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ONE Technologies Manual Alu – Series ONE Pro – Series ONE

1. Installation of ONE RAID Systems SCSI Configuring a ONE 55 Installation ONE fireRAID 57 Troubleshooting amp 59 SCSI Drives FireWire Drives ONE Technologies 9 3 USB 2 0 DEVICES ni iet eo e etc 9 4 CD R RW DVD R RW Recorders 10 SUPPORT 11 WARRANT Y aeter 12 12 4 Common information about ONE Technologies drives 69 13 eoo dor 13 1 gFDISK amp tetto tamtn err ne apre ee tete Den cd Het ne avete eg 13 2 Quick installation guide Shining Utilities 13 3 Disk Management Computer Management 13 4 DI CM 14 O ue rc irent rte ec EP pate 14 1 Common information to FireWire seeeeeeesesseeneeeneennes 15 Apperidix Ds oen et ete tu n a RT Rip 15 1 Fundamentals of CD Recording Te 15 2 The Rainbow Books zs 15 2 1 Red BOOK eet doesnt eon dene 15 2 2 NONOW BOOK e REEL n 15 2 3 Green Book 15 2 4 Orange Book 15 2 5 White Book 15 2 6 Blue Book 15 3 Definition of Concepts 15 3 1 Tracks 15 3 2 Sectors 15 3 3 Table of Contents 15 3 4 Single
2. Total size 5253 Copied size 0 KB Source Hard Drive Time elapsed 22 22 38 Restore started 22 22 38 Decompression of file s started 22 22 38 Decompression of file s completed successfully 22 22 38 Restore process completed successfully Jobs Ready 8 2 Click on Finish to complete the restoring of your data All files are now restored to the status as they were at backup time Pushing the restore button briefly instead will open the restore wizard with all options and settings for manual configuring and restoring ATTENTION Always use the restore function with conscientiousness and check all settings before executing a restore process to avoid loss of data by overwriting new data with old backup data Due to this risk we decided not to let the restore start by simply pushing the button like for backup but to ask some settings by a shortened version of the wizard to 39 ONE Technologies give you the chance to find errors before wrong data will be restored For more Information about Nero BackltUp please refer to the Online Helpsystem integrated in Nero BackltUp and the user manual pdf file installed with the software 40 ONE Technologies 5 4 FAQs to AIUDISC Backup 1 The buttons do not show any function The buttons are only working when the bundled version of Nero BackltUp has been installed The button drivers are integrated in the
3. 19 ONE Technologies Now the device manager shows the new drive Like any hard drive IDE SCSI internal or external it must be configured before you can use it As you may recognize the drive is shown in the device manager but not in the explorer or in my computer To get it to mount you have to create one or more partitions on the disk and format them afterwards Under Windows 98SE und ME you can use the program FDISK under Windows 2000 or XP use the disk management Computer Management As an alternative to FDISK you can also use the Shining Utilities from the ONE ToolsCD which allows configuring of your disk with a graphical interface Detailed explanations can be found in the chapter Hard Disk Tools 20 ONE Technologies 5 AluDISC Backup USB Version AluDISC BACKUP USB 2 0 Power Supply USB 2 0 cable ONE_ToolsCD Nero BackltUp Software Serialnumber for Nero BackltUp Using the new AluDISC BACKUP you have the possibility to easily create backups of your valuable data This special version of the AluDISC is bundled with a special version of Nero BackltUp by Ahead Software AG and has two buttons on the front side of the enclosure from which one executes the backup and the other one allows executing the restore function of the Nero software Both buttons have dual function 1 button left Backup button Pushing it only briefly executes the Nero BackltUp
4. 4 When FDISK starts the system hard drive normally C is the actual disk You have to change the actual drive to the new drive Select option 5 and change the disk drive all drives are shown in an overview The new one is the disk were the total capacity is shown as free space Choose it and return to the main menu 5 Back in the FDISK Main Menu select option 1 Create DOS partition 6 Again select option 1 Create Primary DOS Partition in the new submenu After you press ENTER you receive the following message Do you wish to use the maximum available size for primary DOS partition If you accept by pressing Y all available space will be used If you want to create more than one partition you have to enter N for no You now have the possibility to enter the desired capacity 101 ONE Technologies If you chose Y for the whole space partitioning is finished now You have to format the new partition now See 7 for formatting If you chose N you have to go back to Create Extended DOS partition The rest of the free space will be activated as extended partition Then you can Create Logical DOS Drive s in the Extended DOS Partition to make the rest of the hard drive available 7 When leaving FDISK you will be asked to reboot your computer After the system has been loaded again you have to format the new drive s The easiest way is to use the Windows Format Dialog Open my comput
5. 635nm WORM DVD RW RW ReWritable DVD R G for General Use Capacity 4 7 GB Single sided single Layer Can be read in all DVD drives a recorded DVD R is equivalent to a DVD ROM Copy protection Lead In area can not be recorded Laser 650nm WORM DVD RW media can be written and deleted Therefore they can be used many times There are two different formats on the market DVD RW and DVD RW They are not compatible to each other 19 GLOSSARY Driver A name given to a type software that allows your computer to recognize and control connected devices such as printers hard drives and removable disks FireWire Official IEEE 1394 Developed 1986 by Apple Highspeed connection type with hotplug capability Allows to connect up to 63 devices to a computer theor Icon A symbol in the user area MacOS desktop that signifies files volumes and applications Init MacOS A system extension which serves to expand the operating System It is loaded into the main memory of the Mac at startup Mount MacOS The recognition of a particular storage device and its representation as a single volume on the desktop SCSI Abbreviation for Small Computer System Interface SCSI is a standard interface for the connection of peripheral devices such as drives or scanners SCSI Address The address which a SCSI controller needs in order to differentiate and provide data to each single S
6. A supplement to the CD ROM format which provides an additional error recognition and correction function Mode 1 is especially used for computer data and employs a code for error correcton Mode 2 is used with CD ROM and CD I with audio data and contains an error recognition code only CD ROM XA CD ROM Extended Architecture This CD format makes it possible to store computer data and audio or video data on one track The different types of data are linked to each other Interleaving so that synchronization problems can be reduced CD WO CD Write Once A CD which as the name implies may only be written on one time Refer also to CD R CIRC Cross Interleaved Reed Solomon Code An error recognition and correction process which is integrated permanently in the hardware of a CD player or the CD recorder CLV Constant Linear Velocity CLV describes a method by which the data of a CD may be read with a constant scanning rate Digitalization Conversion of analogue signals to digital signals Disc At Once Disc At Once is a method for recording of data onto a CD With this method the entire CD is written in a single process The CD recorder first writes a Lead In then the data block and finally a Lead Out In contrast to Track At Once linking blocks are not used between the individual tracks with Disc At Once Epc Error Detection Code Error Correction Code This process serves for the recognition and correc
7. If the CD is to be used for reproduction purposes it is known as a master Mixed Mode CD Music and computer data are stored on one CD with this type of CD The computer data are generally located on track 1 and audio data are located in the ensuing tracks Multi Session CD ACD which is written in several sequential sessions is known as a multi session CD On The Fly A process for burning data onto a CD R There are two different methods of doing this With the classical and older method all of the data which are to be recorded onto the CD are first stored in a buffer in a large file known as an image file From there they are copied or burned onto the CD R In contrast to this the method known as On The Fly transfers the data directly from their original memory locations on a hard drive onto the CD R With Nero a so called compilation is used for this purpose This is a small file which only cross references the data to be transferred Orange Book The standard in which the CD MO Magneto Optical and CD WO Write Once technologies are defined It provides the basis for CD R Photo cD ACD which is used for storing images photos slides and other visual data The Photo CD is generally capable of multi sessions The standard comes from Kodak and Philips Premastering The preparation of data which are to be written onto a CD at some later time An image which represents an exact replica of the data and the directory str
8. Size Name Next Run Status Timm Rietz 26 09 2004 22 05 Enable Welcome to Nero E ETT HEN xc Create New Backup G successu The Backup Wizard helps 1 and files so you prevent data loss and damage caused by hard drive failure tentially damaging causes s Restore Backup The Restore Wizard helps you to restore your previously backed up data in the event of hardware failure accidental erasure other data loss or damage The Job Wizard helps you to schedule different jobs for creating backups of selected data on hard dives or CD ROM More than one jab can be added to execute at different limes Create New Drive Backup D amp pee The Drive Backup Wizard helps you create backups of your partitions and hard drive so you prevent data 1 damage caused by hard drive failure power cuts virus infections and other potentially damaging causes 8 2 Job added successfully shows that the backup is now ready for execution Make sure that the status in the upper right corner is enabled Status Enable Only in this case the backup can be executed by pressing the backup button on the drive If you have defined several backups you can choose which to control with the button and which to execute manually by setting the correct backup job to enable 31 ONE Technologies B Executing a Backup After you have defined a backup job like described in chapter A you can execute it by
9. replacement disk has to be of the same size or larger than the others Otherwise a rebuild is not possible The px RAID has a built in webserver which allows you to easily configure it via network connection Just connect the included cross over cable directly to your computers network interface Mac PC etc and start your webbrowser Use the following access data IP 192 168 100 200 Login admin Password 0000 All settings IP Number Password etc can be changed afterwards You may have to adjust the IP settings to integrate the RAID in your network environment 56 ONE Technologies 8 5 Installation ONE fireRAID Macintosh Start your computer without having the RAID connected After the system has been loaded insert the ONE_ToolsCD in your CDROM drive and install the FireWire drivers out of the FireWire folder on the ONE_ToolsCD Restart your machine After the computer has finished the restart switch on the fireRAID and connect it to a free FireWire port Your RAID system will now be installed and shown in the System Profiler as a new harddrive on the FireWire bus Now your hard drive RAID needs to be initialized The system will prompt for that right after connecting the drive for the first time In some cases the drive will mount directly without forcing an initialization due to the preinitialization in our production progress Even if this is the case you should use your configuration utility to initia
10. 31 lt Restore 26 lt Jobs Start Restore Number of folders Number of files Selected size The last executed job is already pre selected If this is the job you want to restore then just mark the box in front of the jobs name This automatically includes the subfolders and files stored in this backup job 33 ONE Technologies estore Nero BackItUp xi File View Tools Help pue S fe Ome New Window okup of Drive Backup 52 63 Backup Drive 27 09 2004 00 12 31 Click on Start Restore 34 ONE Technologies Restore Wizard Target Source Settings Please specify the backup information path and the target location forthe restoration Restore path By default the restore process places the data back to where they have been when the backup was made Restore on original path Click on Next 35 ONE Technologies Restore Wizard Restore Files Some files are already present on the drive What do you want to do C Do not replace the file on my computer s Replace local file with one available in the backup if local file is older recommended C Always replace the file on my computer C Delete destination folder before restore Back you can choose the way of restoring the data We recommend using the default values restore only if local file is
11. 4 7 GB as Single Layer DVD DVD 5 and 8 5 GB as Dual Layer DVD DVD 9 DVD RAM RAM Random Access Memory DVD RAM media can be written and deleted in a compatible DVD drive That makes it possible to use a DVD RAM drive like an additional hard disk to expand your systems storage capacity DVD RAM Disks are available as single sided disks with 2 6 GB and 4 7 GB or double sided as 5 2 GB and 9 4 GB Type 1 media are delivered in a cartridge which can not be opened Typ2 single side and Typ4 dual side media are delivered in a cartridge which can be opened to take out the disc This is useful if you want to playback the media in a DVD ROM drive BUT Only a few DVD ROM drives are able to play DVD RAM media due to compatibility DVD RAM media delivered without cartridge are called Bare Media DVD R Recordable The use of a DVD R drive is comparable to CD recorder It is used to record own DVDs Only difference is that DVDs can not be used in multi session mode like CDs DVD media can only be recorded in whole one session only DVD R media can only be recorded once they can not be deleted That is why the are called WORM media WORM means Write Once Read Many DVD R is divided into two formats DVD R A for Authoring Capacity 3 95 GB 4 7 GB Single sided single Layer Can be read in all DVD drives a recorded DVD R is equivalent to a DVD ROM NO copy protection Lead In area can be recorded Laser
