Newer Technology miniStack NAS, User Manual

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Page 2: ...If you do not have the tools required to perform this instal lation we highly recommend the Newer Technology 7 Piece Tool Set This set includes the tools required to get into any basic computer http newertech com products 7pctoolset php This type of box contains general notes or tips for all systems This type of box contains notes and tips for Macintosh systems This type of box contains notes and ...

Page 3: ...E Win or WinXP USB Hardware for use via t USB WinME Win or WinXP USB Hardware for use via t USB Win SE WinME Win or WinXP Mbps or t Mbps Fast Ethernet connection for network disk use Detailed Information Front LED Status Lights Red HDD Access Power Amber Network Access Green 100 Mbps connection Back Panel Power Switch 1 Power Receptacle 2 Fan Speed Settings Auto Low High 3 100Base TX port RJ 45 4 ...

Page 4: ... the cables to your drive and install 3 Turn the enclosure around and fasten the four screws 4 Attach the thermal probe with the tape provided to the top of the drive somewhere near the spindle motor 5 Align the top cover with the body and push lightly into place Make sure the hard drive s ID jumper settings are set to Master Be careful not to damage any cables or components and double check the c...

Page 5: ...aring the disk are using the t same driver revision Do not cover the Enclosure and leave enough room t around it for ventilation Do not expose your miniStack NAS to water or humid t conditions Always check for visible damage and defects of power t and interface cables before using it We recommend using the supplied cables t The miniStack NAS can only be accessed from the internal LAN It is not pos...

Page 6: ...o see your external hard drive 5 For factory new drives and more info about formatting see the chapter on Formatting the HDD Unplug Procedure For the safe removal of your drive and to ensure that no data is lost always follow the correct unplug procedure Other wise there is a risk of data corruption and you will get an er ror message Click on the taskbar icon for external hardware 1 Choose the min...

Page 7: ...e will mount and show up on your 5 desktop For factory new drives and more info about formatting see the chapter on Formatting the HDD Unplug Procedure For the safe removal of your drive and to ensure that no data is lost always follow the correct unplug procedure Other wise there is a risk of data corruption and you will get an er ror message Drag the external hard drive icon into the trash bin 1...

Page 8: ...ice Registering a new device on a PC Click on the NDAS Device Management icon on the 1 taskbar Select Register a New Device 2 Depending on your setup under Options Advanced 3 Menu you can use the registration wizard or do it manually Enter a name for your miniStack NAS or use the default 4 name Add your 5 NDAS device ID and if you also want to write to the disk enter the Write Key last 5 digits Wi...

Page 9: ...our Applications 1 folder under Utilities and open it Under Management select Register a New Device 2 Enter a name for your miniStack NAS or use the default 3 name Add your NDAS device ID and if you also want to be 4 able to write to the disk enter the Write Key last 5 digits ...

Page 10: ...miniStack NAS on a Mac Open the NDAS Utility and select your miniStack NAS 1 Under Configuration mount the drive using either the 2 Read Only or Read Write mode The drive will now appear on your desktop 3 Read Write mode will be disabled if the Write Key was not entered during the registration process If a Mac is con nected using the Read Write mode other computers can only connect using the Read ...

Page 11: ...ite t Users can read and write to the disk and can also delete any files created by someone else No ID number t Without driver and without an ID number the device can neither be found nor accessed on the network No Write Key t Without the Write Key the disk can only be mounted using the Read Only mode Unmount To eject the disk close all open folders and files then select Unmount to eject it The de...

Page 12: ... To view the present status and function of a certain device place the cursor on your NDAS disk You will be able to see the current state such as Disconnected Connected Mounted RW Mounted RO or Deactivated Mounted RW stands for Read Write mode Mounted RO stands for Read Only mode If you want to use suspend or hiberna tion mode with a connected NDAS device enable it first under Options and Advanced...

Page 13: ... com municate with your device Yellow Bound Non Primary Used for bound NDAS devices except the primary device NDAS Utility for Mac OS X Locate the NDAS Utility found inside your Applications folder under Utilities and open it All registered NDAS devices will be listed here To uninstall the entire Device Management tool first eject and remove all NDAS devices then use the Add or Remove Programs uti...

Page 14: ...te Key If there is an existing Write Key it can be removed by clicking this button The device can then only be mounted using the Read Only mode To uninstall the NDAS Utility first eject all devices and remove them then insert the driver CD open the corresponding folder for your OS and start the NDAS Uninstaller To remove the Write Key se lect the NDAS device itself as shown in this screenshot With...

Page 15: ... is an option to run the NDAS software from a command line interface Open the command line and type following cd C Pro 1 gram Files NDAS System Folder may vary depending on driver being used Type ndascmd exe which will load the command line 2 interface for the NDAS software The Syntax for the interface should be as follows ndascmd command parameters The supported commands are following register na...

Page 16: ...ve 3 Select the drive you want to format 4 Choose 1 and follow the on screen instructions 5 For best compatibility between different Operating Systems use the FAT32 file system FAT32 can be accessed on most systems but the file size for a single file is limited to 4GB DO NOT format the drive when other computers have the NDAS device mounted It is recommend ed to format the hard drive using the int...

Page 17: ...te DO NOT perform disk operations format partition chkdsk when other computers have the miniStack NAS mounted It is important that your miniStack NAS is listed as a Basic Disk and not a Dynamic Disk If the NTFS file system is used the drive will only be recognized on Win2000 and WinXP Mac OS X can see the drive and read data from it but can not write to it For Win2000 and WinXP the NTFS file forma...

Page 18: ... the list on the left and format using either the Erase tab or the Partition tab It is recommended that you format the hard drive using the interface you will most likely be accessing the drive with Note DO NOT perform disk operations format partition etc when other computers have the miniStack NAS mounted If native Mac file system is used the drive will only be recog nised on Mac systems To acces...

Page 19: ...isconnect the miniStack NAS we always recommend us ing the option in your Device Management Device Utility for Mac if connected via Ethernet You can use the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in your taskbar Eject for Mac to stop the disk before disconnecting it from the Device Management Close all windows that may be accessing the miniStack NAS Fan Setting There are 3 modes available for you to select...

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