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Removable Hard Disk Storage System

User Guide

Summary of Contents for actiDisk RDX

Page 1: ...Removable Hard Disk Storage System User Guide ...

Page 2: ...e Power Indicator is Steady AMBER 13 5 3 The Power Indicator is Blinking AMBER and the Cartridge does not Eject 13 5 4 The Cartridge Indicator is Steady AMBER 13 5 5 The Cartridge Does Not Eject 14 5 6 The Docking Station Does Not Appear in the Device Manager Windows 14 5 7 Docking Station Performance Seems Slow 14 5 8 Write Error 15 5 9 Firmware Download Fails with Windows Server 2003 15 5 10 Win...

Page 3: ... high speed transfer rate for fast backups portable cartridges and high level of data reliability The storage system is available with an internal SATA or USB device see Figure 1 or external USB device see Figure 2 Figure 1 actiDisk RDX Internal Docking Station Figure 2 actiDisk RDX External Docking Station Internal Docking Stations SATA or USB External USB Docking Station Page 3 ...

Page 4: ...RDX storage system works with industry backup applications that support removable disk media See your backup software manual for instructions on backing up data Characteristic RDX 80 GB RDX 120 GB RDX 160 GB RDX 320 GB RDX 500 GB Media Media Media Media Media Native capacity GB 80 120 160 320 500 Compressed capacity GB 160 240 320 640 1000 Average sustained transfer rate MBs sec SATA 30 MBps USB 2...

Page 5: ...g system An application that automatically sets the SATA connection to DMA mode for improved performance See Installing Utility Software for Windows and Using the Removable Disk Utility sections for more information on these applications Linux Software There is no special software necessary when running Linux operating system See Using the Linux Operating System appendix for more information on us...

Page 6: ...s detected a fault condition For more information run a diagnostic application see section Using the Removable Disk Utility Blinking AMBER Prevent Host computer is accessing the media and the user has pressed the eject button The indicator will blink amber for a few seconds then return to a steady green The cartridge will eject after the host access completes Indicator Status Meaning Description O...

Page 7: ...computer cover using a screwdriver if necessary 4 Mount the docking station Slide the actiDisk RDX docking station into an unused drive bay until the bezel is flush with the front of the computer Secure the docking station using mounting screws being careful not to over tighten the screws see Figure 1 below 5 Attach the power cable to the power connector see Figure 1 below 6 Connect the data cable ...

Page 8: ...back of the actiDisk RDX docking station and connect it to an available USB 2 0 port on the computer see Figure 2 below 3 Attach the power cable to the power connector see Figure 2 below and plug it into an outlet 4 Select a convenient location for the actiDisk RDX External drive that is flat sturdy level and close to the host server The drive can be oriented horizontally or vertically 5 If running...

Page 9: ... CD will start automatically when a user inserts the CD and will not interfere with any other applications running on your computer NOTE If the actiDisk RDX software is not installed the eject button and right click eject method may not work properly To install the software Microsoft Windows Vista XP Server 2003 Windows 2000 NOTE You must be logged in as the Administrator or have administrator pri...

Page 10: ...t sunlight heat sources and temperature extremes or rapid changes in temperature Never try to force the cartridge into the docking station If it is difficult to insert check the orientation and insure correct alignment using keyed corner as a guide 3 3 Loading and Unloading Cartridges The front of your docking station has an opening for inserting actiDisk RDX cartridges A protective door covers the...

Page 11: ...ator located on cartridge 2 Emergency Eject Hole 3 Eject Button Power Indicator Figure 2 Unloading the Cartridge Page 11 To Emergency Eject a Cartridge NOTE Do not emergency eject a actiDisk RDX cartridge while the cartridge activity indicator is flashing If the cartridge does not eject using either the eject button or the right click eject methods then use the following emergency eject hole method...

Page 12: ... your computer Retrieve device and cartridge status information Test the docking station and the cartridge Upgrade docking station firmware 4 2 Using Removable Disk Utility To run the actiDisk RDX Utility for Windows Click Start All Programs actiDisk RDX actiDisk RDX Utility For instructions on using removable disk utility click Help If the software is not installed on your computer see the section...

Page 13: ...Insert a large straightened paper clip or similar object into the Emergency Eject Hole see Figure 2 in the Using the Drive Loading and Unloading Cartridges section Do not insert the object in the hole at an angle Keep the object straight and apply some force to eject the cartridge 3 When the cartridge has been ejected by the docking station grasp the exposed sides of the cartridge and pull the car...

Page 14: ...ter s operating system will lose recognition of the actiDisk RDX media Therefore one of the following options can be preformed to restore recognition 1 Re start the computer recommended 2 Follow steps 1 4 in The Docking Station does Not Appear in the Device Manager Windows section if re starting the computer is not desired 5 6 The Docking Station Does Not Appear in the Device Manager Windows If th...

Page 15: ...nected to the Windows 2000 operating system ensure that any open Windows Explorer windows are not selecting the removable device Windows 2000 will not allow the cartridge to be ejected when the removable drive is selected When using the eject button the button will flash amber and the cartridge will not eject When using the right click eject function of windows explorer an error message will be dis...

Page 16: ...0 GB Media Media Media Media Media Native capacity GB 80 120 160 320 500 Compressed capacity GB 160 240 320 640 1000 Average sustained transfer rate MBs sec SATA 30 MBps USB 25 MBps Burst transfer rate SATA 1 5 Gbps USB 480 Mbps Average access time msec 15 Function Removable disk drive Command set Packet command feature set per ATA ATAPI 7 SCSI primary commands SPC 2 SCSI block commands SBC 2 Logi...

Page 17: ... Docking Station External actiDisk RDX Docking Station Voltage Tolerance 5VDC 5 SATA and USB 12VDC 10 12VDC 10 USB 12VDC 10 Power Consumption Typical Peak 7 5W 13W SATA 6 6W 13W 6 6W 20W USB 6 6W 13W AC Adapter N A Universal Adapter 100 240 VAC 50 60Hz input 6 6 Environmental actiDisk RDX Docking Station Operational Non Operational Temperature 10 to 40 C 40 to 65 C Thermal Gradient 10 C hour 20 C ...

Page 18: ...on disposal RoHS all materials and processes used in the system meet the limits for compliance 7 2 Emissions USA Meets FCC requirements as specified in FCC 47CFR 15B clB 47 Part 15 Subpart B Unintentional Radiator Europe Meets the CE requirements as specified in EMC Directive 89 336 EEC CISPR 22 CISPR 24 Australia New Zealand C Tick Japan VCCI Taiwan BSMI ...

Page 19: ...ed as NTFS at point of sale NTFS format does not allow writes in a Linux operating system Your cartridge must be reformatted to a different file system supported by Linux such as FAT32 ext2 and ext3 etc Please refer to the man pages for fdisk and mkfs for detailed instructions on how to manipulate partition table and create file systems on Linux If creating multiple partitions on a cartridge see sec...

Page 20: ... actiDisk RDX drives recognized by the system If the actiDisk RDX docking station is not listed check cable connections and power supplies and BIOS settings for the SATA product e2fsck File System Check Fails If the e2fsck program is unable to successfully complete the file check of an ext2 ext3 cartridge check to make sure you have the latest version of e2fsprogs installed Under certain circumstan...

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