12. Backup wizard to help you defining the backup job Pushing the button longer 2 sec executes the defined backup job directly 2 button right Restore button Pushing this button only briefly will start the restore wizard guiding you through the restore process step by step Pushing the button longer gt 2 sec will start the restore wizard with the last executed backup already defined for 21 ONE Technologies restoring You only have to commit the execution and to accept or change the restore parameters As long as you do not have defined and executed a backup job all buttons will start the wizards regardless if pushed short or long 22 ONE Technologies Installation 5 1 Installing the hardware Windows 98SE and Windows Millenium Start your personal computer without having the drive connected After the operation system has been loaded completely install the USB drivers provided on the ONE_ToolsCD follow the steps in the autostart menu of the CD Restart your computer Connect the drive to a suitable power source and switch it on After this connect the drive to the USB 2 0 port of your computer Windows will now automatically detect and install the AluDISC backup Even if the disk is now installed it will be shown in the device manager as hard drive you will have to create one ore more partitions and to format them before the device can be used Until this configuration is done you will not see
13. CD ROM drive For using it as a CD DVD recorder you have to install optional CD DVD recording software ONE Technologies CD R RW drives are tested with TOAST by Roxio software www roxio com Contact your local dealer to obtain a special priced OEM bundle version 3 4 Installation on a Windows System FireWire For using a FireWire device under Windows you have to use Windows 98 SE ME Windows 2000 no support for FireWire DVD Multirecorders from ONE or Windows XP Windows 95 and NT offer NO support for FireWire at all Connect your new ONE drive with the power cord to a suitable current source 110 260 V and switch it on Connect the drive with the included FireWire cable to a free port on your computer Now start the system Windows will automatically recognize and install the device In some cases you will be asked to insert the windows installation CD so keep it handy USB 2 0 High speed USB 2 0 is ONLY supported by Windows 98SE ME XP XP needs Service Pack 1 and 2000 All HighFly USB 2 0 devices are downwards compatible That means that you can use them also under older systems but only as USB 1 1 devices with 14 ONE Technologies USB 1 1 speed Please remember Windows 95a and NT do NOT support USB at all First start your computer without having the drive connected Under Windows 98SE Windows Me and Windows 2000 without Service Pack install the USB drivers from the ONE_ToolsCD If you are using Windows 2000
14. Data Sources Event Viewer Local Security Performance Administrative Services Management ODBC Policy Tools Computer Management Shortcut Services Telnet Server Administration Manages disks and provides access to other tools to manage local and remote computers Modified 2 1 2002 3 48 PM 5 1 42 Attributes normal Manages disks and provides access to other tools to manage local and remote computer 1 42 KB Computer 2 Start the Computer Management now In our example the new disk is Disk 1 As you can see it is marked as unallocated also it has a sign to show that it has no signature 84 ONE Technologies Computer Management System Information Performance Logs and Alerts Shared Folders Device Manager Local Users and Groups Logical Drives Removable Storage 9 88 Services and Applications A wizard will start to set up the disk write signature 85 ONE Technologies Welcome to the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard This wizard writes signatures on new disks and upgrades empty basic disks to dynamic disks You can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID volumes which can be mirrored and striped or spanned across disks You can also expand single disk and spanned volumes without having to restarting the computer After you upgrade a disk you cannot use earlier versions of Windows on any volume on that di
15. Delete Volume in the Special menu For creating several partitions you have to use additional software ONE Technologies recommends using disk Toolkit from FWB Software This product is available as a bundled OEM version in combination with ONE drives Please consult your local ONE dealer If you are using Mac OS X 10 1 and above additional software for partitioning is not needed Disk Utility which is included in OSX fully supports ONE FireWire hard disks USB 2 0 At this time high speed USB 2 0 is NOT supported by the Macintosh OS All HighFly USB 2 0 devices are downwards compatible That means that you can use them also under classic OS systems 8 6 or higher and OS X but only as USB 1 1 devices with USB 1 1 speed Only if your computer is already delivered with an onboard USB 2 0 controller or upgraded by an additional USB 2 0 PCI adapter card you can use the AluDISC USB 2 0 with full soeed under OS X 10 1 or higher Before installing your new drive make sure that the USB 2 0 card is installed correctly and working properly 17 ONE Technologies First start your Macintosh computer without having the drive connected Insert the ONE_ToolsCD and install the USB drivers provided on the CD depending on your OS OS 9 x OSX 10 1 and higher OSX 10 3 and higher does not need additional drivers It has built in USB 2 0 support If you have installed the drivers you must restart your computer After the op
16. Disk Management please consult your computer s manual To start the Disk Management click on START SETTINGS and choose CONTROL PANEL 81 ONE Technologies My Documents Windows Update Programs Documents 0 Network and Dial up Connections 3 Printers m Taskbar amp Start Menu You will see the following screen 82 ONE Technologies J Control Panel File Edit view Favorites Tools Back gt fey Qsearch GyFolders History E A E ja Control Panel x 2 amp Accessibility Add Remove Y Date Time Display Control Panel Options Hardware Programs Administrative Tools GT A amp cu Configures administrative settings Folder Options Fonts Game Internet Keyboard For your computer Controllers Options Windows Update Windows 2000 Support 3 9 Network and Phone and Power Options Printers Regional Scanners and Dial up Modem Options Cameras 4 Scheduled Sounds and System Users and Tasks Multimedia Passwords Configures administrative settings for your computer Computer 2 Choose Administrative Tools by double clicking its icon 83 ONE Technologies 3 Administrative Tools File Edit Favorites Tools gt Qusearch Gyrolders 3 OF OX A Ed Address ii e ee D W Component Computer
17. basic understanding of CD Recording The first standard was defined in 1980 by Sony and Philips It was published in a book with a red cover Subsequent definitions followed this style and each used a book cover with a different color As a result this series of standards has also become known as the Rainbow Books The family of Rainbow Books is being expanded constantly including new versions of those already in existence which are published in order to keep up with new developments For example modifications were made in the Red Book in order to improve the 106 ONE Technologies play back reliability of recordable CDs which are actually described in the Orange Book 15 2 1 Red Book The first CD standard was known by the name Compact Disc Digital Audio CD DA It describes the way music CDs which may be played back by typical CD players are produced However even the name Compact Disc Digital Audio is not exactly correct Among other things the fundamental structural principles of all CDs and their corresponding play back devices are described in this standard This is because the structure and the essential elements of all CD formats are the same The Red Book defines the scan system at its lowest level building from there to the EFM Eight to Fourteen Modulation modulation process a method for the synchronization and storing of control information the length of the title for example and the CIRC Cross Interle
18. drive 95 ONE Technologies summary of your entries is shown Create Partition Wizard Completing the Create Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the Create Partition Wizard You specified the following settings Partition type Primary Partition Disks Selected Disk 1 Partition size 39260 MB Drive letter or path E File System NTFS Allocation Unit Size Default Volume 1 abel Mew Voliime To close this wizard click Finish Back Cancel Check the settings and click on FINISH if everything is OK 96 ONE Technologies The drive is now shown as drive E in our example Please notice that the formatting will now start the drive can still not be used yet Event Viewer System Information Performance Logs and Alerts Shared Folders Device Manager Local Users and Groups M mem Healthy System E Removable Storage 38 34 GB m Services and Applications Formatting 97 ONE Technologies The formatting status is shown in the drive window here 3 Computer Management Computer Management Local amp System Tools fi Event Viewer System Information g amp l Performance Logs and Alerts Shared Folders Device Manager Local Users and Groups ig Storage 3 Disk Defragmenter c Logical Drives E Removable Storage 38 34 GB Services and Applications Formatting 3 After finish
19. for free updates of your recording software There you will also find lists of all supported drives Please try updating the software if you have problems using it with your new recorder Problem My USB 2 0 burner can only write at 4x speed Possible reason USB 2 0 devices can only offer full speed when connected to a USB 2 0 port If you connect it to a normal USB 1 1 port it can only be used with USB 1 1 speed In this case your recorder will only offer 4x speed for creating CDs Problem Self recorded CDs can not be read Or Error while burning 63 ONE Technologies Possible reasons Problem Not every recorder accepts every kind of CD R media Try testing other brands as well Not every type of CD R media is compatible to all recording speeds Please refer to the information on the media package In some cases self recorded CDs cannot be played on HIFI CD Players Here you should try to use high quality media and reduce the recording speed The slower you burn the higher the playback quality and the compatibility to normal standalone CD players Error message while burning Possible reasons Problem Not every CD recorder is compatible to every type of CD media Please try recordables from other manufacturers as well Maybe the used CD R media is not certified for the chosen recording speed Try burning with lower speed Please check the internet for updates of your recording software Maybe the malfu
20. regret of the experts the correct designation Enhanced Music CD has not managed to catch on for this format Along with Enhanced Music CD the terms Enhanced CD CD Extra or CD Plus are also in use 15 4 6 Photo CD The CD I Compact Disc Interactive is defined in the Green Book Unfortunately CD I is not quite CD I There is a wide range of applications for CD I Although in theory every CD I should contain a 115 ONE Technologies program for playing the respective CD I this is not supported very well by many players The most important application of the CD I is the Photo CD which is not only capable of reproduction by CD I or Photo CD players but can also be processed by many computers such as the Macintosh 116 ONE Technologies 16 ISO Character Set and Conversion Rules Conversion Rules Since different operating systems use different character sets it is possible that a CD which is written or burned with one system cannot be read by a different system Because of this ISO 9660 has been accepted as the standard The characters allowed in ISO 9660 are permitted in all of the common data structures of the most frequent operating systems As a result ISO 9660 imposes significant limitations on the letters and characters which are permitted for assigning names Nero therefore makes provisions for the ISO 9660 character set as well as for the DOS and ASCII character sets For ISO DOS and ASCII there is the f
21. support USB 2 0 drives 5 2 Installing the software To be able to create backups by using the front buttons of the drive you have to install the bundled software as well Insert the ONE_ToolsCD in your computers CD Rom drive and follow the autostart menu to Alu DISC Backup Software Install the software by following the setup wizard After setup has completed restart your system Do so even if the system does not ask you to After the reboot the button drivers are loaded and the AluDISK backup is ready for use 24 ONE Technologies 5 3 Using AluDISC Backup A Creating a Backup Push the 1 button left briefly to start the Nero BackltUp wizard Welcome to the Nero Job Scheduling Wizard This wizard helps you schedule various jobs for 4 backups These jobs are responsible for executing backups at various times specified by you To continue click Next Click on 25 ONE Technologies Job Wizard E x Job Source i Please choose whether to select files and folders or to use an existing backup to create a new job C Use existing backup Select a drive or partition Other backup s The option Select files and folders should already be activated Confirm these settings by clicking on Next In the next screen you will see the content of your system in a explorer like view Select the files and folders you want to store with the ba
22. traditional CD reader but rather only by those which are specially designed for CD RW known as CD RW enabled CD players It will be interesting to watch the future development of this technology 109 ONE Technologies 15 2 5 White Book The second most recent standard is known as the White Book It standardizes the video CD A video CD can store over 70 minutes of playing time through the compression of the video data with MPEG 1 The quality is about the same as that of a VHS video recorder It is not adequate for true movie quality with Dolby Surround It will probably not be until the next generation the DVD Digital Versatile Disc also frequently and incorrectly called Digital Video Disc with its even greater memory capacity that this type of quality will be achieved 15 2 6 Blue Book This is the most recent standard and was established in 1995 The Blue Book describes the Enhanced Music CD often called merely CD Enhanced CD Extra or simply by its logo CD Plus or CD The enhanced Music CD is always multi session CD or to be more precise a two session CD The first session contains audio data as defined by CD DA Red Book the second contains a CD ROM Yellow Book This means that information other than audio data may also be stored on one medium 15 3 Definition of Concepts 15 3 1 Tracks Data items on a CD are not stored in concentric circles as one might at first think They are rather arranged i
