SSD2go User Manual
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1. SSD2go User Manual Angelbird TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Package contents System requirements Support Quickstart Safely removing the SSD2go Safely removing in Windows Safely removing in Mac OS X Installation Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Linux Configuring the SSD2go Configuring on Windows Configuring on Mac OS X UT A BR UW w a 10 13 Technical Specifications SSD2go SSD2go Twin SSD2go Pro Getting help Troubleshooting The SSD2go does not mount Choosing a file system Opening Disk Management Legal Information Copyright Acknowledgments 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the User Manual for your SSD2go With stunning real word transfer speeds of up to 460MB s and 85000 IOPS it will change your mobile workflow The SSD2g0 is fully compliant with USB 3 0 and backwards compatible up to USB 1 1 making sure you can use it anywhere The SSD2go Twin features two SSD drives in one compact package Furthermore The SSD2go Pro is additional ly eSATA compatible giving you full SATA3 6Gbit s performance This manual will guide you through configuring and starting to use the SSD2go Your SSD2go comes out of the box ready to use Follow the Quickstart instructions and you are ready to go Note You can get the up to date version of this manual at www angelbird com downloads PACKAGE CONTENTS 3 SSD2go 1x USB 3 0 cable2. SSD2go Twin 2 x USB 3 0 cable SSD2go Pro 1 x USB 3 0 cable 1x eSATAp cable Note Please keep the packaging In the unlikely event that you have to return the product for servic ing or repair it must be returned in the original packaging SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Your computer must meet certain requirements in order to have your SSD2go function correctly Minimum requirements You need one free USB port To be able to use both drives of the SSD2go Twin you need two USB ports To make use of the eSATA functionality of the SSD2go Pro you need one free eSATA for data transfer and a USB port for power Optimal performance For optimal performance your computer must be equipped with USB 3 0 ports which support UASP Consult your computer manual to see if your USB 3 0 ports support UASP For UASP you need at least Window 8 Windows 7 with UASP drivers Mac OS X 10 8 or later or any recent Linux distribution to have the best performance For optimal performance with the SSD2go Pro you need an eSATA 6Gb s port Consult your computer manual to see if your eSATA ports support SATA 6Gb s SUPPORT 4 For support visit the Angelbird Support website at www angelbird com support or check the Getting help section You can download an up to date version of this manual at www angelbird com downloads QUICKSTART Your SSD2g0 comes ready to use for Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Server 2008 and Mac OS X
3. 39 Features In drive UPS Overload protection TCG OPAL Auto TRIM ECC RAISE EMS protection Built in cache SMART Flash Grade A Intel or Micron Synchronous MLC Controller SandForce SF 2281 2282 Series Sustained Read speed Up to 460MB s Sustained Write speed Up to 460MB s IDPS 85000 Access Time lt 0 1ms MTBF gt 2 000 000 hours 14 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SSD2GO TWIN Type Portable USB SSD drive Connectivity Two times full Size USB 3 0 5Gbit s Warranty 3 Years Target User Consumer power user from home gaming to business Standard Lapacity Any combination of 120 240 or 480 GB drives Operating temperature load 30 Cto35 L Size 127mm x 66mm x 20mm 5 0 x 2 59 x 0 79 Features In drive UPS Overload protection TCG OPAL Auto TRIM ECC RAISE EMS protection Built in cache SMART Flash Grade A Intel or Micron Synchronous MLC Controller SandForce SF 2281 2282 Series Sustained Read speed Up to 460MB s Sustained Write speed Up to 460MB s IDPS 85000 Access Time lt 0 1ms MTBF gt 2 000 000 hours TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SSD2G0 PRO Type Portable USB SSD drive Connectivity Full Size USB 3 0 5Gbit s eSATA SATA3 6Gbit s Warranty 3 Years Target User Consumer power user from home gamine to business Standard Capacity Any combination of 120 240 or 480 GB drives Operating temperature load 30 C to 35 C Size 127mm x 66mm
