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NexStar MX – Dual 3.5” SATA HDD Enclosure

5. Installation: 

Installation 

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( Figure 5-A )

5.1. Installing two hard drives 
        into the NexStar MX Dual:

(1) Release the four screws then pull out the rear 
       panel and tray of the NexStar MX Dual 

( Figure 5-A )

(2) Select Operation Mode by switching jumper.
      

( Figure 5-B )

( Figure 5-B )

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Jumper Switch

Summary of Contents for Dual Bay External HDD Enclosure NexStar MX

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Page 2: ...7 Installation Screws 6 Enclosure Stand 1394b Cable 2 Power Adapter TRADEMARKS MS DOS Microsoft Windows NT 2000 ME XP Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh and Mac are tradema...

Page 3: ...ion NexStar MX Dual 3 5 SATA HDD Enclosure 10 7 Creating A New Partition FormattingThe Hard Drive FORWindowsMe 2000 XP VistaUsers 11 7 1 Individual Mode 12 7 2 JBOD Mode 12 7 3 RAID 0 Mode 12 FOR Mac...

Page 4: ...spanning hard drives for your precious family photos music video and games It supports Individual JBOD RAID 0 modes for effective storage management The sturdy drive cage protects your hard drive whil...

Page 5: ...le Plug Play Connection Does Not Require Drivers Arcsoft Totalmedia Backup Archive Photos Music Video and Data with Three Easy Clicks Features Model NST 400MX UFB Device Support 3 5 SATA I II Hard Dri...

Page 6: ...speeds the system must support 1394a specifications 5 CD Rom drive if drivers are needed 6 64MB RAM or higher 3 System Requirements System Requirements 4 Intel Pentium II 266 MHz compatible Microsoft...

Page 7: ...NexStar MX Dual 3 5 SATA HDD Enclosure 4 Interface Information Interface Information 5 Hard Drive Caddy Aluminum Housing Jumper Switch SATA Power connector...

Page 8: ...stallation 6 Figure 5 A 5 1 Installing two hard drives into the NexStar MX Dual 1 Release the four screws then pull out the rear panelandtrayoftheNexStar MXDual Figure5 A 2 Select Operation Mode by sw...

Page 9: ...DD into the SATA connector Figure 5 C 4 Slide the second HDD into the drive caddy then insert the HDD into the SATA connector Figure 5 D 5 Secure the hard drives onto the drive caddy with the provided...

Page 10: ...into the aluminum housing Be sure to align and secure with the provided screws Figure 5 F 7 Pluginthepowercablealong with the necessary connections to your computer then switch the power button to pow...

Page 11: ...1 2 0 port on your system 2 Connect the power cable to the NexStar MX Dual and plug the cable into an available outlet 3 Turn on the NexStar MX Dual via the power switch 4 Youroperating systemshould...

Page 12: ...s not appear under My Computer be sure to partition your hard drive 6 Driver Installation Driver Installation 10 NexStar MX Dual 3 5 SATA HDD Enclosure Mac OS 9 0 or later 1 No drivers are necessary w...

Page 13: ...ase any existing data on the drive If the drive is damaged and you wish to recoverthedata continuingmayoverwritetheexisting information Thebestwaytopartitionthenewharddriveisusingthe supplier ssoftwar...

Page 14: ...grate two different brands of hard drives with different capacity to become a larger format hard drive Figure7 C RAID 0 Mode Raid 0 Mode can integrate two different brands of hard drives with differen...

Page 15: ...750GB HDD one 250GB hard drives Figure 7 E STEP4 Press OK button to initialize hard drive Figure 7 F STEP5 The hard drive will show Online Right click the Unallocated block and selects New Partition...

Page 16: ...appear Please follow the instruction of the wizard to complete the partition Figure 7 H STEP7 When new partition is completed the hard drive will be recognized as a New Volume Figure 7 I STEP8 Format...

Page 17: ...r Please select Initialize A formatted HDD will not display this dialog Figure 7 K Figure 7 K Figure 7 L STEP2 Select which HDD you want to erase FOR Mac Users Individual Mode This mode can show each...

Page 18: ...drives of the different capacity the totalcapacityis thetwice volume of the smaller hard drive Figure 7 N STEP3 Click Erase at the upper right side Select which kind of format from Volume Format Pleas...

Page 19: ...Creating a New Partition FormattingThe Hard Drive 17 Figure 7 Q Select how you want to use your new Volume or click Cancel if you want to use default settings Figure 7 Q...

Page 20: ...T 400M X SR Port 0 Port 1 Drive B Drive A Port 0 Port 1 RAID Mode Selection 18 Individual Mode This mode can show each hard disk as individual device Figure 8 A Figure 8 B Figure 8 B 8 RAID Mode Selec...

Page 21: ...o Port 0 and then increase the storage capacity of the volume later by adding another hard disk drive to Port 1 and pressing reset button The new disk blocks of Port 1 will be combined to the end of t...

Page 22: ...dancy Two equal hard drives The capacity is equal to the sum of both hard drives Two unequal hard drives The capacity is double of the smaller hard drives Figure 8 E Figure 8 F Figure 8 F Drive A 250G...

Page 23: ...h 4 Turn off the NexStar MX Dual 5 Unplug the USB cable from the system Windows 2000 2003 XP Vista 1 Make sure all operation using the hard drive within the NexStar MX Dual has ceased 2 Close any wind...

Page 24: ...drive 3 Why is the data on my hard drive corrupted A Connecting your hard drive to the NexStar MX Dual is just like connecting a hard drive to the inside of your computer The NexStar MX Dual itself w...

Page 25: ...are missing or if there are cosmetic defects please contact the retailer from which you purchased the unit immediately and ask for a replacement Troubleshooting FAQ Warranty 23 A Windows98SEcannotreco...

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