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Page 1: ...1 ROCSTOR ROCPRO 225 user manual store your future ROCPRO 225 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...rive 10 o PC 10 o Mac 10 Reformatting Your Drive 11 o Reformatting via PC Window based computers 11 o Reformatting via Mac 11 PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE ROCPRO DRIVE ON A MAC OS 12 Warning _____________________________________________________________ 12 Important Notes 12 Instructions for Partitioning and Formatting from FAT 32 to HFS _______________ 12 PARTITIONING FORMATTING the ROCPRO Driv...

Page 3: ...___________ 36 Introduction to Formatting 37 o File Allocation Table FAT and FAT 32 __________________________________ 37 o HFS Plus or HFS 38 LIMITED WARRANTY 39 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 42 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 43 Trademarks __________________________________________________________ 43 Copyrights 43 CONTACT INFORMATION 44 Corporate Headquarters ________________________________________________ 44 Technical S...

Page 4: ... than stated under different Operating Systems and formatting The storage volume is measured in total bytes before formatting References to round numbers of gigabytes or terabytes are an approximation only For example a disk drive labeled as having 500GB gigabytes has space for approximately 500 000 000 bytes before formatting After formatting the drive capacity is reduced by about 5 to 10 dependi...

Page 5: ...ual Do not attempt to disassemble and service the Rocpro drive during the warranty period Please read the Safety Notices and Limited Warranty information in this Manual and on the Rocstor website www rocstor com for further details ...

Page 6: ...ATA high capacity 3 5 drive in a stylish and unique aluminum case that can be stacked or mounted vertically With its built in power supply fan less and quiet operation the Rocpro 225 can be easily moved from one desktop environment to another using the provided carrying case Choose Rocstor drives and store your future Box Contents External hard disk drive Stand for vertical mounting USB cable AC p...

Page 7: ... 2 0 port x1 Standard AC power input connection ON OFF power switch Hardware USB 1 1 or 2 0 port s Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 2000 Me XP Vista Recommended memory 512 MB RAM Hardware USB 1 1 or 2 0 port s Mac PowerPC or Intel processor running Mac OS 9 X Leopard Recommended memory 512 MB RAM ...

Page 8: ... outlet surge protector or battery Backup UPS 3 Using USB interface cable connect one end of the cable to the Rocpro 225 and the other end to the computer 4 5 Turn the Rocpro 225 Hard Drive switch ON 6 The Hard drive is preformatted for Plug and Play operation After a few seconds a Rocstor HD icon will show on the My Computer folder under the Windows OS Under the Mac OS the Rocport HD will appear ...

Page 9: ...225 user manual Cable Types USB supports three data transfer rates USB 2 0 A Hi Speed USB 2 0 rate of 480 Mbits s 60 MB s USB 1 1 A Full Speed rate of 12 Mbits s 1 5 MB s USB 1 0 A Low Speed rate of 1 5 Mbits s 187 KB s ...

Page 10: ...pectively To install the Mac OS 9 or OS X you must reformat the drive as a Mac OS Extended volume with Disk Utility An Intel based Mac cannot start from a device formatted on a PowerPC based Mac or vice versa Disconnecting Your Drive Never disconnect or turn off an external drive when its activity light is ON External drives must be properly unmounted or disconnected to avoid data loss and possibl...

Page 11: ...ers may wish to reformat the drive as a Mac OS Extended Journal or UFS Unix file system volume Please note that all of your data will be lost if the volume Hard Drive is formatted or reformatted Reformatting via PC Window based computers Right click the Rocpro drive in the My Computer folder then choose Format In the dialog window that appears choose the desired capacity file system and allocation...

Page 12: ... cables 3 Turn ON the Rocstor hard disk drive Some Rocstor HDs are bus powered and turn ON automatically Look for a Blue or Green light 4 Click means left click Right Click will be so labeled 5 Some computers are set so a single click will perform the task such as opening a window Depending on your mouse setting you may have to double click to get to the next window If a single click does not open...

Page 13: ...TOR ROCPRO 225 user manual 3 Once the icon appears on the Desktop click on the Macintosh HD icon 4 In the Macintosh HD menu click on the Applications icon 5 In the Applications menu click on the Utilities icon ...

Page 14: ... 225 user manual 6 In the Utilities menu click on the Disk Utility icon 7 On the left side of the Disk Utility menu is a list of available drives One will be the Rocstor drive Click on the icon showing the disk capacity ...

