DAT Optic Inc Universal FireWire Enclosure
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1. Support CD R CD RW DVD HDD MO IDE ATAPI Interface device Support 5 25 format and 3 5 format Package Contents Before start installation verify the package contents of Universal FireWire Enclosure If any item is missing please contect your dealer distributor for service Universal FireWire Enclosure Kit Universal FireWire Enclosure qty 1 IEEE 1394 to IDE Bridge board with ribbon cable x 1 Fixed on Enclosure Front Panel x 1 Fixed on Enclosure AC Power Cord x 1 Screw pack x 1 IEEE 1394 Cable 6 to 6 x 1 option item IEEE 1394 Cable 6 to 4 x 1 option item User s Manual on Floppy disk Universal FireWire Enclosure User s Manual Page 03 Install IDE ATAPI devices Please follow the below instructions to install IDE ATAPI devices 1 kk Kk Set the IDE ATAPI device to Master Mode Most of IDE ATAPI devices has Master Slave setting jumpers located close to the 40 pin IDE connector Set the Jumper to Mas ter Mode IDE ATAPI DOES NOT works if it sets as Slave Mode Remove plastic shell by slide the plastic sleeve of our enclosure backward Lift back of the metal cover plate pull it backward and remove it Instruction for 5 25 device Remove the enclosure front panel If you are installing a 5 25 device To remove the front panel push the front panel outward Slide IDE ATAPI device into the enclosure by the front open front panel removed Instruction for 3 5 device Drop 3 5 device into t2. to run the partitioning utility 2 Select Y on the first screen for enabling large disk support NOTE If any 1394 hard drive has been unplugged during the current Windows session FDisk will often crash and exit at this point If this happens restart Windows with the drive plugged in and try again 3 Select option 5 to choose which disk to format this should be one without a drive letter Ensure the disk you chose becomes the active disk number appears at top of screen 4 Select option 1 to create a DOS partition or logical DOS drive 5 Select option 1 again to create a primary DOS partition 6 Follow the on screen instructions to partition the drive as required 7 Exit FDISK and ignore the request to restart the PC this only applies to fixed drives 8 Unplug the drive from the 1394 bus then reconnect it the drive should now appear as an icon in the My Computer window 9 Right click on the new drive icon and select Format from the menu 10 Select the full option and click start 11 Once complete the drive is ready for normal operation To partition multiple drives connect them all to the bus prior to booting Windows taking care to ensure that enough bus power is available for those devices that require it Windows 2000 1 If it is not already installed Install the Windows 2000 recovery console 2 Plug in the drive and start the PC in recovery console mode 3 Once logged in to the recovery console tyoe
3. update patch from Microsoft web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com or http www microsoft com windows98 downloads corporate asp click on Windows 98 Second Edition 1394 Storage Supplement item then follow the instructions to download the update patch Remember to select the appropriate language before start download 9 The NoteBox is now ready to use Notice 1 Before you turn off the NoteBox or unplug the IEEE 1394 cable be sure to click the Stop or Eject device icon located in the lower right corner on windows desktop and stop the device first 2 If there are other IEEE 1394 devices connected to NoteBox you need to keep NoteBox power on so the signal may pass through the Notebox to the other IEEE1394 devices Universal FireWire Enclosure User s Manual Page 06 Macintosh Operation Once the IDE ATAPI device installation is complete you can start connect the device to your Macintosh 1 Locate the built in IEEE 1394 port for your Mac G4 G3 iBook or iMac DV Connect the IEEE 1394 cable to the port 2 Connect the other end of IEEE 1394 Cable to the IEEE 1394 port of Universal FireWire Enclosure 3 Attach the power cord to the Universal FireWire Enclosure 4 Power on the Universal FireWire Enclosure 5 Power on your Macintosh if it is off 6 Install IEEE 1394 device driver for your FireWire device 7 Install the CD Burning Software if your IDE ATAPI device is CD RW drive Install FireWire HDD driver if yo
4. DAT Optic Inc Universal FireWire Enclosure Contents INTRODUCTION iine AR ed ie nes 2 Major Features nt en dde a tt h iseia aaas 3 Package Conte mts Anne oo ete 3 Universal FireWire Enclosure 5 25 Encloeurel EEN 3 Install IDE ATAPI devices nes 4 Windows Geer E e Lu DE 6 Macintosh Operations nl e Ee 7 Eeer Nee re 7 Ne Te E 7 Universal FireWire Enclosure User s Manual Page 02 INTRODUCTION Thank your for purchased our Universal FireWire Enclosure Please take a moment to reading our manual it may help you to avoid the unnecessary headache when use our Universal FireWire Enclosure Our Universal FireWire Enclosure is an external enclosure with high performance 1394 to IDE bridge adapter built in Oxford 911 to convert IDE CD RW DVD HDD MO into FireWire devices These peripherals can be quickly and reliably converted to plug and play FireWire versions Both of ATA and ATAPI devices are supported With the integrated Serial Bus Protocol SBP 2 it can use generic device drivers available in the Microsoft Win98SE ME 2K and XP operating systems Or MAC OS 8 6 or higher Major Features Convert IDE ATAPI device into Firewire Interface device Microsoft Windows98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 and Mac OS compatible Support up to ATA 100 Support 100 200 400 Mbps Firewire Transfer Rate Plug amp Play and Hot swapping capability Enclosure built in Auto AC Switch Power supply Fan and Stereo Audio Ports
