Also the USB bus shares bandwidth between all USB devices connected to the systems, including the
RDX External unit. The use of cameras, flash memory devices, etc. on the USB bus will decrease
performance of the device. Remove extra devices if they are not necessary.
Linux Users
Systems running Linux may see reduced performance when doing backups on RDX cartridges
configured for FAT32. For best performance configure the file system on the RDX cartridges for ext2
or ext3. Refer to the separate document available on our web site describing how to use the RDX
QuikStor with Linux.
Write Error
If the backup application reports a write error, follow these steps:
1 Verify that the write protect switch on the cartridge is set to the “unlock position.
2 Check the cartridge indicator on the front of the cartridge. If this indicator is amber, the cartridge is
not working properly. This may be due to severe damage to the cartridge. Run the RDXutility
software to obtain more information about the failure.
3 Replace the cartridge if the error persists.
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