Rocstor ROCPRO 900e Manuel utilisateur

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ROCPRO 900e

User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT NOTICES 4

•Safety Notices ________________________________________________________ 4

•General Notices

•Capacity Disclaimer ___________________________________________________ 4

•Care and Handling 4

GENERAL 6

•Introduction ___ ________________________________________________ 6

•Box Contents 7

•Minimum System Requirements _____________________________________ 8

•Connectors and Rocpro rear view 8

QUICK INSTALLATION 9

•How to Connect the Interface Cables - Connecting the Drive ___________________ 9

•Cable Types: FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB and SATA 10

INSTALLING YOUR DRIVE 11

•Rocpro as a bootable device _____________________________________________ 11

•Disconnecting Your Drive 11

oPC _______________________________________________________________ 11

oMac 12

•Reformatting Your Drive ________________________________________________ 12

oReformatting via PC (Window based computers) 12

oReformatting via Mac _______________________________________________ 12

•Important Note 12

•How to Daisy-Chain through FireWire ports to your Rocpro Drive at one time _____ 13

PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE ROCPRO DRIVE ON A MAC OS 14

•Warning _____________________________________________________________ 14

•Important Notes 14

•Instructions for Partitioning and Formatting from FAT 32 to HFS+ _______________15

PARTITIONING & FORMATTING the ROCPRO Drive on WINDOWS 2000, XP, VISTA, 7 24

•Warning _____________________________________________________________ 24

•Important Notes 24

•Different ways to get to the Control Panel __________________________________ 25

•Instructions upon reaching the Control Panel 27

•Instructions for Partitioning and Formatting from FAT 32 to NTFS _______________ 28

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TROUBLESHOOTING 34

•Troubleshooting for Macintosh computers _________________________________ 34

•Troubleshooting for PC Windows based computers 36

KNOWLEDGE BASE 38

•Rocpro 900e Unique Features _______________________________________ 38

•Specifications 39

•Introduction to Interfaces (ports) and Cables ________________________________40

oFireWire (IEEE 1394) 40

oUSB (Universal Serial Bus) ____________________________________________ 41

oSATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) 42

oComparison Chart __________________________________________________ 43

•Introduction to Formatting 44

oFile Allocation Table (FAT) and FAT 32 __________________________________ 44

oHFS Plus or HFS+ 45

LIMITED WARRANTY 46

TECHNICAL SUPPORT 49

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 49

•Trademarks __________________________________________________________ 49

•Copyrights 49

CONTACT INFORMATION 51

•Corporate Headquarters ________________________________________________ 51

•Technical Support / Return Authorization “RMA” 51

Sales Info ____________________________________________________________ 51

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

Safety Notices

•The warranty is void if an unauthorized person attempts and/or repairs the hard disk drive.

•Read all Manuals and instructions carefully before using the device.

•Do not spill any liquid or insert any object into the device.

•Use the device within the specifications indicated, including but not limited to: power

requirements, temperature, humidity, sunlight and magnetism from other devices such as

computers and televisions.

•Please visit the Rocstor website, www.rocstor.com for further information concerning

specifications and use of the device.

General Notices

•Consistently make multiple backup copies of your data for your protection. Hard disk drives

are subject to failure at any time.

•Rocstorage, Inc. shall not be held liable for loss of data or the restoration or recovery of

data on the device. Please view complete Limited Warranty Information in this manual or

on the Rocstor website (www.rocstor.com) for further details.

Capacity Disclaimer

Actual accessible hard drive capacity will indicate up to 10% lower than stated under different

Operating Systems and formatting.

The storage volume is measured in total bytes before formatting. References to round

numbers of gigabytes or terabytes are an approximation only. For example, a disk drive labeled

as having 500GB (gigabytes) has space for approximately 500,000,000,000 bytes before

formatting. After formatting, the drive capacity is reduced by about 5% to 10% depending on

the operating system and formatting used.

Care and Handling

The following instructions concern the proper care and handling of Rocpro 900e Drives. Please

take a moment to review these instructions.

•As with any storage solution, it is recommended that all data be backed up regularly.

•Ensure that you follow the proper removal procedure to disconnect the Rocpro drive.

