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1. please skip to step 4 may be required during installation 1 Before connecting your MicroNet Firewire Storage EOMME 21x Device please install the Microsoft 1394 Microsoft Gener Device Manager Harare Profiles Performance Support Document Q242975 This update can be View devices by type View devices by connection downloaded from Microsoft or from the MicroNet m Computer Hs 1394 Bus Controller Support web page H CDROM 2 Connect and power on your MicroNet Firewire Storage F Ey IDE DISK TYPE47 Device and reboot your computer TTT 3 Plug and Play will detect your MicroNet Drive and p 54 Floppy disk controllers will install the necessary software Should any Version 3 a on ama Flats Keyboar Conflict dialog boxes pop up click YES to keep the R Morton e I Mouse existing files Do not click on the cancel button as P Network dene l 7 Ports COM amp LPT i SB oe i aa Refresh a Remove Print z the appropriate driver from the MicroNet support web site decompress it to a temporary directory and direct Cancel Windows to that directory in the driver installation this will prohibit the drivers from loading properly If Windows cannot find the driver please download dialog These dialog boxes will only display the first time you install your drive 4 Right click on My Computer on your desktop and select Properties Click on the Device Manager tab top ONEN KE illustration e2. 2 Hardware Installation Note for MacOS 9 x users Please install Hard Disk Speedtools prior to va connecting your MicroNet Disk Drive e Plug the included power cable into the power connector on your drive and plug the other end into a grounded electrical outlet e Press the power switch on the drive to turn on your MicroNet storage device then power on your computer e Connect the 9 pin connection of one end of the included FireWire cables to one of the FireWire ports on the rear of your drive e Connect the other end to one of your computer s FireWire 400 or 800 ports or to a FireWire port on a device already connected to your computer Specifications Hard Disk Drives CGD GCINES assessoren A00GB 500GB Buffer SiZ cccccccccccsesececceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeans 16MB Track to UCI sree erore 0 8 Full SOK Os coubaienunadaienaremnutinemanesieianese 17 Data Transfer Rate 30 38MB s See 9126 E aeoemniitruceieaducacetondeeeete 512 bytes EEE aE E E A sens lt 4 17 ms Seek time average ccccceseeeeeeeeeeee ees lt 8 5 ms Internal Drive Interface ccccccceceeeeeeees ATA 133 Cable Transfer Rate AOOMb s FireWire 1394A 800Mb s FireWire 1394B Rotational Speed ccceceecccceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7200RPM DIMENSIONS sc2eun0rsco5 ecaiaascoranbeaveabecdoanseenont 10 x65 x2 W eee E 5 1 lbs Power SURI ices asccscconenaocennecenasoue asnacers 110 240 Volts Auto Switching About FireWire IEEE
3. 5 e e HDST FireWire Support Extensions Firewire USB Enabler and Apple S Firewire Oia for all Firewire hard disk amp removable disk cartridge installations Universal PowerPC native driver for all hard disk style Firewire devices USB Suppor t extensions Apple s FireWire ost USB Support Extensions Required for supported USB hard disk installations US B autho rin g sup p ort extensions are not PowerPC native driver for ISD300 based fixed disk USB devices I HDST Ejectable Disk Support Extension hard disk related extensions and can be left For SCSI and ATAPI ejectable disk cartridge device installations Supports Zip Jazz SuperDisk Orb MO and SyQuest devices enabled 7 Indigita FireSCSI Extension Set Additional extensions exclusively designed for FireWire QuickStripe installations 5 Run Hard Disk Speedtools select your drive and press the setup button Select Mac OS Extended for disk format and complete the operation 6 Your MicroNet Firewire storage device is ready to use OS X Launch the Disk Utility application located under Applications Utilities folder o Highlight your new drive and select the Erase tab Select the desired file system format and click the Erase button Your MicroNet FireWire Disk Drive is ready Disk util lity to use Disk Umiliny 1 Mik are D Yaumi Selected information Firar Add Erase Pa
