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6.Registration and Tech-Support

6-1. How to Register

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6-2. Software Update and Support

-Utility Update-

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Содержание FR1SX

Страница 1: ...FireWire Ultra SCSI Converter FR1SX User s Guide JAN 2003 Rev 3 0 ...

Страница 2: ...2 4 B sCrew SIM driver 12 3 Repeater 18 4 Installing Utility 19 4 1 Installing on Windows 19 4 1 1 FR Disk Formatting and Partitioning Utility 20 A How to use FRFMTW9X on Windows Me 98SE 20 B How to use FRFMTW2K on Windows XP 2000 23 4 1 2 FR Configuration Utility 24 A How to update the FR1SX Firmware 26 B How to configure the SCSI parameters 27 4 2 Installing on Macintosh 30 4 2 1 Installing on M...

Страница 3: ...50 5 8 Wrong device icon appears in My Computer 52 5 9 When Version Conflict message appears 54 5 10 Write error happens on Castlewood ORB 55 5 11 CastlewoodORBcannotberecognizedwhenyoustartyour computerwithORBconnected 55 5 12 CD R RW writing software can not recognize the CD R RW drive connected to the FR1SX But the MacOS recognizes the CD R RW 55 6 Registration and Tech Support 56 7 Options 57 ...

Страница 4: ...ation in the README file on the CD ROM may include the latest information Be sure to read the file as well 1 1 Package Confirmation FR1SX FireWire Ultra SCSI Converter FR1SX CD ROM 1394 6pin 6pin cable User s Guide Software Lisence Agreement Check Package Contents If any of these items are missing from the FR1SX retail package contact your supplier immediately NOTE ...

Страница 5: ...r from Term Power on SCSI bus this output capability is required If Term Power output is not available at your SCSI device such as iomega zip drive you must use an OPTIONAL AC Adapter sold separately Refer to Chapter 5 4 and 7 Single End interface Terminator Mac PC 1394 port You can t daisy chain SCSI devices You can connect only one SCSI device to the FR1SX If you want to daisy chain SCSI devices...

Страница 6: ...ion refer to our web site www ratocsytems com english You can t boot up system from SCSI devices For Windows Users Only If you have a FireWire Embedded PowerMac or PowerBook you can boot up from the SCSI device HDD or Removable through the FR1SX Sometimes the Firmware update of PowerMac PowerBook may be required If it doesn t work properly please ask to www apple com For Mac Users Only NOTE Apple ...

Страница 7: ...rk If this LED doesn t come on refer to Chapter 5 4 and 7 High Density 50 pin SCSI connector Push Button Fig 2 shows the back side layout of the FR1SX You can connect a High Density 50 pin SCSI device using the Push Button If you have a SCSI device with a Low Density Centronics 50 pin or DB25 connector you can order an OPTIONAL Adapter In such a case refer to Chapter 5 6 and 7 Fig 1 Front Side Fig...

Страница 8: ... 1 Connecting the FR1SX to a SCSI device 1 Make sure the SCSI device is in Power OFF state Connect the FR1SX to a SCSI device as Fig 3 shows If you have a SCSI device with a Low Density Centronics 50 pin or DB25 connector you can order an OPTINAL Adapter In such a case refer to Chapter 5 6 and 7 Terminator Fig 3 ...

Страница 9: ...al terminator and the switch set it on state instead of attaching the external active terminator Refer to the SCSI device manual if you are not sure how to terminate the SCSI device 4 Make sure the SCSI device has Term Power output capability If the SCSI device doesn t have this capability you must use an OPTIONAL AC Adapter sold separately Refer to Chapter 5 4 and 7 Next you must connect the FR1S...

Страница 10: ...to a PC You can now hot plug in the FR1SX to a PC s available 1394 port Follow the steps through 1 If your PC is powered down start it now 2 Connect the FR1SX to the 1394 port via the 1394 cable as Fig 4 shows 1394 port 1394 cable Fig 4 ...

Страница 11: ...to remove it from the PC you must click the hardware removable icon at the TaskBar as shown below and select Stop xxx Disk X You will see the message box saying you can safely remove the device Click OK You can now remove it NOTE If a new drive letter isn t present refer to Chapter 5 3 If you use a Windows 98 SE proceed to next page to install the update program If you don t install it the hardwar...

Страница 12: ...e available through Microsoft web site This component improves 1394 storage performance and also installs a Safe Removal Utility Follow the steps through to install it a Click Start menu on the TaskBar b Select Windows Update http v4 windowsupdate microsoft com en default asp c The following screen will appear Click Scan for updates ...

