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Rosewill RX20-U2 User Manual

2.5” ata to usb2.0 high speed external hard drive enclosure
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Chapter 1
Introduction................................................................................ P.02
Chapter 2
Package Contents...................................................................... P.03
Chapter 3
Hardware Installation Guide...................................................... P.04
Chapter 4
Installation Procedure................................................................ P.09
Chapter 5
Unplug Procedure...................................................................... P.12
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Performance Test..........................................................................P.18
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Rosewill RX20-U2 USB 2.0 User Manual Rosewill 2.5” ATA to USB2.0 High Speed External Hard Drive Enclosure Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction... P.02 Chapter 2 Package Contents... P.03 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Guide... P.04 Chapter 4 Installation Procedure... P.09 Chapter 5 Unplug Procedure...

  • Page 2: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Rosewill RX20-U2 is a slim, compact and outstanding looking IDE to USB 2.0 external Hard Drive enclosure. The case is made of aluminum and as one of the smallest enclosures available nowadays, a 2.5” HDD with a thickness of 9.5mm fits exactly. Being small enough to fit in your pocket, makes it very convenient for carrying your data while on the go, no matter if used on a PC or a Mac.

  • Page 3: Chapter 2 Package Contents

    Chapter 2 Package Contents (may vary between your product and the items stated below) 1. RX20-U2 (ATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure) 2. USB 2.0 Cable 3. CD with Driver RX20-U2 - 3 -...

  • Page 4: Hardware Installation Guide

    Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Guide 3.1 Exploded View (See Figure A) Figure A - 4 -...
  • Page 5 3.2 Chassis Assembly Unscrew the two screws, then remove the back panel (See Figure B - D) Figure B Figure C Figure D - 5 -...
  • Page 6 3.3 Hard Drive Installation Connect the hard drive, install it and fasten the screws (See Figure C - G) Hard Drive jumper settings: Set to “Master”! Hard Disk maximum thickness: 9.5mm Figure C Figure D - 6 -...
  • Page 7 Figure E Figure F Figure G - 7 -...
  • Page 8 3.3 System Set Up (See Figure H) COMPUTER Figure H - 8 -...

  • Page 9: Chapter 4 Installation Procedure

    Chapter 4 Installation Procedure 4.1 Installation on Windows 98/SE Turn on your computer and start Windows Connect the RX20-U2 to your computer’s USB port Driver Installation Insert the included driver CD and follow the onscreen instruction (See Figure 1 – 3) Step 1 (USB 2.0)
  • Page 10 Step 2 Step 3 Figure 2 Figure 3 - 10 - RX20-U2...
  • Page 11 4.2 Installation on Windows ME / 2000 / XP Turn on your computer and start Windows Connect the RX20-U2 to your computer’s USB port No separate driver required, let Windows search and install it automatically Open “My Computer”, where you can see the external Hard Drive (see Figure 4) 4.3 Installation on a Macintosh...

  • Page 12: Chapter 5 Unplug Procedure

    Chapter 5 Unplug Procedure 5.1 Windows 98/SE a. Single click (right mouse button) on the taskbar icon (see Figure 6) b. Click on popup message (see Figure 7) Figure 6 External Hardware Icon c. Click “OK” and remove the device (see Figure 8) 5.2 Windows ME / 2000 / XP a.
  • Page 13 5.3 Mac OS Drag the icon to the trash bin and remove the device (see Figure 12) Figure 12 - 13 -...
  • Page 14 Attention!! To assure no data will be lost, always follow the “unplug procedure”. If not, data could be lost and the following message will show up: For Windows 98/SE / ME For Windows 2000 / XP For Mac OS - 14 -...

  • Page 15: Chapter 6 Partitioning & Formatting

    Chapter 6 Partitioning & Formatting Please be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive, so make sure you have a backup! This step is usually only required the first time you install the HDD or if you have a factory new HDD. Windows 98/SE, Windows ME Type “fdisk”...
  • Page 16 Windows 2000, Windows XP Disk Management Program: Select “My Computer”, then right click “Manage” Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for further commands Select “Disk Management” Follow the Wizard If you want to use it on many different OS including Mac, we recommend FAT32...
  • Page 17 Mac OS Mac OS9.2 and older does not support creating partitions on an external drive. To do that you would need to purchase additional software. Initializing is no problem on all OS. For OSX please use the Disk Utility to format and create partitions on your external drive. Select ”Disk Utility “...

  • Page 18: Chapter 7 Performance Test

    Hard Drive Model TOSHIBA -MK2018GAP Test Data Model Read RX20-U2 11.2 © Copyright 2004 Rosewill Inc. all Rights Reserved ABIT KT7 AMD Athlon 1.333 MHz 128MB NEC D720100AGM USB 2.0（PCI expansion card） Windows XP 4200RPM Write Random Read Random Write...

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