4. seconds then reconnect the drive to your computer system Make sure Hard Disk is formatted and mounted as described in the installation section Files are missing or corrupted Hard Drives amp Removables Run your computer s disk repair utility The computer will not boot from my PlatinumXL Booting from Firewire is currently supported on all Firewire enabled Macintosh computer except Towers with PCI graphics as well as some PCs with supported BIOS Please check your computer manufacturer s website at for the latest updates The computer hangs while booting with FireWire or USB device attached Macintosh OS 9 x Following the Hard Disk Speedtools installation Create a new extension set based on the Base extensions set Enable the HDST extensions and reboot If the problem persists please contact MicroNet Technical Support For additional troubleshooting information please visit our webste at www MicroNet com 7 WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL MicroNet 19260 Van Ness Avenue Torrance CA 90501 Sales 310 320 7272 Support 310 320 0772 www MicroNet com FCC Compliance Statements This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant
5. 1394 FireWire was invented by Apple Computer in the early 1990s and was adopted by the TEEE as a standard IEEE 1394 in 1995 as a cross platform high speed serial technology that can move large amounts of data between computers and peripheral devices It features simplified cabling hot swapping and transfer speeds of up to 400 megabits per second FireWire is one of the fastest peripheral standards ever developed which makes it great for use with multimedia peripherals such as video camcorders and other FireWire high speed devices like the latest hard disk drives cd recorders scanners and printers More information along with the latest MacOS drivers for FireWire can always be found at http www apple com firewire Installation Software E MacOS Systems MacOS 9 x 1 Insert the included Hard Disk Speedtools Installation CD into your computers CD drive Hard Disk Speedtools 2 Double click the Hard Disk Speedtools installer Icon 3 Check the Hard Disk Speedtools and the HDST Firewire support or m USB Support extensions in the installer as illustrated and press the Hard Disk Speedtoois installer install button 4 Follow the on screen instructions to finalize the install Installer Options installation Please make sure that you have no Sn eee etn Cancel install other Firewire or USB disk extensions enabled Hora Disk SpeedTools 3 5 Utilities Folder depending on your model besides Apple s aero Sue S e e
6. Connector FireWire 800 Ports PeT Activity LED Cooling Fan Exhaust Vent What s Included 1 PlatinumXL Disk Drive 1 PlatinumXL product CD which contains this manual in PDF format warranty information registration and marketing materials 1 Power cord 1 IEEE1394B FireWire 800 cable 1 IEEE1394A FireWire 400 to FireWire 800 adapter cable Intech Hard Disk Utility Suite General Use Precautions e Do not expose the hard drive to temperatures outside the range of 5 C 41 F to 45 C 104 F Doing so may damage the drive or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window e Do not block the fan exhaust vent e Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury Always unplug the hard drive from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time e Do not place the drive near sources of magnetic interference such as computer displays televi sions or speakers Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your drive e Do not place heavy objects on top of the drive or use excessive force on it e Never use benzene paint thinners detergent or other chemical products to clean the outside of PlatinumXL drive Instead use a soft dry cloth to wipe the device
7. HARDWARE GUIDE MACINTOSH amp WINDOWS INSTALLING YOUR MICRONET Thank you for choosing MicroNet Your MicroNet data storage product has been built to the highest standard of quality and workmanship and when used according to the instructions in this guide will provide years of trouble free operation We at MicroNet take great pride in bringing personal satisfaction to each of our customers If you have any questions about your new FireWire Disk Drive or about any other MicroNet products please feel free to contact us Your drive is compatible with all FireWire capable Apple Macintosh computers running MacOS 9 1 or greater MacOS 10 1 5 or greater and PC Compatible computers running Windows 98 Second Edition Millenium Edition Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 Revised 5 2004 Getting to know your Fantom Drive Minimum System requirements Microsoft Windows systems Intel Pentium I 450MHz or compatible running Windows 98SE or greater Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows 2003 MacOS systems PCI PowerMac or newer running MacOS 9 1 and newer or MacOS 10 1 5 and newer Note Mac OS 9 x and Windows based clients do not have native FireWire a 800 drivers and may not operate at the full 800 mbit performance Please check with your FireWire 800 host bus adapter vendor for the latest drivers to reach your PlatinumXL s full performance potential Product Details Power Switch Power Adapter
