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AZiO™ External HD Kit User’s Guide ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 2 Table of Contents Overview ……………………………………………………………………………… 3 Precautions! ……………………………………………………………………..….. 4 Package Contents …………………………………………………… ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 3 Overview Thank you for purchasing the AZiO External HD kit, one of the most stylis h and practical data storage solutions availabl e. The AZiO HD Ki t can convert your internal 3.5” hard disk dr ive into a hi-speed external storage device. Use it to store your collection of docu ments, photos, m ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 4 Precautions! Failure to follow the precaut ions below may result in damage to the device, loss of data, and voiding of the warranty. • If using your AZiO product as a general-purpose storage device (as opposed to a backup devi ce) AZiO strongly reco mmends that you backup the files stored on the ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 5 Package Contents 1) AZiO External HD Enclosure 2) AC Adapter & Power Cord 3) Software CD 4) Installation Screw Pack 5) User’s Guide 6) Mail-In Registration Card 7) USB 2.0 Cable 8) 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire Cable (ENC-302C Only) 9) eSATA to eSATA Cable (ENC-303SU Only) 10) SATA to eSATA Conver ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 6 System requirements for PC • Minimum 233 Mhz • Windows XP, 2000, Me or 98SE • Available interface port: -USB 2.0 Users: USB Port - FireWire 1394a Users: 6-pin FireWire Port - eSATA Users: External Serial ATA (eSATA) Port Windows XP (USB 2.0) users: You must have Windows XP Se rvice Pack 1 or ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 7 System Requirements for Mac • Power Macintosh (G5, G4, G3, Mac mini, iBook, Powe rBook, or iMac) • Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X • ENC-303SU eSATA: MAC OS 10.2 or later • Available interface port: -USB 2.0 users: USB Port -FireWire 1394a users: 6-pin FireWire Port -eSATA Users: External Serial ATA ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 8 Technical Specifications Model # USB 2.0 (White Acrylic) …………………..……………………… …………. ENC-302U USB 2.0 (Black Acrylic) …………………………………………… …………. ENC-303U USB 2.0 + FireWire 400 ……… ……………………………? ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 9 Installing a 3.5” Hard Drive 1. Configure your IDE Hard Drive as a Master (Does not apply for SATA Hard Drives) Your IDE drive has a jumper black at the back (situate d between the ATA interface connector and the power connector). Th e jumper block ha s an array of pins. You may need to plug one ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 10 2. Disassemble the Drive Kit Using a Philips screw driver, remove the six screws on th e bo ttom of the enclosure. ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 11 Open the drive kit by carefully re move the top cover from the body chassis. Warning: When handling the opened kit, never touch the PCB (printed circuit board). It conta ins sensitiv e electronics that can be easily damaged. ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 12 3. Install the Hard Drive into the Drive Kit The Drive Kit PCB contains the interface connector and the power cable. Orient your 3.5” har d drive so that the drives connector s are aligned with the interface connector an d the power cable. Plug the interface cable and the power supply into th e ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 13 With the connections made, screw the hard drive onto the support brace using the supplied screws. Make sure all screws are secure and that the drive is firmly mounted to the chassis. ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 14 4. Re-assemble the Drive Kit Connect the LED activity light cable fr om the top cover of the driv e kit to its connector cable attached to the PCB. ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 15 Carefully close the drive kit by repl acing the top cov er back on to the enclosure base. Make sure the cove r is properly seated and pressed tightly against the enclosure’s edge. ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 16 Screw the top cover securely back onto the enclosure. ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 17 Setting up the Drive Mounting the Drive This section assumes that your Drive is already formatted for your computer’s operating system. If this is not the ca se, format the Driv e according to the instructions in the section “Formatting the Drive” and then return to this section. Mac Users: ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 18 4. You will then see the message: “Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this de vice…” Click Next. 5. Once the installation is complete, you will see th e message “Windows has finished installing the software…” C lick Finish and then eject the CD. You should now see a n ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 19 Naming your Drive If you didn’t already, you may want t o give your Drive a unique name to distinguish it from other storage