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Targa NDAS 500 eSATA 

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General Information 

Thank you for choosing a Targa product. 

Before you use this device for the first time, please read the following notes in this 

manual and heed all warnings, even if you are familiar with handling electronic devices. 

Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. If you sell or pass this device on 

to another person, it is imperative that you also hand over this manual. 

Your Targa DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA is an external hard disk drive that lets you 

enlarge your computer's storage capacity for saving and managing documents, videos, 

music files, photographs, graphics, etc. You can also use your new hard disk as a 

backup device for saving important information. To prevent data loss by damage to the 

hard drive caused by over-heating due to lengthy operation, the Targa DataBox NDAS 

500 eSATA is equipped with a 7.5cm cooling fan. Regardless of whether you use your 

hard disk as a storage extension or a backup solution, this manual contains all 

necessary information and hints you need for its operation. 

The Targa DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA offers the following functions: 

Large storage capacity 

Plug and Play 

High data transfer rate 

USB 1.1 or 2.0 

- Network 

connection 

eSATA II connector 

Hot-Swap for easy connection to other computers 

- Solid 

housing 

Summary of Contents for DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA

Page 1: ...EXTERNAL NETWORK HARD DISK User manual and service information DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA hb_6_db_ndas500_esata_0710 qxd layout 18 10 2007 14 19 Uhr Seite 1...

Page 2: ...tant Safety Instructions 5 Maintenance and care 6 Getting Started 8 Connecting via a USB Cable 9 Disconnecting the USB Connection 10 Connecting via the eSATA cable 11 Disconnecting 12 Connecting via a...

Page 3: ...or saving and managing documents videos music files photographs graphics etc You can also use your new hard disk as a backup device for saving important information To prevent data loss by damage to t...

Page 4: ...pter USB cable Network cable eSATA cable Pedestal User manual CD with software and drivers CE Declaration of Conformity This device has been tested for compliance with the relevant requirements of the...

Page 5: ...n 12V 2A Warranty 36 months Technical Data for TARGA Power Adapter Model KSAF E1200250W1UK Input 110 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 6A Output 12 V 2 5A Intended Use The Targa DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA has been develop...

Page 6: ...ect heat sources eg heating can affect the device no direct sunlight or bright artificial light reaches the device contact with spray and dripping water and abrasive liquids must be avoided and the de...

Page 7: ...er pull on the cable itself Never hold the power cord with wet hands as this may cause a short circuit or electric shock Never place the device heavy objects or furniture on the cable and take care th...

Page 8: ...ic and electromagnetic fields Install the cables in a safe way Avoid tripping over them Do not attempt to open the Targa DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA housing Otherwise you will lose your warranty rights Do...

Page 9: ...3 USB port 4 eSATA connector 5 Network connection 6 Connection for external power adapter 7 8 9 10 11 Power adapter A USB cable B Network cable C eSATA cable D 7 Connector for Targa DataBox NDAS 500...

Page 10: ...nstallation is completed Note The Targa DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA has been pre formatted with the NTFS file system for Windows Vista XP 2000 When using it with Windows 98SE ME it must be formatted with t...

Page 11: ...nclude Moving or copying files or folders from other drives CD ROMs or other media Saving and opening all kinds of program files on the new hard disk Saving video clips games and other data Making saf...

Page 12: ...eck in the documentation of your computer or in the third party expansion card The Targa DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA is designed for the eSATA standard and therefore offers also Hot Swap technology This me...

Page 13: ...lips games and other data Making safety copies of important data from your PC backup Disconnecting The Targa DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA can be connected to and removed from the computer while the computer...

Page 14: ...supplied network cable C to a free port of your network switch or hub or directly to your computer To be able to establish a network connection with the Targa DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA you must first ins...

Page 15: ...eSATA 14 First select the installation language and then click OK The Install Shield Wizard appears please wait To launch installation click on Next Mark the point I accept the terms in the license ag...

Page 16: ...mmended To proceed click Install The required files will be automatically copied please wait Under Windows XP If a warning message appears indicating that the software may not be compatible click on C...

Page 17: ...re below Fig NDAS Device Management Click with the left mouse button on the icon to open the following menu To restart the computer and complete the installation process click Yes This is where you mu...

Page 18: ...nter the device ID number into the input fields All computers that you want to grant write access to need a write access key Both can be found on the sticker of the DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA or at the en...

Page 19: ...DAS Device Management icon in the task bar The following menu will appear The registration process is completed The software offers three choices 1 You can mount the device with read and write access...

Page 20: ...or write new data on it Read Write You may read all data from the hard disk as well as delete rename move or write new data on it This menu item is only available if you have entered the write access...

Page 21: ...es will be searched for please wait If a warning message appears indicating that the software may not be compatible click on Continue anyway The required files will be automatically copied please wait...

Page 22: ...500 eSATA shows as a new disk medium in My Computer with a drive letter assigned by the operating system Closing the Network Connection You can disconnect the network connection to the Targa DataBox N...

Page 23: ...Box NDAS 500 eSATA again click on the icon in the task bar select the device in the example NDAS Device 1 and click on Mount Read Only to connect the Targa DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA with Read only access...

Page 24: ...h Auto Play Configuration you can enable or disable the automatic display of NDAS devices Below the item Confirmation mark the selection box to activate the corresponding confirmation dialogue Under M...

Page 25: ...writing speed is doubled This is how it behaves when reading from the hard disk In this way this process offers the full storage space of all connected hard disks with the highest access speed For dat...

Page 26: ...ite access key must be entered upon registering Click on NDAS Bind Management in the Program folder A window with a list of all NDAS devices is displayed The status should show Ready If this is not th...

Page 27: ...e relevant NDAS device in the Available field and click the Add button to add the device to the binding Repeat the process until all desired NDAS devices are displayed in the Selected field If you hav...

Page 28: ...e new partition First group the RAID cluster as described on page 18 Then open Disk Management and follow this path Remember that all data in the hard disk will be deleted Click Yes on the security pr...

Page 29: ...gn setting In the Disk Management of your operating system you will find all the administrated disk drives Depending on the number of the existing drives the RAID cluster takes a name with a consecuti...

Page 30: ...ea see figure with the right mouse button The following context menu will appear After the Wizard starts a window appears where all the drives are listed that have not yet been initialized Select the...

Page 31: ...choose between a primary and extended partition A primary partition is only required if you want to install an operating system on it Confirm this selection with Next Specify the size of the partition...

Page 32: ...rives Right click on the free storage memory to invoke a context menu Choose the menu option New Logical Drive by clicking with the left mouse button Click here with the right mouse button Left click...

Page 33: ...ommended if you want to format a hard disk only later but use it on another computer Here you can specify the size of the logical drive in Megabytes Maximum storage space will once again be suggested...

Page 34: ...ct a lower value You are recommended to leave the setting here on Default Volume label Give the logical drive any meaningful name in our example New Volume Perform a quick format When you format quick...

Page 35: ...an the value that is entered in the configuration This is partly because of the differing calculation of the Byte and a normal appearance of the hard disk A Kilobyte does not equal 1000 Bytes as our c...

Page 36: ...pdating the Status You can update the status of the menus by clicking the Refresh Status function see the figure below Information On Software In the menu see above figure click About NDAS Software to...

Page 37: ...In this case you will only be able to mount the device with read access rights see page 18 Mounting the Targa DataBox NDAS 500 eSATA The tabs Hardware and Hosts show hardware information on the Targa...

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