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    VP-6228(T) USB 2.0, 5.25-inch External Enclosure User ’ s Manual[...]

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    TRADEMARKS MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 98SE/NT/2000/Me/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. PC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All of the third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. USB 2.0, 5.25” External Enclosure VP-6228(T)[...]

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    Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................. 4 1-1 Features a nd Specifications ........................................................... 4 1-2 USB 2.0 External Drive ................................................................ 5 1-3 Pa ckage Checklist .............................[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 4 1. Introduction Congratulation on your purchase of VP-6228(T) USB2.0, 5.25” External Enclosure. This External Enclosure has been designed to provide hot-swapping and Plug-n-Play operations of internal 5.25” IDE devices and 3.5” MobileRocks. Supplied with this external en- closure is a USB 2.0 cable, power vertival-hol[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 5 5. Supports ATA PIO modes 0-4: ATA interface operation mode is automatically selected during device initialization or manually programmed with configuration data 6. Supports UDMA modes 0-4 7. Supports 48-bit LBA (large HDD), when the VP-6228(T) con- nects with one 3.5” HDD installed in the MobileRACK 1-2 USB 2.0 External [...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 6 2. Hardware Installation 2-1 Analog Audio Connector(JP1) Bulid-in connector (JP1) has two channels,right(“R”) and left (“L”) audio outputs, and allows you to direct audio output from your CD/ DVD-ROM Drive to your sound device. 2-2 Jumper Settings 2-2.1 Jumper Settings for assembling with MobileRack Jumper JP6, loca[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 7 2-2.2 Temperature Control Jumper Settings (Only VP-6228T) Jumpers JP7 and JP8, located on the rear PCB panel of the VP-6228T, are used to set the cooling fan for controlling the operating temperature. The default setting is JP8 pins 1-2 ON. The fan will always run continuously to disperse the heat. Note: Only one jumper can[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 8 2-3 Assemble the USB 2.0, 5.25” External Enclosure VP-6228(T) With One 5.25” IDE Device or One Mobile Rack Step1. Remove the four rubber stands on the VP-6228(T) external enclosure by gently prying them off. Step2. Remove the four cover retaining screws securing the top enclo- sure cover. (The four cover retaining screw[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 9 Step3. Separate the top and bottom enclosure covers. Step4. a) Place the 5.25” IDE Device or the Mobile Rack in the bottom enclosure cover. (Place one 5.25” IDE Device in the bottom enclosure cover) OR (Place one 5.25” IDE Device in the bottom enclosure cover) (--->Next Page)[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 10 b) Attach the IDE 40-pin data cable from the rear panel of the bottom cover to the 40-pin connector on the back of the 5.25 “ device or Mobile Rack. To ensure pin-1 to pin-1 connection, orient the cable so the colored stripe edge is closest to the power connector. c) Attach the 4-pin power cable from the rear panel of th[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 11 Step5. a) Make sure the the 5.25” IDE device’s front face panel or the MobileRack’s front face panel should be flush with the front corners (positioned in front of the guide flanges) of the bottom enclosure cover. b) Align the 5.25” IDE device or the Mobile Rack mounting holes with the mounting holes on the bottom [...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 12 Step6. Place the top enclosure cover over the drive assembly. OR[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 13 Step7. Align the 5.25” IDE device or the Mobile Rack mounting holes with the mounting holes on the bottom cover and secure with four cover retaining screws (two on each side). OR[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 14 Step8. (Assemble the VP-6228(T) with one 5.25” IED Device) Replace the four rubber stands, one on each of the four corners. Orient each stand so the raised nub is on the bottom.[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 15 ( OR Assemble the VP-6228(T) with one MobileRACK) Replace the four rubber stands, one on each of the four corners. Orient each stand so the raised nub is on the bottom.[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 16 Step9. A vertical-holder stand is also provided as a convenient, space- saving method for setup of the VP-6228(T) external enclosure on your desktop. Simply align the grooves of the VP-6228(T) external enclosure with the guides on the stand and slide together. OR The installation is complete and the VP-6228(T) External Enc[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 17 2-4 Connect the USB 2.0, 5.25” External Enclosure VP-6228(T) to Your Computer Computer system requirements Hardware Notebook or desktop computer with support for USB or USB 2.0. Operating System Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP, and Mac OS 9.0 or above. Proceed the following steps to connect to Your Computer Step1: Boot-up your c[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 18 3. Drivers In stallation 3-1 Windows 98SE If this is the first time using your USB 2.0 External Drive, you must first run the [SETUP.EXE] from the USB 2.0 “Drivers and Utility Installation” CD after you connect your USB 2.0 External Drive to your computer. Then proceed with the following: 1. Connect your USB 2.0 extern[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 19 4. Click [Browse]. 5. Double click on the ViPowER CD icon of the [My Computer] directory. 6. Select “Win98” under the “Drivers” directory, then click [OK].[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 20 7. Click [Next]. 8. Click [Next]. 9. The system will request you to restart your computer. Click [FINISH].[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 21 12. A green Unplug or Eject hardware icon will also be added in the system tray. Note: If the new drive does not appear in [My Computer], it means this USB 2.0 External Drive is a brand new hard disk drive which does not contain a partition. Please refer to Chapter 5 “Partitioning an External USB 2.0 Hard Disk” to prep[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 22 3-2 Windows Me/2000/XP Step1: If you are plugging the USB External Drive into your computer for the first time, the system will detect a USB 2.0 Storage Device and install the [USB Mass Storage Device] driver from system files automatically. Step2: After the system installs the USB mass storage device driver,double click o[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 23 4. Using The USB 2.0, 5.25” External Enclosure VP-6228(T) After the first time installation, you can connect or disconnect the USB 2.0, 5.25” External Enclosure VP-6228(T) without powering off the computer. Please follow the steps below when using the VP-6228(T). 4-1 Connect the USB 2.0, 5.25” External Enclosure VP-6[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 24 4-2.3 MAC OS When disconnecting your USB 2.0 External Drive from a Mac computer, first close all windows and quit all running applications that are stored on the USB 2.0 External Drive. Next, drag the USB 2.0 External Drive’s icon into the “Trash” to dismount it from the Desktop. You can now safely disconnect the USB[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 25 5. Partitioning the External USB 2.0 Hard Disk 5-1 Partition Under Windows 98/ME Boot-up the computer into Windows 98/ME. Next, connect your USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive to the USB port. There are two methods to partition and format your USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive. Method 1 Step1: Click on [Start], select [Control Panel]in [Settin[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 26 Step4: For the first screen of FDISK, answer the question: Do you want to enable large disk support? [Y] if you want to build a partition larger than 2GB. [N] if you want to build a partition small than 2GB. Step5: The next screen is [FDISK OPTIONS]. Type [5] to select the disk. WARNING!! If you don’t change the fixed di[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 27 5-2 Partition under Windows 2000/XP Step1: To partition the USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive under Windows 2000, connect the USB 2.0 Hard Disk to the USB port on your computer. Next, click [Start], select [Control Panel], [Settings], open [Admin- istrative Tools] and double click [Computer Management]. Step2: Click on [Disk Ma nage[...]

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    VP-6228(T) USER MANUAL 28 Step3: Right-click on the partition status area of the USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive. Click on [Create Partition….] and the “Create partition wiz- ard” will appear. Step4: Follow the instructions of the wizard to partition and format your USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive. After you have completed the partitioning and formatting of [...]