Lindy Network Device 42807v0 Manuale utente

Mini USB 2.0 & FireWire Enclosure

SATA & IDE

User Manual English

LINDY No. 42807

www.lindy.com

User Manual English

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the LINDY Mini USB 2.0 and FireWire Enclosure. This enclosure has

been designed to complement and add extra storage capability to your Mac Mini. The small

footprint design allows it to be seated underneath a Mac Mini, but with its USB 2.0 and FireWire

400 combo interface, it can also be used with other suitably equipped Macs and PCs.

Features

For use with standard 3.5” SATA or IDE/ATA hard disks

USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 (IEEE1394a) combo interface

USB 2.0 interface is backwards compatible with USB 1.1 equipped computers

Connectors: 1 x USB 2.0 Type B Female; 2 x 6 Pin FireWire Female

Aluminium cover for heat dispersal

Low-noise fan-free design

Stylish blue power LED

System Requirements

Can be used with any of the following:

USB 2.0 equipped Mac with OS X

USB 1.1 equipped Mac with OS 9.2, OS X

FireWire 400 equipped Mac with OS 9.2, OS X

USB 1.1 or 2.0 equipped PC with Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista

FireWire 400 equipped PC with Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista

Package Contents

Mini USB 2.0 and FireWire Enclosure

Installation screws

2 foam feet

12V DC Power Adapter

1m, USB 2.0 cable

1m, FireWire cable

This manual

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Hardware Assembly

Before starting the assembly make sure the jumper(s) on your hard drive are set to the Master

setting. Consult your hard disk manual or the manufacturer’s website for the correct jumper

setting.

1. Ensure that the Mini Enclosure is

disconnected from the mains, before

removing the 4 screws from the bottom of

the case

2. Remove the upper case

4. Connect the SATA Data and SATA

Power cables to the relevant connector

on your hard drive and continue to Step

3. If you are using a SATA hard drive

continue to Step 4, if you are using an

IDE hard drive please skip to Step 5.

5. Before you can connect your IDE hard

drive you must first remove the SATA

Bridge Board and Molex to SATA power

cable.

6. Carefully disconnect the 4 pin power

connector, by holding the base of the

drive enclosure and pulling the connector

away from the bridgeboard.

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11.Place the hard drive into the drive tray and

connect the Molex power and IDE data

cables

7. Disconnect the SATA Data cable from

the bridgeboard. Hold the base of the

drive enclosure and pull the bridgeboard

up to disconnect it.

8. Unscrew the four screws holding the

drive tray in place and remove the drive

tray.

9. Disconnect the Molex to SATA cable and

then replace the drive tray and insert the

screws.

10.Attach the provided IDE ribbon cable and

to the main board, in place of the bridge

board.

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12.Use the supplied screws to secure both

sides of the drive

14.Replace the 4 case screws and affix the

two foam feet as illustrated

13.Carefully assemble the top and bottom of

the case. If the upper case does not fit

properly, adjust the hard disk position

and try again

15. Connect the Power Cable to the Mini

Enclosure and the mains power supply.

Now connect the USB or FireWire cable

to the enclosure and to your computer.

Important: You can only make one

connection from your computer to the

housing via USB or FireWire. You cannot

connect to both the USB and FireWire

ports on the housing at the same time as

this will cause damage to the enclosure.

Note:

If you are using the FireWire interface, you can plug the cable into either of the

FireWire sockets. The second socket can be used for connecting another FireWire device in

series.

Boot up your computer first, and then switch on the drive enclosure to mount the drive.

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Using the enclosure with your Mac

Mac Mini users: This enclosure is designed to sit underneath your Mac Mini.

If you want to use this enclosure with both PCs and Macs, then you should use a FAT32

formatted hard drive. If you are using a brand new drive, or want to erase an older drive you will

need to follow the instructions below:

After first booting up your computer and then connecting and powering up the enclosure, the

drive will mount and show up on your desktop, if it is a pre-formatted drive. No further action is

required.

However, if the drive is new and unformatted, you will see the following window appear:

1. Select Initialize to continue.

2. The Disk Utility application will launch:

CAUTION!

Formatting the hard drive will destroy all the data on the drive. Make sure you

have made a backup of any files you do not want to erase, before proceeding!

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3. Make sure the external drive is highlighted in the left hand pane and select the Erase tab.

4. Select your preferred Volume Format type from the drop-down menu. If you want to use the

drive with both Macs and PCs you should use MS-DOS File System. If you want to, you can

give the drive a name in the Name box.

5. Click the Erase button. A confirmation window will appear,

click Erase again.

When the erase process is complete,

the drive icon (as outlined) will appear on the desktop:

Dismounting the drive

To safely remove the drive with your Mac powered on, you should drag the drive icon to the

trash. You can then unplug the housing’s power and data cables if you want to disconnect the

drive.

NOTE!

To avoid losing data or damaging the drive, you should never turn off or unplug the

external drive housing without dismounting the drive first!

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Using the enclosure with your PC

If you want to use this enclosure with both PCs and Macs, then you should use a FAT32

formatted hard drive. If you are using a brand new drive, or want to erase an older drive you will

need to follow the instructions below:

Windows 2000/XP/Vista users

After first booting up your computer and connecting and powering up the enclosure, Windows

will detect the drive and automatically install the relevant driver software.

If it is a pre-formatted drive, no further action is required; a new drive icon will show up in

Windows Explorer.

If you are using a brand new, unformatted drive, you will need to format the drive for use.

1. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and from the drop-down menu, select

Manage.

2. The Computer Management window will appear. Select Disk Management from the left

hand pane.

3. In the right hand pane, the new drive will be identified as ‘Unallocated’. Right-click the drive

and, from the drop-down menu, select New Partition.

4. The New Partition Wizard will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions to format and

partition the drive. Once complete, the new drive icon will show up in Windows Explorer and

the drive will be accessible.

CAUTION!

Formatting the hard drive will destroy all the data on the drive. Make sure you

have made a backup of any files you do not want to erase before proceeding!

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Safely Removing the Drive

To safely remove the drive from your system, click the Safe Removal icon on the Windows

taskbar. A dialogue box will appear:

Click on the box to safely remove the drive. Once the safe removal has been confirmed, you

can power down the enclosure and unplug it from your PC:

Windows Me users

After first booting up your computer and connecting and powering up the enclosure, Windows

will detect the drive and automatically install the relevant driver software.

If it is a pre-formatted drive, no further action is required; a new drive icon will show up in

Windows Explorer.

If you are using a brand new, unformatted drive, you will need to partition and format the drive

for use. To do this you need to run Fdisk.

For instructions about using Fdisk on a Windows Me PC, please visit the support section of the

Microsoft website.

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