTES 12 eSATA Hot Swappable Functiona...

Page 4: ...A or Firewire port Package Contents 1 Kanguru Solutions QS2 1 USB 2 0 Cable 1 Firewire Cable Q2F models only 1 eSATA Cable Q2S models only 1 Vertical Stand 1 AC Power Supply 1 Manual Driver s CD 1 User Registration Form If any of the above items are missing please contact the Kanguru Solutions Technical Support Department at 508 376 4245 and replacement parts will be shipped ASAP Features Various ...

Page 5: ...tions General Model Number Q2U USB2 only Q2F USB2 Firewire Combo and Q2S USB2 eSATA Combo Series Interface USB 2 0 Backwards compatible with USB 1 1 Firewire 400 Q2F models only eSATA Q2S models only Capacities Various 80GB 1TB Rotational Speed 7 200 RPM Hard Drive Interface SATA Access Time 8 5 11 ms Internal Reliability 750 000 Hrs OS Compatibility USB 2 0 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 W...

Page 6: ...ttaching the device to your computer 3 Insert the Kanguru Drivers Manuals CD into your CD ROM drive 4 Select the folder which corresponds to your drive QS2 3 5 USB2 0 or QS2 3 5 USB2 0 eSATA Combo or QS2 3 5 USB2 0 FW Combo 5 Open the Win98 Driver folder within the folder specified in the previous step Double click the setup exe file to install the drivers 6 An installation wizard will guide you t...

Page 7: ...g Mac OS 9 0 or later Notice The Kanguru hard drive icon may take up to 10 minutes to initially appear on your desktop If you are solely using your drive with Macs please format your drive as a Mac Hard Drive to avoid this delay Firewire There are no drivers needed for the Firewire Kanguru QS2 drives in any of the operating systems The drives are compatible in Win 98SE ME 2000 XP and Vista as well...

Page 8: ...appear on your desktop Disconnecting the QS2 Hard Drive USB 2 0 Firewire Windows 98SE Windows 98SE does not have a safe hardware removal utility so you can simply unplug the drive from the USB port to remove it from the operating system To avoid data loss or corruption wait 2 minutes after your last read write to the QS2 Also make sure the activity light is not blinking before removing the device ...

Page 9: ...r icon and click properties 2 Click on the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button 3 Double click on Disk Drives 4 Right click on the device labeled SCSI Disk and select Uninstall 5 When the confirm dialog appears click OK to remove the device 6 It is now safe to unplug the device from your computer Booting From the QS2 via eSATA BIOS Settings If your computer s Serial ATA controller s...

Page 10: ...s setup should detect the drive and allow Windows to be installed Follow the instructions onscreen to finish the installation for Windows Partitioning and Formatting Partitioning Partitioning allows you to take one large drive and make it into multiple smaller drives Partitioning requires formatting the drive and will erase all data if any exists on the drive 1 To partition the QS2 plug the drive ...

Page 11: ...file system that you would like to format the drive in 3 Enter a Volume Label in the text box optional 4 Check the Quick Format box to perform a quick format You can leave it unchecked to have it perform a full format Full Format will take longer to complete 5 Click Start to begin the format process Once the process is complete you can then resume accessing and coping data to and from the drive No...

Page 12: ...arted Warranty Kanguru Solutions guarantees that every Kanguru QS2 enclosure will be free from defects in workmanship and materials for 1 year from the date of purchase It guarantees the Hard Drive installed in the device for 3 years This warranty does not apply if in the judgment of Kanguru Solutions the product fails due to damage from handling accident abuse misuse or if it has been used in a m...

Page 13: ...ate its products software or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity Tech Support If you experience any problems installing your Kanguru QS2 or have any technical questions regarding any of our products please call our tech support department Our tech support is free and available Monday thru Friday 9am to 5pm EST Call 1 508 376 4245 or visit our website at www Kanguru ...

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