Pleiades - NDAS External Storage Enclosure for 3.5” IDE Hard Drives User Manual v1.
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION -1- CHAPTER 4 - NDAS SETUP -8- ICON KEY -1- DRIVER INSTALLATION ON A PC -8- THE PLEIADES NDAS -1- DRIVER INSTALLATION ON A MAC -8- PACKAGE CONTENTS -1- REGISTERING A NEW DEVICE ON A PC -8- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS -2- REGISTERING A NEW DEVICE ON A MAC -9- PC REQUIREMENTS -2- MOUNTING AND USING YOUR NDAS DISK - 10 - MAC REQUIREMENTS -2- MOUNTING THE NDAS DISK ON A PC - 10 - DETAILED INFORMATION -2- MOUNTING THE NDAS DISK ON A MAC - 10 - SHA
Chapter 1 - Introduction Icon Key Throughout this manual you will see icons on the left margin that denote either Notes or Special Remarks as outlined below: General Notes and Tips Remarks for PC users and Microsoft Windows OS Remarks for Mac users and Apple Macintosh OS The Pleiades NDAS The 'Pleiades NDAS' delivers high performance using NDAS technology for you to share your disk on the local network, whilst keeping it as simple as a standard Plug and Play device.
System Requirements PC Requirements • • • • Minimum Intel Processor II 350MHz, 64MB RAM USB 1.1 equipped PC; WinME, Win2000, WinXP USB 2.0 equipped PC; WinME, Win2000, WinXP 100 Mbps or 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet card, or a USB-toEthernet converter equipped PC; Win98SE, WinME, Win2000, WinXP Mac Requirements • Minimum Apple G3 processor, PowerPC, 64MB RAM • USB 1.1 equipped Mac; Mac OS 9.2 or above • USB 2.0 equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2, 10.
Chapter 2 - Installing the HDD Preparing the Enclosure Your unit may come with a pre-installed hard drive. Before opening the enclosure, please read the warranty and any other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so, as this could void your warranty. Remove the 4 screws on the bottom, slide the case off the body, remove the screws for the top cover and open up the case.
Hard Drive Assembly The HDD jumper should be set to Master. Connect the ATA cable and the power line to your hard drive. Install the hard drive and fasten the screws. Align the top cover with the body and fasten the screws, before sliding it back into the casing. Fasten the 4 screws on the bottom and connect your power adapter and interface cable.
Chapter 3 - System Set Up In NDAS mode, the ‘Pleiades NDAS’ is directly attached to a 100MB/s full duplex Ethernet switch. Each user on the network can use the NDAS disk as if it were a local drive. The ‘Pleiades NDAS’ can only be accessed from the internal LAN. It is not possible to connect remotely. Do not connect the USB and Ethernet cables simultaneously! In USB 2.0 High Speed mode, the ‘Pleiades NDAS’ is directly attached to a single computer using the USB port.
Installation on a PC using USB 2.0 To connect the device via USB 2.0 High Speed to a single computer, see following instructions: If the system doesn’t recognize the drive, turn on the power before connecting the USB cable. • • • • • Turn on your Computer and start Windows. Make sure the Ethernet cable is disconnected. Connect the Pleiades NDAS via USB 2.0 and turn it on. Let Windows search for and install the driver automatically. Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive.
Installation on a Mac using USB 2.0 To connect the device via USB 2.0 High Speed to a single computer, see following instructions: If the system doesn’t recognize the drive, turn on the power before connecting the USB cable. • • • • • Turn on your computer and start Mac OS. Make sure the Ethernet cable is disconnected. Connect the Pleiades NDAS and turn it on. No driver installation required. The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop.
Chapter 4 - NDAS Setup Driver installation on a PC Without the Write Key, the NDAS disk can only be accessed with ‘Read Only’ permit. • Insert the driver CD and select your Operating System. • If installation does not start automatically, browse and double-click on the ‘NDASSetup’ file. • Follow the installation wizard and install the driver. • Accept any warning of missing signature or logo testing. • Restart your system when prompted to do so.