23. using the backup button on the AluDISC Close if not already done the Nero BackItUp application Now hold down the backup button 1 left for approximately 2 seconds The backup job is starting and the status screen appears ff Backup Nero BackItUp 0 File Tools Help New window gt 0 fa B xg Backup data Backup progres Welcome Total folders Copied folders 16 Total files Copied files e ix Total size Data size Backup st lt a progress Destination Time elapsed Drive Backup Size Restore Prine Disc Cover Cancel E Jobs Compressing and copying 12 3 22 12 31 Reading source path information using None profile This process may take several minutes 3 22 12 31 Full backup operation started 3 22 12 31 Compression of file s started C Dokumente und Einstellungen Timm Rietz Eigene Dateien Programme NetMeeting callcont dll 32 ONE Technologies C Restoring a Backup To restore the backup created lately you only have to hold down the restore button 2 right for approximately 2 seconds until the restore screen comes up f Restore Nero BackItUp View Tools 2 New Window Restore Window c I Oe Targ Welcome pi Backup bi Drive Backup d 1 52 63MB Backup Drive 27 09 2004 00 12
24. we recommend using the RAID with a dedicated controller without additional devices If you want to use it in a SCSI chain please make sure that the chain is correctly terminated After connecting the RAID to your computer switch it on The RAID starts its self test and ends it with the status ready or done After that you can power up your computer If the operating system is completely loaded you have to initialize the RAID system Therefore you can use the software Hard disk Toolkit by FWB included on the ONE ToolsCD Of course if you want you can use other software But it is very important to initialize the RAID with a driver installed on the operating system If you are using MAC OS X 10 1 or higher please use disk utility to configure the RAID If possible use the same tool for all hard disks installed on your system After a successful initialization you can use your RAID system like a normal hard disk PLEASE NOTICE Before switching off the xRAID you have to choose shutdown RAID in the controllers menu A RAID system increases the storage capacity of your system and improves the read write transaction speed Depending on the chosen level it also improves data reliability and security compared to normal single disks BUT A RAID system never can be a replacement for backup systems Always keep in mind how a damaged RAID system and the loss of all stored data could affect you Always create backup sets to decrease t
25. 0 cablel ONE_ToolsCD ONE Technologies 3 2 Explanation of the different types AluWriter DVD Multirecorder This is a combination of DVD R and DVD RAM drives You can use and record DVD R and DVD RAM media AluWriter DVD DUAL This is a combination of DVD R RW and CD R RW and can read and write both DVD formats and DVD R RW and DVD R RW AluWriter DVD DUAL Double Layer This is a combination of DVD R RW and CD R RW and can read and write both DVD formats and DVD R RW and DVD R RW These drives also support the new double layer high capacity media with 8 5 GB 3 3 Installation on a Macintosh System FireWire For using a FireWire drive with your computer a free FireWire port is needed If your Mac or PC is upgraded by a PCI FireWire card make sure that the card is properly installed and working 100 before you start installing the drive Switch on your computer do not connect the drive yet After the operating system has been loaded completely insert the ONE_ToolsCD and install the drivers for ONE FireWire drives 12 ONE Technologies Restart your computer after installing the software Connect your new ONE drive with the power cord to a suitable current source 110 260 V and switch it on After your computer has finished its restart connect the device to the FireWire port of your Mac with the included FireWire cable After some seconds the drive is recognized by the system and c
26. CD Recordable is also known as burning The Orange Book also originated with Philips and Sony and was first published in 1991 The standard is divided into three main sections Part describes the Compact Disc Magneto Optical CD MO also known as the Hybrid CD The CD MO contains an internal recording area which is produced similar to the typical CD Externally there is an area which can be read magneto optically and which can be written to more than once However this area cannot be read by a normal CD scanner Part II describes the Compact Disc Recordable or Compact Disc Write Once CD R CD WO This CD may also have an internal area which is produced in the typical manner Contrary to the CD MO however the external area is created in such a manner that it may be played back by any CD reading device Generally a CD R possesses only this external area A CD R may be written either as a whole or partially in several separate procedures which are known as sessions One time writing is described as a single session while more than one writing is known as a multi session There are now also traditional CDs silver which are structured as multi session CDs Part is still in the standardization phase and describes the CD ReWritable CD RW formerly CD Erasable In contrast to the CD R this CD is not limited to just one writing but may be erased and re written as often as desired Nonetheless the CD RW cannot be read by every
27. CSI device The SCSI address is often called SCSI ID SCSI Bus A data cable used to transfer data between your computer and your SCSI devices The SCSI bus is a high speed data cable that can be compared to other bus systems SCSI Controller Controls the transfer of data through the SCSI bus The SCSI controller is normally located on the mother board of your Mac SCSI Cable A special cable used to connect SCSI devices to one another 50 50 peripheral cable and to the computer For example to connect a Mac with onboard Controller except Power Books to your SCSI device you will need a 25 50 system cable System Extension MacOS see Init Terminator Also called the SCSI Terminal Resistor the terminator ensures the error free transfer of data in the SCSI bus The bus must be terminated at the beginning with a Mac this usually means the hard disk and at the end Unmount MacOS The opposite of Mount this is done by dragging the icons of the volumes you wish to unmount to the trash USB Abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus Developed 1995 by Intel Coorp It allows to connect up to 127 devices to a computer theor Volume A term used for a storage medium or its storage space to which the operating system can read and write data Every volume on a Mac which can be mounted will be displayed as a single icon on the desktop Other operating systems symbolize each volume by a drive letter A B C
28. Nero installation setup Check if the drivers are installed and active If you are using Windows 2000 or XP start the task manager by clicking with the right mouse button on an empty place on the task bar and choose task manager from the context menu Under processes OneTechDrive exe should be active 41 ONE Technologies E windows Task Manager Datei Optionen Ansicht Anwendungen Prozesse Svstemleistung puze speer Leerlaufprozess 97 0 01 01 16 KB System 00 0 00 08 212 5 55 140 00 0 00 00 344 csrss exe 164 00 0 00 00 1 324 184 00 0 00 00 2 732 Services exe 212 00 0 00 01 3 572 KB lsass exe 224 00 0 00 00 3 644 KB svchost exe 380 00 0 00 00 2 004 SPOOLSV EXE 408 00 0 00 00 2 396 KB 5 436 00 0 00 00 2 324 svchost exe 456 00 0 00 00 3 608 KB regsvc exe 520 00 0 00 00 812 mstask exe 528 00 0 00 00 1 772 VPCMap exe 580 00 0 00 00 964 KB explorer exe 720 03 0 00 02 4 964 taskmgr exe 728 00 0 00 00 1 796 VMUSrvc exe 796 00 0 00 00 1 408 OneTechDrive ex 00 0 00 00 1 596 internat exe 812 00 0 00 00 1 208 NBJ exe 820 00 0 00 00 3 156 KB Prozess beenden Prozesse 20 CPU Nutzung 4 Speichernutzung 43948 KB 311200 If you are using Windows 98 second edition or Windows Millenium you can find the active processes using the tool Microsoft systeminform
29. ONE Technologies ONE Technologies Manual Alu Series ONE Pro Series ONE RAID Systems 2004 ONE Technologies ONE Technologies Content 5 AIUWRITER CD R RW 6 Package Content eric 6 Installation a Macintosh System wil Installation on a Windows System ssssssem e 8 AluWRITER DVD DVD DUAL DVD DOUBLELAYER 11 Package deer Ire e s el Re tenes Explanation of the different types Installation on a Macintosh System Installation on a Windows System AluDISG iiie tis Package Installation on a Macintosh System Installation on a Windows System AluDISC Backup Installing the hardware Installing the nennen Using AlUDISG Back p it edt ote ede FAQs to AluDISC Backup AluDISC pocket Package Installation on a Macintosh System Installation on a Windows System ONE Pro XXL DISC cities pde Package Contenti toos cca cere cete it tet dee DeC e ee eee Installation ONE SCSI RAID Systems Package content ONE RAID
30. SCSI USB FireWire IDE Remember that an installed hard drive has to be configured partitioning and formatting before it can be used via computer or the explorer o Under Win95 98 98SE and ME you can use the tool FDISK part of Windows or use the Shining Tool provided on the ONE ToolsCD It has a graphical interface and should be easier to use than FDISK o Under Windows 2000 NT or XP you have to use the disk management to be found in the Computer Management Refer to the windows documentation o Quick installation guides for both methods are provided in the chapter FDISK amp CO 9 4 CD R RW DVD R RW Recorders Problem It is not possible to create CDs DVDs ONE Technologies Possible reasons Check if the drive is properly installed o MAC Drive is shown in the System Profiler Drive is shown in the Device Manager without error signs Did you already install recording software Before that you can use your recorder as a playback device only CD ROM DVD ROM Some operation systems like OS 9 2 OSX or Windows XP offer integrated recording tools but not all drives are supported or compatible to them ONE Technologies recommends the use of NERO Burning ROM Ahead Software for PC and TOAST Roxio Software for Macintosh s your recording software up to date Many recording programs are not delivered in the latest version Please check the manufacturers homepage
31. Session Multi Session 15 3 5 Disc At Once Track At Once 15 4 Recording Formats T 15 4 1 AUGiO C D c 15 4 2 15 4 3 15 4 4 15 4 5 15 4 6 16 ISO Character Set and Conversion Rules Conversion Rules ISO 9660 character set 17 CD Glossary 18 Appendix nece dee e ete et e ee eie 19 Appendix ONE Technologies ONE Technologies 1 Introduction Welcome to ONE Technologies We congratulate you on your purchase You have acquired an outstanding product with this device This manual will help you to simply and safely use the drive Please read the instructions carefully before connecting and using your drive Please also pay attention to the chapters Troubleshooting amp Support and Warranty We try to keep this manual updated but if there are problems with your drive which cannot be solved by the troubleshooting chapter later on we recommend to check also the manufacturers internal drives website for software updates or additional information ONE Technologies is not responsible for loss of data Please backup your data regularely This manual and the included software are protected under copyright All rights reserved The copying reproduction translation or conversion of the manual into electronic format in part or in whole is not allowed Claims against ONE Technologies that are abo
32. Technologies systems as possible Therefore there are also stringent rules as to what file and directory names are allowed In a file or directory name only the capital letters A through Z the numbers 0 through 9 and the underline character may be used The file name must contain exactly one dot which comes between the actual name and the file extension The name and the extension may not be missing at the same time The maximum length of a file or directory name may not exceed 31 characters Because many operating systems MS DOS Windows 3 x are not capable of handling 31 characters ISO 9660 defines a total of three levels of compatibility Levels 1 2 und 3 For a CD ROM as defined by Level 1 the following limitations are observed 1 The file name may not be longer than 8 characters 2 file extension may not have more than characters 3 Directory names may consist of a maximum of 8 characters A CD ROM as defined by Level 2 does not have any limitations for file or directory names but a file may not be fragmented However this limitation does not exist at Level 3 For example Level 3 may be used for incremental backups when only parts of a large file have been changed It is not necessary in this case to completely re write the entire file Instead you can continue to use the old parts of the file already on the CD which are still valid There are expansions for many operating systems which attempt to store additional in
33. able ONE_ToolsCD 4 2 FireWire gt USB Version AIuWRITER USB 2 0 Power Supply USB 2 0 cable ONE_ToolsCD FireWire Combo Version AluWRITER Combo Power Supply FireWire cable USB 2 0 cable ONE_ToolsCD Installation on a Macintosh System Tripple Version AlUWRITER Tripple Power Supply FireWire cable FireWire 800 cable USB 2 0 cable ONE_ToolsCD Start your computer without having the drive connected After the system has been loaded insert the ONE_ToolsCD in your CDROM drive and install the FireWire drivers out of the FireWire folder on the ONE_ToolsCD 16 ONE Technologies Restart your machine After the computer has finished the restart switch on the FireWire drive and connect it to a free FireWire port Your hard drive is now installed and will be shown in the System Profiler on the FireWire bus Now your hard drive needs to be initialized The system will prompt for that right after connecting the drive for the first time In some cases the drive will mount directly without forcing an initialization due to the preinitialization in our production progress Even if this is the case you should use your configuration utility to initialize the drive with In this case the hard disk is using your system driver and a proper function is possible By default you can use the drive only in one piece by using the system s driver
34. an be used If you bought a DVD Multirecorder please install the DVD RAM driver and tools included on the ONE_ToolsCD Macintosh users need no additional drivers if using OS 9 2 1 or higher To record DVDs or CDs depending on the drive you bought additional recording software is needed USB 2 0 At this time high speed USB 2 0 AIUDRIVES are NOT released for use with Apple Macintosh Computers There is no USB 2 0 support for AIuDRIVES under Mac OS Although you can use them as normal USB 1 1 devices in combination with the Mac operating systems with a limitation of USB 1 1 speed CD recording at max 4x speed That means that you can record CDs at 4x speed but unfortunately the data transfer rate is too slow for recording DVDs Installation First start your Macintosh computer without having the drive connected Insert the ONE ToolsCD and install the USB drivers provided on the CD depending on your OS OS 9 x OSX prior to 10 3 OSX 10 3 and higher has built in USB 2 0 support no additional drivers are needed If you have installed the drivers you must restart your computer After the operating system is loaded completely again connect your drive with the included power supply to a suitable current source 110 260V switch it on and connect it with the USB cable to the USB port of your computer After a few 13 ONE Technologies seconds the drive is recognized by the system At this time you can use the recorder only as
