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Chapter 1 Introduction 

Icon Key 

Throughout this manual you will see icons on the left margin 

that denote either Notes or Special Remarks as outlined below: 

 

  

General Notes and Tips 

 

Remarks for PC users and Microsoft Windows OS 

 

Remarks for Mac users and Apple Macintosh OS 

  

  

 

 

The RX30 

The External Storage Enclosure “RX30” series are made of 

high quality aluminum, excellent for heat-dissipation. Available 

with various types of interfaces, this is the perfect solution for 

additional external storage, data backup as well as for 

transferring data between computers and platforms. 

 

Product Dimensions: 

23.0cm x 14.0 cm x 5.0 cm 

    9.05” 

5.50” 

1.95” 

 

 

Available Interfaces 

  USB 2.0 High Speed 

 Firewire 1394a 

  Firewire 1394a & USB 2.0 

  Firewire 1394a & Firewire 800 & USB 2.0 

  Firewire 800 (1394b) 

  Serial ATA & USB 2.0 

  Serial ATA (For Serial ATA Hard Drive!) 

 

                   Copyright . 2004 by Rosewill Inc. - www.rosewill.com                                   

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Summary of Contents for RX30

Page 1: ...External Storage Enclosure for 3 5 Hard Drive Rosewill RX30 User Manual Installation Guide...

Page 2: ...CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SET UP 6 CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 6 INSTALLATION ON A PC MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH A USB OR FIREWIRE CONNECTION 7 WIN2000 OR WINXP WITH A SERIAL ATA CONNECTION 7 W...

Page 3: ...gh quality aluminum excellent for heat dissipation Available with various types of interfaces this is the perfect solution for additional external storage data backup as well as for transferring data...

Page 4: ...Possibly caused by a sudden voltage slump in the power supply or faulty power adapter Indication Blue LED on Red LED on Inverse Polarity Protection to prevent any damage to the device or Hard Drive ca...

Page 5: ...equipped PC Win98SE WinME Win2000 WinXP 1394b equipped PC Win2000 WinXP Serial ATA equipped PC Win2000 WinXP Mac Requirements Minimum Apple G3 processor G4 for 1394b 64MB RAM USB 1 1 equipped Mac Mac...

Page 6: ...other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so as this might void your warranty Chapter 2 Installing the Hard Drive Preparing the Enclosure Remove the 4 screws on the bottom slide the case off...

Page 7: ...ard drive before you close up the case Hard Drive Assembly Connect the ATA cable and the power line to your hard drive Install the hard drive and fasten the screws Align the top cover with the body an...

Page 8: ...be used Only one computer at the time can access the drive To use one drive on several computers it can be shared through one computer on the network 1394 network company network Firewire can be daisy...

Page 9: ...d start Windows Connect the RX30 and turn it on Let Windows search and install the driver automatically Open My Computer to see your external hard drive Win98SE with a Firewire connection Turn on your...

Page 10: ...0 x with a Firewire or USB connection Turn on your computer and start Mac OS Connect the RX30 and turn it on No driver installation required The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop M...

Page 11: ...ftware running MS DOS we recommend you to format the drive using FAT32 Partitioning Formatting Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive so make sure you have a backup This s...

Page 12: ...8SE or WinME or change to NTFS format If you can not see the drive make sure the jumper settings of your hard drive are correct the drivers are installed and the power is turned on PC running Win2000...

Page 13: ...ere are no extension conflicts and the power is turned on 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 pa...

Page 14: ...vendor or check out their online support area About this Manual This manual covers all interfaces and combinations for the RX30 Enclosure Images and descriptions might therefore slightly vary between...

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