devices connected to your computer. Usually, you assign a name to a hard drive du ring the formatting setup process. However, you can change the name of a ha rd drive at ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 20 Partitioning/Formatting the Drive PARTITIONING/FORMAT TING A HARD DRIVE ER ASES ALL DATA STORED ON THE DRIVE! BEFORE YOU FORMAT THE DRIVE, BE SURE TO SA VE A COPY OF ANY FILES YOU WISH T O KEEP TO ANOTHER STORAGE DE VICE. Follow the instructions in this section if y our IDE hard drive was not alr ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 21 4. Otherwise, locate the resp ective drive listed in the lower right side of the window. Right-click on the drive, ma ke a new partition and format the drive. NOTE: Be sure to select the correct drive as partitioning and/or formatting will wipe out al l the data on t he disk. 5. In the File Syste ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 22 4. From the Volume Format pop-up, select Mac OS Extended. 5. In the Name field, type in a name for the Drive. 6. Click Erase. You should see a warn ing alert pop-up. Click Erase. Once initializing is complete, you should see the Drive listed in the left window of the Disk Utility screen with what ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 23 How to safely dismount the drive NEVER TURN OFF YOUR EXTERNAL DRIVE WITHOUT DISM OUNTING IT FIRST . YOU MAY LOSE DATA OR DAMAGE THE DRIVE. When a device, such as a hard drive, is “mounted” to a computer, that means the computer has detected the device and es tablished a communica tions link w ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 24 AZiO EXTERNAL HD KIT: Features Explored Hi-Speed USB 2.0 USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an interface technology for the serial transmission of digital data. The original standard (USB 1.x) had a n interface tr ansfer rate of up to 12 Mbps. USB 2.0 ha s a maximum interface transf er rate of 480 Mbp ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 25 to your computer and the other can be use d for dais y-chaining other FireWire devices. Peer-to-peer, host-independent architecture Data transmissions between FireWire de vices on the same bus can take place without th e need fo r input from the host computer. Th is independence from the host is ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 26 Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can I use my External Drive on two computers at the same time ? A: No. The Drive can only be used with one computer at a time. If you connect the Drive to two computers at the same time, you may damage the Drive and the computer. Q: Can I format the Drive for multipl ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 27 Q: Does the External Drive Kit su pport drives larger than 250gb? A: Yes, our hard drive kits does not ha ve a capacity limitation as of now. Q: Can I use both the USB 2.0 and FireWire/eSATA interfaces of my Drive at th e same tim e ? A: No. If you do, you may lose data, da mage the Drive, or eve ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 28 Troubleshooting If you experience a problem with your AZiO product, you should take the following actions in th e order spe cified. 1. Make sure you have followed all of the instructions in this guid e. 2. Consult the Troubleshooting sections of this guide. 3. If the issue you are having is still ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 29 create volumes, and format volumes with th e FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems. Disk Management enables you to perf orm most disk-relat ed tasks without shutting down your co mputer; most configuration changes take effect immediately. To open Disk Management Open Computer Managem ent (Local). In t ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 30 that came with your Mac fo r instructions on how to re build the Desktop. It i s good practice to periodic ally rebuilt the Desktop anyways). After your Mac reboots, the AZiO Drive should mount no rmally and you should not have this problem again. Q: I setup my AZiO External Drive on Mac OS 9 and ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 31 Warranty Limited 1 Year Warranty AZiO Corporation warrants this produc t against defect in material or workmanship for 1 year from the date of pur chase. If this pr oduct proves to be defective, contact AZiO Corp oration’s customer care for repair or replacement of your unit. Return requests ca ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 32 Contact Information Address: 19925 Harrison Ave. Walnut, CA 91789 Telephone: (909) 468-1198 Fax: (909) 839-2629 Website: www.aziocorp.com Customer Service: support@aziocorp.com Technical Support: support@aziocorp.com Pre-Sale Questions: sales@aziocorp.com ...
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Copyright 2006 © AZiO Corp. – www.aziocorp.com 33 Notices COPYRIGHTS Copyright © 2006 AZiO Corpor ation. All rights reserv ed. No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, ph otocopying, recording or otherwise, wi thout th e p rior writte n consen ...
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