35. ation located in START gt PROGRAMS gt ACCESSORIES 42 ONE Technologies Microsoft Systeminfo Of x Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Extras 7 Systeminfo g Beschreibung Hardwareressourcen Kernel32 dll 4 10 2222 Microsoft Corporation Kemkomponente des Win32 Kernel CAWINDOWS SYST E Komponenten MSGSRV32 EXE 4 10 2222 Microsoft Corporation Windows 32 Bit V D Meldungsserver CENWINDOWSNSYST E Softwareumgebung Mprexe exe 4 10 1998 Microsoft Corporation WIN32 Network Interface Service C WINDOWS SYST MMTASK TSK 4 03 1998 Microsoft Corporation Multimedia background task support CWINDOWSSSYST iy lies Mstask exe 4 71 19591 Microsoft Corporation Taskplaner Engine CAWINDOWS SYST E Pg Explorer exe 4 72 31101 Microsoft Corporation Windows E xplorer CNWINDOWSNE xplor Geladene 32Bit Module Taskmon exe 4 10 1998 Microsoft Corporation Task Monitor C WINDOWS T Systray exe 4 10 2222 Microsoft Corporation Systemanwendung f r Taskleiste CAWINDOWS SYST Autostart Programme Vmsrvc exe 13 040 Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine Services CAWINDOWS SYST System Hooks netechdrive exe US Ahead Software AG neTechDrive launcher C PROGRAMME AH Msinfo32 exe 10 2222 Microsoft Corporation MSInfo32 C PROGRAMME GE E OLE Registrierung Hilfe erhalten Sie mit F1 Aktuelle Systeminformationen 7A If the OneTechDrive exe process is not active restart your computer It
36. ave Reed Solomon Code procedure for correcting errors With the help of this process the CD can even be played back when it is dirty or scratched It is only at the highest level and only this level is truly specialized in music that it is defined how music is encoded on a CD CD quality 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo 15 2 2 Yellow Book In 1984 for years after the first standard the Yellow Book followed This standard also originated with Sony and Philips At the same time the computer began to win the field The significance of the CD as a storage medium for program files or applications for PC use was recognized very quickly Thus the CD ROM was born Two further track types are defined in the Yellow Book which have been designated as Mode 1 and Mode 2 originally only defined with 107 ONE Technologies CD I Mode 1 is used for pure CD ROMs It always employs additional code for error recognition and correction in order to ensure that scratches or manufacturing defects do not have any influence on the accuracy of the computer data Mode 2 is used with CD ROM XA CD ROM eXtended Architecture and CD I Compact Disc Interactive see below for example and can be used for compressed audio data videos images and also for other types of data whereby the differing types of data may occur within a single track In addition there is a differentiation between Form 1 and Form 2 sectors In Form 1 as with Mode 1 a sup
37. aximum disk space Create Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size How big do you want the partition to be After entering the desired disk space click on NEXT 263 4 ONE Technologies Your new partition needs a drive letter The wizard offers you the next unused drive letter in your system You can accept this or choose a different letter if you want to Create Partition Wizard Assign Drive Letter or Path You can assign a drive letter or drive path to a partition BIOWSE In our example we accept the suggestion and continue by clicking on NEXT 94 ONE Technologies Now your partition has to be formatted You can choose the file system which shall be used Normally Windows 2000 NT or XP are used with NTFS but you can also choose FAT32 if you have a second operating system installed on your computer which cannot use NTFS i e Windows 98 Create Partition Wizard Format Partition You can customize the formatting of the partition Specify whether you want to format this partition C Do not format this partition Format this partition with the following settings r Formatting File system to use NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume Perform a Quick Format Enable file and folder compression lt Back Cancel After completing the settings click on NEXT to start the formatting of the
38. ce manager but not in the explorer or in my computer To get it to mount you have to create one or more partitions on the disk and format them afterwards Under Windows 98SE und ME you can use the program FDISK under Windows 2000 or XP use the disk management Computer Management As an alternative to FDISK you can also use the Shining Utilities from the ONE ToolsCD which allows configuring of your disk with a graphical interface Detailed explanations can be found in the chapter Hard Disk Tools Please pay attention to the chapter FireWire Hints If you have difficulties while installing or using the drive please refer to chapter Troubleshooting amp Support 58 ONE Technologies 9 Troubleshooting amp Support TROUBLESHOOTING 9 1 SCSI Drives Problem My computer does not recognize the SCSI drive Possible reasons Check the SCSI ID on the backside of the drive and make sure that the ID is only used once in the chain Check the termination of the SCSI chain Only the last device has to be terminated All other devices must not be terminated Always use active terminators like the one included in the package content of the ONE drive Please keep in mind that some external devices may be terminated internal e g RAID systems controller option or scanners small switch on the backside etc Check all used SCSI cables and make sure that there are no bended p
39. ckup job by marking or unmarking them in the checkboxes Clicking on the or symbols causes the folders to collapse or expand After you have selected all important files click on Next 26 ONE Technologies Select Files and Folders Click a checkbox next to any drive folder or file you want to back up MA Eigene Dateien Systemordner og Arbeitsplatz System Folder og Netzwerkumgebung System Folder a Papierkorb System Folder Internet Explorer System Folder Owe Verbindung mit de 1 Verkn pfung Arbeitsplatz SE Netzwerkumgebung Papierkorb n Internet Explorer n Selected folders B5 Selected size 52 53 MB Selected files 343 D Back Next 9 In the next step you have to define where to store the backup data Use the pull down menu to select the target disk or partition to save the data to Here you choose the ONE AluDISC Backup e g For our example you can leave the setting as preselected Make sure the option ONE Technologies Backup is marked If not the backup cannot be executed by the front buttons of the AluDISC For future use we recommend to leave the option Verify data after backup enabled to make sure that the backup has been successfully created 27 ONE Technologies Backup Settings Select target and backup type Y ou can create backup of particular f
40. de the cabinet 52 ONE Technologies The newest member of the ONE RAID family is the ONE fireRAID It is the first plug and play and easy to use firewire RAID System from ONE Technologies It consists of three IDE harddrives providing full RAID Level 5 functionality It can be used on firewire ports under Macintosh and Windows computers You do not have to install expensive SCSI Controllers It comes along in a desktop sized metalcabinett together with the needed firewire and powercable The RAIDs q iq p px x and ix are different as to the number of disks speed and function but installation is the same on all of them 8 3 Installation of ONE RAID Systems SCSI Macintosh Switch off your computer Connect the RAID System to a suitable current source 110 260 V Connect your RAID with the included SCSI cable to the SCSI port of your Macintosh By default a D68 HD68 cable is part of the package content Depending on the SCSI controller you use you may have to change the cable to fit the computer s SCSI port Please make sure that the Raid s ID default ID 6 is not used by any other SCSI device connected to your system The internal termination is switched off by default That means you have to terminate the RAID tower externally by using the included active terminator Just put it on the second port of the RAID System if there are no more devices to connect To ensure proper 53 ONE Technologies function
41. e drives The warranty is voided if the device is damaged by improper or abnormal use or by accident if the device was modified or a repair attempt is made by unauthorized personnel The customer is not authorized to open the devices Opening causes void of warranty If there are any hardware defects within the warranty period according to the warranty guidelines above ONE Technologies offers a free repair of the device ONE Technologies reserves the right to repair or exchange the device If spare parts or replacement devices are not available ONE Technologies has the right to exchange the drive against other models with corresponding features If you have to send in your product please consult your local dealer Normally he will handle the RMA Return Material Authorization procedure for you If you have to send in the device by yourself please contact us via our support email address to get a RMA number Deliveries without RMA numbers will be refused at our stock receipt Before sending in your product considered to be defective please make sure that you read the troubleshooting chapter of this manual In most cases this should solve your problem Also it could be helpful to contact our email support for further help 67 ONE Technologies DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR INVOICE COPY FREE WARRANTY REPAIR IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH AN INVOICE AS PROOF OF WARRANTY 68 ONE Technologies 12 Appendix A 12 4 Common in
42. e reasons Make sure that you have switched on the device and check if you have connected it properly Did you install the drivers They are needed under Mac OS AND Windows even if you use the drive on a USB 1 1 port Please notice that not every operating system supports USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 o WINDOWS Win98 ME 2000 u XP with driver update o MAC Only OS X 10 1 or higher o Windows 95a NT and Mac OS Classic does not support USB 2 0 Windows XP USB 2 0 driver update After upgrading your system with USB 2 0 hardware Windows XP should be able to download and install the driver update by using the Windows Update function If not you can download the driver manually Click on Windows Update or enter the windows update webside link manually in your webbrowser Click on Windows update catalog and choose find driver update for hardware devices Click other hardware Under the manufacturer box click Microsoft and select your operating system XP professional or home edition Now click on search In the shown driver list choose Microsoft USB Driver Version 5 1 2600 0 and download it 61 ONE Technologies Hard disks under Windows Problem Drive cannot be seen under my computer or in the explorer even if the installation seems to be successful Possible reasons Have a look in the device manager and check if the hard drive is shown there without any error signs
43. er and click with the right mouse button on the new disk drive In the appearing pop up menu choose format Please notice that quick format is not possible when formatting the drive for the first time ONE Technologies is not responsible for loss of data 102 ONE Technologies 14 Appendix C 14 4 Common information to FireWire Important information about using ONE Technologies FireWire Hard disks IMPORTANT Please always ensure to plug in the FireWire plug correctly according to the ports direction Plugging it in in the wrong direction can cause damage to the internal electronic components Hot Plug The following example shows the unplugging of a hot plug device under Windows 2000 There may be graphical differences between the different systems but the procedure is nearly the same FireWire USB devices are Hot Plug capable That means they can be plugged in while the system is running Also they can be removed without the need to shut down the computer But Do not remove the drive while active data transfers This can cause loss of data and or influence data integrity and in the worsed case it makes it impossible to access the drive So please make sure that the drive is not in use when removing Before you can remove a Hot Plug device from the system you have to disable it first As soon as a FireWire or USB hard disk or 103 ONE Technologies recorder is identified and recognized by the system the fo
44. erating system is loaded completely again connect your drive with the included power supply to a suitable current source 110 260V switch it on and connect it with the USB cable to the USB port of your computer After some seconds the drive is recognized by the system The system will ask you to initialize the drive Do so by choosing the desired type HFS HFS After initialization you can use it like any other hard disk too 4 3 Installation on a Windows System FireWire Connect your drive with the included power cable to a suitable current source 110 260 V and switch it on Connect the device with the FireWire cable to a free FireWire port on your computer Now switch on your PC Windows will recognize and install your hard disk automatically Additional drivers are not needed but maybe Windows will ask for the Windows installation CD to complete the installation Restart your computer After the system has been loaded completely again your hard disk is installed Now the device manager shows the new drive Like any hard drive IDE SCSI internal or external it must be configured before you can use it As you may recognize the drive is shown in the device manager but 18 ONE Technologies not in the explorer or in my computer To get it to mount you have to create one or more partitions on the disk and format them afterwards Under Windows 98SE und ME you can use the program FDISK under Windows 2000 or XP u
45. evices with USB 1 1 speed Only if your computer is already delivered with an onboard USB 2 0 controller or upgraded by an additional USB 2 0 PCI adapter card you can use the AluDISC USB 2 0 with full soeed under OS X 10 1 or higher 45 ONE Technologies Before installing your new drive make sure that the USB 2 0 card is installed correctly and working properly First start your Macintosh computer without having the drive connected Insert the ONE_ToolsCD and install the USB drivers provided on the CD depending on your OS OS 9 x OSX 10 1 and higher OSX 10 3 and higher does not need additional drivers It has built in USB 2 0 support If you have installed the drivers you must restart your computer After the operating system is loaded completely again connect your drive with the included power supply to a suitable current source 110 260V switch it on and connect it with the USB cable to the USB port of your computer After some seconds the drive is recognized by the system The system will ask you to initialize the drive Do so by choosing the desired type HFS HFS After initialization you can use it like any other hard disk too 6 3 Installation on a Windows System Windows FireWire Connect the device with the FireWire cable to a free FireWire port on your computer Now switch on your PC Windows will recognize and install your hard disk automatically Additional drivers are not needed but maybe Windows will ask fo
