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Maxtor Shared Storage Drive - One Year Limited Warranty Maxtor’s warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth below: Please note that Maxtor reserves the right to update from time to time the warranty terms provided for new purchases of Maxtor products, and to establish the effective date of those updated warranty terms. Please refer to www.maxtor.com for the then current form of Limited Warranty Statement for Maxtor brand products.
This limited warranty does not cover any of the following conditions: • • • • Abuse, unreasonable use, mistreatment, or neglect Unusual physical or electrical stress or power fluctuations Damage caused during installation of the Product Damage or capacity/performance/operational resetting caused by the equipment or system with which the Product is used • Damage caused by modification or repair not made or authorized by Maxtor • Products whose Maxtor Serial Number and/or Material Number label have/ has been
Contents 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Maxtor Shared Storage Drive Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Introduction Thank you for selecting this Maxtor product. Attaching a hard disk drive to the network in a home or small office is a simple and economical way for users to share files. Maxtor network drives offer a winning combination of capacity, simplicity of use and helpful software features that automate configuration, privacy and more.
1 Shared Storage Drive Components Before installing your new drive, review the features shown in Figure 1. Front Included in this Kit The Shared Storage Drive comes complete with the components shown in Figure 2. NETWORK STORAGE Back Shared Storage Drive User's Guide P/N: 20267900 Limited Warranty Statement inside Power Button Power Reset Status Light USB Ports Connector Button (Flashing Green Network ID Panel and Amber Lights) Security Locking Ethernet port Slot Figure 1.
System Requirements Handling Precautions The following are the minimum system requirements. Handle your drive with care! Follow the precautions listed here or you could damage your drive and void your warranty. Review the Maxtor Limited Warranty, included in this guide, for more information. • Pentium III, 500 Mhz equivalent processor or higher • Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP • System RAM as required by Windows • Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.
1 Where to Go for Help For additional help with your drive, its installation and the software, contact: Maxtor Support Maxtor provides a comprehensive support section on its website, including the latest software, user guides and a knowledge base for answers to common questions and problems. Maxtor support website: http://support.maxtor.com/sharedstorage Support phone numbers: Check the Contact Us section on the Maxtor support website, for phone numbers in your region.
2 Installing Your Drive 2 In this chapter you will connect and set up your Maxtor Shared Storage Drive. Step 1. Connect your drive In order to install your Shared Storage Drive, you will need the following: Connecting the Ethernet cable • Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later is recommended). • 10/100 compliant network with DNS and DHCP servers (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) running. 1. Plug one end of the (supplied) Ethernet cable into your network, switch or router. 2.
Connecting the power 2 Step 2. Power up your drive 1. Plug the round female connector from the power adapter into the drive’s power connector. Press the button on the front of your drive. 2. Plug the two-pin female connector on the power cord into the power adapter. Your drive will now start up. This process requires up to one minute to complete. • The button light will turn yellow. • When the light pulses green, your drive is ready and you can move on to Step 3.
Step 3. Set up your drive When your Shared Storage Drive is found, you will see its Network ID number and IP address appear in a drop-down menu in the middle of the screen. 1. Insert the Maxtor Quick Start CD. For example: MSS-000335 (192.168.0.5) The Choose Setup Language screen will appear. If you have multiple Shared Storage Drives connected to your network, each will appear in the drop-down menu. If this screen does not appear, you can access it manually, by double-clicking the Quick Start CD icon.
Advanced Settings 2 For information about the advanced settings of your Shared Storage Drive, such as modifying user accounts, access privileges, setting the language, date, time or modifying network settings, see “Advanced Settings” on page 13 in chapter 3. Online Help Your Shared Storage Drive has advanced help features. To access these files, click on the Online Help link at the bottom of the drive file screen.
3 Using Your Drive You can use your Maxtor Shared Storage Drive as you do any hard drive that is either built-in or directly connected to your computer. Accessing your drive When you install the Shared Storage Drive and create a name and a password to access your personal folder, a set of folders is automatically created to help you organize your files.
