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Addonics
TECHNOLOGIES
Combo Hard Drive25 IDE
Mobile Rack25 IDE
Mobile Rack25 IDE-SATA
Pocket ExDrive
Users Guide
Revision 6.0
FCC Warning Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class
B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If the
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user is
encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following
suggestions.
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver
• Connect the equipment to a different power outlet other than the
one where receiver is connected
• Consult a certified television or radio technician
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Contents
FCC Warning.......................................................................................1
Contents................................................................................................2
Chapter 1 Preface.................................................................................3
General Information
Features ...............................................................................3
Chapter 2 Hard Drive Installation guide ...........................................4-6
Chapter 3 USB Interface Cable Installation ........................................7
Serial ATA Interface Cable Installation .............................8
Firewire Interface Cable Installation ..................................9
CardBus/PCMCIA Interface Cable Installation ..........10-13
Technical Support & Contact Information ......................................…14
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Chapter 1
Preface
This is a Preliminary version of the manual intended to provide advance
information on the Addonics Technologies’ external Pocket Exdrive. The
information is as complete and as accurate as possible as of the publication date,
but will be superseded and updated periodically by revised manuals. The
contents are subject to change without notice.
General Information
The Addonics Technologies Pocket Exdrive is a portable 2.5” Hard Disk Drive
kit, which come in capacities starting at 2GB. The unit is external and uses the
USB, Firewire, Serial ATA, and CardBus/ PCMCIA socket, so there is no need
to open up your computer since there are no cards to install, and no special tools
are required for installation.
Features
! The most versatile hard drive kit in the market
! Connect as an External Hard drive to any computers
! Use as a removable IDE Hard Drive on a Desktop PC.
! Install any 2.5" IDE hard drive without any special tool
! The Universal Storage Interface BUS (USIB) connector at the back of
the hard disk enclosure enables the Pocket Exdrive to connect to your
Desktop or Notebook computer via USB, PCMCIA, Firewire port or
any new IO interface standard such as USB 2.0, Serial ATA.
! Powered from your Notebook PC (through the PCMCIA Slot, USB port,
USB power cable, Firewire port or Serial ATA port)
! Turn any 2.5 hard drives into external hard drive or removable hard
drive in three easy steps. (Page 5)
! Use as a removable Hard Drive on Desktops PC with an optional IDE
drive cradle.
! Plug & Play Operation under Windows 98SE, 2000, Me and XP.
! Portable: Fits any Briefcase or Notebook PC Case.
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Chapter 2
Hardware Installation Guide
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Jumper settings inside the Pocket Exdrive Drive Case
Factory Default jumper setting
(this setting works with all interface
cables and desktop drive cradle)
Jumper setting to enable DMA in drive
cradle (this setting does not work with
any interface cable in external drive
application)
JP4 has one jumper to the right
No jumpers on JP2 or JP3
Note: there may be spare jumpers in
JP2 and JP3. These spare jumpers
should be sitting on the outer pin only
Both JP3 and JP4 have one jumper to the
left.
No jumper on JP2
A. If the Pocket Exdrive will be use Externally without the use of
external ac adapter, the Switch from the case must be switch to the
left to grab power from system.
B. If the Pocket Exdrive will be use Externally with the use of
External ac adapter, the Switch from the case must be switch to
the right to grab power from external power supply.
Note:
! We recommend setting the hard drive to MASTER
mode/setting at all times. (Default setting)
! We recommend setting the hard drive to DMA mode at
all times when connecting it internally.
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Optional Hardware:
(Allows 2.5 Exdrive to plug-in to a Desktop computer internally)
40 Pin IDE
Connector
MC-36 Pin
Connector
Power Socke
t
Exdrive Cradle with Serial ATA
Converter board Attached.
Model: AAMD25BY
NOTE:
You may use an available 3.5 Floppy bay like the image shown above
to install the exdrive cradle. If none is available you can mount one to
a 5.25 bay with mounting brackets to fit the bay.
Serial ATA converter board can be attached to the IDE port of the
Exdrive cradle. Once the SATA board is connected, make sure that
both power to the board and the cradle are connected.
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Chapter 3
USB 2.0 interface cable installation
! Since USB 2.0 Hi-Speed is an evolution of the existing USB 1.1
specification, it is fully forward and backward compatible with current
USB systems.
! If you do not have an USB2.0 port, you may install an optional USB2.0
adapter or controller
USB driver installation
For Win98 and Win98SE
1. Make sure your computer is up and running.
2. Insert the USB cable to the USB Port.
3. A "New Hardware Found" message shall pops up.
4. Follow the ON SCREEN wizard and point to the location of
A:\USBWIN98 for the driver.
5. Let Windows finish the installation and that’s it.
6. Double click My Computer icon and there should be an extra drive
letter for the Pocket Exdrive drive.
7. You may now access the drive.
Note: USB Pocket Exdrive is Plug and Play under Windows XP, and Me,
2000. There is no third party driver needed.
Brand New Hard drive must be Partitioned and Formatted first.
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Serial ATA interface cable installation
Serial ATA Combo Hard Drive Installation
For Win98SE, Me, 2000 and XP
Note: There no drivers needed to use the Serial ATA cable as long as the
drivers are installed for the Serial ATA Controller card/chip. It is plug and play.
1. Make sure the Serial ATA cable is securely attach to the back of the drive.
(For Addonics Pocket drives such as Pocket CDROM, Exdrive etc. you
may attach the USB connector to the USB port of the computer to provide
power for the pocket drives). May vary from system’s USB port power
output.
2. Make sure that power is attach to the drive and turned on.
3. Power on the system or you may hot plug while system is on.
4. On the Window Desktop, double click on the MY COMPUTER icon.
5. Plug the Serial ATA connector into your computer’s Serial ATA port.
6. Wait for a few seconds, your computer may blink for a moment as well.
Double Click on the “My Computer” icon if not open yet.
You are now ready to use the Combo hard drive kit.
Note: Brand New Hard drive must be Partitioned and Formatted first.
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Firewire interface cable installation
Firewire Pocket Exdrive Installation
For Win98SE, Me, 2000 and XP
Note for Win98SE only: After plugging in the cable some system might
prompt you for Win98SE CD, in case you don’t have The Win98SE CD and the
wizard prompt you for:
NTMAP.SYS please type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS
NTMAPHLP.PDR please type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS
IF the system did not prompt you for anything just follow the steps below
7. Make sure the Firewire cable is securely attach from the back of the drive.
8. Make sure that power is attached and turned on.
9. Power on the system. On the Window Desktop, double click on the MY
COMPUTER icon.
10. Plug the Addonics Six Pin FIREWIRE-IDE cable into your computer’s
FIREWIRE
11. Wait for a few seconds, your computer may blink for a moment as well.
Double Click on the “My Computer” icon if not open yet.
You are now ready to use the Pocket Exdrive kit.
Note: Brand New Hard drive must be Partitioned and Formatted first.
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