46. formation about ONE Technologies drives Operation Conditions Voltage Supply 110 to 240 V 50 to 60 Hz ONE Pro Voltage Supply 100 to 240 V 50 to 60 Hz AluDRIVES Operation Temperature 5 to 45 C Relative Humidity 10 to 80 Please avoid placing your ONE drive in the vicinity of Strong heat sources Places where dust gathers easily Equipment that produces high voltage fluctuations static discharges or electromagnetic fields that may disrupt it Magnetic fields Your device must be connected to a connection that is properly cabled and earthed Be careful not to spill any liquid on the device The ventilation openings must not be covered and must be kept clean 69 ONE Technologies To clean the outside of the device always use a fluff free and slightly damp cloth Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity The manufacturer and importer Disc Direct Computer Handels AG Address Im Stoeckmaedle 19 21 D 76307 Karlsbad Germany declares the devices listed in Appendix A1 sold under the ONE TECHNOLOGIES brandname comliant with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the folowing two conditions A this device may not cause hamfull interference B this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Appendix A1 ONE TECHNOLOGIES ONE Pro Series external IEEE 1394a Interface ONE Pro Series external IEEE 1394b I
47. formation in an ISO directory while not interfering with other systems Examples of these are the Rock Ridge Expansions for Unix Systems and the Apple ISO Expansions Joliet which is defined by Microsoft has significance here It provides a second complete directory structure in Unicode and is currently being used by Windows NT and Windows 95 114 ONE Technologies 15 4 4 Mixed Mode CD The Mixed Mode CD contains a data track CD ROM as defined by the Yellow Book and one or more audio tracks CD DA as defined by the Red Book The Mixed Mode CD has the advantage that the audio data can be made directly audible with the help of earphones or an amplifier if they can be connected without the requirement for a soundcard or a processor inserts The synchronization of sound and other data do present a problem This problem however is eliminated by the CD ROM XA Another problem is that old CD players occasionally attempt to play the data track back as audio information which can cause unpleasant noises and if the noise level is high enough may lead to the destruction of the loudspeaker This problem is eliminated by the Enhanced Music CD 15 4 5 Enhanced Music CD The Enhanced Music CD is a combination of an Audio CD in the first session and a CD ROM in the second session The CD ROM must contain a directory as defined by ISO 9660 and certain specified files Beyond that any other kind of data may be stored on it Much to the
48. g on the model size can be different Mark the available space like shown in the figure Click on Extended Partition Choose the desired type and enter the size length of the new partition you want to create Extended Partition xtended Partition 16 Bit FAT 32 Bit FAT Choose the type corresponding to your operation system Keep in mind that 16 Bit FAT supports only 4GB maximum size If you want to use bigger sizes choose 32Bit FAT FAT32 Enter the desired size of the new partition in MB 50000 50 GB Leave the field empty if you want to use the whole capacity Confirm your changes with Create 74 ONE Technologies an Drive Management D Bl Font Allocate Delete T Show Details Commit All Changes Cancel 19 093 MB Drive Primary FAT32 Available 19 085 MB Active 8 MB Drive 73 297 MB Bg Primary FAT32 73 297 MB Commit All Cha Confirm your entries by clicking on the button Commit Changes Shining Utility Suite 275 lt ONE Technologies Now you have to confirm again by clicking on YES or cancel by clicking on NO If you took YES the computer will reboot now ELL i TE Format Allocate Delete T Show Details Commit Changes Cancel 67 Drive 19 093 MB HB C Primary FAT32 19 085 MB Active Available 8 MB Drive 73 297 MB BB E Primary FAT32 73 297 MB The new drive obtained a drive letter b
49. he chance to loose data For explanations of the RAID levels and additional information to your RAID system refer to the separate RAID manual which is part of the package content Installation under Windows 54 ONE Technologies Switch off your computer Connect the RAID system to a suitable current source 110 260 V Connect your RAID with the included SCSI cable to the SCSI port of your Macintosh By default there is a D68 HD68 cable as part of the package content Depending on the SCSI controller you use you may have to change the cable to fit to the computer s SCSI port Please make sure that the Raid s ID default ID 6 is not used by any other SCSI device connected to your system The internal termination is switched off by default That means that you have to terminate the RAID tower externally by using the included active terminator Just put it on the second port of the RAID System if there are no more devices to connect To ensure proper function we recommend using the RAID with a dedicated controller without additional devices If you want to use it ina SCSI chain please make sure that the chain is correctly terminated After having the RAID connected to your computer switch it on The RAID starts its self test and should end it with the status ready or done After that you can power up your computer Hint When buying a RAID system always buy a additional harddisk from the same type used in the RAID I
50. ile types by selecting a profile Target Lokaler Datentr ger 15 07 GB Backup type Full backup Info File filter None Create New Filter Compress files before backup Use Password Verify data after backup ONE Technologies Backup Next Cancel Click on Next In the next screen you have to define the path on the target drive if you do not want to have the data stored to the root directory of the drive 28 ONE Technologies Job Wizard Select Target Location Please specify target location for the backup and write backup name adi i Q comments as optional y L You also have the possibility to name the backup and to insert a comment e g a description of the files included Click on Next to proceed 29 ONE Technologies Job Wizard Completing the Job Scheduling Wizard You have specified following settings for this job C Dokumente und EinstellungenTimm Rietz Eigene Dateien This screen shows a summary of the backup settings and the selected files Check and complete by clicking on Finish 30 ONE Technologies 2 Welcome Nero BackItUp 15 File View Tools Help Fe B ere New window age Wizards Welcome wW Sonntag 26 September 2004 Last Backups Next Jobs Name Date Time
51. ing 100 the drive status should be shown as Healthy Now your drive is configured and ready to use 98 ONE Technologies Fr Action om ES Eg 2 Tree a 3 4 Inch Floppy Disk Local ec Local Disk Local o Compact Disc Local Local Disk Computer Management Local System Tools Event Viewer System Information Performance Logs and Alerts Shared Folders Device Manager Local Users and Groups zi amp Storage Disk Management Disk Defragmenter 29 Logical Drives Removable Storage 8 Services and Applications PLEASE NOTICE This is an example only Size drive letters and other settings can be different to your system ONE Technologies is not responsible for loss of data 2002 by ONE Technologies 99 ONE Technologies 13 4 FDISK Before you can use your new hard drive it has to be configured by creating one or more partitions and formatting them afterwards Here is how to do this using FDISK IMPORTANT NOTICE Please read the instructions very carefully Re Partitioning and or formatting of a disk drive erases all data stored on it If you are not familiar using the program FDISK consult your Computer or Windows DOS manual If you want to configure hard disks larger than 64 GB please download the FDISK Update Patch for Windows 98 and 98SE from the Microsoft homepage Windows 95 supports only dis
52. ing the drive for the first time In some cases the drive will mount directly without forcing an initialization due to the preinitialization in our production progress Even if this is the case you should use your configuration utility to initialize the drive with In this case the hard disk is using your system driver and a proper function is possible By default you can use the drive only in one piece by using the system s driver Delete Volume the Special menu For creating several partitions you have to use additional software ONE Technologies recommends using disk Toolkit from FWB Software This product is available as a bundled OEM version in combination with ONE drives Please consult your local ONE dealer If you are using Mac OS X 10 1 and above additional software for partitioning is not needed Disk Utility which is included in OSX fully supports ONE FireWire hard disks NOTE The AluDISC pocket is host powered that means the drive is powered by the 6pin FireWire port of the computer standard FireWire port This may not be possible if you are using a 4pin port Notebook In this case you can use the PS 2 power adaptor included in the package content USB 2 0 At this time high speed USB 2 0 is NOT supported by the Macintosh OS All HighFly USB 2 0 devices are downwards compatible That means that you can use them also under classic OS systems 8 6 or higher and OS X but only as USB 1 1 d
53. ins or other damage to the cables If necessary try changing the order of the devices in the chain Check if the used SCSI controller is compatible to the drives SCSI standard Refer to the controller s manual for further information 59 ONE Technologies 9 2 FireWire Drives Problem My computer does not recognize the FireWire drive Possible reasons Check for proper connection of the drive Check if the FireWire card is working properly MACINTOSH USER Check if you have installed the drivers provided on the ONE_ToolsCD properly Check the version of the apple FireWireEnabler and FireWireSupport These two system extensions should be installed on your system in version 2 8 4 at least 2 7 At the time when this manual was written version 2 8 4 was the best choice 2 8 5 contained in OS 9 2 2 was not working with most of the FireWire devices WINDOWS USER Please notice that FireWire is only supported by Windows 98SE ME 2000 and XP Check if the FireWire card or ports are working properly Are they shown in the device manager without any error signs Many onboard controllers mainly in notebooks need drivers which have to be installed before first use Normally they are included on a special Driver and Utility CD package content of the notebook or computer 60 ONE Technologies 9 3 USB 2 0 Devices Problem Device is not recognized by the system Possibl
54. it under my computer or the windows explorer Use the program fdisk part of windows or the shining utilities ONE_ToolsCD to format the disk Please refer to the ONE Technologies User Manual on the ONE_ToolsCD if you are unsure using these programs In the Manual you will find a step by step instruction for both applications Windows 2000 and Windows Start your personal computer without having the drive connected Make sure that you have the latest service packs installed If not download them from www microsoft com If your system is up to DG ONE Technologies date connect the drive to a suitable power source and switch it on Afterwards connect it to the USB 2 0 port of your computer Windows will automatically detect and install the drive Like any other hard disk too the drive has to be set up by creating one or more partitions and by formatting them afterwards Before doing so you will not see the drive under my computer or in the windows explorer Please use the program disk management part of windows If you are unsure using the program please refer to the ONE Technologies User Manual on the ONE_ToolsCD where you can find a step by step instruction Windows 2000 without service pack needs additional USB 2 0 drivers from ONE_ToolsCD see installation under Windows 98SE Me Windows XP needs Service Pack 1 or higher or at least the USB 2 0 update from www microsoft com to
55. ks upto 32GB 1 Click on the START button in the taskbar and choose RUN Type FDISK and press 2 A DOS box will appear and the following text is shown Your computer has a disk lager than 512 MB This version of Windows includes improved support for large disks resulting in more efficient use of disk space on large drives and allowing disks over 2 GB to be formatted as a single drive IMPORTANT If you enable large disk support and create any new drives on this disk you will not be able to access the new drive s using other operating systems including some versions of Windows 95 and Windows NT as well as earlier versions of Windows and MS DOS In addition disk utilities that were not designated explicitly for the FAT32 file system will not be able to work with this disk If you need to 100 ONE Technologies access this disk with other operation systems or older disk utilities do not enable large drive support Do you want to enable large disk support 3 Here you decide if you want to use FAT16 max 2GB per partition or FAT32 up to 2 terabyte per partition to format the drive For FAT16 enter and press ENTER for FAT32 enter and press ENTER The main menu appears with the following options 1 Create DOS partition or logical DOS Drive 2 Set active partition 3 Delete partition or logical DOS Drive 4 Display partition information 5 Change current fixed disk drive
56. lity to initialize the drive In this case 49 ONE Technologies the hard disk is using your system driver and a proper function is possible By default you can use the drive only one piece by using the systems driver Delete Volume in the Special menu For creating several partitions you have to use additional software ONE Technologies recommends using disk Toolkit from FWB Software This product is available as a bundled OEM version in combination with ONE drives Please consult your local ONE dealer If you are using Mac OS X 10 1 and above additional software for partitioning is not needed Disk Utility which is included in OSX fully supports ONE FireWire hard disks Windows Connect your drive with the included power cable to a suitable current source 110 260 V and switch it on Connect the device with the FireWire Cable to a free FireWire port on your computer Now turn on your PC Windows will recognize and install your hard disk automatically Additional drivers are not needed but maybe Windows will ask for the Windows installation CD to complete the installation Restart your computer After the system has been loaded completely again your hard disk is installed Now the device manager shows the new drive Like any hard drive IDE SCSI internal or external it must be configured before you can use it As you may have already recognized the drive is shown in the device manager but no
