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Do not spill any liquid or insert any object into the device. 

 
 

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Do not attempt to disassemble and service the Rocpro drive during the warranty period.   

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Please read the Safety Notices and Limited Warranty information in this Manual and on 

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www.rocstor.com

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Summary of Contents for ROCPRO 900e

Page 1: ...1 store your future ROCPRO 900e User Manual...

Page 2: ...___ 11 o Mac 12 Reformatting Your Drive ________________________________________________ 12 o Reformatting via PC Window based computers 12 o Reformatting via Mac _____________________________________...

Page 3: ...l Advanced Technology Attachment 42 o Comparison Chart __________________________________________________ 43 Introduction to Formatting 44 o File Allocation Table FAT and FAT 32 ______________________...

Page 4: ...ted under different Operating Systems and formatting The storage volume is measured in total bytes before formatting References to round numbers of gigabytes or terabytes are an approximation only For...

Page 5: ...not attempt to disassemble and service the Rocpro drive during the warranty period Please read the Safety Notices and Limited Warranty information in this Manual and on the Rocstor website www rocsto...

Page 6: ...case that can be stacked or mounted vertically With its built in power supply fan less and quiet operation the Rocpro 900e can be easily moved from one desktop environment to another using the provid...

Page 7: ...s External hard disk drive Stand for vertical mounting USB 3 0 cable 9 pin to 9 pin FireWire 800 1394b cable eSATA cable AC power cord Installation user Guide Carrying case ROCSTOR ROCPRO 900e user ma...

Page 8: ...ireWire 800 IEEE 1394b port x2 You may connect FireWire 800 to a FireWire 400 port via a special cable also read page 12 Standard AC power input connection ON OFF power switch USB 3 0 port x1 eSATA Ha...

Page 9: ...the interface port you wish to use on your computer Connect one end of the cable to the Rocpro 900e and the other end to the computer Please review cable types on the next page 4 Turn the Rocpro 900e...

Page 10: ...eed USB 2 0 rate of 480 Mbits s 60 MB sec USB 1 1 A Full Speed rate of 12 Mbits s 1 5 MB sec USB 1 0 A Low Speed rate of 1 5 Mbits s 187 KB sec Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SATA is a computer...

Page 11: ...avoid damaging your hardware and losing data never simultaneously connect the drive to the computer using more than one data cable Rocpro as a bootable device If you intend to use the drive as a star...

Page 12: ...eformat the drive as a Mac OS Extended Journal or UFS Unix file system volume Please note that all of your data will be lost if the volume Hard Drive is formatted or reformatted Reformatting via PC Wi...

Page 13: ...ugh FireWire ports Do not mix interfaces Select FireWire ports only For example do not use USB and FireWire to Daisy Chain Mixing FireWire 400 and 800 connectors to Daisy Chain will reduce the transfe...

Page 14: ...e beginning 2 Connect the Rocstor hard disk drive to your computer using the appropriate cables 3 Turn ON the Rocstor hard disk drive Some Rocstor HDs are bus powered and turn ON automatically Look fo...

Page 15: ...to the computer via a port 2 The drive will appear as an icon on the Desktop on the middle right side figure 1 0 below the icon will represent the method of connection USB or FireWire Figure 1 0 USB C...

Page 16: ...it is connected via FireWire port it would then indicate FireWire as figure 1 2 on the Macintosh HD icon The same procedures would also apply to the following steps 3 Once the icon appears on the Des...

Page 17: ...4 In the Macintosh HD menu click on the Applications icon 5 In the Applications menu click on the Utilities icon figure 3 0 Figure 3 0 ROCSTOR ROCPRO 900e user manual Page 17...

Page 18: ...6 In the Utilities menu click on the Disk Utility icon figure 4 0 Figure 4 0 ROCSTOR ROCPRO 900e user manual Page 18...

Page 19: ...de of the Disk Utility menu is a list of available drives figure 5 0 One will show as Rocstor drive Click on the icon showing the disk capacity figure 5 1 Figure 5 0 Figure 5 1 ROCSTOR ROCPRO 900e use...

Page 20: ...ailable under Volume Scheme 10 If you are using Panther proceed to 13 below 11 If you are using Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard or Lion click on Options on the lower center of the window Select the Partiti...

Page 21: ...ume Information select a name for your drive figure 7 0 Figure 7 0 13 Format Click on either the Format area or the Blue up down arrows Select Mac OS extended journal ROCSTOR ROCPRO 900e user manual P...

Page 22: ...ecting the type of format click the Apply tab in the lower right of the screen figure 7 1 On the next screen Partition Disk click Partition figure 8 0 Figure 7 1 Figure 8 0 ROCSTOR ROCPRO 900e user ma...

Page 23: ...d upon completion the same icon that first appeared on the Desktop will reappear with your designed name on the Desktop figure 9 0 Figure 8 1 Figure 9 0 16 You can now Exit or close to return to the d...

Page 24: ...om FAT 32 to NTFS A fast way of reaching Disk Management is to right click My Computer icon and left click on Manage in the drop down menu The next window is Computer Management In the left menu click...