Страница 13: ...ick Add button And then click Review and install updates e The following screen will appear Make sure Storage Supplement Update is shown If you don t want to install any updates other than Storage Supplement Update click Remove button To install the Storage Supplement Update click Install Now and follow the on screen instructions ...

Страница 14: ... SCSI device Make sure the FR1SX s Power LED comes on If the LED doesn t come on refer to Chapter 5 4 4 If you attached a storage SCSI device to the FR1SX and its icon mounted on the desktop you have successfully installed the FR1SX If the driver application of your SCSI device has only SCSI API and you want to use them on Mac OS 9 x you need to install B sCrew SIM driver In order to install the B...

Страница 15: ... Scanners Flat Bed Scanners The scanner TWAIN driver has only SCSI API 2 SCSI Removable Storage Devices such as ORB The Disk Utility software has only SCSI API 3 SCSI CD RW devices The writing software doesn t support FireWire NOTE If you have the writing software Toast you can download Toast FireWire Support and use it You don t need to install this B sCrew SIM driver 4 SCSI devices of which the ...

Страница 16: ...ions or drivers which dedicates for the embedded SCSI port or doesn t call standard SCSI API will not work properly 4 The B sCrew SIM driver has some compatibility issues with SCSI devices Please refer to our compatibility list on our web site before using it 5 The SIM driver doesn t support system boot from a SCSI device connected to the FR1SX Follow the steps through to install this B sCrew SIM ...

Страница 17: ...ecognize a SCSI device as a FireWire device Here is the explanations of how to use B sCrew SIM driver 1 Example 1 If you want to use a SCSI Scanner with the FR1SX and will not use any other devices FireWire Hot Swapping Plug and Play please refer to the following steps A The SIM Driver mode on FR1SX firmware operating mode must be set enable Default setting is enable B The B sCrew SIM driver must ...

Страница 18: ...s a Scanner and HDD and use FireWire HDD driver which supports Hot Swapping and Plug and Play please refer to the following steps A If you use a SCSI scanner use it as described in Example 1 B If you want to change from the scanner to the HDD set the B sCrew SIM FireREX1 disabled with the Extensions Manager before shutting down the Mac C Turn off the Mac and remove the FR1SX and the scanner D Turn...

Страница 19: ... SIM Driver mode on the FR1SX attached to the scanner must be set enable Default setting is enable The SIM Driver mode on the FR1SX attached to the HDD must be set enable Default setting is enable You can set or reset this mode with the SCSI Configuration utility Refer to section B in the Chapter 4 2 1 B The B sCrew SIM driver must be set enable C Turn off your Mac and hook up the SIM enabled FR1S...

Страница 20: ...m profiler check to see if the scanner is recognized as a SCSI device G Hook up SIM Disabled FR1SX and the HDD to the FR1SX scanner in daisy chain The HDD will be mounted automatically The SIM driver detects the FR1SX operating mode and switch itself FR1SX SCANNER HDD ...

Страница 21: ... It extends the distance between one FireWire device and another FireWire device up to 9m 30 feet In this case an OPTIONAL AC adapter sold separately is required to provide the power To purchase an AC adapter refer to Chapter 7 OPTIONAL AC adapter AC adapter Jack Fig 6 ...

Страница 22: ...ick the hardware removable icon on the TaskBar Select the pop up menu saying Stop xxx Disk X You can safely remove the device message will appear Click OK Then remove the 1394 cable from the FR1SX 2 Insert the bundled CD ROM 3 Start the Setup exe file at the CD ROM and follow the instructions 4 After the installation you can find FR Format utility and FR Configuration in the RATOC FireWire Utility...

Страница 23: ... its media is not inserted insert a media 3 From the Start menu select Programs then RATOC FireWire Utility and then FR Format utility You can format a HDD Jaz MO Zip drive etc with this utility Caution You can not format a CD R CD RW or DVD RAM If you use Windows 98 SE or Windows Me proceed to section A If you use Windows 2000 proceed to section B 4 1 1 FR Disk Formatting and Partitioning Utility...

Страница 24: ...mat Then click OK Caution All the devices connected to USB SCSI port on the PC besides 1394 will be shown Be sure to select the drive connected to the FR1SX 5 The following window will appear and select the drive you want to format And click the Select button 6 The following window will appear Select Initialize Format media from the Edit menu ...

