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Summary of Contents for RX-35U

Page 1: ...1 7 Kanda Sudacho Chiyoda Ku Tokyo 101 0041 Japan Tel 81 3 3256 9091 Fax 81 3 3256 9207 TAIWAN http www planex com tw E mail info planex planex com tw 11F No 190 Chung Cheng Rd Hsin Tien Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 2910 0115 Fax 886 2 2910 0116 new RX 35U7 27 8 3 2000 12 48 PM 頁面 1 ...

Page 2: ...new RX 35U7 27 8 3 2000 12 48 PM 頁面 3 ...

Page 3: ... no guarantee that interference 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 separation between the equ...

Page 4: ...esult in fire electric shock or other hazards Appendix B Appendix A About this manual Introduction Describes the USB HDD case and its exterior features Be sure to read this chapter before installing the product Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Explains how to mount a 3 5 or 2 5 HDD to the USB HDD case Appendix Troubleshooting Provides all the tips and troubleshooting information Specifications List...

Page 5: ...tion About USB Product Overview Features Minimum PC Requirements Packing List Parts Terminology Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Mounting a 3 5 HDD to the HDD Case Mounting a 2 5 HDD to the HDD Case Chapter 3 Windows98 Windows98SE Installation Installing RX 35 Installing RX 35U3 Uninstalling the Driver 23 24 32 34 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 1 3 3 4 4 5 9 10 12 16 22 5 6 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 RX 35U RX 35U3 RX 35U RX ...

Page 6: ...an external AC power adapter Self Power Mode or from power supplied through the USB cable Bus Power Mode USB devices with lower power consumption such as mouse and keyboard may use the Bus Power Mode to directly draw its power from a USB cable Devices with Bus Power Mode support are further subdivided into low power consumption devices up to 100mA and high power consumption devices 100 to 500mA Si...

Page 7: ...device uses only one resource even when up to 126 additional devices are attached to it Furthermore all USB devices use the same USB cable the user no longer needs to obtain multiple cables with different connector types Undoubtedly USB is a cost effective easy to use new connection standard with a minimum computer resource requirement Many computer peripherals with USB support are already availab...

Page 8: ...adapter attaches to this port 6 5 LED The LED indicator illuminates in green whenever the device is active powered The LED is turned off if the USB port or the USB device fails Power Switch Turn on this switch to use the HDD case Parts Terminology 1 6 RX 35U RX 35U3 RX 35U RX 35U3 Figure 1 2 Figure 1 3 Figure 1 4 new RX 35U7 27 8 3 2000 12 48 PM 頁面 15 ...

Page 9: ...rtable HDD case The HDD case supports a 3 5 and 2 5 internal HDD for desktop or notebook PCs If you are using a 3 5 HDD please refer to Section 2 1 If you are installing a 2 5 HDD instead proceed to Section 2 2 in this chapter Warning Extra special care must be taken on the installation of HDDs Please refer to the user s manual of the HDD for detailed safety instructions Always hold your HDD in th...

Page 10: ... and pull up the portion indicated by the arrow to remove the jacket see below 2 Remove the metal fittings for 2 5 HDD from the HDD case Then attach an IDE cable a wide 40 pin cable and power connector to your 3 5 HDD and insert the HDD into the HDD case Align the screw holes on the sides of the 3 5 HDD with the screw holes on the sides of the HDD case and secure the HDD with the supplied screws M...

Page 11: ...allation is now complete Chapter 3 Windows98 Windows98SE Installation This chapter provides step by step procedures to install the HDD case under Windows98 or Windows98SE To install RX 35 please refer to Section 3 1 Installing RX 35 If you are installing RX 35U3 directly proceed to Section 3 2 Installing RX 35U3 Installing RX 35 3 1 RX 35U RX 35U3 1 Set the supplied installer FD to your floppy dri...