57. lize the drive with In this case the hard disk is using your system driver and a proper function is possible By default you can use the drive only in one piece by using the system s driver Delete Volume in the Special menu For creating several partitions you have to use additional software ONE Technologies recommends using disk Toolkit from FWB Software This product is available as a bundled OEM version in combination with ONE drives Please consult your local ONE dealer If you are using Mac OS X 10 1 and above additional software for partitioning is not needed Disk Utility which is included in OSX fully supports ONE FireWire hard disks and RAID systems 57 ONE Technologies Windows Connect your drive with the included power cable to a suitable current source 110 260 V and switch it on Connect the device with the FireWire cable to a free FireWire port on your computer Now switch on your PC Windows will recognize and install your fireRAID system as a hard disk automatically Additional drivers are not needed but maybe Windows will ask for the Windows installation CD to complete the installation Restart your computer After the system has been loaded completely again your RAID system is installed Now the device manager shows the new drive Like any hard drive IDE SCSI internal or external it must be configured before you can use it As you may recognize the drive is shown in the devi
58. llowing symbol appears in the Taskbar 5 To remove a Hot Plug device double click on the icon The following window appears 104 ONE Technologies Unplug or Eject Hardware Select the device you want to unplug or eject and then click Stop When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do so unplug the device from your computer Hardware devices Wise Advanced Co _ Ltd Wise Advanced IDE device IEEE 1394 SBP2D eJ Generic volume E gt Wise Advanced Co Ltd Wise Advanced IDE device IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device at LUN 0 Properties Stop Display device components Show Unplug Eject icon on the taskbar Close Mark the device you want to remove and click on STOP A dialogue will inform you that it is now save to remove the drive 105 ONE Technologies 15 Appendix D The following information about the fundamentals of CD recording are provided by Ahead Software GmbH and are an excerpt of the Nero Burning Rom manual Nero Burning Rom is one of the most used recording software worldwide 15 1 Fundamentals of CD Recording CD recording is a relatively new technology An explanation of new terms is therefore just that much more important In this chapter along with the most important fundamentals of CD Recording we will introduce you to the important terms and their meaning 15 2 The Rainbow Books Knowledge of the most important standards is necessary for a
59. n an extended spiral shaped line whose origin is at the center of the CD The line runs from the inside to the outside Those sections on the spiral on which 110 ONE Technologies data items are located are called tracks Up to 99 tracks may be stored on an Audio CD One track generally corresponds to one piece of music on the CD 15 3 2 Sectors The track itself is made up of units called sectors A sector contains 2352 bytes of which depending on the type of CD used a different number may be used for user data The sector generally consists of a header synchronization bits and user data It may also have error recognition and correction data To read a sector a drive with single read speed requires 1 75th of a second 15 3 3 Table of Contents The initial area of the CD is physically located at the inside of the CD surface and is approximately 4 mm wide It contains the Table of Contents of the CD TOC and other information about the CD such as the name the author or the date of the CD 15 3 4 Single Session Multi Session The term multi session practically speaks for itself A multi session CD was produced in several sessions that are recording procedures The individual sessions may have been written at random time intervals One session consists of at least one track A single session CD is created in only one session as the name implies Audio CDs are almost always single session CDs while CD ROMs or Photo CD
60. n case a harddisk failes you will always be able to directly replace it and to keep on working while you send in the defective disk for repair or exchange Due to rapid changes in technology the needed disk may not be available directly from stock when needed and takes some time of delivery 8 4 Configuring a ONE fireRAID The configuration of a ONE fireRAID system is as simple as it could be All you have to do is switching it on The fireRAID configures 55 ONE Technologies itself with RAID level 5 using all disks inside Hotspare is not available If you need to change a disk rebuild will start automatically If you want to upgrade your RAID system later on with larger disks for more capacity go on like this Switch off the RAID system unlock the drawers with the key and take out the disks replace them with the new ones remember to set the jumpers to MASTER on ALL disks tighten up the srews and replace the drawers to the cabinet After switching on the system for the first time it will automatically initialize the disks with level 5 Please wait until the initialization is finished Depending on the disksize it can take up to several hours Please notice that the fireRAID can only be used with three disks it can not be used with only one or two disks Please use three disks of the same size best from the same manufacturer too Especially when replacing only one defective disk it is important that the new
61. nction is a software issue and was solved already by a newer version of your software Normally such updates are free of charge My DVD R RW or DVD ROM drive does not play DVD movies Possible reasons 64 ONE Technologies Did you install a DVD player on your system All DVD drives are able to read DVD movie formats but for viewing you need a software DVD player If you have installed a player please check the used version of the software In most cases a software update solves the problem 65 ONE Technologies 10 SUPPORT Service If you have any trouble installing or using our products do not hesitate to contact our customer service Free support via email support one tech com If you contact us please make sure you provide the following information in your mail Article number and Serial number of the drive You can easily find this information on the sticker at the bottom of the device System configuration operation system driver version etc A detailed error description Only with this information we may be able to help you VISIT ONE TECHNOLOGIES ON THE INTERNET www one tech com 66 ONE Technologies 11 WARRANTY ONE Technologies provides a 24 month warranty for all ONE Technologies devices regarding material or workmanship defects corresponding to effective laws This warranty is provided for the ONE Technologies hardware not for data stored on it or media used with th
62. ndows 98SE ME XP with Service Pack 1 and 2000 All AluDISCs USB 2 0 devices are downwards compatible That means that you can use them also under older systems but only as USB 1 1 devices with USB 1 1 speed Please remember Windows 95a and NT do NOT support USB at all Not all computers are already delivered with an onboard USB 2 0 controller That s why most of the computers are upgraded by an 47 ONE Technologies additional USB 2 0 PCI adapter card Same situation here Only Windows 98SE ME XP with update Service Pack and 2000 are supporting USB 2 0 cards with full soeed Under older systems it only can be used as USB 1 1 card Before installing your new drive make sure that the USB 2 0 card is installed correctly and working properly First start your computer without having the drive connected After the operating system is loaded completely connect your drive to the USB port of your computer After some seconds the drive is recognized by the system and the hard disk will now be shown in the device manager not under computer or in the windows explorer Like every new installed hard disk it has to be configured Therefore you have to create one or more partitions and format them afterwards If you are using Windows 98SE or ME you can use the program FDISK under Windows 2000 and XP you have to use the Computer Management As an alternative to FDISK you can also use the Shining Utilitie
63. nterface ONE Pro Series external SCSI Interface AluDRIVES Series external 1394 Interface AluDRIVES Series external 13940 Interface 70 ONE Technologies AluDRIVES Series external USB 2 0 Interface ONE RAID Systems external SCSI Interface ONE RAID Systems external IEEE 1394a Interface ONE RAID Systems external IEEE 1394b Interface 13 Appendix B 13 1 FDISK amp CO As already explained in the chapters above hard disks have to be configured after installation to be used correctly Therefore you have different possibilities If you are using Windows 95 98 98SE or ME you can use the program FDISK part of Windows DOS or the Shining Utility provided on the ONE_ToolsCD Both programs are explained in this appendix If you are using Windows 2000 NT or XP Windows offers you the Disk Management console for configuring your disk The Disk Management Console is also explained later on The Shining Utility 71 ONE Technologies 13 2 Quick installation guide Shining Utilities ONE_ToolsCD Extras Utility Suite The use of this software makes it necessary that the drive is already installed properly to your system That means that the drive has to be connected and drivers have to be installed like explained in the drive specific chapters above For using your drive it has to be partitioned and formatted This guide explains the use of Shining Utilities Install the sof
64. older This prevents overwriting newer files which have been changed since last backup with older versions 36 ONE Technologies Restore Wizard Restore Wizard Completed You have specified following settings To start restore please click Fini Check the summary for correct settings and correct backup set and confirm the execution of the restore process by clicking on Restore 37 ONE Technologies 7 Restore Status Nero BackItUp File Tool Help xi New window fo Restore Status Backup Eigene Dateien Sept 22th 2004 Restore proi 343 Copied folders 46 Copied fie cro tocius Copied siz G Restore process completed successfully all Time elap bi Dive Backup Co e Restore 9 22 22 38 Restore started 22 22 38 Decompression of file s started 9 22 22 38 Decompression of file s completed successfully 3 22 22 38 Restore process completed successfully 52 63 MB Hard Drive Jobs After restore has completed you see the Restore process completed successfully message 38 ONE Technologies Restore Status Nero BackItUp File Tools Help New Window te ts ld Restore data Restore progress Welcome Total folders 46 Copied folders 46 Pi gt Total files 343 Copied files 0
65. on To change that click with the right mouse button on the new disk in our example it is disk 1 A context menu will appear 89 ONE Technologies C1 Computer Managem Performance Logs and Alerts Shared Folders Device Manager S Disk Defragmenter Logical Drives Explorer Removable Storage Services and Applications Internet Choose Create Partition from the menu A new wizard will start 90 ONE Technologies Welcome to the Create Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives basic disk may also contain volumes created with Windows NT 4 0 and earlier You can also use MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next Read the information and click on NEXT 91 ONE Technologies Select the type of partition you want to create For further information about the different types read the description Create Partition Wizard Select Partition Type You can specify what type of partition to create fe Logical drive In our example we choose primary partition Click on NEXT to go on 92 ONE Technologies In the next step you have to specify the size of the partition If you want to use your new disk in one piece accept the entry like it is m
66. onsists of one session Simulated Recording Simulation of the burn process in order to test whether there is a constant writing flow The procedure is the same as the writing of the CD with the only difference being that the laser writer is switched off Toc Table of Contents This designates the contents of every session and is stored in the Lead In Track In an Audio CD one track corresponds to one piece of music With a CD ROM one track contains computer data and it may have any number of files and folders Volume Descriptor The Volume Descriptor is the area at the beginning of a CD in which the structure of the file system is contained It may also contain additional and optional information about the CD such as the name of the CD the publisher a copyright notice etc Wo Write Once A medium which may be written to once This includes the CD Recordable Yellow Book This standard defines the CD ROM 18 Appendix DVD Standards and Formats At this time there are different DVD standards and formats DVD ROM DVD RAM DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD RW DVD ROM ROM Read Only Memory DVD ROM media are read only media DVD ROM is the successor of CD ROM DVD ROM media have a 120mm diameter 80mm diameter mini DVD and look like CD ROMs DVD ROM media can be read in all DVD drives It is used for games music films und programs The biggest advantage compared to the standard CD ROM is the larger capacity
67. or XP with the latest Service Packs installed no additional drivers are required Restart your system after driver installation After the operating system is loaded completely again connect your drive with the included power supply to a suitable current source 110 260V switch it on and connect it with the USB cable to the USB port of your computer After some seconds the drive is recognized by the system At this time you can use the recorder only as CD ROM drive For using it as a DVD recorder you have to install optional CD recorder software ONE Technologies DVD drives are tested with Nero burning ROM by Ahead software www nero com Contact your local dealer to obtain a special priced OEM bundle version If you bought a DVD Multirecorder please install the DVD RAM driver and tools included on the ONE_ToolsCD To record DVDs or CDs depending on the drive you bought additional recording software is needed ONE Technologies recommends using NERO Burning Rom by Ahead Software www nero com Only additional recording software lets your AIuWRITER come a recorder To create your own DVDs or CDs please refer to the manuals of the recording software products If you have difficulties while installing or using your drive refer to the chapter Troubleshooting und Support 15 ONE Technologies 4 AluDISC 4 1 Package content ot FireWire Fire Wire Version AlUWRITER FireWire Power Supply FireWire c