Страница 25: ... the screen below Select File System from the list box and set Partition size using the slider bar Then click OK to create partition If you selected Super FD format at step 7 you will see a screen similar to the following Select File System from the list box 9 You must restart your computer for your information to take effect If you are using a removable media the media will be ejected to take eff...

Страница 26: ...W2K EXE Follow the steps through to do Low Level Format 1 Make sure the SCSI device is connected and powered on 2 If the device is a removable disk and its media is not inserted insert a media 3 From the Start menu select Programs then RATOC FireWire Utility and then FR Format utility 4 The message box appears Click OK 5 The following window will appear Select the drive and click Start 6 After fin...

Страница 27: ...ams then RATOC FireWire Utility and then FR Configuration 2 The message box saying reconnect the 1394 cable will appear Follow the message instruction 3 When you start the FR Configuration on Windows 2000 for the first time hardware wizard will appear Just continue by clicking Next and click Finish at the last window Then restart your PC After your PC restarting start the FR Configuration again 4 ...

Страница 28: ...25 Windows You can finish this FR configuration by clicking EXIT Refer to section A for the Firmware update Utility information Refer to section B for the Config Utility information ...

Страница 29: ... page The following screen will appear The highest row indicates the firmware data you are about to write The lowest row indicates the firmware version the FR1SX has now 2 If you want to write another firmware click Browse and select it 3 After selecting the firmware click Write 4 When the update is successful the message box will appears Click OK 5 If your PC is running Windows 2000 restart your ...

Страница 30: ...fault settings will be loaded Write When you click this button the settings will be loaded Then click Back to go back to the main menu and click EXIT to finish the utility If you use Windows 2000 you have to restart your computer for your changes to take effect If you don t use it you don t need to restart Back When you click this button you go back to the main menu 1 Start FR Configuration Refer ...

Страница 31: ...or some SCSI devices which hang up if SCSI bus reset is issued right after the FR1SX gets powered Set this value to 2 for Castle Wood ORB drive Canon FB620S or Sharp JX 370 Delay time between SCSI bus reset and SCSI command Default value is 1 You can set delay time for some SCSI devices which hang up if SCSI command is issued right after SCSI bus resets ...

Страница 32: ...NIT command Default value is disabled You have to enable START UNIT command for some SCSI devices which will not work if they does not receive this START UNIT command Enable parity check Default value is enabled You can set parity check enable or disable Target SCSI ID Default value is AUTO You can set target SCSI ID No Max Payload Size Default value is 1024 You can set Max byte size in transferri...

Страница 33: ...utility If you use Mac OS X refer to Chapter 4 2 2 1 Open Extensions Manager 2 Change selected set from your settings to Mac OS Base and click Duplicate Set 3 The following window will appear Type in a name such as FIREREX CONFIGURATION and click OK Then disable the following function Authoring Support FireWire Authoring Support Disc Burner Extention 4 Insert the bundled CD ROM 4 2 1 Installing on...

Страница 34: ...g Installation was successful will appear Click Quit 9 FRUTY folder is created in the location you have confirmed at Step 7 Open the folder and start FR1 Utility The following window will appear Click OK 10 You can start the following utility from the File menu You can configure settings for the SCSI device or update the old firmware data Proceed to section A for Firmware update Utility Proceed to...

Страница 35: ...lowing two driver is enabled with Extensions Manager FireREX1APIDriver FireREXLoaderDriver c Make sure the following two driver is disabled with Extensions Manager Authoring Support FireWire Authoring Support Disc Burner Extention d Don t connect any1394 devices repeaters to a PC the FR1SX directly or in between 2 Open the FRUTY folder and start FR1 Utility The following window will appear Click O...

Страница 36: ...click Open 5 The window shown at the step 3 will appear again Click Write When the message says Updating was successful click OK Click Quit from the File menu 6 Change selected set from FIREREX CONFIGURATION to the previous settings you used before with the Extensions Manager Then restart your Mac for your chages to take effect ...

Страница 37: ...ing points a Open Extensions Manager and make sure selected set is FIREREX1 CONFIGURATION as described in Chapter 4 2 1 b Make sure the following two driver is enabled with Extensions Manager FireREX1APIDriver FireREXLoaderDriver c Make sure the following two driver is disabled with Extensions Manager Authoring Support FireWire Authoring Support Disc Burner Extention d Don t connect any1394 device...

