Hamlet HEXD3UTX, User Manual

Page 1: ...NetDisk USB2 0 Enclosure for 3 5 IDE Hard Drive HEXD3UTX User s Manual...

Page 2: ...y shell commence from the date of purchase Silent Power Electronics GmbH warranty is not transferable and is limited to the original purchaser If the product is found to be defective then as your sole...

Page 3: ...ON 8 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 12 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR MAC 14 USB2 0 Mode in Mac 14 Using Network Mode in Mac 14 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR PC 19 USB2 0 Mode in Windows 2000 XP 19 Using Network Mode i...

Page 4: ...effective efficient and easy to use It is for users looking for lower costs and storage associated with backup archiving HEXD3UTX NetDisk utilizes NDAS technology allowing it to connect the hard disk...

Page 5: ...sk of fire or electric shock do not expose this product to rain water or moisture 2 Do not place any containers with liquids drinking glass flower vase etc or containers with small metal parts paper c...

Page 6: ...disconnect the power cord from the unit To unplug the AC power adapter from the wall outlet grasp the adapter itself Do not pull the cord Warning If any of the following conditions occur immediately d...

Page 7: ...of your computer chassis Enclosure Sleeve Back Panel Base Plate USB Data cable connector Power Connector NDAS NetWork port Power ON OFF Switch LED Package Content Enclosure Sleeve 1 USB Data Cable Ba...

Page 8: ...low are using the FireWire USB2 0 Enclosure as an example 1 Unscrew to loosen the Back Panel and remove the Back Panel from the Enclosure 2 Use your thumb to push the Base Plate out 8 Front Panel Back...

Page 9: ...of the hard drive Do not tighten the screws yet 5 Set up the jumper ID as Master mode according to the HDD jumper setting spec or Single Master mode for Western Digital model hard drive Connect A the...

Page 10: ...e all 4 Anti Shock Mounts sit inside the Support Slot 7 Pressing down the hard drive and tighten all 4 screws to secure the hard drive to the Base Plate 8 Align the Base Plate to the Sleeve Slot Slide...

Page 11: ...the Enclosure 10 Secure the Back Panel with the 5mm diameter screw 11 Plug the AC adapter into the Enclosure to power it on You may now connect the unit to your network by Ethernet Cable or to your co...

Page 12: ...able at the same time HEXD3UTX works under either USB 2 0 mode as external drive for single computer or network NDAS mode as network shared storage Once NetDisk is connected to your network it can be...

Page 13: ...r Mixed Environment with Windows 2000 XP and Mac All computers and NetDisk must be on the same LAN NetDisk must be connected via Ethernet switch Hub is not supported Internet Router or Wireless Access...

Page 14: ...tomatically and mount the drive to desktop If the hard drive is not initialized yet please refer to section IDE Hard Drive Partition and Format for instruction Using Network Mode in Mac Note Current N...

Page 15: ...rea for NDAS Device ID Please find ID and Key at bottom side of the enclosure Note NDAS device ID in this picture is an example 6 Enter the Write Key to have write access to the NetDisk storage Or you...

Page 16: ...he left side of window 8 Select the hard drive under the storage 9 Under Unit Device tab in Configuration select Mount with appropriate access rights check mark shows current mounting status Note If W...

Page 17: ...nect the NetDisk from Mac just simply drag the orange NetDisk icon to Trash can or right click on the NetDisk icon and eject it 2 If you need to unmount NetDisk for changing Read Write access or for t...

Page 18: ...the NetDisk to prevent data corrupt in NetDisk it is very critical to remember all Windows PC computers can mount NetDisk with Read Write permission and all Macintosh computers mount NetDisk with Read...

Page 19: ...regular external USB2 0 hard drive Using NDAS Mode in Windows 2000 XP A Driver Installation 1 Insert included CD 2 Open the NDAS Driver folder and click to run Setup exe 3 Follow through the installa...

Page 20: ...Click on Next to continue 4 Find ID and Key at bottom side of the enclosure Enter the enclosure ID and the Write Key for write access to the enclosure under NDAS Device ID Click on Next to continue N...

Page 21: ...ption will be selected click on Next button and Found New Hardware wizard window will show up Select Yes this time only option and click on Next 7 Select Install the software automatically option and...

Page 22: ...9 To view current list of computer hosts mounting in the NetDisk click on Properties in the menu and click on Hosts tab to see the list It is useful for troubleshooting purpose 22...

Page 23: ...figure advanced setting click on NDAS Device Management icon in the system tray select Options and go to Advanced Tab We recommend you keep the default setting only make change to what you are certain...

Page 24: ...s 2000 or XP computers need to access and share NetDisk every computer can be assigned or mounted with Read Write access permission and all computers are able to read and write to the NetDisk simultan...

Page 25: ...ironment or if NetDisk will be shared among Mac computer only you can choose to initialize HEXD3UTX into MacOS format However if HEXD3UTX will be shared between Mac and Windows Computers in a mixed ne...

Page 26: ...ur computer network environment 4 Enter a name for the Volume and click bottom Erase button to proceed 5 Once completed new USB drive will mount on the desktop 6 You can disconnect the USB cable and u...

Page 27: ...ger than 30GB into only NTFS If FAT32 must be used in hard drive larger than 30GB you should refer to previous section Under MacOSX to use Disk Utility or use a third party PC software Swissknife from...

Page 28: ...3 Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard windows will show up and click Next Step 4 4 Write a signature to the new drive click Next Step 5 5 Click Finish to close the wizard 28...

Page 29: ...partition Step 7 7 Follow the onscreen instruction to partition and fully format the drive If it assigns a new hard drive letter but format dose not run automatically please exit Computer Management...

Page 30: ...the Windows computers sharing NetDisk must use the same version of PC driver and all Mac must use the same version of Mac driver Mac and PC driver version can be different Therefore when upgrading th...

Page 31: ...NDAS Ethernet You can use the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in your System Tray to stop the NetDisk before disconnecting this applies to either USB or NDAS mode 4 When I try to write to NetDisk I get...

Page 32: ...computer to the network hub Also if you have any software firewalls installed on your computer i e Norton Internet Security McAfee Personal Firewall etc make sure to add Admin exe and LDServ exe into...

Page 33: ...est firmware from your router s manufacturer website and for the latest drivers for your wire less card You can also try plugging in via Ethernet to see if it works that way If using VPN software try...

Page 34: ...Command Prompt Window and run chkdsk to restore the NetDisk Go to Start Run type in cmd without the quotation marks Then type in chkdsk NetDiskDriveLetter F For example if your NetDisk shows up as dr...

Page 35: ...uplinked to another one try putting NetDisk and your computer on the same switch and retry Try setting your NIC s speed duplex settings to 100MB full duplex Right click on My Network Places click on...

Page 36: ...omputer will go into hibernation or standby 20 I have clicked on the NDAS Device Management icon on my desk top and nothing happens The icon on the desktop is only used to launch our icon into the sys...

Page 37: ...ith USB When used with USB mode you will see a black dot disconnected from net work in the system tray as that is an indicator for NDAS Ethernet mode For Mac Connection 1 Dose NetDisk support new Inte...