68. orrection process Thus computer data may also be reliably processed on a CD ROM drive 15 4 3 ISO 9660 The logical structure of a CD ROM is established by the ISO Standard 9660 Right after the publication of the Yellow Book Standard the so called High Sierra format was developed which was the forerunner to ISO 9660 and provided its basis ISO 9660 describes how data items are to be organized on a CD Among these are the rules which limit the number of levels in the directory structure or the length of the file names ISO 9660 is supported by most of today s common operating systems Macintosh OS MS DOS Windows and UNIX Most CDs correspond to this standard It is only in the Macintosh environment that HFS CDs have established themselves as alternatives to this standard In order for an operating system to read a CD which was created as defined by with this standard software is required which can read ISO 9660 files For a computer running MS DOS or Windows 3 x the corresponding application is called MSCDEX EXE This is a driver which will ensure that the CD and the CD ROM drive can communicate with each other The driver must be loaded in both the AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS system files separately Windows 95 and the Macintosh operating system can both work with a CD as a standard feature ISO 9660 defines a directory structure which is designed from the outset in such a way that it can be used on as many different 113 ONE
69. plemental error recognition and correction code is used It is only the arrangement of the data that is somewhat different Form 2 does not make use of this additional protection It is therefore only suitable for data in which errors do not necessarily create an interference for example with audio data A process which describes the way tables of contents for computer data are filed on a CD is not defined in the Yellow Book The most frequently used method is defined in ISO 9660 and is supported by most operating systems Macintosh OS MS DOS and Windows and also UNIX for example 15 2 3 Green Book After three more years had elapsed the next standard was introduced the Green Book This standard describes the CD I Compact Disc Interactive and an operating system which is known as CD RTOS The specification for the CD I Bridge was also published in the Green Book Both standards represent an extension to the Red and Yellow Books and they are based on ISO 9660 While the Audio CD is only suited for music and the CD ROM was developed only for use with a computer the CD I is aimed at the consumer market although it has not achieved any wide spread use there except in one specialized form the Photo CD 108 ONE Technologies 15 2 4 Orange Book Most CDs are of the Read Only type can only be read and not written to The Orange Book Standard describes various processes for writing data onto a CD which in the case of the
70. r the Windows installation CD to complete the installation Restart your computer After the system has been loaded completely again your hard disk is installed Now the device manager shows the new drive Like any hard drive IDE SCSI internal or external it must be configured 46 ONE Technologies before you can use it As you may recognize the drive is shown in the device manager but not in the explorer or in my computer To get it to mount you have to create one or more partitions on the disk and format them afterwards Under Windows 98SE und ME you can use the program FDISK under Windows 2000 or XP use the disk management Computer Management As an alternative to FDISK you can also use the Shining Utilities from the ONE ToolsCD which allows configuring of your disk with a graphical interface Detailed explanations can be found in the chapter Hard Disk Tools NOTE The AluDISC pocket is host powered that means the drive is powered by the 6pin FireWire port of the computer standard FireWire port This may not be possible if you are using a 4pin port Notebook In this case you can use the PS 2 power adaptor included in the package content Please pay attention to the chapter Common FireWire Hints If you have difficulties while installing or using the drive please refer to chapter Troubleshooting amp Support USB 2 0 At this time high speed USB 2 0 is ONLY supported by Wi
71. rom the ONE_ToolsCD If you are using Windows 2000 or XP with the latest Service Packs installed no additional drivers are required Restart your system after driver installation After the operating system is loaded completely again connect your drive with the included power supply to a suitable current source 110 260V switch it on and connect it with the USB cable to the USB port of your computer After some seconds the drive is recognized by the system At this point you can use the recorder only as CD ROM drive For using it as a CD recorder you have to install optional CD recorder software ONE Technologies 9 ONE Technologies CD R RW drives are tested with Nero burning ROM by Ahead software www nero com Contact your local dealer to obtain a special priced OEM bundle version Windows XP Service Pack can be downloaded from the Microsoft Homepage www microsoft com or by using the Windows update function If you have difficulties while installing or using the drive refer to the chapter Troubleshooting amp Support 240 ONE Technologies 3 AluWRITER DVD DVD DUAL DVD DOUBLELAYER 3 4 Package content FireWire Fire Wire Version AlUWRITER FireWire Power Supply FireWire cable ONE_ToolsCD USB Version AIuWRITER USB 2 0 Power Supply USB 2 0 cablel ONE_ToolsCD 11 Combo Version AluWRITER Combo Power Supply FireWire cable USB 2
72. s from the ONE ToolsCD which allows configuring your disk with a graphical interface Detailed explanations can be found in the chapter Hard Disk Tools After restarting the system afterwards your hard disk is installed and can be used Please pay attention to the chapter USB Hints If you have any problems while installing or using your ONE Technologies drive please refer to the chapter Troubleshooting amp Support 48 ONE Technologies 7 ONE Pro XXL Disc 7 1 Package content ONE Pro XXL Disc m Power cord Nn FireWire Cable o lt Connector Plugs AH ONE ToolsCD 7 2 Installation Macintosh Start your computer without having the drive connected After the system has been loaded insert the ONE ToolsCD in your CDROM drive and install the FireWire drivers out of the FireWire folder on the ONE ToolsCD Restart your machine After the computer has finished the restart switch on the FireWire drive and connect it to a free FireWire port Your hard drive is now installed and will be shown in the System Profiler on the FireWire bus Now your hard drive needs to be initialized The system will prompt for the initialization right after connecting the drive for the first time In some cases the drive will mount directly without forcing an initialization due to the pre initialization in our production progress Even if this is the case you should use your configuration uti
73. s consist of one or more sessions 111 ONE Technologies 15 3 5 Disc At Once Track At Once Today we differentiate between two different recording technologies with CD recorders Disc At Once and Track At Once Newer recorders generally support both technologies while older devices frequently can only handle Track At Once For a recorder with Track At Once every track is written separately Therefore pauses are unavoidably created between the tracks which cannot be influenced by the recording software In contrast to this with Disc At Once the entire CD is written in one procedure which allows more freedom for the recording software but at the same time prevents subsequent modifications For many formats Audio CD Disc At Once is more logical since unnecessary pauses can be avoided while Track At Once is generally used for multi session CDs 15 4 Recording Formats We will give you an overview of the most important recording formats in the following sections 15 4 1 Audio CD In 1980 the Audio CD was the first medium for storing information on a CD The corresponding requirements are described in the Red Book All CD ROM drives typically available in the marketplace can also read Audio CDs ONE Technologies 15 4 2 CD ROM It is impossible to imagine today s PC world without the CD ROM The technical foundations are exactly the same as with the Audio CD except that they have been extended by an error c
74. s used in the folder name With file names only the last dot is maintained in the ISO character set as a separator between the file name and the file extension Characters which are not allowed from the selected character set are replaced by the underline character File and folder names are shortened if they are longer than the selected maximum length Abbreviation procedure the first four characters are maintained the next character s is are eliminated until the length is not more than the allowed maximum For example from the original file name b rning rom txt the file name after conversion to ISO Level 1 is BOER ROM TXT 118 ONE Technologies ISO 9660 character set ISO 9660 a Character set lt 119 ONE Technologies ISO 9660 d character set EN QW t 10 0 O 0 O OQ ul 120 17 CD Glossary A D Analog Digital The conversion of analogue signals to digital characters ADPCM Adaptive Delta Puls Code Modulation This is a compression procedure for audio data which is applied primarily for CD I and CD ROM XA With this procedure up to 16 hours of music in normal radio quality can be stored on a CD ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface An expanded Standard SCSI software interface which serves as a link between host adap
75. se the disk management Computer Management As an alternative to FDISK you can also use the Shining Utilities from the ONE ToolsCD which allows configuring of your disk with a graphical interface Detailed explanations can be found in the chapter Disk Tools Please pay attention to the chapter FireWire Hints If you have difficulties while installing or using the drive please refer to chapter Troubleshooting amp Support USB 2 0 High speed USB 2 0 is ONLY supported by Windows 98SE ME XP XP needs Service Pack 1 and 2000 All HighFly USB 2 0 devices are downwards compatible That means that you can use them also under older systems but only as USB 1 1 devices with USB 1 1 speed Please remember Windows 95a and NT do NOT support USB at all First start your computer without having the drive connected Under Windows 98SE Windows Me and Windows 2000 without Service Pack install the USB drivers from the ONE ToolsCD If you are using Windows 2000 or XP with the latest Service Packs installed no additional drivers are required Restart your system after driver installation After the operating system is loaded completely again connect your drive with the included power supply to a suitable current source 110 260V switch it on and connect it with the USB cable to the USB port of your computer After some seconds the drive is recognized by the system and will be installed automatically
76. sh and an ISO 9660 data system and may therefore be read by a PC These are known as Hybrid or multi platform CDs Image The term image describes all edited data which will later be located on a CD The creation of an image file is known as premastering Interleaving This is the designation for the storage of computer data on the CD ROM XA in linked form Another term here is nesting This makes possible the synchronization of audio and computer data during playback ISO 9660 ISO Standard 9660 describes the construction of a CD ROM so that it may be read and processed by different types of operating systems Joliet This supplement to the standards comes from Microsoft and is supported by Windows 95 and Windows NT The CDs which are created under this standard are in conformity with ISO 9660 which allows long file names based on Unicode in additional directory structures Label Most CDs are provided with an imprint This is known as the label It is possible to place it on the CD with different technologies for example with screen printing Lead In Area The initial area of every session is known as the Lead In Area This is where the TOC and additional information concerning the CD is stored Lead Out Area This defines the end of a session If the CD has not yet been finalized the reference to the next session is stored here Master After the creation of an image file the actual process of CD production occurs
77. sk To continue click Next Read the information and click on NEXT 86 ONE Technologies Choose the new disk drive by checking the box in front of it Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard Select Disk to Write Signature Choose the disks on which you want to write signature After checking click on NEXT 87 ONE Technologies After writing the signature you will be informed about the results Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard Completing the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard You have successfully completed the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard You have selected these settings SAWI ica Upgrade the following disks None To close this wizard click Finish lt Back Cancel Read the information and click on FINISH Now the sign has vanished and the signature was written But the drive is still unallocated 88 ONE Technologies er Manager Inl xl action view 8 11 8 84 Tree Computer Management Local Partition System Tools Event Viewer System Information Performance Logs and Alerts Shared Folders Device Manager Local Users and Groups eg Storage Disk Management gj Disk Defragmenter Logical Drives E Removable Storage 8 Services and Applications Unallocated Primary Partiti
78. suitable current source 110 260V Switch on the device and connect it via the included FireWire cable to your computer Start up the computer now Windows will recognize and install the recorder additional drivers are not needed although in some cases Windows will ask for the Windows installation CD 8 ONE Technologies please ensure that you have it handy After the operating system has been loaded completely your drive is installed you can see it in the device manager under CD ROM drives That is all you can use it for at this time a CD ROM For using it as a CD recorder you have to install separate CD recording software e g Nero Burning ROM by Ahead Software www nero com A 30 day trial version is provided on the ONE_ToolsCD Please also refer to the chapter common hints to FireWire and the Appendix Glossary If you have difficulties while installing or using your drive refer to the chapter troubleshooting amp support USB 2 0 High speed USB 2 0 is ONLY supported by Windows 98SE ME XP XP needs Service Pack 1 and 2000 All HighFly USB 2 0 devices are downwards compatible That means that you can use them also under older systems but only as USB 1 1 devices with USB 1 1 speed Please remember Windows 95a and NT do NOT support USB at all First start your computer without having the drive connected Under Windows 98SE Windows Me and Windows 2000 without Service Pack install the USB drivers f
