PORTABLE USB/PCMCIA HARD DISK USER’S MANUAL
CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 System requirements........................................................................................... 1 Part names and functions .................................................................................. 2 USB Portable Hard disk installation guide .............................................. 3 Hardware Installation ................................................
INTRODUCTION The USB/PCMCIA Portable Hard Disk is a portable compact hard disk drive that incorporates the USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface and PCMCIA interface. The hard disk provides a fast and easy way to add more storage space to your PC. Plus, the Plug & Play feature gives you greater convenience on the road, and the USB/PCMCIA Portable Hard Disk can be easily connected to a PC by using the USB or PCMCIA interface. It can even be disconnected and re-connected while the computer is running.
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Your USB/PCMCIA Portable Hard Disk may look slightly different from the figure shown below. However, the key parts and functions are always the same despite their different positions. • LED: Power/Data-access indicator LED. ‚ Interface Connector: This connector connects to the USB interface cable or PCMCIA interface card. ƒ Power Source Switch: DC: This setting the AC adapter powers the Portable Hard Disk. Switch to this position when using the USB interface.
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION NOTE: Use the AC adapter included with this unit ONLY. Using the incorrect AC adapter will result in permanent and unpredictable damage to the USB/PCMCIA Portable Hard Disk. 1. Connect the 36-pin connector from the USB cable to the interface connector on Portable Hard Disk. Press firmly until the connector is seated. 2. Connect the AC adapter into the DC IN jack at the rear panel of the Portable Hard Disk. 3. Make sure the Power Source Switch is at the DC position. 4.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1. Boot-up your computer in Windows 98 and make sure the USB port device driver is installed and available in Windows 98. 2. Plug the port connector on the USB cable into the USB port on the computer. Port connector on very the USB USBportable port(s) on PCdisk into 3. If this is the firstcable time you are plugging the hard the USB port of computer, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will appear as shown below. 4.
5. Check “Floppy disk drives”, then insert the device driver diskette into your floppy drive, click Next, and a screen should be appear as below. Click Next. 6. After the files are copied into the hard disk, click Finish. 7. Windows should detect an “Unknown Device” after step 6, keep the device driver diskette in the floppy drive and click Next three more times.
8. Click on Next, if the Wizard asks you to specify a path to copy the needed files to the hard disk, type “A:\” in the “Copy files from” box, then click on OK. 9. After the files are copied into the hard disk, screen below will appear. Click Finish to complete the installation.
. Go to your desktop and double-click on “My Computer”. A new “Removable Disk” icon will be displayed, representing the Portable Hard Disk drive. 11. If the new drive does not appear in “My Computer”, this may be because you are installing a NEW hard disk which doesn’t contain any disk partition. Refer to “Using the FDISK to Partition the Portable Hard Disk” section in “Using the Portable Hard Disk” chapter, to prepare your Portable Hard Disk.
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION 1. Connect the 36-pin connector on PCMCIA interface card to the Interface Connector of Portable Hard Disk. Press firmly until the connector is seated. 2. Make sure the Power Source Switch is at the PC position. 3. Place the portable hard disk in the recommended horizontal position. 4. Locate the PCMCIA socket of your computer or consult your computer’s user’s manual for its location. 5. Align the PCMCIA interface card with the arrow sign pointing toward the computer’s socket.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95/98 ♦ The following installation procedures are extracted from the Windows 98 installation. The installation for Windows 95 is similar. ♦ Note that it is not necessary to attach the PCMCIA Portable Hard Disk every time you start your computer; The PCMCIA specification allows “Hot Insert/Remove” of the card while the computer power is on. 1.
4. Click on the Next button. 5. After the files are copied into the hard disk, click Finish. 6. The new hard disk can be found in the “My Computer” icon. 7. If the new drive does not appear in “My Computer”, this may be because you are installing a NEW hard disk, which doesn’t contain any disk partition. Refer to “Using the FDISK to Partition the Portable Hard Disk” section in “Using the Portable Hard Disk” chapter, to prepare your Portable Hard Disk.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT Before You Begin ♦ Be sure that Windows NT is version 3.51 or higher. ♦ Since Windows NT does not support the “Hot Insert/Remove” feature, the PCMCIA Portable Hard Disk should be connected with your computer prior to starting Windows NT. Likewise, do not remove the PCMCIA Portable Hard Disk before you shut down Windows NT. ♦ In Windows NT, the I/O and IRQ settings of the PCMCIA Portable Hard Disk can not be changed.
dialog box appears, select the PCMCIA HARDDISKand click the OK button. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue. After finishing, Windows NT will prompt you to restart to activate the new device driver for Windows NT.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR DOS/WINDOWS 3.1 Automatic Installation The device driver installation program provides a simple INSTALL program to help you install the device driver into the computer with ease. Please follow the instructions below to proceed automatic installation. 1. Insert the device driver diskette into a floppy disk drive on your computer. 2. Change the working directory to the floppy drive containing the device driver diskette by typing “A:” then press ENTER. 3.
Manual Installation You may manually install the PCMCIA Portable Hard Disk device driver if the default setting conflicts with your system. Perform the following procedure to complete the manual installation. 1. Copy the files ARIHD.EXE from the device driver diskette to a directory on your main hard disk, (e.g. C:\PCMHD). 2. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file. Add the following line at the end of the file. DEVICE=[drive] [path] ARIHD.
USING THE PORTABLE HARD DISK After the first-time installation, you can connect or disconnect the Portable Hard Disk without powering off the computer. Please follow the steps below. Using the Portable Hard Disk with the USB Interface Connecting the Portable Hard Disk to your computer 1. Connect the 36-pin connector to the interface connector of the Portable Hard Disk. 2. Connect the AC adapter output plug into the DC IN jack of the Portable Hard Disk.
1. Double-click on the PCMCIA icon in system tray, the “PC Card (PCMCIA) Properties” dialog box will appear. 2. Highlight the socket that lists the Portable Hard Disk. Click on Stop. 3. Wait for few seconds, the system will prompt “You may safely remove this device”. 4. Remove the PCMCIA card from the slot. Using FDISK to Partition the Portable Hard Disk FDISK is a program to build one or more partitions on a hard disk. After partitioning the hard disk, the disk needs to be formatted.
Note: If the option5 doesn’t appear in this screen, it is the same situation as step5. Follow step5 to re-do those steps again. 8. In the “Change Current Fixed Disk Drive” screen, type the disk drive number that is assigned to the Portable Hard Disk (usually, the Portable Hard Disk is the fixed disk drive number 2). 9. Back up to the “FDISK OPTIONS” screen, press 4 to display the content of the fixed disk drive, and check the content to make sure the current drive is the Portable Hard Disk. 10.
12. To format the hard drive, open the My Computer icon, right-click on the NEW removable drive, and re-enter the MS-DOS mode again. Start the FDISK program, then verify your changes. Change A Drive Letter Assigned to the Portable Hard Disk To change a drive letter for the Portable Hard Disk (for example, from drive “D” to drive “E”), follow the instructions below. 1. Open the “Control Panel”, then “System”.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. CAUTION CHANGE OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.