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    1 store your future ROCPORT ID5 User Manual[...]

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    Page | 2 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICES 4 • Safety Notices ________________________________________________________ 4 • General Notices • Capacity Disclaimer ____________________________________________________ 4 • Care and Handling 4 GENERAL 6 • Introduction ___ _____________________ ______________[...]

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    Page | 3 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual TROUBLESHOOTING 31 • Troubleshooting for Macintosh computers _________________________________ 31 • Troubleshooting for PC Windows based computers 33 KNOWLEDGE BASE 35 • Rocport ID5 Unique Features ___________________ ____________________ 35 • Specifications 35 • Introduction to Interfaces (port[...]

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    Page | 4 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Safety Notices • The warranty is void if an unauthorized person attempts and/or repairs the hard d isk drive. • Read all Manuals and instructions carefully before u sing the device. • Do not spill any liquid or insert any object into the device. • Use the device within the specifications indicated[...]

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    Page | 5 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual • Do not attempt to disassemble and service the Rocport 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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    Page | 6 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Introduction ROCPORT ID5 – FireWire 400 and USB (1.1/2.0) Rocport ID pocket drives deliver outstanding performance and reliability in multiple colors. Designed and engineered in the U.S.A. to meet the needs of the demanding mobile data storage market, the ROCPORT ID 2.5” external hard drive is compati[...]

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    Page | 7 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Minimum System Re quirements: Mac Users: Window Users: * Many computers do not come with factory installed FireWire 800 ports. Therefore, you may need to purchase a PCI, PCI-X or PCI-Express card to use these ports. Connectors • FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) port x2 • USB 2.0 port x1 Hardware: FireWire 40[...]

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    Page | 8 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual QUICK INSTALL ATION How to Connect the Interface Cables - Co nnecting the Dr ive 1. Turn ON your computer and wait until it fully boots up to load all programs. 2. Using only o ne interface c able at a t ime, select the interface port you wi sh to use on your computer. When u sing FireWire, connect one en[...]

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    ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID5 user manual Cable Types: FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) 6- Pin FireWire 400 connector • Fire Wire 400 can transfer data bet ween devices at 400 USB supports three data transfer rates: • USB 2.0: A Hi-Speed (USB 2.0) rate of 480 • USB 1.1: A Full Speed rate of • USB 1.0: A Low Speed rate of 1.5 user manual Pin FireWire 400 c[...]

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    Page | 10 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Installing Your D rive All Rocstor hard drives are formatted as blank FAT32 (32-bit file allocation table) volumes {unless otherwise stated on the box} that are compatible with most modern Windows and Macintosh operating systems. To begin using your Rocstor drive, simply connect a data cable. There’s n[...]

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    Page | 11 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Mac : The easiest way to safely unmount an external hard drive is to drag its Finder icon to the Trash. An alert will notify you if the drive is in use by an application. Close any open documents or applications on the drive and try again. When the drive’s icon no longer appears on the Finder’s Deskt[...]

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    Page | 12 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual How to Daisy-Ch ain through FireWire por ts to your Rocpo rt ID5 Drive at one time Daisy-Chain (Connecting Mu ltiple Devices) mean s that device A is connected to device B and device B is connected to device C and so forth. All connections are made only through FireWire ports. • Do not mix interfaces. [...]

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    Page | 13 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual PARTITIONING AND F ORMATTING T HE ROCPORT ID5 DRIVE ON A M AC OS All Rocstor drives are factory formatted with FAT32, unless otherwise stated on the retail box. WARNING: Formatting and Partitioning the Rocport Drive will destroy all of its data. To protect your data, back it up before formatting or parti[...]

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    ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID5 user manual INSTRUCTIO NS FOR PARTITIONING AND 1. Connect the Rocstor drive to the computer via a port. 2. The drive will appear as an icon on the De sktop on the middle ri ght side. The icon will represent the method of connection (USB Note: If the Hard Drive is connected via USB port, the desktop would indicate the USB “Ma[...]

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    ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID5 user manual 3. Once the icon appears on the 4. In the “Macinto sh HD” menu, click on the “App lications” icon. user manual Once the icon appears on the “Desktop” click on the “Macintosh HD” icon. In the “Macinto sh HD” menu, click on the “App lications” icon. Page | 15 click on the “Macintosh HD” ic[...]

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    ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID5 user manual 5. If you are using Tiger, click on Op tions on the lower cente r of the window. Se lect the Partition Sche me for your Rocstor drive. Su ggest you select “Apple P artition Map” then click OK. user manual Tiger, click on Op tions on the lower cente r of the window. Se lect the Partition Sche me for your Rocstor[...]

