Specifications

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2ROCSTOR‐ROCPRO850usermanual
TABLEOFCONTENTS
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IMPORTANTNOTICES4
• SafetyNotices________________________________________________________ 4
• CapacityDisclaimer
• GeneralNotices______________________________________________________ 4 
• CareandHandling4
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GENERAL6
• Introduction___________________________________________________ 6
• BoxContents6
• MinimumSystemRequirements_____________________________________ 6
• ConnectorsandRocprorearview6
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QUICKINSTALLATION8
• HowtoConnecttheInterfaceCables‐ConnectingtheDrive___________________ 8
• CableTypes:FireWire800,FireWire400,USBandSATA9
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INSTALLINGYOURDRIVE10
• Rocproasabootabledevice_____________________________________________10
• DisconnectingYourDrive10
o PC_______________________________________________________________10
o Mac11
• ReformattingYourDrive________________________________________________11
o ReformattingviaPC(Windowbasedcomputers)11
o ReformattingviaMac_______________________________________________ 11
• ImportantNote11
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HowtoDaisy‐ChainthroughFireWireportstoyourRocproDriveatonetime_____ 12
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PARTITIONINGANDFORMATTINGTHEROCPRODRIVEONAMACOS  13
• Warning_____________________________________________________________13
• ImportantNotes13
• InstructionsforPartitioningandFormattingfromFAT32toHFS+_______________ 13
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PARTITIONING&FORMATTINGtheROCPRODriveonWINDOWS2000,XPandVISTA 20
• Warning_____________________________________________________________20
• ImportantNotes20
• DifferentwaystogettotheControlPanel__________________________________21
• InstructionsuponreachingtheControlPanel23
• InstructionsforPartitioningandFormattingfromFAT32toNTFS_______________ 24
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