5. DISKPART at the command prompt for additional help on using this utility see Windows 2000 on line help 4 The drive should be listed when the utility starts Select the drive to be partitioned and press ENTER 5 Follow the screen instructions to partition the drive as required Universal FireWire Enclosure User s Manual Page 09 6 Note the letter assigned to the drive and exit the DISKPART utility 7 Format the drive using the FORMAT command at the command prompt To perform a quick format type FORMAT IO lt drive_ etter gt FS FAT32 For example FORMAT Q G FS FAT32 The FS switch specifies file system FAT FAT32 NTFS For cross compatibility with Win dows 98 FAT32 should be used If the switch is omitted the file system defaults to NTFS 8 The drive is now ready for normal operation under Windows 2000 Windows 2000 recov ery console does not seem to be fully aware of new devices being connected to the bus while it is running For this reason partitioning of multiple drives should be done by attaching all drives prior to starting the recovery console See final note in Window 98 section Apple G3 G4 1 Ensure the following optional device extensions are installed FireWireSupport version 2 1 or higher FireWireEnabler version 2 1 or higher FWSBP2DiskDriver or other suitable SBP 2 disk driver To view installed extensions select Control Panels gt Extensions Manager from the Apple menu 2 Simp
6. he Macintosh HD System Folder Extensions folder This is done with a simple drag and drop as per windows Now restart your Mac You should now be able to connect the IEEE 1394 cable HDD into the FireWire port The Mac will find the device and ask if you want to initialize format erases everything it agree to this The Mac can take up to 30 seconds to find a device The drive should now appear on your desktop and can be treated as an internal device 6 What is the status of 1394 support from Microsoft Microsoft have provided generic SBP 2 support in their Win98SE ME 2K and XP OS There is no support for 1394 in Microsoft Windows95 98 NT3 5 and 4 0 The SBP 2 driver in Windows98SE works well for evaluation However there are some issues which cause hang ing of the OS which have been fixed by Microsoft Users can download the update patch from Microsoft web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com or http www microsoft com windows98 downloads corporate asp click on Windows 98 Second Edition 1394 Storage Supplement item then follow the instructions to download the update patch Remember to select the appropriate language before start download Universal FireWire Enclosure User s Manual Page 08 7 How do format a new not format HDD in the Universal FireWire Enclosure Win dows 98SE and ME 1 Connect the Universal FireWire Enclosure to the 1394 bus and boot Windows 98 select Start gt Run and type FDISK and click OK
7. he enclosure Connect the Power Connector of the Enclosure into the IDE ATAPI device Connect the Stereo Audio Cable to the ATAPI IDE device If the device is CD ROM CD RW or DVD ROM Connect the 40 Pin IDE Cable to the IDE ATAPI device The colored border of the ribbon cable must align with pin 1 of your IDE ATAPI device connector Secure the installed the IDE ATAPI devices with appropriate screws Install the metal cover plate Install the plastic sleeve and fix the sleeve with screws The IDE ATAPI device installation is complete Universal FireWire Enclosure User s Manual Page 04 Windows PC Operation Once the IDE ATAPI device installation is complete you can start connect the device to your PC 1 Find the IEEE 1394 port on the rear panel or front panel of your PC Connect the IEEE 1394 cable to the port 2 Connect the other end of IEEE 1394 Cable to the IEEE 1394 port of Universal FireWire Enclosure 3 Attach the power cord to the Universal FireWire Enclosure 4 Power on your PC if it is off 5 Power on the Universal FireWire Enclosure 6 Wait a few seconds then Windows 98SE Windows ME or Windows 2000 will detect the device automatically If running Windows SE you maybe asked to insert the Win dows 98SE CD ROM This will update the device drivers 7 Click on Stop or Eject device icon on the task bar to verify the device is present 8 If running Windows 98SE you need to download the