Page 15: ...down Partition menu will appear 9 In the Partition menu you may select any number of partitions available under Volume Scheme 10 If you are using Panther proceed to 13 below 11 If you are using Tiger click on Options on the lower center of the window Select the Partition Scheme for your Rocstor drive Suggest you select Apple Partition Map then click OK ...

Page 16: ...me for your drive 13 Format Click on either the Format area or the Blue up down arrows Select Mac OS extended journal 14 After selecting the type of format click the Partition tab in the lower right of the screen On the next screen Partition Disk click Partition again ...

Page 17: ...17 ROCSTOR ROCPRO 225 user manual 15 The drive will begin to format and upon completion the same icon that first appeared on the Desktop will reappear with your designed name on the Desktop 16 Exit ...

Page 18: ...and Formatting from FAT 32 to NTFS A fast way of reaching Disk Management is to right click My Computer icon and click on Manage in the drop down menu The next window is Computer Management In the left menu click Disk Management 5 The ultimate goal is to reach Disk Management If you know how to get there skip this section and go directly to Instruction 4 Instructions for Partitioning and Formattin...

Page 19: ... icon My Computer shows on your desktop click or double click on the icon Under Other Places click on Control Panel Under Windows XP under Vista OS 2 If the icon My Computer does not show on your desktop click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen If the Control Panel link is displayed click on the Control Panel link ...

Page 20: ...trol Panel link is not displayed click on the Settings link and then click on the Control Panel link 4 Click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen Click on Run Delete anything listed in the Open window Type the following compmgmt msc and then click OK Skip to INSTRUCTION 4 Instructions for Partitioning and Formatting from FAT 32 to NTFS page 24 ...

Page 21: ... INSTRUCTIONS UPON REACHING CONTROL PANEL a After reaching the Control Panel click on Administrative Tools b After reaching Administrative Tools click on Computer Management c After reaching Computer Management click on Disk Management ...

Page 22: ...enu to highlight it In the drop down menu select Delete Partition WARNING Formatting and Partitioning the Rocpro Drive will destroy all of its data To protect your data back it up before formatting or partitioning this device 2 The next window is Delete primary partition Click on Yes 3 At this point the Rocstor drive will not show up on the Disk Management Volume window in the upper menu ...

Page 23: ... 4 The Rocstor drive will show up in the lower menu as an Unallocated disk 5 Right click anywhere in the Unallocated disk area in the lower menu 6 Click on New Partition 7 You are taken to Welcome to the New Partition Wizard Click Next ...

Page 24: ...24 ROCSTOR ROCPRO 225 user manual 8 Click on Primary partition it should be selected as the default partition Click Next ...

Page 25: ...25 ROCSTOR ROCPRO 225 user manual 9 Under Specific Partition Size click Next to accept the default setting which is the maximum size allowed ...

Page 26: ...26 ROCSTOR ROCPRO 225 user manual 10 Under Assign Drive Letter or Path accept the default letter and click Next 11 In the Format Partition accept the default setting ...

Page 27: ...mat be selected and then click Next 14 You now reached the Completing the New Partition Wizard screen It displays the various settings you previously selected If you are satisfied with your selections click Finish to complete the new formatting At this time the Rocstor disk drive is being formatted which may take a few minutes ...

Page 28: ...ame you selected If no new name was entered in the Volume label the Rocstor drive will show up as New Volume To rename the Volume at this time right click New Volume and click Properties You can now change the volume name up to 11 characters Click OK 16 You can also change the name at any time in the future by reaching the Properties menu of the Rocstor drive 17 Exit ...

Page 29: ...d in this Manual Page 7 Confirm that the outlet is providing the correct voltage and the electrical power cord is securely attached to both the outlet and the Rocpro drive Poor or loose connections can result in loss of power and possible damage to the drive Ensure that the ON OFF switch is turned to the ON position If the Rocpro drive is connected to an outlet via an Undisrupted Power Supply batt...

Page 30: ... may reinstall to assure proper installation Notes When connecting the device to USB 2 0 port in your computer please be sure that the connection at the host computer is High Speed USB 2 0 and drivers if required are installed otherwise you may experience slower transfer speed between the host comport and the Rocpro device Notes Mac OS 10x Rocpro drives are designed to save electricity and subsequ...

Page 31: ...llation procedure in reference to Formatting Operating Systems and Interfaces you are using to ensure they were properly followed Please check the cable connections as the cables must be properly and securely attached to the computer and hard drive Ensure that there is a firm connection It is suggested that the cables be detached and reattached and that the computer be shut off for 20 seconds and ...