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    ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID5 user manual 6. Volume Inform ation: select a name for you r drive. 7. Format: Click o n either the “Format” area or the Blue up/ down arrows. Select Mac OS extended (jou rnal). user manual Volume Inform ation: select a name for you r drive. Format: Click o n either the “Format” area or the Blue up/ down arrows. Select [...]

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    ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID5 user manual 8. After selectin g the type of format, click the “Partition screen. On the next screen, user manual After selectin g the type of format, click the “Partition ” tab in the lower right of the screen. On the next screen, “Partition Disk” , click “Partition” again . Page | 18 ” tab in the lower right o[...]

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    ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID5 user manual 9. The drive will begin to format and upon com pletion; the sam e icon that first appea red on the Desktop will reappear with your de signed name on the De sktop. 10. Exit. user manual The drive will begin to format and upon com pletion; the sam e icon that first appea red on the Desktop will reappear with your de [...]

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    Page | 20 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE ROCPORT ID5 DRIVE ON WINDOWS 2000, XP AND VISTA All Rocstor drives are factory formatted with FAT32, unless otherwise stated on the retail box. WARNING: Formatting and Partitioning the Rocport Drive will destroy all of its data. To protect your data, back it up before form[...]

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    Page | 21 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET TO THE CONTROL PANEL: (You may use any one of the following methods) 1. If the icon “My Computer” shows on your desktop, click or double click on the icon. Under “Other Places” click on “Control Panel.” Under Windows XP under Vista OS 2. If the icon “My Computer” doe[...]

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    Page | 22 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual 3. If the icon “My Computer” does not show on your desktop, click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen. If the Control Panel link is not displayed, click on the Settings link and then click on the Control Panel link. 4. Click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen. Click on [...]

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    Page | 23 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual INSTRUCTIONS U PON REACHING CONTR OL PANEL: a. A fter reaching the Control Panel, click on Administrative Tools. b. After reaching Administrative Tools, click on Computer Management. c. After reaching Computer Management, click on Disk Management .[...]

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    Page | 24 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING FROM FAT32 to NTFS : 1. In the “Disk Management” window, right click the Rocstor drive in the upper portion of the menu to highlight it. In the drop down menu, select “Delete Partition.” WARNING: Formatting and Partitioning the Rocport Drive will destr[...]

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    Page | 25 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual 4. Th e Rocstor drive will show up in the lower menu as an “Unallocated” disk. 5. Right click anywhere in the “Unallocated” disk area in the lower menu. 6. Click on “New Partition.” 7. Yo u are taken to “Welcome to the New Partition Wizard.” Click “Next”.[...]

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    Page | 26 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual 8. Click on “Primary partition” (it should be selected as the default partition). Click “Next”.[...]

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    Page | 27 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual 9. Un der “Specify Partition Size,” click Next to accept the default setting, which is the maximum size allowed.[...]

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    Page | 28 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual 10. Under “Assign Drive Letter or Path,” accept the default letter and click “Next”. 11. In the “Format Partition,” accept the default setting.[...]

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    Page | 29 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual 12. The “Volume label” can be ch anged to any name up to 11 characters. 13. Suggest that “Quick Format” be selected and then click “N ext”. 14. You now reached the “Completing the New Partition Wizard” screen. It displays the various settings you previously selected. If you a re satisfied[...]

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    Page | 30 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual 15. You will return automatically to the “Disk Management” window and will see the newly formatted Rocstor disk on the screen with the name you selected. If no new name was entered in the “Volume label,” the Rocstor drive will show up as “New Volume.” To rename the Volume at this time, right [...]

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    Page | 31 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Troubleshooting Rocstor data storage products are subjected to several quality control tests before leaving our factory. However, from time to time, the product may not work after shipment or would experience intermittent problems under certain criteria and/or situations. Should you experience a problem [...]

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    Page | 32 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual • Have you checked to confirm that the computer’s operating system works with the file system? • Review the manual that came with your computer to ensure that the file system is compatible with the operating system. Problem: The Rocport drive is not working fast enough. Solution: • You may have t[...]

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    Page | 33 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Troubleshooting for PC WINDOWS based computers Problem: The computer does not appear to recognize the drive Solutions: • A window should appear, notifying you that a device is connected and/or the Rocport HD icon should appear on the “My Computer” folder. • Your computer Minimum requirements may [...]

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    Page | 34 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Solution: • USB ports come in different speeds from 12Mbits/ s to 480Mbits/s. USB 2.0 is a High-Speed connection. If the Rocport HD is connected to a USB 1.1 port (low speed) or hub, the drive will work slower than if connected to a USB 2.0 port or hub . Problem: There is no increase in performance whe[...]

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    Page | 35 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual K K N N O O W W L L E E D D G G E E B B A A S S E E Rocport ID5 Unique Features Special Features: • Pocket size external storage drive • Incorporates SATA Hard Drive • Contains USB 2.0, and FireWire 400 (1394a) connection s • FW 1394 bus powered and bootable • Speeds up to 480 Megabytes per sec[...]