•Do not move or disconnect this device from your computer while it is reading or writing

data. This may cause damage to the Rocpro drive.

•Do not place this device near a heat source or expose it to direct flame.

•Do not place the device near any equipment generating strong electromagnetic fields.

Exposure to strong electromagnetic fields may cause the device to malfunction or data to

be corrupted.

•Do not drop or cause shock to your Rocpro drive.

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•Do not spill any liquid or insert any object into the device.

•Do not attempt to disassemble and service the Rocpro drive during the warranty period.

•Please read the Safety Notices and Limited Warranty information in this Manual and on

the Rocstor website (www.rocstor.com) for further details.

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GENERAL

Introduction

ROCPRO 900e

USB 3.0 (2.0), 2xFireWire 800 (400) and eSATA

The new generation of Rocpro external SATA Hard Drives

delivers extraordinary performance and reliability for both

Mac and PC users. Specifically designed for demanding

audio/video professionals, the Rocpro 900e contains a fast

SATA high capacity 3.5” drive in a stylish and unique

aluminum case that can be stacked or mounted vertically.

With its built-in power supply, fan-less and quiet operation, the Rocpro 900e can be easily

moved from one desktop environment to another using the provided carrying case.

Choose Rocstor drives and store your future.

The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again.

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Box Contents

•External hard disk drive

•Stand for vertical mounting

•USB 3.0 cable

•9-pin to 9-pin FireWire 800 (1394b) cable

•eSATA cable

•AC power cord

•Installation user Guide

•Carrying case

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Minimum System Requirements

Mac Users: Window Users:

* Many computers do not come with factory installed FireWire 800. Therefore, you may need

to purchase a PCI, PCI-X or PCI-Express card to use these ports. Rocstor offers a variety of

accessories to work with PC Windows or Mac based Computers. Please visit us at

www.ROCSTOR.com

Connectors

•FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) port x2

(You may connect FireWire 800 to a FireWire 400 port via a special cable {also read page 12})

•Standard AC power input connection

•ON/OFF power switch

•USB 3.0 port x1

•eSATA

Hardware: eSATA or FireWire 800* (0r

400**) or USB 3.0 (2.0) port(s.)

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows

XP, Vista, Windows 7 & 8

Recommended memory: 512 MB RAM

Hardware: eSATA or FireWire 800* (0r

400**) or USB 3.0 (2.0) port(s.)

Mac: PowerPC or Intel processor running

Mac OS 10.0 or later

Recommended memory: 512 MB RAM

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QUICK INSTALLATION

How to Connect the Interface Cables - Connecting the Drive

1. Turn ON your computer and wait until it fully boots up to load all programs.

2. Connect one end of the power cord directly to the Rocpro 900e and the other end to an AC

outlet, surge protector or battery Backup (UPS).

3. Using only one interface cable at a time, select the interface port you wish to use on your

computer. Connect one end of the cable to the Rocpro 900e and the other end to the

computer. Please review cable types on the next page:

4. Turn the Rocpro 900e Hard Drive switch ON.

5. The Hard drive is preformatted for Plug-and-Play operation. After a few seconds a

Rocstor HD icon will show on the “My Computer” folder under the Windows OS. Under

the Mac OS, the Rocport HD will appear on the “Desktop.”

6. Click (double click) on the Rocstor HD icon to access the drive.

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Cable Types

FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) 6-Pin FireWire 400 connector

•FireWire 400 can transfer data between devices at 400 Mbits/sec

FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) 9-Pin FireWire 800 connector

•FireWire 400 can transfer data between devices at 800 Mbits/sec

USB supports three data transfer rates:

•USB 2.0: A Hi-Speed (USB 2.0) rate of 480 Mbits/s (60 MB/sec)

•USB 1.1: A Full Speed rate of 12 Mbits/s (1.5 MB/sec)

•USB 1.0: A Low Speed rate of 1.5 Mbits/s (187 KB/sec)

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) is a computer bus

primarily designed for transfer of data between a computer and

storage devices (like hard disk drives or optical drives). The transfer rate

for Rocpro 900e is SATA 1.5GB/sec. SATA Maximum cable length is 6.6 Ft (2 meters). USB and

FireWire allow longer distances.

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