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Adaptec, Inc. 

 

691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA  

©2006 Adaptec, Inc

All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec log

are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may b

registered in some jurisdictions

Part Number: CDP-00145-01-A Rev A 
02/0

 

 

Summary of Contents for ACS 200

Page 1: ...Adaptec ACS 300 Combo eSATA USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive Enclosure User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...omputer Inc in the US and other countries used under license All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Adaptec Inc assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in th...

Page 3: ...aptec at 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 800 959 7274 5 THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT WHICH HAS BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT MISUSE ABUSE OR AS A RESULT OF UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE OR PARTS 6 THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MIGHT OTHERWISE ARISE RESPECT TO THIS PRODUCT IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THOSE OF ME...

Page 4: ...n experienced radio television technician for help Use a shielded and properly grounded I O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this unit to the specified limits of the rules This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received includ...

Page 5: ...onnecting and Powering On 6 Preparing the Disk Drive for Use 7 Setting up Removable option Windows 98SE Only 7 Connecting and Disconnecting Your Enclosure 8 Troubleshooting 9 About USB Technology 10 About SATA Technology 10 This User s Guide explains how to install and connect your Adaptec ACS 300 Combo eSATA USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive Enclosure and provides a brief overview of USB and SATA technolog...

Page 6: ...ard disk drives System Requirements To successfully install and use your Adaptec ACS 300 enclosure your computer must meet these requirements CD ROM drive For SATA interface o Microsoft Windows computers must be running Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me or Windows 98SE o Available eSATA port For USB interface o Microsoft Windows computers must be running Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me or Wind...

Page 7: ...I hard disk drives Most of the SATA drives don t have the jumper to set the Master Slave or Cable Select like the ATA IDE drive however if your hard disk does equip with such jumper please set it to Master or Device 0 mode or equivalent following the instructions on your disk drive Installing a Disk Drive Note You need a Phillips screwdriver to complete this task To install a disk drive into your ...

Page 8: ...tly slide it forward into the SATA connector 4 Use the four screws included in the kit to secure the drive 5 Slide the disk drive tray into the enclosure and replace the back panel then secure it with the screws you removed in Step 1 on page 3 4 ...

Page 9: ...in ensure you have the most recent driver updates installed on your computer Refer to the Microsoft Web site at www microsoft com to download updates You may need your Windows 98SE CD during this installation To install the device drivers 1 Power on your computer if you have not already done so 2 Insert the Adaptec ACS 300 CD into your CD drive 3 From the Windows Start menu click Run and then clic...

Page 10: ...n your computer or Connect the eSATA cable from the eSATA port on the enclosure to an eSATA port on your computer Note Do not connect both the USB 2 0 and eSATA cables 2 Use the included power adapter to connect the enclosure to a grounded power supply 3 Power on the enclosure by pushing the on off switch on the back of the enclosure to the I position The LED on the front of the enclosure illumina...

Page 11: ... Note For technical assistance with the initialization and formatting process please contact Microsoft Windows users or Apple Macintosh users Setting up Removable option Windows 98SE Only For some models of SATA hard disk you may need to enable the removable option in order for the system to detect the drive If you don t see your drive show up in My Computer please follow the steps below 1 On your...

Page 12: ...creen Note Windows 98SE has a different but very similar icon as shown at right The steps to disconnect the device are alike 3 Highlight the drive indicated by the driver letter that you want to disconnect then click on it 4 A message appears telling you that the device has been stopped Click OK 5 Power off the enclosure It is now safe to disconnect your enclosure Macintosh Ensure that all activit...

Page 13: ...itiating and formatting your disk drive please contact Microsoft Windows users or Apple Computer Macintosh users For Windows 98SE users If you connected and powered on your enclosure before you installed the device drivers your enclosure may not work properly Follow the steps below to fix it a On your desktop right click My Computer select Properties then click the Device Manager tab b Expand the ...

Page 14: ...he next generation internal storage interconnect designed to replace Ultra ATA technology Serial ATA is the proactive evolution of the ATA interface from a parallel bus to serial bus architecture This architecture overcomes the electrical constraints that are increasing the difficulty of continued speed enhancements for the classic parallel ATA bus Serial ATA was introduced at 150Mbytes sec with a...

Page 15: ... Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 USA 2006 Adaptec Inc All rights reserved Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec Inc which may be registered in some jurisdictions Part Number CDP 00145 01 A Rev A 02 06 ...

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