Registering a new device on a Mac • Locate the ‘NDAS Utility’ found inside your Applications folder under Utilities and open it. Without the Write Key, the NDAS disk can only be accessed with ‘Read Only’ rights. • Under Management, select ‘Register a New Device’. • Enter a name for your NDAS disk or use the default name. • Add your NDAS device ID and if you also want to be able to write to the disk, enter the Write Key (last 5 digits).
Mounting and using your NDAS disk Mounting the NDAS disk on a PC Read & Write mode will be disabled if the Write Key was no entered during the registration process. If a Mac is connected using the Read & Write mode, other computers can only connect using the Read Only mode. • • • • Click on the NDAS Device Management icon on the taskbar. Select your new NDAS device, which should now be listed. Mount the drive using either Read Only or Read & Write. The drive is now available under My Computer.
Using and sharing the NDAS disk on the network If the disk is connected directly to the computer using USB, full access is granted, regardless of the driver setup used on the network. Now that you have successfully installed the NDAS disk, you can use it like any other hard drive on your system. It will behave very similarly to a standard USB disk in comparison. You may drag and drop files into the NDAS disk, you can create new folders, copy, paste, move or delete files or use it as your backup device.
NDAS Device Management on a PC Click on the NDAS Device Management icon located on the taskbar. All registered NDAS devices will be displayed on the menu. If you want to use suspend or hibernation mode with a connected NDAS device, enable it first under Options and Advanced. To change a device name or remove the Write Key, select your NDAS device and go to Properties for further commands.
Device Status Modes Color To uninstall the entire Device Management tool, first eject and remove all NDAS devices, then use the Add or Remove Programs utility in your Control Panel to remove the NDAS Software.
Configuration: Selection to Mount and Unmount the device using either Read Only or Read & Write mode. To uninstall the NDAS Utility, first eject all devices and remove them, then insert the driver CD, open the corresponding folder for your OS and start the ‘NDAS Uninstaller’. + Sign: Register a New Device. Management: Both the above can be done using the Management menu on top of your screen. To remove the Write Key, select the NDAS device itself, as shown in this screenshot.
Driver Upgrade It is recommended that all users use the same driver revision. Before upgrading the driver, please follow these guidelines: • • • • • • • If possible, first backup all your data. Disable all NDAS devices. Uninstall the present driver. Install the new driver. Register the NDAS devices again. Mount the NDAS devices. You should now be able to use the NDAS devices again.
Chapter 5 - Formatting the HDD Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive! DO NOT format the drive when other computers have the NDAS device mounted.
PC running Win2000 or WinXP For Win2000 and WinXP, we recommend using the NTFS file format. Disk Management Program • Right click on “My Computer” and choose “Manage” • Select “Disk Management” • Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for further commands (Choose New Partition) • Follow the Partition Wizard to setup your disk If the NTFS file system is used, the drive will only be recognised on Win2000 and WinXP. Mac OS X can see the drive and read data from it but can not write to it.
Mac OS If native Mac file system is used, the drive will only be recognised on Mac systems. To access the drive on both PC and Mac, format the drive using MSDOS (FAT32) Mac OS9.2 does not support creating multiple partitions on an external drive. To do that, you would need to purchase additional 3rd party software, connect the drive to the internal IDE bus or upgrade to OS X. For Mac OS X, use the Disk Utility to format and create partitions on your external disk.
Chapter 6 - Appendix Technical Questions For RMA and other questions, please contact your vendor or check out their online support area! Please read your warranty carefully, as this may vary between different vendors! If you have lost your device ID number, please write down the serial number and contact your vendor. For NDAS mode, the drivers need to be loaded on each computer that wants access to the NDAS device. However, if you are using Windows Sharing, only one computer needs the software installed.