4. exFAT since it works with most modern computers Use the information below to choose the best file system for you exFAT Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Mac OS X 10 6 5 and later FAT32 All Windows version Mac OS X Mac OS 9 Linux 17 Note FAT32 has a file size limit The largest a f le can be is 4 Gigabyte NTFS All Windows versions Mac OS Extended All OS X versions Linux EXTA7 LINUX 1 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 supported with the Microsoft exFAT driver Linux supported with the 3rd party exFAT driver With FAT32 the maximum file size is 4 Gigabyte Called MS DOS FAT in the Mac OS disk utility Mac OS X Linux supported with the 3rd party NTFS 3G driver Windows supported with the 3rd party Boot Camp IFS driver Mac OS X supported with the 3rd party Paragon ExtFS driver LEGAL INFORMATION OPENING DISK MANAGEMENT COPYRIGHT Depending on your personal preferences Copyright 2013 Angelbird Technologies opening the Disk Management application may GmbH All rights reserved work differently Below we give a some alternative options to open this application Windows 8 e Start a search in the Settings category for Format and click Create and Format hard disk partitions e Press Win X and click on Disk Management Windows 7 Windows Vista Open the start menu In the search field type Format Click Create a
5. http support microsoft com kb 955704 and download the exFAT driver installation package for your Windows version Once you have downloaded the installation package start it and follow the instruction on your screen to install the exFAT driver LINUX 8 Most Linux distributions do not have the exFAT driver pre installed In this section we show how to install the exFAT driver on Ubuntu and Debian based systems 1 Open a terminal In Ubuntu you can use the Unity start button or press the key combination ctrl alt t 2 Install the driver packages by giving the command sudo apt get install fuse exfat exfat utils and following the instructions on your Screen 3 Reboot your computer After this you are ready to use the SSD2go CONFIGURING THE SSD2go Note The SSD2go already comes preconfigured out of the box so usually there is no need to configure your SSD2go The SSD2go is configured by partitioning and formatting the drive You may want to do this if the default configuration does not suit your needs There are separate instructions for Windows and Mac OS X The default configuration for the SSD2go is the MBR partition table and a single exFAT partition The sections below explain how to configure your SSD2go with these settings If you want a different configuration than explained here check your operating system manual or check the links in the Getting Help section Warning Partitioning and formatt
6. x 20mm 5 0 x 2 59 x 0 79 Features In drive UPS Overload protection TCG OPAL Auto TRIM ECC RAISE EMS protection Built in cache SMART Flash Grade A Intel or Micron Synchronous MLC Controller SandForce SF 2281 2282 Series Sustained Read speed Up to 460MB s Sustained Write speed Up to 460MB s IDPS 85000 Access Time lt 0 1ms MTBF gt 2 000 000 hours GETTING HELP 16 For general information regarding partitioning see For more information on formatting and partitioning in various operating systems you can read the resources below Windows http windows microsoft com en US win dows vista Create and format a hard disk partition Mac OS X Open Disk Utility and choose Help Disk Utility Help Ubuntu Linux https help ubuntu com 12 10 ubuntu help disk partitions html For other help check the Angelbird Support section at www aneelbird com support TROUBLESHOOTING THE SSD2GO DOES NOT MOUNT If you are using Windows XP Windows Server 2003 or Linux you first need to install the ex FAT driver You can read the installation instructions in the Installation section CHOOSING A FILE SYSTEM A file system format is the way a computer stores files on a disk Different file systems have different advantages and disadvantages Mac OS X Windows and Linux have support for a number of different file systems The SSD2go comes preconfigured with exFAT Angelbird recommends
