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                   M9 - NDAS

External Storage Enclosure for 

3.5” IDE Hard Drives 

User Manual 

(English) 

 

v1.4

  

Summary of Contents for M9 - NDAS

Page 1: ...EN M9 NDAS External Storage Enclosure for 3 5 IDE Hard Drives User Manual English v1 4...

Page 2: ...ON A PC 9 DETAILED INFORMATION 2 MOUNTING THE NDAS DISK ON A MAC 9 SHARING THE NDAS DISK ON THE LAN 10 NDAS DEVICE MANAGEMENT ON A PC 11 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE HDD 3 NDAS UTILITY ON A MAC 12 DRIVER...

Page 3: ...using NDAS technology for you to share your disk on the local network whilst keeping it as simple as a standard Plug and Play device Extending your storage space has not only just become easier but f...

Page 4: ...equipped PC Win98SE WinME Win2000 WinXP Mac Requirements Minimum Apple G3 processor PowerPC 64MB RAM USB 1 1 equipped Mac Mac OS 9 2 or above USB 2 0 equipped Mac Mac OS 10 2 10 3 or above 100Mbps or...

Page 5: ...components and double check the connection between the cables the bridge board and your hard drive before you closing the case Chapter 2 Installing the HDD 1 Lift the top cover off the body 2 Install...

Page 6: ...the network can use the NDAS disk as if it were a local drive In USB 2 0 High Speed mode the M9 NDAS is directly attached to a single computer using the USB port A few tips on how to connect your M9...

Page 7: ...ed Connect the M9 NDAS via USB 2 0 and turn it on Let Windows search for and install the driver automatically Open My Computer to see your external hard drive For factory new drives and more info abou...

Page 8: ...he Ethernet cable is disconnected Connect the M9 NDAS and turn it on No driver installation required The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop For factory new drives and more info abou...

Page 9: ...k on the NDASSetup file Follow the installation wizard and install the driver Accept any warning of missing signature or logo testing Restart your system when prompted to do so Driver installation on...

Page 10: ...ering a new device on a Mac Locate the NDAS Utility found inside your Applications folder under Utilities and open it Under Management select Register a New Device Enter a name for your NDAS disk or u...

Page 11: ...w hard drive see Formatting the HDD Mounting and using your NDAS disk Mounting the NDAS disk on a PC Click on the NDAS Device Management icon on the taskbar Select your new NDAS device which should no...

Page 12: ...cess the drive you have the following options to limit or allow the access Read Only Users can only read from the disk Read Write Users can read and write to the disk and can also delete any files cre...

Page 13: ...n the taskbar All registered NDAS devices will be displayed on the menu Register a New Device Registers a new NDAS device to your computer Refresh Status Updates status of your NDAS devices About Disp...

Page 14: ...Mounted RO Users can only read from disk Blue Read Write Mounted RW Users can read and write to disk White Connected Disk is ready to be mounted Black Disconnected Device is registered but not connect...

Page 15: ...thout the Write Key the Read Write mode will be disabled Configuration Selection to Mount and Unmount the device using either Read Only or Read Write mode Sign Register a New Device Management Both th...

Page 16: ...ption to run the NDAS software from a command line interface Open the command line and type following cd C Program Files NDAS System Folder may vary depending on driver being used Type ndascmd exe whi...

Page 17: ...only It is recommended to format the hard drive using the interface you will most likely be accessing the drive with Chapter 5 Formatting the HDD Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data...

Page 18: ...party software 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 fur...

Page 19: ...e partitions on an external drive To do that you would need to purchase additional 3rd party software connect the drive to the internal IDE bus or upgrade to OS X For Mac OS X use the Disk Utility to...

Page 20: ...talled The other computers will not need it To disconnect the NDAS disk we always recommend using the option in your Device Management Device Utility for Mac if connected via Ethernet You can use the...

Page 21: ...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 change...

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