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Be careful not to 

damage any cables 

or components and 

double check the 

connection between 

the cables, the 

bridge board and 

your hard drive 

before you close up 

the case. 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 2 Installing the HDD

 

Preparing the Enclosure 

1. Remove the 4 screws on the bottom of the unit. 

2. Lift the top cover off the body. 

3. Remove the heat sink from the enclosure. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Place the hard drive upside down in the heat sink.  

5. Fasten the heat sink to the hard drive using four screws 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Drive Assembly 

6. Connect the ATA cable and the power line to your hard drive. 

7. Place the hard drive into the enclosure.  

8. Fasten the 4 screws on the bottom of the heat sink. 

9. Attach the thermal probe with the tape provided to the 

spindle motor on the bottom-side of the drive. 

10. Align the top cover with the body and push lightly into place. 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for M9 - Mini Pod

Page 1: ...M9 Mini Pod External Storage Enclosure for 3 5 Hard Drive User Manual English EN ...

Page 2: ...ENTS 3 PACKAGE CONTENTS 3 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE HDD 4 PREPARING THE ENCLOSURE 4 HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY 4 CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SET UP 5 CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 5 HARD DISK MODE 5 FIREWIRE 5 AUTO 5 HUB FUNCTION 5 FAN SETTING 5 INSTALLATION ON A MACINTOSH 6 INSTALLATION ON A PC 7 PARTITIONING FORMATTING 8 MAC OS 8 PC RUNNING WIN2000 OR WINXP 9 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS 10 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 10 ...

Page 3: ...and Microsoft Windows OS Remarks for Mac users and Apple Macintosh OS The M9 Mini Pod The External Storage Enclosure M9 is made of high quality plastic with a smart interactive cooling system which automatically regulates and varies fan speed according to temperature of the hard drive Available with various types of interfaces this is the perfect solution for additional external storage Available ...

Page 4: ...r Receptacle 2 7 4 Fan Settings 5 USB 2 0 Hub 6 USB to Mac PC 1 3 4 5 6 7 Micro Security Slot M9 DX 1 On Off Switch 2 Exhaust Fan Vent 3 Power Receptacle 4 Fan Settings 2 8 9 5 USB 2 0 Hub 6 USB to Mac PC 7 Firwire ports 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 Input select 9 Micro Security Slot 2 ...

Page 5: ...rements Mac Requirements Minimum Apple G3 processor G4 for 1394b 64MB RAM USB 1 1 equipped Mac Mac OS 9 2 10 1 5 or later USB 2 0 equipped Mac Mac OS 10 2 or later 1394a equipped Mac Mac OS 9 2 10 1 5 or later DX model only PC Requirements Minimum Intel Processor II 350MHz 64MB RAM USB 1 1 equipped PC 2000 XP USB 2 0 equipped PC 2000 XP Firewire 1394a equipped PC 2000 XP DX model only Package Cont...

Page 6: ...y 3 Remove the heat sink from the enclosure 4 Place the hard drive upside down in the heat sink 5 Fasten the heat sink to the hard drive using four screws Hard Drive Assembly 6 Connect the ATA cable and the power line to your hard drive 7 Place the hard drive into the enclosure 8 Fasten the 4 screws on the bottom of the heat sink 9 Attach the thermal probe with the tape provided to the spindle mot...

Page 7: ...before using it Hard Disk Mode Firewire As long as a Firewire connection is present the disk drive will mount as a FireWire device otherwise it will mount as a USB device Auto The disk drive will mount to the first connection that is presented This will remain the default setting until the device is next restarted Hub function In order for the USB Hub function to work the USB cable must be attache...

Page 8: ...n your computer and start Mac OS Connect the M9 and turn it on No driver installation required The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop Mac OS 10 2 or 10 3 with a Firewire and USB 2 0 connection Turn on your computer and start Mac OS Connect the M9 and turn it on No driver installation required The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop Unplug Procedure Drag the ext...

Page 9: ... or Firewire connection Turn on your Computer and start Windows Connect the M9 and turn it on Let Windows search and install the driver automatically Open My Computer to see your external hard drive Unplug Procedure Click on the taskbar icon for external hardware Choose your external hard drive and confirm to remove it For factory new drives and formatting see Partitioning Formatting 7 ...

Page 10: ...ting data on the drive so make sure you have a backup This step is usually only required the first time you install a factory new hard drive if you change the format or want to erase all data on your drive Mac OS Mac OS9 2 and earlier does not support creating partitions on an external drive To do that you would need to purchase additional 3rd party software connect the drive to the internal IDE b...

Page 11: ...u use this device to backup your data using a 3rd party software running MS DOS we recommend you to format the drive using FAT32 PC running Win2000 or WinXP Disk Management Program Right click on My Computer and choose Manage Select Disk Management Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for further commands Choose New Partition Follow the Partition Wizard 9 ...

Page 12: ...Rights Reserved The information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable Macpower Tytech Technology assumes no responsibility for any errors contained in this manual Macpower Tytech Technology reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and or design of this product without prior notice The diagrams contained in this manual may also not fully represent the prod...

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