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5. Interface Information: 

NexStar MX DuaI3.5” SATA HDD Enclosure: 

Power 
Connector 

USB
Connector 

eSATA 
Connector 

On/Off
Switch 

USB Port 

Connect to a computer directly using a USB cable. 

eSATA Port 

Connect to a computer directly using a eSATA cable.

Fan

Automatic fan to keep the hard drives cool. 

5

Interface Information

Summary of Contents for NexStar MX

Page 1: ...M A N U A L...

Page 2: ...6 Installation 6 7 Driver Installation 9 8 Creating A New Partition Formatting The Hard Drive 10 Individual Mode 11 JBOD Mode 11 RAID 0 Mode 12 RAID 1 Mode 12 9 RAID Mode Selection 15 Individual Mode...

Page 3: ...and Raid 1 Modes for effective storage management The sturdy drive cage protects your hard drive while the aluminum case effectively draws away the heat the front vents and the rear fan keep your hard...

Page 4: ...I II Hard Drives Up to 2 0 TB of Storage USB 2 0 External Interface Allows You to Transfer Data Up to 480Mbps eSATA External Interface Allows You to Transfer Data Up to 3Gb s Front Ventilation and Rea...

Page 5: ...compatible or Mac G3 processor greater Microsoft Windows 2000 XP VISTA or Mac OS 8 6 greater For USB 2 0 speeds the system must support USB 2 0 specification For eSATA the system must support Port Mul...

Page 6: ...osure Power Connector USB Connector eSATA Connector On Off Switch USB Port Connect to a computer directly using a USB cable eSATA Port Connect to a computer directly using a eSATA cable Fan Automatic...

Page 7: ...alling 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 2 Select operation Mode by switching jumper and press reset butto...

Page 8: ...3 Place the first HDD onto the drive caddy then insert the HDD into the SATA connector 4 Place the second HDD onto the drive caddy then insert the HDD into the SATA connector 7 Installation...

Page 9: ...ard drives onto the drive caddy with screws provided 6 Insert the drive caddy back into the aluminum housing Be sure to align and secure with the screws provided 7 Switch the power button to power on...

Page 10: ...on the desktop be sure to partition your hard drive Mac OS 8 6 1 Unplug the NexStar MX Dual if you currently have it connected 2 USB Mass Storage Support 1 3 5 must be installed on your system If it i...

Page 11: ...if that is not possible please try the following instead if using Mac as 9or below please refer to your hard drive documentation for information on formatting partitioning the hard drive NOTE Warning...

Page 12: ...STEP2 Select Disk Management and you will see your hard drives show Unallocated Sample 750GB 250GB hard drives Individual Mode 11 JBOD Mode Creating a New Partition Formatting The Hard Drive...

Page 13: ...RAID 0 Mode 12 RAID 1 Mode Creating a New Partition Formatting The Hard Drive...

Page 14: ...sk Take JBOD Mode for example one 750GB HDD one 250GB hard drives 13 STEP4 Press OK button to initialize hard drive STEP5 The hard drive will show Online Right click the Unallocated block and selects...

Page 15: ...llow the instruction of the wizard to complete the partition STEP7 When new partition is completed the hard drive will be recognized as a New Volume STEP8 Format the other hard drive in the same way 1...

Page 16: ...uld only be used if the SATA host controller provides Port Multiplier support If the host card does not support Port Multiplier only a single drive will be present No such limitation if using a USB ho...

Page 17: ...onnected to 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 concatenated t...

Page 18: ...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 Equal hard drives Unequal hard drives Drive A 250GB NST 400MX SR P...

Page 19: ...the appliance begins a rebuild process immediately to restore data redundancy Although the volume remains available during the rebuild process the volume is susceptible to data loss through damage to...

Page 20: ...r Eject Hardware icon in the system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware Select the device you wish to remove and click on Stop The system should prompt lt is now safe to remove the USB device If no...

Page 21: ...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 will not corrupt your data If your d...

Page 22: ...s not have this limitation Warranty The NexStar MX Dual comes with a 1 year limited warranty 90 day parts If your unit should become defective within that time frame please go to http www vantecusa co...

Page 23: ...gies 43951 Boscell Rd Fremont CA 94538 Tel 510 668 0368 Fax 510 668 0367 website www vantecusa com Copyright 2008 Vantec Thermal Technologies All Right Reserved All Registered Trademarks Belong To The...

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