Page 25: ...ck or double click on the icon Under Other Places click on Control Panel Under Windows XP under Vista Windows 7 OS 2 If the icon My Computer does not show on your desktop click on the Start icon on th...

Page 26: ...on the Settings link and then click on the Control Panel link 4 Click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen Click on Run Delete anything listed in the Open window Type the following comp...

Page 27: ...NEL a After reaching the Control Panel click on Administrative Tools b After reaching Administrative Tools click on Computer Management c After reaching Computer Management click on Disk Management RO...

Page 28: ...enu select Delete Partition WARNING Formatting and Partitioning the Rocpro Drive will destroy all of its data To protect your data back it up before formatting or partitioning this device 2 The next w...

Page 29: ...he lower menu as an Unallocated disk 5 Right click anywhere in the Unallocated disk area in the lower menu 6 Click on New Partition 7 You are taken to Welcome to the New Partition Wizard Click Next RO...

Page 30: ...y partition it should be selected as the default partition Click Next 9 Under Specific Partition Size click Next to accept the default setting which is the maximum size allowed ROCSTOR ROCPRO 900e use...

Page 31: ...10 Under Assign Drive Letter or Path accept the default letter and click Next 11 In the Format Partition accept the default setting ROCSTOR ROCPRO 900e user manual Page 31...

Page 32: ...You now reached the Completing the New Partition Wizard screen It displays the various settings you previously selected If you are satisfied with your selections click Finish to complete the new form...

Page 33: ...el the Rocstor drive will show up as New Volume To rename the volume at this time right click New Volume and click Properties You can now change the volume name up to 11 characters Click OK 16 You can...

Page 34: ...uirements as indicated in this Manual Page 7 Confirm that the outlet is providing the correct voltage and the electrical power cord is securely attached to both the outlet and the Rocpro drive Poor or...

Page 35: ...nnecting the device to USB 3 0 port in your computer please be sure that the connection at the host computer is Supper Speed USB 3 0 and drivers if required are installed otherwise you may experience...

Page 36: ...Formatting Operating Systems and Interfaces you are using to ensure they were properly followed Please check the cable connections as the cables must be properly and securely attached to the computer...

Page 37: ...allation Problem The drive is working slow when connected directly to a USB 3 0 port on your computer Solution Review the minimum system requirements for your computer to ensure it supports Supper Spe...

Page 38: ...The Fan less enclosure significantly reduces noise and vibration The case should be in an open environment to permit air to flow around the drive It is normal for the case to become harm when it is b...

Page 39: ...x 4 1 cm Weight 2 9 pounds 1 3 kilograms Transfer rates USB 3 0 up to 5 000 Mbits s eSATA up to 3 000 Mbits s FireWire up to 800 MB s FireWire 400 up to 400 Mbits s USB 2 0 up to 480 Mbits s or USB 1...

Page 40: ...ough up to 16 cables can be daisy chained using active repeaters external hubs or internal hubs often present in FireWire equipment The S400 standard limits any configuration s maximum cable length to...

Page 41: ...o interface devices USB was designed to allow peripherals to be connected using a single standardized interface socket and to improve Plug and play capabilities by allowing devices to be connected and...

Page 42: ...le operation with tighter data integrity checks than the older Parallel ATA interface SATA 1 5 GB s and SATA 3 GB s SATA is designed to be backward and forward compatible with future revisions of the...

Page 43: ...18 inches 0 46 meters No 2 FireWire 3200 3144 393 100 Cables available for 100m 12 25 V 15 W 63 FireWire 800 786 98 25 100 11 m 12 25 V 15 W 63 FireWire 400 393 49 13 15 Ft 4 5 m 12 25 V 15 W 63 USB...

Page 44: ...e to FAT32 file systems of any size but the format program included in Windows 2000 and higher can only create FAT32 file systems of 32 GB or less This limitation is by design and was imposed because...

Page 45: ...similar to NTFS though almost no software takes advantage of forks other than the data fork and resource fork HFS Plus also uses a full 32 bit allocation mapping table rather than HFS s 16 bits This...

Page 46: ...purchase or lease date You may be required to provide proof of purchase or lease as a condition of receiving warranty service You are entitled to warranty service according to the terms and condition...

Page 47: ...y have been made in connection with your purchase or lease of the Rocstor branded product No change to the conditions of this Limited Warranty is valid unless it is made in writing and signed by an au...

Page 48: ...anty extends only to the original purchaser or lessee of this Rocstor branded product and is not transferable to anyone who obtains ownership of the Rocstor branded product from the original purchaser...

Page 49: ...ns with respect to software distributed by Rocstor under the Rocstor brand name are set forth in the applicable end user license or program license agreement Non Rocstor hardware and software products...

Page 50: ...our future are the slogan marks of Rocstorage Inc Apple the Apple logo Mac Power Macintosh FireWire and Mac Pro Leopard are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc in the United States and other countries Mi...

Page 51: ...to help our U S A and Canadian customers find a storage solution that best serves their needs We will help you determine your best purchasing options For more information please contact the appropria...

Page 52: ...Available in Silver Red and Black Thank you for purchasing Rocpro 900e Rocstor Ver 0301L ROCSTOR ROCPRO 900e user manual Page 52...

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