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2) Screw the hard drive into place.

3) Fold the cables so that they are flat against the drive. Position the thermal

probe in front of the hard drive. When finished, attach lid.

Installation

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Summary of Contents for NexStar LX

Page 1: ...HARD DRIVE ENCLOSURE NAS MUSIC DATA PHOTO MOVIE S T O R E n S H A R E USER MANUAL w w w v a n t e c u s a c o m...

Page 2: ...1 5A 12V 1 5A Power Cable USB Cable Ethernet Patch Cable Screws Driver CD USB driver required for Windows 98 SE Only TRADEMARKS MS DOS Microsoft Windows 95 98 NT 2000 ME XP are trademarks of Microsof...

Page 3: ...mation NexStar LX External 3 5 HDD Enclosure pg 5 5 Installation NexStar LX External 3 5 HDD Enclosure 5 1 Hardware Installation pg 6 5 2 Driver Installation pg 8 6 Disconnecting the NexStar LX NexSta...

Page 4: ...Storage device your files become easy to store and even easier to share Now you can access movies music and photos from your entire network as well as from anywhere on the internet With its USB port t...

Page 5: ...mm x 33mm Features Active Passive system cools down your hard drive Transfer Rates Up to 12Mbps With USB 1 1 Transfer Rates Up to 480Mbps With USB 2 0 Transfer Rates Up to 100Mbps With Ethernet Easily...

Page 6: ...er Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP or Mac OS 8 6 and greater USB equipped system For USB 2 0 speeds the system must support USB 2 0 specifications CD Rom drive if drivers are needed For Network 10 M...

Page 7: ...to a computer directly using a USB cable Fan Settings There are 3 modes available for you to select the desired cooling Automatic A Manual Low M L Manual High M H We recommend you leave your unit on t...

Page 8: ...umpers to MASTER or SINGLE DRIVE ONLY Please refer to the documentation included with your hard drive for information on how to accomplish this Preparing the NexStar LX 1 Remove the lid of the NexStar...

Page 9: ...7 2 Screw the hard drive into place 3 Fold the cables so that they are flat against the drive Position the thermal probe in front of the hard drive When finished attach lid Installation...

Page 10: ...ce example STORAGE 2343 Mac OS Open your Terminal and type nmblookup STORAGE copy the corresponding IP address and paste it into your browser or if the LAN disk is connected directly to your computer...

Page 11: ...n password time and encoding language Network Information IP Address The current IP address assigned to the NexStar LX DHCP Server Enable or disable the enclosure s DHCP server If you have another DHC...

Page 12: ...work has a DHCP server such as a router you can select Automatic IP and the NexStar LX will obtain its IP settings automatically Static IP If your network does not have a DHCP server or you wish to sp...

Page 13: ...to have the device perform a software restart The SYSTEM LED will blink as the device restarts and then remain on if the restart is successful Please wait about a minute before refreshing your browse...

Page 14: ...yed here These directories are visible on the network If you wish passwords can be assigned to directo ries to establish privileged access Password protected folders will be indicated with a To make a...

Page 15: ...passwords to log in Select Enable or Disable to allow anony mous users access to your FTP Server If you choose to allow anonymous users the following restrictions can be applied Read Only Anonymous us...

Page 16: ...list En Disable Enable or Disable an FTP account Delete Delete an FTP account When you add or modify an FTP account you will be presented this screen Here you can specify the account s password and R...

Page 17: ...first partition and it has to be FAT32 If you don t use the disk utility to format the drive make sure that you choose the FAT32 file system otherwise it won t be recognized on the network Formatting...

Page 18: ...opriate workgroup Your folder path will look something like storage public If a directory is password protected you will be prompted for a password before access is given File Access on a Mac Click on...

Page 19: ...NexStar LX if you currently have it connected 2 USB Mass Storage Support 1 3 5 must be installed on your system If it is not you can download the USB Mass Storage Support 1 3 5 from the Apple Software...

Page 20: ...top The system should prompt It is now safe to remove the USB device If not wait for any programs still using the device to finish and try again 4 Turn off the NexStar LX 5 Unplug the USB cable from t...

Page 21: ...ot locate the new drive right click on the new disk where it reads Disk and choose Initialize This step may not be required for some hard drives 4 Go through the wizard 5 Once complete locate your har...

Page 22: ...select the drive you want to initialize 5 Click Initialize To format your hard drive with Mac OS Extended format a method of formatting hard drives that allows for more efficient use of hard drive sto...

Page 23: ...d assign a name to the new drive 5 Click on Erase 6 Once complete your new hard drive should be mounted on your desktop Note If the hard drive will not mount on your system format the drive with a FAT...

Page 24: ...the NexStar LX is just like connecting a hard drive to the inside of your computer The NexStar LX itself will not corrupt your data If your data has become corrupt it is likely caused by the removal...

Page 25: ...le system If you wish to use the device with Windows XP 2000 and Windows 98SE you need to format the drive as FAT32 Q Why can t I copy files larger than 4GB onto my NexStar LX A You have probably form...

Page 26: ...Please check the contents of the unit to make sure you received all parts Also check for any cosmetic flaws If any parts are missing or if there are cosmetic defects please contact the retailer from...

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