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VPM-6248T

USB 2.0 5.25-inch

External Enclosure

with MobileRACK

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for VPM-6248T

Page 1: ...VPM 6248T USB 2 0 5 25 inch External Enclosure with MobileRACK User s Manual...

Page 2: ...o warranty of any kind with regards to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose We shall not be liable for errors conta...

Page 3: ...in the MobileRACK 10 2 5 Connecting the VPM 6248T to a Computer 13 3 Drivers Installation 16 3 1 Windows 98SE 16 3 2 Windows Me 2000 XP 21 3 3 Mac OS 22 4 Using The VPM 6248T External Enclosure 23 4...

Page 4: ...r Mac computer The VPM 6248T USB 2 0 5 25 inch External Enclosure is factory configured with a MobileRACK It enables convenient portable hot swapping of any 3 5 inch IDE or ATAPI device mounted in the...

Page 5: ...Supports 48 bit LBA large HDD when the VPM 6248T connects with one 3 5 HDD installed in the mobileRACK Power and drive activity LEDs Drive enclosure made of metal to aide in heat dissipation Built in...

Page 6: ...SB 2 0 cable 4 One 5V 12V power adapter 5 One power adapter power cord 6 Package of screws 7 One Drivers and Utility Installation CD and User s Manual If any of these items are missing or damaged plea...

Page 7: ...he MobileRACK is switched OFF the cooling fan will still continue to run There will always be the continual noise from the cooling fan that is mounted in the VPM 6248T enclosure To provide a quieter w...

Page 8: ...be set at the same time Temperature Control Jumper Locations Power Switch Power Conn USB Port JP8 Temperature Control Jumper JP7 Temperature Control Jumper 40 Pin IDE Data Connector LED Fan Power JP8...

Page 9: ...connector are located on the rear PCB panel of the enclosure These enable operation of the MobileRACK with the VPM 6248T enclosure The default jumper setting for JP6 pins 2 3 ON Factory Configuration...

Page 10: ...ase installed in the VPM 6248T External Enclosure by lifting the handle and pulling the drive tray out 2 3 LED Indicators Red and green indicators are located on the front panel of the VPM 6248T Exter...

Page 11: ...3 If you plan to install a drive that features removable media such as a zip TR 4 tape MO LS 120 drive or ATA Flash memory reader remove the center part of the front panel Remove the MobileRACK Drive...

Page 12: ...Connect the cables from the MobileRACK drive tray to the appropriate pin connectors of the 3 5 HDD Attach the power and IDE cables from the MobileRACK tray to the 3 5 HDD The colored stripe on the IDE...

Page 13: ...B or USB 2 0 equipped notebook or desktop computer Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP or Mac OS 9 0 or above Proceed with the following steps to connect the VPM 6248T to your computer Step 1 Insert the MobileRAC...

Page 14: ...8T External Enclosure Step 5 Connect the Power Adapter Power Cord to the 5V 12V Power Adapter Then plug one end of the power cord into an AC power outlet and the other end to the power inlet of the VP...

Page 15: ...SB port on our computer The VPM 6248T is ready to use Note This device will auto detect the speed of your USB port and adjust between USB 1 0 and USB 2 0 speed once the driver is installed VPM 6248T E...

Page 16: ...ows 98SE If this is the first time using your VPM 6248T USB 2 0 External Enclosure you must first run the SETUP EXE from the USB 2 0 Drivers and Utility Installation CD after connecting it to your com...

Page 17: ...VPM 6248T USER MANUAL 17 Step 3 Select Display a list of all drivers then click Next Step 4 Click Browse...

Page 18: ...VPM 6248T USER MANUAL 18 Step 6 Select Win98 under the Drivers directory then click OK Step 5 Double click on the ViPowER CD icon of the My Computer directory...

Page 19: ...VPM 6248T USER MANUAL 19 Step 8 Click Next Step 7 Click Next...

Page 20: ...plete You can now connect your VPM 6248T Enclosure to the computer Double click on My Computer A new drive Usbdisk icon should have been added This identifies the USB 2 0 External Drive you just insta...

Page 21: ...nal Disk Step 11 A green Unplug or Eject hardware icon will also be added in the system tray 3 2 Windows Me 2000 XP When you plug the USB External Drive into your computer for the first time the syste...

Page 22: ...ternal Drive is a new hard disk drive which does not contain a partition Please refer to Chapter 5 Partitioning an External USB 2 0 Hard Disk to prepare your USB 2 0 External Disk 3 3 Mac OS The VPM 6...

Page 23: ...alled is already inserted in the VPM 6248T enclosure and the latch lock is in the lock position 4 1 Connecting the VPM 6248T to Computer Step 1 Turn your computer ON Step 2 Connect the USB cable to th...

Page 24: ...lug the VPM 6248T External Drive from the computer Step 3 Switch the power on the VPM 6248T External Drive OFF Windows Me 2000 XP Step 1 Double click on the Unplug or Eject hardware icon in the system...

Page 25: ...are in use DOING SO MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA The VPM 6248T External Enclosure enables convenient plug n play hot swapping of 3 5 inch IDE or ATAPI devices mounted in MobileRACK drive trays with any...

Page 26: ...ntrol Panel in Settings double click System and open Hard disk controllers Step 2 You should see the VPM 6248T USB 2 0 Hard Disk you just connected Highlight the USB 2 0 Hard Disk and choose Propertie...

Page 27: ...GB Method 2 Step 1 Go into MS DOS mode by clicking on Start then choose the MS DOS Prompt in Programs Step 2 At the DOS prompt type FDISK and press Enter Step 3 If FDISK quits without any message go b...

Page 28: ...rrent Fixed Disk Drive type the disk drive number that is assigned to the USB 2 0 Hard Disk Step 7 Go back to the FDISK OPTIONS screen Now you can create or delete a partition of the USB 2 0 Hard Disk...

Page 29: ...2000 XP Step 1 To partition the VPM 6248T USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive under Windows 2000 connect the VPM 6248T drive to the USB port on your computer Next click Start select Control Panel Settings open Ad...

Page 30: ...ected disk drives will be listed Find the USB 2 0 Hard Disk that you added and to the right of the disk view the status of the partitions of this disk drive You can create a new or delete an existing...

Page 31: ...0 Hard Disk Drive After you have completed the partitioning and formatting of the USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive you can write data to it Step 3 Right click on the partition status area of the USB 2 0 Hard D...

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