Using the Drag and Sort Feature 3 In addition to including a set of folders to help you organize your files, your Shared Storage Drive also includes a time-saving new feature called Drag and Sort. With Drag and Sort, every time you drag common files to your Shared Storage Drive, each file is automatically sorted into the appropriate folder based on its file type. The Drag and Sort feature supports over 100 common file types, including .doc, .ppt, .jpg, .xls, .
Disconnecting a USB drive Using USB Printers with your drive To disconnect a USB drive from your Maxtor Shared Storage Drive: You may connect a USB printer to your Shared Storage Drive and share it with anyone on your network. 1. Go to the Maxtor Shared Storage Drive home page. See “To access the Shared Storage Drive home page:” on page 13. 2. Click the Advanced Settings button. 3. Click Configure Your USB Devices. 4. Click Unplug USB devices from the Shared Storage Drive. 5.
Shutting down your drive Resetting your drive To safely shut down your Shared Storage Drive: If you are not able to access your drive after moving it to a different network or turning it on after it has been off for a period of time, you may need to reset it. Press and hold the button on the front of your drive for 5 seconds.
Advanced Settings Adding Rubber Feet to your drive The Shared Storage Drive Home Page If you plan to use your Shared Storage Drive on a desk surface, your kit includes four rubber feet to protect your drive and the surface of your desk. Using the Shared Storage Drive home page, you can access many advanced features for managing your drive, including: • Setting the Language, Date, Time and Administrator account. • Setting up or modifying User Accounts and access privileges.
4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshooting tips and answers questions about installing and using your Shared Storage Drive. 4 You can find more information in the Maxtor knowledge base at http://www.maxtorkb.com or the Maxtor website at: http://www.maxtor.com Chapter Contents General Troubleshooting 1. The Quick Start software does not detect my Shared Storage Drive. 2. My Shared Storage Drive is detected but I cannot see it in Network Neighborhood. 3.
General Troubleshooting 4. Under Manufacturers, choose Microsoft. Under Network Protocols, choose TCP/IP and click OK. 1. The Quick Start software does not detect my Shared Storage Drive. 1. Check that the Shared Storage Drive is properly installed, that the network connections are secure, and that it is turned ON. 2. Make sure that the power button light of the Shared Storage Drive is green. 3. Make sure that any firewalls on your computer are disabled.
3. Click the Install button. 4. In the Network Component Type window, select Protocol and click Add. 5. From the list of available protocols, select Internet Protocol and click OK. 6. Windows will ask you to insert the operating system disk to install other necessary files. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. 2. My Shared Storage Drive is detected but I cannot see it in Network Neighborhood. Go to Start > Seach.
3. I am not able to see any folders on my Shared Storage Drive. 3. Make sure that“I want to be able to give others access to my files” and “I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s)” are checked. Make sure that you have File and Print sharing enabled in your operating system. 4. Click OK, to save your changes, and click OK once more to close the Network window. To Enable File and Print Sharing on a Windows 95/98 system: 5.
• You do not have access permissions for a share. If you are not the administrator of your Shared Storage Drive, ask your administrator to provide you access. For information on accessing the Shared Storage Drive home page, to change permission settings, see chapter 3 “Using Your Drive” on page 9. 5. What do the different-colored lights in the power button mean? 4 The power button light gives you a visual indication of how your Shared Storage Drive is operating.
Index A About this Guide Administrator account 3 13 C Power up your drive Public folder 6 9 Q Quick Start CD Connect your drive Connecting the Ethernet cable Connecting the power 5 5 6 D 2, 7 R Resetting your drive Rubber Feet 12 13 S Date DHCP Drag and Sort drive components handling precautions 13 3, 16 1, 10 2 U 3 USB drives USB printers Using your drive F FAT32 1, 10 I Installing your drive 7 13 12 3 10 11 9 W 5 L Language Lights Set up your drive Shared Storage Drive home page Sh
©2004 Maxtor Corporation. All rights reserved. Changes are periodically made to the information herein which will be incorporated in revised editions of this publication. Maxtor may make changes or improvements to the product(s) described in this publication at any time and without notice. For purposes of storage capacity, a gigabyte (GB) equals 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.