Страница 38: ...r 2 4 Advanced When you click this button the window shown in the next page will appear Default When you click this button the default settings will be loaded Exit Click this button to end this utility Then select Quit from the File menu to finish it Write When you click this button the settings will be loaded Then click Exit The message saying the updating is successful will appear Click OK After...

Страница 39: ...between power on and SCSI bus reset Default value is 0 You can set delay time for some SCSI devices which hang up if SCSI bus reset is issued right after the FR1SX gets powered Set this value to 2 for Castle Wood ORB drive Canon FB620S or Sharp JX 370 Delay time between SCSI bus reset and SCSI command Default value is 1 You can set delay time for some SCSI devices which hang up if SCSI command is ...

Страница 40: ...RT UNIT command Default value is disabled You have to enable START UNIT command for some SCSI devices which will not work if they does not receive this START UNIT command Max Payload Size Default value is 1024 You can set Max byte size in transferring IEEE1394 Read Write DataBlock Max size is 2048 Bytes But if a data error happens during data transfer you should set this value to 1024 Bytes to avo...

Страница 41: ...the SCSI device 2 Insert the bundled CD ROM 3 Open the FR1SX for OS X folder and then open the FRUTY_OS_X 4 Start FR1Utility The following window will appear Clcik Enable FR1 Utility With this firmware update utility you can configure settings for the SCSI device or update the old firmware data ...

Страница 42: ...n an administration password and click OK 6 You will be requested to restart your system Click OK to restart your system 7 Start the FR1Utility again The following window will appear Proceed to section A for Firmware update Utility Proceed to section B for SCSI Configuration Utility ...

Страница 43: ...2 2 The main window will appear Click Select firmware data Select new firmware data on the next window and click Open 3 Click Start Firmware update on the main window 4 After updating the firmware data the following window will appear Click OK 5 Click Disable FR1 Utility on the main window 6 The following window will appear Type in an administration password Then click OK 7 You will be prompted to...

Страница 44: ...ion 3 After changing your settings click Start Configuration setting 4 After finishing the configuration settings the following window will appear Click OK With this firmware update utility you can configure settings for the SCSI device 5 Click Disable FR1 Utility on the main window 6 The following window will appear Type in an administration password Then click OK 7 You will be prompted to restar...

Страница 45: ...ty check enable or disable FireREX1 FR1SX SCSI ID FR1SX SCSI ID is No 7 SCSI bus reset Default value is enabled You can set whether the FR1SX issues SCSI bus reset to a SCSI device or not Target SCSI ID Default value is AUTO You can set target SCSI ID No Enable START STOP UNIT command Default value is disabled You have to enable START UNIT command for some SCSI devices which will not work if they ...

Страница 46: ...ht after SCSI bus resets Delay time until 1394 transaction start Default value is 4 You can set delay time for some SCSI devices which will not receive any command if a next command is issued right after Start Stop Unit command is issued Max Payload Size Default value is 1024 You can set Max byte size in transferring IEEE1394 Read Write DataBlock Max size is 2048 Bytes But if a data error happens ...

Страница 47: ...to the FR1SX and a 1394 port on your PC or Mac n Make sure you are using the 1394 cable bundled in this package n Make sure the SCSI device has a SCSI ID except 7 n Make sure the SCSI power cable is properly connected and the SCSI device is powered n If the SCSI device is powered from an AC adapter the SCSI device may not have the capability of providing enough termination power to the FR1SX We re...

Страница 48: ...th the SCSI configuration utility Please note you can not execute the SCSI configuration utility with the older FUJITSU MO models attaced to the FR1SX You have to attach the FR1SX to another SCSI device If you use Windows proceed to section B in Chapter 4 1 2 With the SCSI configuration utility phase down the transfer rate to see if it is successful If you use Mac OS 9 x proceed to section B in Ch...

Страница 49: ...nd create partition using FRFMTW9X EXE For more information refer to section A in Chapter 4 1 1 2 When you use Windows XP 2000 you can format your HDD and create partition using Disk Management in Windows XP 2000 For more information refer to a Windows XP 2000 help file If a new drive letter will not be assigned yet or you fail to format the HDD after you have done Disk Management you should do Lo...

Страница 50: ... if above checking was made refer to the user s document of the SCSI device SCSI specifications require Term Power output capability as an optional but some SCSI devices such as iomega Zip drive may not be implemented this capability If your SCSI device does not have this Term Power output capability you have to connect an OPTIONAL AC adapter sold separately as Fig 7 shows For purchasing informati...