Page 12: ...e upstream port USB connector on the HDD case 8 Attach the other end of the USB cable to the USB port of your PC or USB hub 9 As soon as the HDD case is linked to the PC via the USB cable the PC automatically recognizes the HDD case as a Generic USB Hub and New Hardware Append Wizard starts Click on the Next button 14 13 3 In the O Open field enter A SETUP EXE and click on the OK button 4 A new wi...

Page 13: ...ove the USB cable from the USB port or turn off the power switch while the HDD is being accessed Doing so may result in serious damage to the HDD If you are not certain about the status of the HDD turn off the power switch and remove the cable If you are using a new HDD that has not been used before proceed to Chapter 5 Using a New Hard Disk Drive 1 Set the supplied installer FD to your floppy dri...

Page 14: ...ow turn on the power switch The switch is located on the side of the HDD case 7 Firmly insert the supplied USB cable into the upstream port USB connector on the HDD case 8 Attach the other end of the USB cable to the USB port of your PC or USB hub 9 As soon as the HDD case is linked to the PC via the USB cable the PC automatically recognizes the HDD case as a Generic USB Hub and New Hardware Appen...

Page 15: ...y Computer folder and see whether a new drive named Local Disk has been added In the example below this drive is treated as E drive 10 Select Search for the most appropriate driver for the device in use and click on the Next button 11 In the next screen check only the Specify the search area option and remove all check marks from other items Enter c windows system and click on the Next button RX 3...

Page 16: ...le from the USB port or turn off the power switch while the HDD is being accessed Doing so may result in serious damage to the HDD If you are not certain about the status of the HDD turn off the power switch and remove the cable If you are using a new HDD that has not been used before proceed to Chapter 5 Using a New Hard Disk Drive Follow the steps below to delete the HDD case driver 1 Open My Co...

Page 17: ...with each PC environment If your PC does not detect the USB device after several minutes please re insert the USB device into the USB Hub For details on installation procedure of the USB peripheral devices please refer to the user s manual for each USB device There are two patterns for connecting two USB hubs to each other cascading another USB hub to RX 35U3 and cascading RX 35U3 to the other USB...

Page 18: ...sk drive Great care should be taken to use the utility at any moment PCI assumes no responsibility for damage caused bymisuse or careless handling of the utility 1 Start Windows and click on the Start button in the Windows task bar Then select Program and click on MS DOS Prompt to start a DOS prompt window 2 At the command prompt enter FDISK and press the Enter key RX 35U RX 35U3 new RX 35U7 27 8 ...

Page 19: ...ility asks you whether you wish to use the maximum available size for a Primary DOS Partition To allocate the maximum available size for this partition enter Y 7 When all configuration tasks are done press the ESC key to exit the FDISK utility 8 At the MS DOS prompt type EXIT and press the Enter key to exit the command prompt window 9 Restart your PC RX 35U RX 35U3 RX 35U RX 35U3 new RX 35U7 27 8 ...

Page 20: ...d HDD The HDD will be indicated by a driver number that was previously unavailable In the example below the system recognizes the newly added drive as Drive E 11 Click on the drive and then click the right button of the mouse RX 35U RX 35U3 RX 35U RX 35U3 new RX 35U7 27 8 3 2000 12 48 PM 頁面 39 ...

Page 21: ...nceled the installation procedure once and the system no longer recognizes the HDD case Select double click Control Panel System Device Manager and see whether there is a USB to IDE Adapter item with a sign under the Other Devices and Universal Serial Bus Controller categories If flthe item exists delete it and remove the USB cable from the USB port Now reattach the cable to the same port The PC d...

Page 22: ...ns Standards Conformance USB Spec1 1 USB Ports RX 35 Type B Port x 1 RX 35U3 Type A Port x 3 Type B Port x 1 IDE Connector Type Enhanced IDE 40pin x 1 Enhanced IDE 44pin x 1 Power Consumption 10 8W maximum Operating Temperature 5 40 degrees Celsius Humidity 35 80 non condensing Enclosure Plastic Weight RX 35 300g RX 35U3 350g Dimensions 125 W x 240 D x 40 H mm 4 9 x 9 4 x 1 5 in EMI FCC Class B CE...

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