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If the red LED is 

blinking and not ON 

permanently, there 

is no problem with 

your unit. This only 

indicates the spin 

up of your drive or a 

temporary spike or 

slump in the power 

consumption and 

does not harm your 

drive or device at all. 

The product can be 

used normally. 

 

 

 

Features mentioned 

in this manual may 

vary between 

different models. 

 

Features 

Over Voltage Protection (OVP)

 with a limit of 10% before shut 

down (max 30V). Protection for device or Hard Drive damage, 

caused by sudden voltage spikes in the power supply and 

wrong or faulty power adapter. 

Indication: Blue LED off, Red LED on 

 

Low Voltage Detection (LVD)

 indicating insufficient power 

supply. 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 caused by using a wrong adapter. 

Correct: i, external- 

 

 

Automatic Detection of the Interface

 for Combo Interface 

Units, which means that there is no mechanical switch required. 

The first cable detached will be the one used by the system 

until unplugged. If a second cable is plugged in, it will not affect 

the system at all and can be used as soon as the main cable is 

unplugged. 

 

 

LED indicator (double colored LED) 

 

 

 

Blue LED 

Red LED 

Status ON, working normal 

ON OFF 

Status ON, low power (LVD) 

ON ON 

Status ON, over voltage (OVP) 

OFF ON 

Status OFF (or faulty PCB/LED) 

OFF OFF 

* Blue LED flickers on data access 

 

 

 

 

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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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