Страница 51: ...w the steps to connect two or more FR1SX in daisy chain 1 Make sure all SCSI devices are powered off and then connect FR1SX to each SCSI device 2 Connect the FR1SX in daisy chain via 1394 cables 3 Power up all the SCSI devices 4 Connect a FR1SX to a 1394 FireWire port on the PC Mac via a 1394 cable ...

Страница 52: ...ntronics 50 pin Male adapter RCL 3005 is available from us You can connect your SCSI device using this adapter For purchasing information refer to Chapter 7 2 If you have a SCSI device with a DB25 pin connector a High Density 50 pin Female to DB25 pin Male adapter RCL 3025 is available from us You can connect your SCSI device using this adapter For purchasing information refer to Chapter 7 ...

Страница 53: ...you use Windows 98 SE you can find a string named IEEE1394 CD ROM IEEE1394 Disk or IEEE1394 Optical Disk under the Storage device When you use Windows Me you can find a string named IEEE1394 CD ROM IEEE1394 Disk IEEE1394 Floppy IEEE1394 Optical Disk or IEEE1394 Tape under the Storage device Double click the wrong drive name string 3 You will see the properties window Click the Driver tab and click...

Страница 54: ...er and model of your hardware device Check Show all hardware and select the right drive name from the list Click Next Update Driver Warning message may appear In such a case just click Yes 7 You will see the next screen saying Windows driver file search for the device Click Next 8 You will see the next screen saying Windows has finished installing the driver you selected for your hardware device C...

Страница 55: ... Computer Change a device from To Icon in My Computer CD ROM CD R RW HDD Jaz Zip drive CD ROM HDD Jaz Zip drive CD ROM CD R RW Removable Follow these steps through to update driver so that you can resolve this issue 1 Right click on My Computer and select Properties 2 You will see System Properties windows Click the Hardware tab 3 Click the Device Manager button You will see the screen in the show...

Страница 56: ...EEE1394 SBP2 Device string under the DVD CD ROM drives If you have changed from a Removable disk or HDD to a CD ROM or CD R RW you can find a RATOC Systems_Inc IEEE1394 SCSI 3 IEEE1394 SBP2 Device string under the Disk drives Double click on the RATOC Systems_Inc IEEE1394 SCSI 3 IEEE1394 SBP2 Device string to show its property ...

Страница 57: ...window will appear Unchech all the options at Optional Search locations Click Next 9 Driver Files Search Results window will appear Click Next 10 Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window will appear Click Finish Open My Computer to see if the right icon appears in My Computer 5 9 When Version Conflict message appears Win98SE When you use Windows 98 SE you may see a screen similiar to the...

Страница 58: ...ting software you are using may not be able to treat FireWire interface You have to use the writing software which can treat FireWire or install B s Crew SIM driver Refer to Chapter 2 4 for the driver information 5 11 Castlewood ORB can not be recognized when you start your computer with ORB connected Win Mac Set 2 seconds at Delay time between power on and SCSI bus reset with the SCSI configurati...

Страница 59: ...d the latest version from our web site Technical Support You can get a Tech support from RATOC at the following Open Monday Friday 9 30A M to 5 00P M PST RATOC Systems International Inc Tech support Address 1933 O Toole Avenue Suite A109 SanJose CA 95131 U S A Phone 408 955 9400 Fax 408 955 9402 E mail int support rexpccard co jp Web http www ratocsystems com english Please include the following i...

Страница 60: ... 2A RCL 3005 HD50F to C50P adapter RCL 3025 HD50F to DB25P adapter CBFW 466 4P 6P FireWire IEEE1394 cable 6 feet CBFW 666 6P 6P FireWire IEEE1394 cable 6 feet CBFW 463 4P 6P FireWire IEEE1394 cable 3 feet CBFW 663 6P 6P FireWire IEEE1394 cable 3 feet If you have any questions about these options contact to RATOC Systems International Inc Tech support Tel 408 955 9400 Fax 408 955 9402 E mail int sa...

Страница 61: ...e Max asynchronous transfer 6MBytes sec FireWire 100 200 400Mbps SCSI connector High Density 50 pin male SCSI 2 connector x 1 1394 FireWire connector 6pin x 2 Size 2 17 in 55 mm W x 2 56 in 65 mm D x 0 59 in 15 mm H Weight 1 69 oz 48 g Power Requirements DC 4 25V to 5 25V SCSI Termination Power is required 300 mA typical Optinal AC Adapter Input AC100 240V Output DC 5V 2A Model Name AC05 Polarity ...

Страница 62: ...use harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or re...

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