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Taurus - USB                                                                                                   User Guide 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Features mentioned 

in this manual may 

vary between 

different models. 

 

 

 

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 Taurus USB 

Housing two 3.5” SATA hard drives provides an enormous 

storage capacity, and high speed USB 2.0 equips the Taurus 

with fast file transferring abilities. A built in port replicator 

makes connecting extra external USB devices convenient. Its 

robust aluminium body is perfect for dispersing excess heat, 

while a powerful rear fan automatically regulates fan speed 

according to the internal temperature. 

 

Product Dimensions: 24.5cm x 13.3cm x 7.6cm 

    9.65in 

5.23in 

3in 

 

 

Other Available Interfaces 

  Firewire 400/800 & USB 2.0 (RAID 0&1) 

  Gigabit Ethernet & USB 2.0 

 eSATA 

 

 

MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windows 98/ME/2000/XP are trademarks of Microsoft 
Corporation. Apple Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer. 
All other third party brands and names are the property of their respective 
owners.

 

Page 1  /  Chapter 1 - Introduction 

Summary of Contents for Dual-Bay Storage Enclosure for 3.5" Serial ATA Hard Drives

Page 1: ...Taurus USB Dual Bay Storage Enclosure for 3 5 Serial ATA Hard Drives User Manual English v1 0 June 21 2007 EN...

Page 2: ...QUIREMENTS 3 PACKAGE CONTENTS 3 ABOUT DATA BACKUP 3 CHAPTER 2 HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY 4 CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SET UP 6 CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 6 JBOD SETUP 6 FAN SETUP 6 USB BACKUP UTILITY 7 INSTALLATION O...

Page 3: ...ith fast file transferring abilities A built in port replicator makes connecting extra external USB devices convenient Its robust aluminium body is perfect for dispersing excess heat while a powerful...

Page 4: ...nds and release it To turn it off press the ON OFF switch hold it for 3 seconds and then release it again 2 1 3 4 Rear View 1 Fan for ventilation 2 USB hub 3 USB 2 0 downstream port 4 Power receptacle...

Page 5: ...above Package Contents Taurus USB External Power Adapter Input 100 240V Output 12V 3A 5V 4 2A Power Cord USB cable Manual About Data Backup To protect your files and help prevent the loss of your data...

Page 6: ...ed hard drives Before opening such an enclosure please read the warranty from your vendor carefully as this could void your warranty 1 Remove the four screws from the bottom of the case 2 Push the inn...

Page 7: ...e tape provided to the first hard drive Choose a location in between the two drives but without damaging the thermal probe when installing the second drive 6 Install the second hard drive connect the...

Page 8: ...ves Use this setting if you have only one hard drive installed or prefer the two hard drives to show up as separate drives For JBOD the two drives show up as one large single drive To use JBOD remove...

Page 9: ...wizard to install the utility It will automatically create a shortcut on your desktop and also add the utility to the startup programs If not already running click on the shortcut to start the utilit...

Page 10: ...t Windows Connect the Taurus and turn it on Let Windows search and install the driver automatically Open My Computer to see your external hard drive For factory new drives and more info about formatti...

Page 11: ...e JBOD jumper is configured according to your requirements If the drives have been pre installed and setup already you do not need to change anything unless you prefer a different setup Turn on your c...

Page 12: ...factory new hard drive if you change the JBOD setup or want to erase all data on your drive PC running Windows Disk Management Program Right click on My Computer and choose Manage Select Disk Manageme...

Page 13: ...according to your requirements For Mac OS X we recommend formatting the drive using the native Mac file system HFS also known as Mac OS Extended If you want to use your drive on a PC running Microsoft...

Page 14: ...ilege level of the EXE file and run it as administrator About this Manual This manual covers the generic version of the Taurus USB Firmware images and descriptions might slightly vary between this man...

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