Adaptec ACS-120 manual

R Adaptec ACS-120 USB 2.0 2.5” Har d Disk Drive Enclosur e User’ s Guide[...]

1 Copyright ©2005 Adaptec, Inc. All ri ghts reser ve d. No part of this publication ma y be repr oduced, stored in a r etrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electr onic, mechanical, photocopyi ng, r ecordin g or otherwise, wi th out the prior writ ten consent of Ada ptec, Inc., 6 91 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, C A 95035.[...]

2 Limited 1-Y ear Hardware W arranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purc haser of this product that it will be free fr om defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of pur chase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or replace the[...]

3 Regulatory Complianc e Statements Federal Comm un ications Commission Rad io Frequency Inte rference Statement W ARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible fo r compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipm ent. This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the li[...]

4 In this Guide.. . This User ’ s Guide explains how to install and connect your Adaptec ® ACS-120 USB 2.0 har d disk drive enclosur e. Kit Contents 5 Suppor ted Disk Driv es 5 System Requirements 6 Getting Started Checklist 6 Preparing the Disk Dr iv e for Installation 7 Installing a Disk Dr iv e 7 Installing the De vice Driver–Windows 98SE O[...]

5 Kit Contents ■ Adaptec ACS-120 US B 2.0 har d disk dri ve enclosur e (shown below) ■ High-quality US B Y -cable (shown below) ■ Carrying case ■ Bag of scr ews ■ CD, including devi ce drivers and documentation Supported Disk Drives A disk drive is not included in the ki t. The Adapte c ACS- 120 USB Enclosure supports 2.5-inch IDE har d d[...]

6 System Requirements T o successfully inst all and use your Adaptec ACS-120 USB Enclosure, your computer must meet these r equirements: ■ Microsoft ® Wi n d o w s ® computers must be running W indows XP , W indows 2000, W i ndows Me, or W indows 98SE Macintosh computers must be r unning OS 9.2.2 or later for USB 1.1 suppor t, or OS 10.2 .7 or [...]

7 Preparing the Disk Drive for Installation Befor e installing the disk driv e, ensure that it meets the requir ements listed in Supported Disk Drives on page 5 . Set the drive jumper to Master or Device 0 mode (or equivalent, as described on your dis k drive), following the instru ctions on your disk drive. Installing a Disk Drive Note: Y ou need [...]

8 3 Slide the disk drive into th e enclosure, then use the screws you rem ove d in Step 1 on page 7 to secure the en closure cover , as shown below . Installing the Device Driver– Windo ws 98SE Only Note: Windows XP/2000/Me and Macintosh users —No driver installation is required. Y our Adaptec AC S-120 USB Enclosur e works with the drivers buil[...]

9 Connecting and P owering On Note: Windows 98SE users only —Y ou must install the device drivers befor e connecting and powering on the enclosur e. Plug the mini-connector of the included USB Y -cable (shown on page 5 ) into the USB port on the enclosure, then plug the main connector into an a vailable USB 2.0 port on your computer . When your c[...]

10 Connecting the USB Y-Cable to a S econd USB 2.0 P ort If you have another available USB port on your computer (does not have to be a US B 2.0 port), plug in the Y -cable’s seconda ry connector . The secondary USB co nnector provides additional power to the enclosure. Connecting an External P ower Supply If the USB Y -cable does not supply enou[...]

11 Next Steps If you have installed a new disk drive in your encl osure, you must prepare it for use by initial iz ing and formatting it, so that your computer can recognize an d communicate with it. Caution: If you’ve used the disk drive previously and want to preserve the data on it, do not initialize and format the disk drive or you’ll erase[...]

12 Disconnecting Y our USB Enclosure Although the enclosur e supports hot-plugging and hot- unplugging, Adaptec recommend s that you foll ow these instructions to gr acefully disconnect your enclosur e from y our computer . Windows T o disconnect the enclosur e: 1 Ensure that all activi ty is stopped (no files are being transferred to or fr om the [...]

13 T roubleshooting If you have pr oblems installing or using your Adaptec AC S-120 USB Enclosur e, work thr ough this list of suggestions: ■ Ensur e that the disk dri ve has been pro perly installe d. ■ T ry connecting the enclosure to your computer thr ough a diff er ent USB port. ■ T ry connecting the enclosure to your computer using a dif[...]

14 ■ Windows 98SE users —If you connected and power ed on your USB Enclosure befor e you installed the devic e drivers: a On your desktop, right-click My Computer , s el e ct Properties , then click the Device Manager tab. b Expand the categories to find your USB devi ce, w h ich w ill appear with a yellow exclamatio n mark be si de it. Select [...]

R Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2005 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictio ns. Part Number: CDP-00065-01-A, Rev. A LB 04/05[...]