7. 10 6 5 and later If you are using Windows XP Windows Server 2003 or Linux you need to install the exFAT driver first Follow the instructions in the Installation section Once the driver is installed follow the steps below 1 Connect the SSD2go with the USB cable to your computer like in fig 1 2 The drive will mount and show up in your File Manager 3 Before you unplug the SSD2go you must first safely remove it from your operating system See the section Safely removing the SSD2g0 for more information Failure to safely remove your SSD2go may result in data loss Note If the SSD2go does not mount on your computer check the Troubleshooting section for help Warning Failure to safely remove the SSD2go properly could result in data loss fig 1 SAFELY REMOVING THE SSD2go Before you unplug the SSD2go you must first Safely remove it which means instructing your computer to finish and stop writing to the drive If you do not do this you could lose data In the case of the SSD2go Twin you need to Safely remove both drives SAFELY REMOVING IN WINDOWS Windows 8 Windows 7 and Windows Vista To unmount the SSD2go single click the eject button in the system tray As shown in fig 2 a list of devices which can be unmounted will appear Click Eject SSD2g0 You can Safely unplug when the message from fig 3 appears Windows XP To unmount the SSD2go single click the eject button in the
8. 11 3 B On the Format Volume screen fig 12 you need to select the filesystem Set the filesystem to exFAT if you want to use your SSD2go with both Windows and Mac OS X Choose NTFS If you want to use your SSD2go only with Windows Read Choosing a file sys tem for other options Also set the volume name to SSD290 and enable Perform a quick format When ready click next File Action View Help em Bree EB Volume Layout Type File System Status Capacity Free Spa 1 ER C Simple Base MTFs Heatihy 55 56 GE FLIOGE bf Ca System Reserved Simple Basic NTFS Healthy 5 350 ME Disk 1 rl INTER EEE iL Online prea oe i f A New Simple Volume Lm Mew Spanner Volume Mew Sbiped Volume E Unallocated IJ Primary partiti Mew Kl rmareil Volumen Mew RAILS Volume eee ir fig 9 Aasin Dowe Letter or Path For easier access you Can assign a dave letter or drive path to your partition fag ie Iolowng dic ea DW 2 Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Do not assign a drive letter or drive path er oe oe fig 11 11 Smocty Volume Size Choose a volume size lhal is beiweser Ihe maim are mirniiman sizes a1 To store data on this partition you must format it trst Choose whether you want to format the volume and f s0 what settings you want to use Do not format thia volume Format this volume with the following settings File sys
9. ing are both opera tions that will delete the data on the SSD2go Be sure to make a backup of your data before continuing CONFIGURING ON WINDOWS The Disk Management application is used to partition and format drives We can open it by pressing the key combination Win R This will show the Run dialog Type diskmgmt msc and press Enter Note Alternative ways of opening the Disk Management application are shown in the Troubleshooting section Partitioning a disk means the creating of sepa rate volumes drive letters mount points on a single physical disk We will create only a single volume on the disk 1 First we need to find the SSD2g The window is divided into two parts as shown in fig 7 On top is a list of volumes and on the bottom a list of physical disks In the list of physical disks locate the SSD2go The SSD2go will be the physical disk on the bottom of the list but above any CD drive Note If you cannot find the physical disk represent ing the SSD2go disconnect it wait a few sec onds and reconnect it You will see the SSD2go disk disappear and appear 2 If there are any volumes on the SSD2go you need to remove them first Make sure you only delete the volumes on the SSD2go not any other disks Warning Deleting a volume will delete all data from that volume Right click on the volume you wish to remove and click Delete Volume as shown in fig 8 Repeat this for all volumes
10. nd Format hard disk partitions All Windows versions e Right click on Computer choose Manage then select Disk Management under Storage in the list of categories on the left Press Win R to open the run dialog Type diskmgmt msc and press Enter 18 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SSD2g0 is a registered trademark of Angelbird Technologies GmbH in the United States and other countries Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other countries Apple Mac and OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Inc in the U S and other countries Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U S and other countries Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries Micron is a registered trademark of Micron Technology Inc SandForce is a registered trademark of LSI Corporation in the U S and or other countries 201307171617 Angelbird Technologies GmbH 19 Millennium Park 6 6890 Lustenau Austria Tel 43 5577 21515 Fax 43 5577 21515 99 Email info angelbird com VAT No ATU66365211 www angelbird com For support please visit www angelbird com support
