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External 3.5” SATA Enclosure User Manual 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 RX81-MP Series for SATA The External Storage Enclosure “RX81-MP Series for SATA” is made of high quality aluminum, excellent for heat-dissipation.
External 3.5” SATA Enclosure User Manual System Requirements PC Requirements • Minimum Intel Processor II 350MHz, 64MB RAM • USB 1.1 equipped PC; WinME, Win2000, WinXP & Vista • USB 2.0 equipped PC; WinME, Win2000, WinXP & Vista • 1394a equipped PC; Win98SE, WinME, Win2000, WinXP & Vista • 1394b equipped PC; Win2000, WinXP & Vista • Serial ATA equipped PC (eSATA); Win2000, WinXP & Vista Mac Requirements • Minimum Apple G3 processor (G4 for 1394b), 64MB RAM • USB 1.1 equipped Mac; Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, 10.1.
External 3.5” SATA Enclosure User Manual Installing the Hard Drive Preparing the Enclosure 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. 1 2 3 4 Your unit might come with an installed hard drive. Before opening such an enclosure, please read the warranty and any other notes from your vendor carefully before doing so, as this might void your warranty.
External 3.5” SATA Enclosure User Manual Hard Drive Assembly Connect the SATA 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 you slide it back into the casing. Fasten the 4 screws on the bottom and connect your power adapter and interface cable.
External 3.5” SATA Enclosure User Manual System Set Up Connection to your Computer A few tips on how to connect your external storage enclosure: • Make sure your PCI Host Card is installed correctly • Double check that the Host Card driver is up to date • To enable auto mount for Serial ATA, your host card driver needs eSATA 1.
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External 3.5” SATA Enclosure User Manual Installation on a Macintosh Mac OS 9.x or Mac OS 10.x with a Firewire or USB connection: • Turn on your computer and start Mac OS • Connect the Pleiades for SATA and turn it on • No driver installation required • The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop** Mac OS 10.2 or higher with a USB 2.
External 3.5” SATA Enclosure User Manual For Mac OS 8.6, the USB extension has to be at least v1.41. For Mac OS 8.6, the Firewire extension has to be at least v2.6. For save removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lost, always follow the unplug procedure. If not, an error message will show up.
External 3.5” SATA Enclosure User Manual You can choose to create several partitions but be aware that if you want to change this at a later point, it’s required to format the drive again or use 3rd party software. Win98/SE and WinME do not recognize NTFS formatted drives, so if you want to use your drive on those platforms, we recommend you to use FAT32 instead. If you use this device to backup your data using a 3rd party software running MS-DOS, we recommend you to format the drive using FAT32.
External 3.5” SATA Enclosure User Manual Mac OS does not recognize NTFS formatted drives, to use your device on both platforms, we recommend you to use FAT32. If you use Win2000,WinXP or WinVISTA and FAT32, the biggest single partition you can create will be 32GB. To create larger partitions, you need to use the DOS command under Win98SE or WinME or change to NTFS format. If you can not see the drive, make sure the drivers are installed properly and the power is turned on! Mac OS: Mac OS9.
External 3.5” SATA Enclosure User Manual If you want to use your drive on a PC running Microsoft Windows as well as on your Mac, we recommend you to use a PC to format the drive. Choose FAT32 when formatting and do not change anything on the partition or format on your Mac, otherwise the PC will not be able to recognize the drive anymore. If you can not see the drive, make sure there are no extension conflicts and the power is turned on! Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product.