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    ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID5 user manual Int roductions: Interfaces (ports) and FireWire is Apple Inc.’s brand nam e interface (alth ough the 1394 standa rd also defines a backplane inter face). FireWire is also known as (Sony’s nam e) and DV ( Panasonic’s confused with DV camcorder tapes). It is a interface standa rd, for high- speed communications[...]

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    ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID5 user manual FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) 9- pin FireWire 800/3200 (IEEE 1394b) conne ctor was introduced commercially by Apple in 2003. This newer 1394 specification (1394 b ) and correspondin g 786.432 Mbit/s fu ll-duplex via a new en coding scheme termed beta mode. It is backwards com patibility to the slower rates and 6 FireWi[...]

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    ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID5 user manual U niversal S eri al B us ( USB ) is a serial bus st andard to interface designed to allow peripherals to be connected using a single standardized interface so cket and to improve Plu g be connected and disconnected without r ebooting Other convenient features include pro viding power to low without the n eed for an[...]

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    Page | 39 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Compassion Chart: Raw Bandwidth Transfer Speed (Mbits/s) (Mbits/s) Max. Cable Length Feet (meters) Power Provided Device per channel SAS 3000 375 26 Ft (8 m) No 4 eSATA 3000 375 6.5 Ft (2 m) No 1 (15 W/ port mult iplier) SATA 300 3000 375 3.3 Ft (1 m) No 1 per lin e SATA 150 1500 187.5 3.3 Ft (1 m) No 1 [...]

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    Page | 40 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Introductions: Form atting File Allocation Table ( FAT ) FAT is a file system developed by Microsoft for MS-D OS and is the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows. The FAT file system is relatively uncomplicated and is supported by virtually all exist ing operating systems for per[...]

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    Page | 41 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual HFS Plus or HFS+ This is a file system developed by Apple Inc. to replace their Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system used in Macintosh computers (or other systems running Mac OS). It is also one of the formats used by the iPod digital music pla yer. HFS Plus is also referred to as Ma[...]

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    Page | 42 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual LIMITED WARRANTY This Limited Warrant y is provided by Rocs torage, Inc. (hereinafter : Rocstor) for al l lines of products. General Terms EXCEPT AS EXPRESS LY SET FORTH IN THIS LIMI TED WARRA NTY, ROCSTOR MAKE S NO OT HER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, E XPRESS OR IMPL IED, INCLUDING AN Y IMPLIE D WARRANTIES[...]

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    Page | 43 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual YOU SHOULD M AKE PERIODIC BACKUP COPIE S OF THE DATA ST ORED ON YOUR HARD DRIV E OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES A S A PREC AUTION AGAINST POSSIBLE F AILURES, ALTER ATION, OR LOSS O F THE DATA. BEFORE RETURNIN G ANY UNI T FOR SERVIC E, BE SURE TO B ACK UP DATA AN D REMOVE ANY CONFID ENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR PERS[...]

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    Page | 44 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual MALFUNCTION IN CON DITION S OF NORMAL USE . ROCSTOR IS NOT LIABIL E FOR ANY DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PRODUCT CONN ECTED TO A ROCST OR PRODUCT. Limitation on Consequ ential Damages ROCSTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMA GES CAUSED B Y THE PRODUCT OR THE FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT TO PERFORM, INCLUDIN G ANY LOST PRO FI[...]

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    Page | 45 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Where available, t he Rocstor Replaceab le Parts pro gram ship s approved replac ement part s directly to yo u to fulfill your warrant y. This will save c onsiderable repair t ime. After you call t he Rocstor Technical Suppo rt Center at 888.877.8777 a replac eable p art can b e sent directly to yo u. On[...]

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    Page | 46 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual WARNING: The ind ividual user shou ld take care to determine prio r to use whether thi s device is suitab le, adequat e or safe for the use inten ded. Since in dividual app lications ar e subject to great variation, the manufacturer “Rocstor” makes no representa tion or warran ty as to t he suitabili[...]

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    Page | 47 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Contact Information Corporate Headq uarters 8130 Remmet Avenu e Canoga Park, CA 9 1304-4129 Office: +1 (818) 44 9-2000 Fax: +1 (818) 884- 8777 Email: info@Rocstor .com Technical Support / RMA Tel: (888) 877-7716 (USA and Canada ) Tel: +1 (818) 449-20 00 (Domestic and Int ernationals) Fax: +1 (818) 884- 8[...]

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    Page | 48 ROCSTOR | ROCPORT ID 5 user manual Rocport ID 5 is available in Silver only Thank you for purchasing Rocport ID5. Rocstor Ver .0426I[...]