Kanguru Databank User Manual

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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the Distance between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
TRADEMARKS
MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 98/NT/2000/ME/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer
*All of the third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

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  • Page 1 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    This device will automatically sense the speed of your USB port and adjust between USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 speed. If you do not have USB 2.0 support, the device will work at USB 1.1 speeds. Your Kanguru DataBank comes supplied with a PCI USB2.0 card. This card must be installed before TABLE OF CONTENTS...
  • Page 3: System Requirements

    USB2.0 PCI Card / Combo Hub Every DataBank comes supplied with a USB2.0 PCI card that is required to meet USB2.0 speeds. However, if you already have a USB2.0 connection, then there is no need to install the supplied card. First insert your USB2.0 PCI card into a free PCI slot, and then follow the Driver instructions below.
  • Page 4 • The “Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires” dialog appears. Click “Finish.” • Repeat the above process for the second NEC USB Open Host Controller. • After you have installed the two NEC USB Open Host Controllers, Windows will find a “PCI Universal Serial Bus”...
  • Page 5: Finalizing Usb 2.0 Hi-Speed Hardware Settings

    Finalizing USB 2.0 Hi-Speed hardware settings USB 2.0 Hi-Speed products that use an NEC chipset have 3 USB host controller engines on board. Two of the host controller engines handle USB 1.1 transactions. One of the host controllers engines handle, USB 2.0 transactions. USB data traffic is automatically routed to the proper host controller engine depending on the speed of the device that is plugged into the USB 2.0 port.
  • Page 6: Connecting The Kanguru Databank

    One of features of the Kanguru DataBank is that the Kanguru Disks are hot swappable. This feature allows you to take any of the Kanguru Disks out while the DataBank is still operating, and replace it at a later time. When you want to remove a disk you have to disconnect it from the OS first.
  • Page 7: Windows Me/2000/Xp

    Double click this icon and click stop before unplugging the USB cable to prevent data loss. Please note: the Kanguru DataBank Hard Drives come pre-partitioned FAT32 and formatted on Windows 98. 4.2 WINDOWS ME/2000/XP...
  • Page 8: Mac Os

    This Kanguru DataBank is supported by the Mass Storage Device drivers in WIN ME/2000/XP systems directly .You don’t need to install any drivers. If the Kanguru DataBank has been repartitioned by the user, please refer to the Partition the Kanguru DataBank chapter to prepare your unit.
  • Page 9: Operating The Kanguru Databank

    NOTE: Make sure you have properly inserted the Kanguru Disks into your DataBank. To do so push the Kanguru Disks firmly into the DataBank until you feel it snap into place. Also you shouldn’t move the Kanguru Disks from side to side while they are in the DataBank, as this may cause them to disconnect from the system.
  • Page 10: Mac Os

    Failure to do so may result in a loss of data or possible file corruption. CAUTION !! Do not unplug the Kanguru DataBank from the USB port of your computer or HUB while copying files to or from the device or while files or applications stored on the Kanguru DataBank are in use.
  • Page 11: Partitioning An Individual Kanguru Disk From Your Kanguru Databank

    [Programs ] Step2 At the DOS prompt, type [FDISK] and press Enter. Step3 If FDISK exits without any messages, go back to the Windows 98 screen, unplug the Kanguru DataBank, re-boot computer , plug in unit again and go back...
  • Page 12: Partition Under Windows 2000

    to step 1 to proceed. Step4 In the first screen of FDISK, answer the Questions as follows: 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], and type “5”...
  • Page 13: Tech Support

    you can create a new or delete an existing partition by right-clicking in this area. Step3. Right-click on the right area of the KanguruDisk. Click on [Create Partition...] and ”Create partition wizard” will appear. Step4. Follow the instructions of the wizard to partition and format your KanguruDisk. Now, you have built a partition in the KanguruDisk and you can write data to it.

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