8. ly plug in the drive The G3 will detect an non initialized drive and ask if you want to initialize it Click OK and the drive will be ready for normal operation Multiple drives can be initialized either one by one or by simultaneous connection The initialization application will simply be run for each non format drive connected Note the format for 1394 hard drives for the G3 G4 is different from the format used on internal hard drives using the above drivers 8 How do install the Windows 2000 Recovery Console In order to partition a new drive with Windows 2000 the recovery console must be installed This is explained in the following text extracts from Windows 2000 on line help Recovery Console overview The Windows 2000 Recovery Console is a command line console that you can start from the Windows 2000 Setup program Using the Recovery Console you can start and stop ser vices format drives read and write data on a local drive including drives formatted to use NTFS and perform many other administrative tasks The Recovery Console is particularly useful if you need to repair your system by copying a file from a floppy disk or CD ROM to your hard drive or if you need to re configure a service that is preventing your computer from starting properly Because the Recovery Console is quite powerful it should only be used by advanced users who have a thorough knowledge of Windows 2000 In addition you must be an administrator to u
9. se the Recovery Console Universal FireWire Enclosure User s Manual Page 10 Recovery Console There are two ways to start the Recovery Console If you are unable to start your computer you can run the Recovery Console from your Windows 2000 Setup disks or from the Windows 2000 Professional CD if you can start your computer from your CD ROM drive As an alternative you can install the Recovery Console on your computer to make it available in case you are unable to restart Windows 2000 You can then select the Recovery Console option from the list of available operating systems After you start the Recovery Console you will have to choose which drive you want to log on to if you have a dual boot or multiple boot system and you will have to log on with your administrator password For information on starting and using the Recovery Console see Related Topics In addition if you are using Windows 2000 Professional see the Windows 2000 Professional Getting Started online book or the Windows 2000 Professional Getting Started book that came with your Windows 2000 CD If you are using Windows 2000 Server see the Disaster Recovery How to section Once you are running the Recovery Console you can get help on the available commands by typing help at the command prompt Universal FireWire Enclosure User s Manual Page 11
10. the machine This is due to a conflict between the ASPI drivers for this product and the 1394 drivers It can be remedied by downloading the latest ASPI layer drivers from Adaptec see http www adaptec com support files upgrades html 3 When running Adaptec s Easy CD Creator cannot burn CD R but I can read data from the drive If running Adaptec EZ CD 3 5c or below please upgrade via version 3 5c to the latest patch for 3 5c If running Adaptec EZ CD 4 0 or above please upgrade to the latest patch for 4 x These are available for download from Adaptec s Web Site http www adaptec com support files cdrupdates html Contact your local Adaptec rep for most up to date information 4 Is there any known IDE ATAPI device model which is not compatible with Universal FireWire Enclosure The incompatible devices we are aware of are LiteON CDRW device model LTR321205S 32X CDRW 5 How do install Macintosh hard disk drive Find the file FireWire sit This is a Stuffit Expander file Mac equivalent to Zip files It should automatically expand to produce a folder called FireWire Folder on your desktop or copy it to your desktop and double click will open it Stuffit Expander should be installed already as part of the Mac OS Open up the FireWire Folder double click on it and it should contain three files FireWire Enabler FireWire Support and FWSBP2 Disk Driver These are all system extensions drivers and need to be moved into t
11. ur IDE ATAPI device is Hard Disk Refer to FAQs 5 for details 8 Restart you Macintosh computer 9 The Universal FireWire Enclosure is now ready to use Notice If there are other IEEE 1394 devices connected to Universal FireWire Enclosure You need to keep NoteBox power on so the signal may pass through the Notebox to the other IEEE1394 devices FAQs 1 Does the Universal FireWire Enclosure IEEE 1394 to IDE Enclosure work with all devices Windows 98 SE amp Windows ME The Firmware of Universal FireWire Enclosure has been programmed to support all IDE ATAPI device types under Windows 98SE and Windows ME If you are installing a CD RW drive be sure the model is supported by the CD Recording Software you use Please refer to the device compat ibility list in Appendix A The list may be updated from time to time Please consult your dealer for update information Windows 2000 Under Windows 2000 The firmware of NoteBox will have to be configured according to IDE ATAPI device type CD DVD Drive Hard Disk Drive Mo Drive or Tape Drive This allows the Operating Systems to determine what type of device is connected so it will work correctly Universal FireWire Enclosure User s Manual Page 07 2 When running Adaptec s EASY CD CREATOR I experience problem why There are some issues with Adaptec s Easy CD Creator When installing EZ CD 3 5c ona Windows98SE machine 1394 functionality can be lost and cause a hang of
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