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12. s erating tha akarra piiat a kerne in ghat ligt Partitioning a disk means the creating of separate volumes on a single physical disk We ana uam will create only a single volume on the disk ver Fa Disk Daacrigiga Si go Ange Bend M d Tal Capacity 740 08 CE TORT oe e Cosmreertion bag rill i Cora Type Daramnal LEAT UGE parisi Meenbesr 4 1445 740445 TER Pamnmos Mag forbed aver boon Aegon Start the Disk Utility and follow the steps be low Are you sure you want to erase the disk S5D2go Angelbird Media Erasing a disk deletes all data on all its partitions 1 Select SSD2go from the list of disks as in fig 15 This disk has 1 partition SSD2g0 2 Select the erase tab and select a Format See fig 15 Choose exFAT if you want to use your SSD2go with both Windows and Mac OS X For more information read the Choosing a file system section Click Erase when you have made a choice fig 16 Erase fig 16 Warning After clicking Erase all data will be deleted from the drive 3 Mac OS X will now create and mount the volume TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SSD2LO Type Portable USB SSD drive Connectivity Full Size USB 3 0 5Gbit s x2 for Twin Warranty 3 Years Target User Consumer power user from home gaming to business Standard Capacity 120 240 480 GB SSD280 Operating temperature load 30 C to 35 C Size 127mm x 66mm x 10mm 5 0 x 2 59 x 0
13. system tray As shown in fig 4 a list of devices which can be unmounted will appear Click Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device You can safely unplug when the message from fig 5 appears Safely remove USD Mass Storage Device Drive Safely Remove Hardware The U5 removed Fr gel Open Devices and Printers ca Fedt 5D ge 550290 E SR te I xX The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely Safe To Remove Hardware Pr i Safe To Remove Hardware x 6 Mass Storage Device device can now be safely om the system SAFELY REMOVING IN MAC OS X To unmount the SSD2go using the Finder click the eject button next to the drive icon as shown in fig 6 When the drive completely disappears you can safely unplug the device i Applications FAVORITES SHARED DEVICES E Macintosh HD i 5 gt D2g90 fig 6 Fu ia Image Capture imgzicns a iTunes Launchpad L LibreOffice amp Mail amp Mission Control amp OpenOffice org E Photo Booth T Preview QuickTime Player i Rename f Safari INSTALLATION No installation is needed for most computers Only if you use Windows XP Windows Server 2003 or Linux you need to install the exFAT driver The instructions below explain how to install this driver Note You can skip this chapter if you do not use Windows XP Windows Server 2003 or Linux WINDOWS XP AND WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Please visit
14. tem exFAT w Allocation unit size Default w Yoel H Perform a quick format 1 Enable file and folder compression soe nee nea fig 12 3 C Click finish to confirm you want to create Completing the New Simple the volume as in fig 13 Volume Wizard You have successiuy completed the New Simpie Volume Wizard You selected the following seitinge 3 D Windows will now create the volume and Volume lyve Soe Volare it will Show up in the list of volumes as in fig Volume sizo 114471 MB 14 To dese this wizard click Firs Now the volume has been created The drive will mount and show up in Computer Win dows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista or My Computer Windows XP Ble Adlon View Help 9 mm Hm EXE Volume ayo eee TE Capacity Free Spe 5 Ci ch Simpl Basic Healthy B 55 56 GB 17 10 GR be tr Basic ork besty F 111 78 GB 111 7 GE Simple Basic NTFS Heathy 5 330 ME 109 MB System Reser DGI 350 ME NTFS 55 56 GB NTFS Heaithy System Arter Pi Healthy Boot Page File Crash Dump Primary Partition Keen iM oo mu Unallocated E Primary partition CONFIGURING ON MAC OS X The Disk Utility is used to format and partition drives It can be found under Applications Utilities Disk Utility CoE To prit a hema and namg 2 Bis ant no pene chee gear of the dak oped cane chick farer Opec 4 Derk rane hma I Fersen Ra meee persously delgned Slee mithou
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