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PCMCIA

Portable HARD DISK PLUS

Installation Manual

HD Traveler

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Summary of Contents for HD Traveler Plus

Page 1: ...PCMCIA Portable HARD DISK PLUS Installation Manual HD Traveler ...

Page 2: ...hnical Support Department at 516 496 7629 The RMA number should be displayed on the outside of the returning package and on the accompanying packing list EXP cannot be held responsible for any package returned without the RMA number You are responsible for packaging providing proof of the date of purchase and the shipping cost of the failed product to EXP Computer Inc You are responsible for maili...

Page 3: ...on The HD Traveler PLUS dual connection gives user flexibility to add more storage space or transfer data between your notebook and or your desktop computer SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1 Notebook or desktop computer with a PC Card PCMCIA 2 1 Type I or II slot or a Parallel port Printer port 2 Windows 95 98 Windows NT 3 51 4 0 FEATURES Complies with PC Card PCMCIA 2 1 specification Windows 95 98 Windows NT...

Page 4: ...2 Hard Disk Hard disk with the power indicator a DC input jack 3 Interface Connector 26 pin male connector connects to PCMCIA card s female adapter 4 PCMCIA Card Type 1 PCMCIA card connects to notebook s PCMCIA slot 5 AC Adapter Input 100 240 VAC 50 60 Mhz 0 4A Output 12 VDC 1000mA ...

Page 5: ...or is seated and then tighten the two screws on the cable connector 2 Place the HD drive in the horizontal position 3 Consult your computer s documentation to locate the PCMCIA slot 4 Align the PCMCIA interface card with the arrow sign pointing to the computer s slot Please note that the card is keyed to guide for proper orientation 5 Slowly insert the PCMCIA interface card into the slot and press...

Page 6: ...iver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and click on the OK button Insert the HD TRAVELER device driver disk into your floppy drive If the dialog box does not appear please refer to the Trouble Shooting section If a dialog box come up select the EXP HD Traveler Plus then click OK Your dialog box may be different from the one shown depending on your Windows 95 version ...

Page 7: ... the HD Traveler device driver diskette into your floppy drive If the dialog box does not appear please refer to the Trouble Shooting section Click on the Finish button VERIFY YOUR INSTALLATION From Desk Top click on My Computer icon There should be addition drive s icon displayed You may have to manually set Disk Drive setting as a removable icon ...

Page 8: ...an install the device driver without the HD PC Card however after you finishing the installation you should insert the HD PC Card before restart the computer Follow the instructions to install the HD PC device driver Click on My Computer Control Panel SCSI Adapters Choose Drivers tab and the click on Add From the Install Driver click Have Disk button ...

Page 9: ...inishing the installation Make sure to insert the HD PC Card into the PC Card slot before restart the computer VERIFY YOUR INSTALLATION After computer boot up go to My Computer icon you should have an addition hard disk icon You may have to manually set Disk Drive setting as a removable icon See Changing drive letter assigned to HD Traveler ...

Page 10: ... the other end to computer parallel port 3 Plug in the AC adapter to a working AC receptacle Note The EXP hard disk will start to spin up immediately Be careful do not move the EXP hard disk while it is spinning CAUTION The hard disk and electronic components installed on the Hard disk Traveler Plus are very sensitive to damage from static electricity Before handling the unit touch a grounded meta...

Page 11: ...all the connection as states in the Hardware Installation section From the Desktop Click My Computer icon Control Panel and then Add New Hardware 1 Click Next to begin 2 When prompted whether to search for your new hardware Select No and click Next ...

Page 12: ...k OK If you re installing from a directory containing downloaded installation files specify the full path of the directory and click OK 5 Select F I T Parallel Port Trans Series Win95 Driver and click Next 6 Click Finish to complete installation 7 Remove Installation Diskette if there is one 8 Restart system when prompted ...

Page 13: ...splayed You may have to manually set Disk Drive setting as a removable icon See Changing drive letter assigned to HD Traveler SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT 4 0 Due to user interface similarity of the Windows 95 and the Windows NT 4 0 The installation procedure is identical to the one for Windows 95 ...

Page 14: ...A driver did not detect any card Some time there is other dialog box displayed and the PC Card Properties still show empty You may need to disable such a program i e CardWork CardWiz consult your notebook User Manual 2 The 32 bit card support is NOT enabled To enable the 32 bit support click on Start Settings Control Panel from the Control Panel folder Click on PC Card PCMCIA ...

Page 15: ...e EXP HD card at this time the New Hardware Found or Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box will be displayed 3 No PC Card PCMCIA icon in Control Panel If the PCMCIA Socket is not found then you must add a PCMCIA socket to your system Please click on the Add New Hardware icon in the Control Panel folder and select PCMCIA socket Select the appropriate type of PCMCIA Controller that matches yours ca...

Page 16: ...erly Double click on EXP entry line and then select Resources You can make some change to the following entry Basic Configuration xxxx I O Range and Interrupt request During resources changing observe the Conflicting Device List You should select the resource s which the Conflicting device list shows No Conflict 2 Device Manager shows resource for the EXP HD is available and there is no conflictin...

Page 17: ...r make sure to secure all connectors and the adapter plug into a good AC out let 4 The EXP HD and the Standard IDE ESDI Hard Disk Controller entry have a yellow circle with an exclamation point Your notebook may have been infected with some kind of computer virus The virus disabled Windows 95 32 bit device driver for the hard disk The EXP HD requires the driver for its operation Check the Performa...

Page 18: ...andard EPP Only or Bi directional A setting to EPP Only is preferred for a better performance 3 Check if other hardware devices are connected to the same parallel port Daisy chaining with other hardware devices is NOT recommended Other devices include but not limited to the following security device key lock audio port parallel to SCSI device tape backup device network device A B switch printer sh...

Page 19: ...econnecting the AC adapter to your computer or recharging the battery Symptom The EXP HD starts to become excessively slow or does not work at all Solution The parallel port on your machine may be able to a number of different modes standard Bi directional EPP or ECP These different setting can effect performance of the EXP HD In some cases the standard setting will even shut off signals the EXP H...

Page 20: ...nager Click on Hard Disk Controller The EXP Hard disk should be listed To remove EXP Hard disk Click on the EXP entry line then click Remove button You may need to restart the computer to complete the task To reinstall EXP Hard disk Click on Refresh button either the New Hardware Found or Update Device Driver Wizard will be displayed Follow the instruction on Installation for PCMCIA Interface sect...

Page 21: ...ed To remove EXP Hard disk Click on the EXP entry line then click Remove button You may need to restart the computer to complete the task To reinstall EXP Hard disk Either click on Refresh button the New Hardware Found or Update Device Driver Wizard will be displayed Follow the instruction on Installation for Parallel Port Interface section ...

Page 22: ... the instruction below Open Control Panel System select Device Manager tab double click Disk Drives Select Generic IDE Disk Type 80 or Generic IDE Disk Type 00 then click Properties button Select Settings tab check the Removable under options Change the Start drive letter and the End drive letter to the letter you wish to choose ...

Page 23: ...ler HD Capacity Partition size 2 GB 2 GB 3 2 GB 2 0 GB 1 2 GB 5 0 GB 2 0 GB 2 0 GB 1 0 GB FDISK or similar program Currently the FDISK program will not recognize the HD Traveler If you need to repartition the HD traveler we recommend sending the HD back to EXP Another solution is install the HD Traveler in a notebook with Windows NT 4 0 and use Disk Administrator utility to repartition the HD Trav...

Page 24: ...nterference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the Distance between the equipment and receiver Co...

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