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Belkin F5U210 manual

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    F5U210 U ser Manual Create a portable high-speed storage device for your computer , instantly Hi-Speed USB 2.0 & Fir eWir e External Drive Enclosur e Kit[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introd ucti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requiremen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A ssembling your Drive En closure . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    INTRODUCTION Congr atulations an d thank you for pur chasing th e Hi-Speed USB 2.0 & FireWir e External Drive Enclosur e Kit from Belkin. Y our new Drive Enclosur e incorporates th e amazin g speed and fle xibility of both the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (U niversal Serial Bus 2.0) and IEEE 1394a (Fir eWire) interf aces in one compact storag e devi ce . F[...]

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    OVERVIEW 2 S ystem Requirements Hardware: No tebook or desktop computer with a USB 1.0 port, a Hi-Speed U SB 2.0 port, or an IEEE 1394 FireWir e port. Operating System: Wind ows® 98 SE, Me , 2000, or XP[...]

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    A SSEMBLING YOUR DRIVE ENCLOSURE 3 1. Remove top o f drive bay enclosur e. 2. If you are in stalling a 3 1 / 2 -inch har d drive , check to m ake sure your d rive is set to “M aster” (see jumper setting inform ation printed on top of your disk d rive), then connect th e 34-position data cable an d 4-position power cable . 3. If you are in stall[...]

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    4 A SSEMBLING YOUR DRIVE ENCLOSURE 4. Choose th e set of moun ting holes that m atch the d rive you intend to use , and in stall at least four of th e provid ed moun ting screws . Note: There are four fine-threaded screws , and four coarse-threaded screws included with your Drive Enclosure Kit. Be sure to choose the screws that match the mounting h[...]

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    5 A SSEMBLING YOUR DRIVE ENCLOSURE 6. H ook th e first side r ail around fr ont ed ge of th e enclosur e, an d press the r ail into the six r ectangular-shaped moun ting h oles on the sid e . 7. If you are in stalling a hard disk, it is n ecessary to install the fr ont pan el. Insert th e tabs on one sid e of the fr ont pan el into the m ountin g h[...]

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    6 A SSEMBLING YOUR DRIVE ENCLOSURE 8. Insert th e mountin g tabs on the free en d of th e front pan el into th e second si de rail, an d hook the si de r ail onto the fr ont o f the enclosur e . 9. Finish the assembly by pr essing the r ail into the six r ectangular m ounting ho les in the sid e of the en closure . IMPORT ANT NOTE: IF Y OU ARE USIN[...]

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    7 A SSEMBLING YOUR DRIVE ENCLOSURE 11. Plug the r ectangular-shaped connector o f the USB cable in to a Hi-Speed U SB 2.0 port on your computer or Hi-Speed U SB 2.0 hub . Y ou may also connect th e cable to a USB 1.1 full-speed port on your computer or USB 1.1 full-speed hub . (If you are usin g the FireWir e interf ace, plug th e other end o f the[...]

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    8 U sing the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Interf ace: 1. Insert th e installation CD in your CD-ROM d rive. 2. Open the In stall CD. 3. Run “SETUP” to install th e drivers for your Hi-Speed U SB 2.0 External Drive . 4. An installer di alog box appears. Cli ck “Next” . 5. Select “Choose Setup Compon ent” . Click “Next” . 6. Select “Y es, I wan[...]

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    9 WINDOWS 98 SE DRIVER INS T ALLA TION Note: If the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon does not appear in the system tray (located in the lower , right-hand corner o f your Windows display), you may need to install the Microsoft “Storage Supplement Update” . The Storage Supplement Update is available at no charge through the Windows update web[...]

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    WINDOWS ME, 2000, XP DRIVER INS T ALLA TION 10 1. If you are pluggin g the extern al drive into your computer f or the first time wh en using the U SB interface , Win dows will detect “U SB 2.0 Storag e Device” and in stall the USB m ass-storag e device class d river , which is built in to Windows . If you are plugging th e extern al drive into[...]

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    S AFE REMOV AL OF DISK FROM WINDOWS 11 Safe Remov al of the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or FireWir e Disk from Window s Window s 98 1. Click th e green “Unplug or Eject H ardwar e” icon in system tr ay , select the d evice that you want to r emove then cli ck “Stop” . Note: If your drive shows up in the “My Computer” window , but you do not see th[...]

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    12 FORMA T THE DRIVE Fo rmat the External Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or FireWire Driv e F ormat under Windo ws 98 1. Boot up the computer in to the Wind ows operating system. 2. Plug in your extern al drive . Ther e are two meth ods to partition and f ormat your Hi-Speed U SB 2.0 or FireWir e hard disk drive: Control P anel Method 1. Click “Start” an d c[...]

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    13 FORMA T THE DRIVE 5. Select “Disk Drives” . Your n ew hard disk will appear in the har d drive list. 6. Double-click on th e entry for your har d drive . Select “Settings” . The fo llowing screen will appear . 7. Make sure ther e are check m arks in the “Disconn ect”, “Sync Data Tr ansfer”, “Removable”, an d “Int 13 unit”[...]

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    14 FORMA T THE DRIVE DOS Method (Recommended for A dvanced User s Only) 1. Click on “Start” an d choose “Progr ams” . Select “MSDOS” . 2. At the DOS prompt, type “FDISK” an d press “Enter” . Note: If the FDISK utility terminates without displaying an error message , e xit back to Windows and disconnect the Drive Enclosure . Rebo[...]

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    15 FORMA T THE DRIVE 5. In the “Chan ge Curren t Fixed Disk Drive” screen, en ter the disk d rive n umber that is assi gned to your extern al drive . IMPORT ANT NO TE: Be sure that you select option 5 and change the “Current Fix ed Disk” from “Disk 1” to the disk number assigned t o yo ur external drive . If your computer is equipped wi[...]

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    16 FORMA T THE DRIVE Note: If you are viewing the Control Panel in classic mode , proceed directly to “ Administrative T ools” . 2. Click on “Disk M anagem ent” . All connected disk drives will be displayed in the lower , right-han d corner of th e “Computer Manag emen t” window . Inform ation regar ding the status o f each of your disk[...]

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    FCC Statement DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY We, Belkin Corporation, of 501 W est W alnut Street, Compton, CA 90220, d eclare und er our sole responsibility that th e produ ct: F5U210 to which this declar ation relates: Complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper ation is subject to the f ollowing two[...]

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    © 2003 Belkin Corporation. All ri ghts reserved. All trade n ames are register ed trademarks o f respective manuf acturers listed. M ac OS and Mac are tr ademarks of Apple Computer , Inc., r egistered in the U.S. and oth er countries . P74323 Belkin Corporation 501 West W alnut Str eet Compton • CA • 90220 • USA Te l: 310.898.1100 Fax: 310.8[...]