can be attached at any given time. For the best data transfer performance, you should always
use the SATA host connection.
If it becomes necessary to change the host connection between SATA and USB, the host
computer system and the CoolMax CD-320 should both be powered down prior to making
the host connection change to avoid any potential data loss or corruption. After changing the
host connection, all items can be powered-up to resume operation with the new host
connection.
Disconnecting a USB Device
USB 2.0 external devices provide support for “plug & play” connection, so that your USB
storage device can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent
data loss or other failures, you must follow these steps when disconnecting your USB 2.0
storage device from your host computer system. Once the physical USB device is
disconnected, any volumes that are associated with that device will become unavailable. On
Windows systems, the SteelVine Manager GUI and daemon software must be stopped before
any devices can be disconnected.
Windows Systems
1)
Close the SteelVine Manager GUI and exit the icon in the Notification Tray.
2)
Stop the SteelVine daemon by selecting
Start
Program Files
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SteelVine Control Stop SteelVineService
.
Note: Before using this procedure in Windows Vista, you must disable the User Access Control
feature in Vista (refer to your Vista documentation for details).
3)
Click on the
Eject
icon (a small green arrow over a hardware image) in the System Tray
located in the lower right-hand side of your screen
4)
A message will appear listing all of the devices that the Eject icon controls. Click on the
“
Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device
” item.
5)
The following message then appears: “
Safe to Remove Hardware
”. You can now safely
disconnect the device from your computer.
Note: If your host USB adapter does not support this feature, the device should be disabled using the
Device Manager or your system should be shut down cleanly and powered off before disconnecting
the USB device.
Macintosh Systems