Page 32: ...ter please be sure that the connection at the host computer is High Speed USB 2 0 and drivers if required are installed otherwise you may experience slower transfer speed between the host comport and the Rocpro device Front Lights Problem The front light does not come ON Solutions The Rocpro device may not be connected to electricity The device switch is in the OFF position The Built in Power Supp...

Page 33: ...and engineered to maximize heat dissipation The Fan less enclosure significantly reduces noise and vibration The case should be in an open environment to permit air to flow around the drive It is normal for the case to become harm when it is being used The Rocpro series is designed for stackable horizontal and vertical use Includes all necessary cables and software Easy plug and play installation ...

Page 34: ... ROCSTOR ROCPRO 225 user manual Specifications Dimensions 5 8 x 8 7 x 1 6 inches 14 7 x 22 0 x 4 1 cm Weight 2 9 pounds 1 3 kilograms Transfer rates USB 2 0 up to 480 Mbits s and USB 1 1 up to 12 Mbits s ...

Page 35: ...llowing many devices to be used without requiring manufacturer specific individual device drivers to be installed I would pull the letter a and the word without to the left side of the USB diagram USB can connect computer peripherals such as external hard drives storage devices keyboards PDAs scanners digital cameras printers personal media players and flash drives For many of those devices USB ha...

Page 36: ...eWire 3200 3144 393 100 Cables available for 100m 12 25 V 15 W 63 FireWire 800 786 98 25 100 11 m 12 25 V 15 W 63 FireWire 400 393 49 13 15 Ft 4 5 m 12 25 V 15 W 63 USB 2 0 480 60 5 14 m 5 V 2 5 W 127 USB 3 0 4800 600 TBD 5 V 2 5 W 127 Ultra 320 SCSI 2560 320 39 Ft 12 m No 16 Fiber Channel 126 Over Copper Cable 4000 400 39 Ft 12 m No 16777216 with switches Fiber Channel 126 Over Fiber 10520 2000 6...

Page 37: ... 2000 and Windows XP can read and write to FAT32 file systems of any size but the format program included in Windows 2000 and higher can only create FAT32 file systems of 32 GB or less This limitation is by design and was imposed because many tasks on very large FAT32 files become slow and inefficient when file systems exceed 32GB This limitation can be bypassed when using the Windows command line...

Page 38: ...haracters in length and n forked files similar to NTFS though almost no software takes advantage of forks other than the data fork and resource fork HFS Plus also uses a full 32 bit allocation mapping table rather than HFS s 16 bits This was a serious limitation of HFS meaning that no disk could support more than 65 536 allocation blocks under HFS When disks were small this was of little consequen...

Page 39: ...led to warranty service according to the terms and conditions of this document if a repair to your Rocstor branded hardware is required within the Limited Warranty Period This Limited Warranty extends only to the original purchaser or lessee of this Rocstor branded product and is not transferable to anyone who obtains ownership of the Rocstor branded product from the original purchaser or lessee R...

Page 40: ...ot been sold leased bartered or otherwise changed possession The purchaser shall frequently backup the Rocpro hard drive and backup the data immediately prior to returning the drive for warranty service The buyer must notify Rocstor and show proof of notification through any reasonable means of communication See full street address email address and toll free phone numbers below or updated contact...

Page 41: ...ice Center or an authorized service location for warranty repair You must prepay any shipping charges taxes or duties associated with transportation of the product In addition you are responsible for insuring any product shipped or returned for service You assume risk of loss during shipping YOU SHOULD MAKE PERIODIC BACKUP COPIES OF THE DATA STORED ON YOUR HARD DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AS A ...

Page 42: ...the software that was either preinstalled by Rocstor on the Rocstor branded product or that was included with the Rocstor branded product at the time of your purchase or lease of the product Technical support for software is available for the first ninety 90 days from date of product purchase or lease Your dated sales or delivery receipt showing the date of purchase or lease of the product is your...

Page 43: ...the United States and other countries Intel Itanium Pentium XXX Celeron and Xeon MMX are registered U S trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries This product is may also be integrated with SATA hard drives from the following manufactures Seagate Samsung Western Digital Hitachi Toshiba Fujitsu All other names are trademarks of their respective com...

Page 44: ...rporate Sales Team s goal is to help our U S A and Canadian customers find a storage solution that best serves their needs We will help you determine your best purchasing options For more information please contact the appropriate department below or call us at 1 888 877 7716 General sales information sales Rocstor com Corporate sales information corporate_sales Rocstor com Educational sales infor...

Page 45: ...45 ROCSTOR ROCPRO 225 user manual Available in Silver Red and Black Thank you for purchasing Rocpro 225 Rocstor Ver 07 01G ...

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