8. connect your MicroNet Storage Device to your computer while the power is turned on however make sure that no other devices on the connection are active when hot plugging or disconnecting your device e When disconnecting a FireWire or USB drive always make sure it has been properly shut down This can be accomplished as follows Macintosh drag the drive icon to the trash or select the Put Away command from the File menu to remove it from the desktop Windows double click the unplug or eject hardware icon gt located at the edge of your start bar Select the device and press the stop button before disconnecting the drive MicroNet hard disk drives are compatible with the leading hard disk repair and defragmentation software We recommend using this software to maintain peak performance and data integrity of your drive Contact your local software retailer for more information about the software best suited for your computer e The IEEE 1394 standard for FireWire sets a limit of 63 FireWire devices per computer When connecting directly to your computer there should be no more than 16 cable lengths between the computer s FireWire port and the last FireWire device Troubleshooting Computer will not recognize the drive Make sure the software for your drive is installed following the instructions in this manual Disconnect the drive and power the unit off Wait 15 seconds then power your drive back on Wait 5 more
9. g accessing data Use NTFS if e You want to encrypt files assign per with an Operating System other than Windows NT Windows 2000 XP You may need the ability to dual boot down the line Once you have convert ed a volume from NTFS to FAT32 there is no going back You can convert from FAT32 to NTFS but not the other way around e You want to connect to a Mac and have access to the data Please note that MacOS cannot support FAT32 partitions greater than 128GB missions to files or want to audit files for access e You will be formatting partitions larger than 32GB e You need to store individual files that are larger than 4GB or you use a backup program that writes large files e You need a filing system that can be mirrored or structured like a RAID 5 configuration Daily Use Tips e Read this Users Guide carefully Follow the correct procedure when setting up the device e Additional application software may have been included with your drive Please review the documentation included with this software for information on the operation and support of this software The documentation can usually be found in an electronic format on the installation CD e Always operate your drive on a steady and level surface Do not move the unit while it is turned on e Plug your drive into a grounded electrical outlet The use of ground defeating adapters will cause damage not covered by your warranty e You can connect or dis
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12. to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment off and on the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 5 24 2004 MNPLXL RevA The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy MicronetDrives assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein MicroNet reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users MicroNet and the MicroNet logo are registered trademarks of MicroNet FireWire the FireWire logo Macintosh and the MacOS Logo are trade marks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Wi
13. xpand the Disk Drives icon locate and select the new device and click the Properties C IBM DTLA 307045 button 5 Under the Settings Tab check the removable Target ID i Firmware revision TX6O checkbox See bottom illustration Logical unit number 0 Press the OK button a eboot Your MicroNe Opti 6 Press the OK button and reboot Your MicroNet p Options v i Firewire Storage Device is ready to use TA iai Ppenevatie IV Sync data transfer M Int 13 unit J Auta insert notification Windows 2000 XP Current drive letter assignment Windows ME 2000 and Windows XP will autodetect Reserved drive letters your MicroNet Storage Devices and mount them Stat dive lete x automatically End drive lete gt N OK Cancel C x J s Installation Software of Windows Systems Disk Format Considerations The two prevalent file system formats for PCs are FAT32 and NTFS Performance is very similar between the two systems NTFS is a newer file system that is compatible only with Windows NT Windows 2000 and Win dows XP It has fewer limitations than FAT32 and will enable a partition to be created that is larger than 32GB FAT32 is a file system that is compatible with Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 and Windows XP In Windows 2000 and Windows XP you will not be able to create a partition greater than 32GB Use FAT32 if e You will be dual bootin
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