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RocketFish RF-HD25 User Manual

2.5" usb 2.0 hard drive enclosure kit
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  • Page 1 2.5“ USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure Kit RF-HD25 User Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    One-Year Limited Warranty... 29 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new Rocketfish RF-HD25 external hard drive enclosure kit. By simply assembling your 2.5" PATA HDD into RF-HD25, you can easily backup, restore, and synchronize your data using the one-touch backup button. RF-HD25...

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    Safety information WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS DEVICE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

  • Page 5: Features

    Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista™). Notes: To achieve USB 2.0 speeds, your drive must be connected to a USB 2.0 host port. If it is connected to a USB 1.1 port, your drive will operate at USB 1.1 speeds. RF-HD25...

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    • Intel Pentium II 350 MHz compatible or G3 processor or greater • Minimum 128 MB RAM Package contents Examine the contents of the box for your RF-HD25 USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure Kit. The box should contain: • RF-HD25 Enclosure (1) • Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Y-Cable (1) •...

  • Page 7: Installing Your Hard Drive In The Enclosure

    Installing your hard drive in the enclosure To install your hard drive in the enclosure: 1 Remove the four screws from the top of the enclosure, then remove the top and take out the tray. Tray RF-HD25...
  • Page 8 2 Place the hard drive into the tray, connecting the data connector to the corresponding connector on the printed circuit board, then secure the drive to the tray with four screws (provided).

  • Page 9: Connecting The Enclosure To Your Computer

    3 Slide the assembled tray into the bottom of the enclosure, then put the top on the enclosure with the Rocketfish logo on the opposite end as the one-touch button and secure it with the four screws you previously removed.
  • Page 10 required. When you connect the USB 2.0 Y cable to your computer, use both A male-type connectors to make sure the enclosure has sufficient power. USB 2.0 A male-type connector for data and bus power The operating system automatically detects and sets up the new drive.

  • Page 11: Installing The Software

    Windows XP and Windows Vista PCs using USB mode. Before installing the backup software, make sure that your Windows operating system has been updated to the latest service pack. To make sure you have the lasted service pack, run Windows Update. No additional driver is required. RF-HD25...
  • Page 12 To install Roxio BackOnTrack: 1 Save all files and close all programs. 2 Insert the included Roxio BackOnTrack CD into your disc drive. Your computer automatically detects the CD and the Roxio BackOnTrack Setup program runs. 3 Click Next, the Roxio End-User License Agreement screen opens.
  • Page 13 4 Read the license agreement, then click Next. The Customer Information screen opens. 5 Enter your information, then click Next. The Choose Setup Type screen opens. 6 Choose the setup type, then click Next. RF-HD25...

  • Page 14: Starting Roxio Backontrack

    7 Click Install to start installation. It may take several minutes to install the software. 8 Click Finish to complete the installation. Backing up and restoring your files Starting Roxio BackOnTrack To start Roxio BackOnTrack: 1 Press the BACKUP button on the front of the enclosure.

  • Page 15: Selecting Files To Back Up

    You can back up all of the files in a selected path or limit your project to certain file categories. The following categories can be selected from the project window: Email, Financial, Music, Photos, Productivity, Video and Recorded TV. You can also create one custom category. RF-HD25...
  • Page 16 By default, files will be selected based on the following criteria: • All files in the selected path: All files on the drive or folder you selected to archive. Files that are in use will not be included. • Email: All files with the following file name extensions— .pst, .msg, .att, .mbx, .mim, .mime, .mlm, .wcm, .dbx, and .pfc.

  • Page 17: Creating A Custom Category

    5 Click Add. The file extension is added to the list box on the right. 6 Continue adding file extensions one at a time until you are finished. To remove a file extension from your list, click its name in the list box, then click Remove. RF-HD25...

  • Page 18: Using The Back Up Files Scheduler

    7 Click OK to save your list as My Custom Category. This new category is added to the list of file categories in the project window. Using the Back Up Files scheduler Each time you create a Back Up Files project, you have the option of running it immediately or scheduling the project to run at a regular interval that you choose.
  • Page 19 Save your project, then edit the schedule using the Windows Scheduler. To run Windows Scheduler in Windows XP, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Scheduled Tasks. RF-HD25...
  • Page 20 To run Windows Scheduler in Windows Vista, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Task Scheduler. Note: See Windows Help and Support for information on using the Windows Scheduler. Remember that scheduling changes made directly in the Windows Scheduler are not displayed in the Back Up Files project window.

  • Page 21: Creating A New Back Up Files Project

    When you click a date in the calendar, the date is automatically entered into the date box. 6 Select a destination for your archived files from the Destination Selection list. The destination can be a hard drive, a disc recorder, or another type of storage device. RF-HD25...
  • Page 22 7 To compress or encrypt your backup, click Advanced and select the appropriate settings: • Compression—Click the Compress check box if you would like the back up files created for this project to be compressed. Compression reduces file size. The amount of compression varies based on the types of files you back up.

  • Page 23: Back Up Files Options

    Each panel includes a Restore Defaults button that can be used to restore the default settings for the options on that panel only. Note: Not all options are available for all drives or operating systems. RF-HD25...
  • Page 24 Backup options—Backup panel Use the Backup panel to customize the following Back Up Files settings: • File category options—Use this option to create a custom file selection category or to add additional file types to any of the preset categories. To create a new custom category called My Custom Category: 1 Select My Custom Category from the list of file categories.

  • Page 25: Restoring Files

    2 Click the Restore Files project. The project window opens. 3 If the backup file was saved on a disc, insert the disc into a compatible disc drive. 4 Click Browse at the top of the Selective Restore project window. A dialog box opens. RF-HD25...
  • Page 26 5 Use the dialog box to navigate to the backup file that contains the files you would like to restore. After you have found the backup file, click it, then click OK. The content of the backup file appears as a directory tree in the project window.

  • Page 27: Uninstalling The Backup Software

    To disconnect the enclosure from your computer without shutting it down: Note: If a drive window is open or the hard drive enclosure is active, close any associated windows before attempting to remove the enclosure. 1 For Windows users: RF-HD25...

  • Page 28: Specifications

    • Right-click the Hotplug icon (located in the notification area of the taskbar where you usually see the time displayed. • Select the device you want to unplug, then click STOP. • When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do so, unplug the enclosure from your computer.

  • Page 29: Legal Notices

    Canada ICES-003 statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Copyright © 2008 Rocketfish. Rocketfish and the Rocketfish logo are trademarks of Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

  • Page 31: One-Year Limited Warranty

    Products and parts replaced under this warranty become the property of Rocketfish and are not returned to you. If service of Products and parts are required after the Warranty Period expires, you must pay all labor and parts charges.

  • Page 32: How To Obtain Warranty Service

    How to obtain warranty service? If you purchased the Product at a retail store location, take your original receipt and the Product to the store you purchased it from. Make sure that you place the Product in its original packaging or packaging that provides the same amount of protection as the original packaging.
  • Page 33 • Products where the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed REPAIR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. ROCKETFISH SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR THE BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST DATA, LOSS OF USE OF YOUR PRODUCT, LOST BUSINESS OR LOST PROFITS.
  • Page 34 7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield, Minnesota, U.S.A. 55423-3645 © 2008 Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc. All rights reserved. ROCKETFISH is a trademark of Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc. Registered in some countries. All other products and brand names are trademarks of their respective...
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