79. t in the explorer or in computer To get it to mount you have to create one or more partitions on the disk and format it afterwards Under Windows 98SE und ME you can use the program FDISK under Windows 2000 or XP use the disk management Computer Management As an alternative to FDISK you can also use the Shining Utilities from the ONE ToolsCD which allows you to configure your disk with a 50 ONE Technologies graphical interface Detailed explanations can be found in the chapter Hard disk Tools Please pay attention to the chapter common FireWire hints If you have difficulties while installing or using the drive please refer to chapter Troubleshooting amp Support 51 ONE Technologies 8 ONE SCSI RAID Systems 8 1 Package content ONE RAID System Power cord SCSI Cable SCSI Terminator Manual engl ONE ToolsCD For Macintosh Serial number for HDT Keys px series cross over cable 8 2 ONE RAID Systems At this time ONE Technologies offers different types of RAID Systems ONE Technologies q RAID iq RAID p RAID px RAID x RAID ix RAID and fireRAID The q iq p px and ix RAID are IDE to SCSI RAID Systems That means that the RAID System has an SCSI Port to be connected with the computer but uses IDE hard disks inside The xRAID System is a full SCSI device it has not only an external SCSI port but also SCSI hard disks insi
80. ters and SCSI programs Biock A block is the smallest addressable information unit on a CD ROM A block corresponds to a sector Bridge Disc A CD ROM which can be read by a normal CD drive as well as by CD I devices It is specified in the White Book An example of a Bridge Disc is the Photo CD Cache A fast intermediate or buffer memory which is applied at many different areas in a computer system With Nero cache memory is used to store files in buffer from drives which cannot be accessed quickly enough in order to ensure that the writing process continues without interruption Caddy A special plastic housing used to protect the CD The CD is inserted into the drive in the caddy CD DA Compact Disc Digital Audio The typical music CD is written with this CD format At this time up to 74 minutes of music can be written on a CD The corresponding standard is the Red Book CD I Compact Disc Interactive This format allows the storage of different types of data such as images music or video on a CD The process is defined in the Green Book CD R Compact Disc Recordable A technology for CD R recordable media You will find a description of this technology in the Orange Book CD ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory This is described in the Yellow Book Differing types of data which can be read by a computer such as programs text image data or sound may be stored with this CD format CD ROM Mode 1 and 2
81. tion of scan errors which might be caused on the CD surface by scratches or dirt Enhanced Music CD CD and CD Extra An expansion of the Audio or Mixed Mode CD consisting of two sessions The first session corresponds to CD DA while the second session consists of computer data The process is specified in the Blue Book Finalization Finalization is the permanent closing of the writing procedure on a CD After that it cannot be written to regardless of whether it was produced as a single session or a multi session CD Frame A sector is made up of 98 frames A frame contains 24 data bytes and 9 control bytes With an Audio CD 75 sectors provide one second of played music Green Book The standard in which the CD I is defined High Sierra The forerunner of today s ISO Standard 9660 It was published in 1986 With the passage of time it has lost its significance Host Adapter An adapter which connects a CD recorder with the SCSI bus of the computer Hybrid CD The term Hybrid CD is used in connection with CD recording with two different meanings A Hybrid CD is a multi session CD on which the first session has been previously written and all subsequent sessions may be written at a later time The CD WO Write Once and the term multi session are defined in the Orange Book among other things With the appropriate recording software for example with Nero you can create CDs on a Macintosh which contain an HFS Macinto
82. tware www roxio com If you have any difficulties while installing or using the drive refer to the chapter Troubleshooting amp Support USB 2 0 There is no USB 2 0 support for AIuDRIVES under Mac OS Although you can use them as normal USB 1 1 devices in combination with the Mac operating systems with a limitation of USB 1 1 speed CD recording at max 4x speed xa ONE Technologies Installation First start your Macintosh computer without having the drive connected Insert the ONE_ToolsCD and install the USB drivers provided on the CD depending on your OS OS 9 x OSX 10 1 or higher OSX 10 3 and higher already has a built in USB 2 0 support In this case you must not install additional drivers If you have installed the drivers you must restart your computer After the operating system is loaded completely again connect your drive with the included power supply to a suitable current source 110 260V switch it on and connect it with the USB cable to the USB port of your computer After a few seconds the drive is recognized by the system At this time you can use the recorder only as CD ROM drive For using it as a CD recorder you have to install optional CD recorder software ONE Technologies CD R RW drives are tested with TOAST by Roxio software www roxio com Contact your local dealer to obtain a special priced OEM bundle version 2 3 Installation on a Windows System FireWire Connect your drive to a
83. tware from the ONE ToolsCD After installing the software start it by double clicking on the Shining Utilities icon Choose Hard Disk Setup from the main menu If you are using Windows 2000 NT or XP the software directs you to the disk management console of windows Under Windows 95 98 98SE and ME it is an alternative to FDISK IMPORTANT NOTICE The following description is an example Your system can have different drive letters and names Please always ensure that you choose the correct hard disk while following the described steps Creating changing partitions or formatting a drive deletes all stored data on the disk Windows 95 98 98SE and ME users continue like this Install the software and start it The following menu will be shown 72 ONE Technologies 9 Shining Utility Suite 3 1 E DiskCopy HD Icon Setup Hard Drive Setup Diagnostics Operating System detected Millennium Start the configuration utility by clicking on Drive Setup The following screen will appear Drive Management B Format Allocate Delete Show Details Commit All Changes Cancel Drive 19 093 MB Primary FAT32 19 085 MB Active Available 8 MB Drive 73 297 MB A Available 73 297 MB In our example C is the local hard disk containing the active operation system The new drive appears without drive letter As 273 ONE Technologies available capacity 73GB are shown dependin
84. ucture is usually created first Rainbow Books The collection of standards which define the different types of CDs Through these standards it has been achieved that CDs can be read and processed by as many devices and operating systems of the different manufacturers as possible Red Book This standard describes the CD DA Scan Rate This is the indication of the frequency with which analogue signals are converted into digital characters SCSI Small Computer System Interface SCSI is a modern bus system to which different terminal devices such as an SCSI hard drive streamers or a CD recorder may be connected At this time SCSI is the only possiblity of operating a CD recorder on a typically used computer system Sector A sector is the smallest addressable information unit of a CD It is composed of 2352 bytes of which depending on the type of CD used differing amounts are available as user data A sector generally consists of a header synchronization bits and user data It may also have error recognition and correction data To read a sector a drive with simple reading speed requires 1 75th of a second Session An inter related writing procedure is defined as a session A session consists of the Lead In area the data area and the Lead Out area A CD can be written with several sessions This is then called a multi session CD in contrast to a single session CD which only contains one session A silver CD generally c
85. urther division between the a character set and the d character set which are listed below For ISO 9660 there is yet another differentiation between two different levels Level 1 limits the length of a file name to a maximum of eight characters When file extension is to follow this there is a separation sign and a three character file extension e The folder name may have a maximum length of eight characters in Level 1 e At Level 2 the length for the file and folder names may total a maximum of 31 characters The following rules are generally observed e The d character set is a sub set of the a character set e For file and folder names the d character set is always used e The following are valid for the fields of the volume descriptor zT ONE Technologies Name Character set Length Volume Descriptor d character 32 Bytes System Identification a character 32 Bytes Volume Set d character 128 Bytes Publisher a character 128 Bytes File Preparer a character 128 Bytes Application a character 128 Bytes Copyright File d character 37 Bytes Abstract File d character 37 Bytes Bibliographical File d character 37 Bytes The characters 2 a a 6 W and B are converted to AE OE UE ue and ss in the ISO and ASCII character sets The dot is eliminated in the ISO character set if it wa
86. ut before you can use it you have to format it Mark the new partition and click on 76 ONE Technologies Shining Utility Suite x Really format Confirm to start the formatting Another dialog appears It is a notice to inform you that you are formatting a hard drive now Confirm to continue WARNING This drive is NOT a removeable drive Format this drive Now the windows dialog for formatting drives appears 77 ONE Technologies Lokaler Datentr ger formatieren 5 Speicherkapazitat 73297 00 MB Starten Art der Formatierung Schlie en C QuickFormat l schen Vollst ndig Weitere Optionen Bezeichnung ONE HighFly Keine Bezeichnung Ende Zusammenfassung anzeigen M Type in the name for the new partition e g HighFly and choose complete NOT Quick Format erase Quick Format will not work with the first initialization of a drive Follow the messages on the screen Now your hard drive is installed completely and can be accessed by the explorer or under computer 2001 ONE Technologies ONE Technologies is not responsible for loss of data 78 ONE Technologies 13 3 Disk Management Computer Management Windows 2000 NT and XP Before you can use your hard disk you have to configure it by creating and formatting one or more partitions Here is how to do it 1 Check if your hard drive was installed correctl
87. ve and beyond the warranty are invalid Specifically ONE Technologies accepts no responsibility for the validity of the contents of this manual Changes to the hardware and software are reserved ONE Technologies 2 AluWRITER CD R RW 2 1 Package content Fire Wire Version AlUWRITER FireWire Power Supply FireWire cable ONE_ToolsCD USB Version AIuWRITER USB 2 0 Power Supply USB 2 0 cablel ONE_ToolsCD muss Combo Version AIuWRITER Combo Power Supply FireWire cable USB 2 0 cablel ONE ToolsCD ONE Technologies 2 2 Installation on a Macintosh System FireWire Installation to a Macintosh Switch on your computer do not connect the drive yet After the operating system has been loaded completely insert the ONE_ToolsCD and install the drivers for ONE FireWire drives Restart your computer after installing the software Connect your new ONE drive with the power cord to a suitable current source 110 260 V and switch it on After your computer has finished its restart connect the device to the FireWire port of your Mac with the included FireWire cable After a few seconds the drive is recognized by the system and can be used Please notice that the CD R RW drive can only be used as a CD ROM drive at this time To be able to create own CD Rs or CD RW media you have to use additional software ONE Technologies recommends the use of TOAST by Roxio Sof
88. will be loaded at system start Also you can start it manually by double clicking on the OneTechDrive exe located in the Nero BackltUp installation folder on your hard disk 2 The defined backup is not executed when pushing the button Check if the backup status is set to Enable Also you should see the Backup task symbol in the system tray If this is not the case start the Nero BackltUp application and set the backup job to Enable 59 21 57 4 43 ONE Technologies 6 AluDISC pocket A 6 1 Package Content EM Fire Wire Version USB Version Combo Version AIuWRITER FireWire AluWRITER USB 2 0 AIuWRITER Combo Power Supply Power Supply Power Supply FireWire cable USB 2 0 cablel FireWire cable ONE ToolsCD ONE ToolsCD USB 2 0 cablel ONE ToolsCD 6 2 Installation on a Macintosh System FireWire Start your computer without having the drive connected After the system has been loaded insert the ONE ToolsCD in your CDROM drive and install the FireWire drivers out of the FireWire folder on the ONE ToolsCD Restart your machine After the computer has finished the restart switch on the FireWire drive and connect it to a free FireWire port Your hard drive is now installed and will be shown in the System Profiler on the FireWire bus Now your hard drive needs to be 44 ONE Technologies initialized The system will prompt for that right after connect
89. y Therefore click with the right mouse button on the my computer icon In the appearing pop up menu choose properties Click on Device Manager under Hardware to start it 79 ONE Technologies System Properties Here you should see the new hard drive example shows a FireWire device 80 ONE Technologies Device Manage action gt G 0 1 DD XM2TGSVWIOZE Computer Disk dri 0 015 DRIVE IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device 222 IBM DTLA 305040 Display adapters 23 DVD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers amp 9 Floppy disk drives Sy IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 4 IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers amp OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller 48 Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices 9 Monitors iBixi El m D H E 8 9 Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT t SCSI and RAID controllers lt Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Your drive was installed correctly has now to be configured Here is how to do it IMPORTANT NOTICE Please check every of the following steps very carefully Creating partitions and or formatting a drive causes the loss of all data stored on it Please make sure that you always choose the correct drive while setting it up If you are unsure using the

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