I-O DATA HDC-UXW Series Setup Manual

Setup Guide for Windows
HDC-UXW Series
How to read Online Manual
①Insert the Support Software CD into CD-ROM drive.
②Click on the displayed [Online Manual] button.
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Connect to the computer
If you connect the drive to the computer with eSATA cable
Following is an example of connecting eSATA bracket to the SATA port inside the computer. If
SATA port is available in the computer, you do not need to have an eSATA bracket.
1 Install the drive Unplug Utility.
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For the installation, please refer to [ Installation].
Disconnect the power supply of the computer, and connect eSATA
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bracket as shown in and in the figure. １ 2
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Connect power supply of the computer,
and make connection from to as 3 7
shown in the figure.
※The POWER/ACCESS lamp of this drive shall be
blue while being on.
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Power Cable
AC Adaptor
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(NOTE) Power cable is varied based on the country.
If you connect the drive to the computer with USB cable
1 Connect the power supply of the computer
as shown in the figure.
※The POWER/ACCESS lamp of this drive shall be blue
while being on.
●Notice the Direction of Connector
Notice
The direction of a connector for connection is fixed.
In case of feeling difficult to make connection, never
force to do it, please make sure the direction of the
connector. If you intend to force to make connection
with a wrong direction, the cable or port shall possibly
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be damaged.
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Power Cable
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(NOTE) Power cable is varied based on the country.
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Confirmation
Confirm that the icon for the hard disk has been added in [My Computer].
These are icons
The message displayed in the screen shall be different based on different versions of Windows.
【Remove】
However, the operation procedure is same, please proceed as usual.
If you have connected the drive to the computer with eSATA cable
It is necessary to install the drive Unplug
Utility to remove the drive if the power supply
of the computer is on.
※If you have not installed the drive Unplug Utility, or operate in a
non-support environment, please turn off the power supply of
the computer and remove the drive.
1 Click on the [SATAUnplug] icon in Task Tray.
Click
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Click on the displayed message
[Safely remove ...... drive( ｘ ： )].
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Confirm the message.
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4 Remove the drive.
eSATA Cable
When You Meet Following Cases...
The Message [The device xxxxxxxxxxxx cannot be stopped ・ ・ ・ ・ ] Is Displayed.
Close all the software you are using, and proceed to remove the drive.
※If the same message is displayed again, please turn off the power supply of the computer and remove the drive.
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Clicking on the SATAUnplug Icon, Still the Drive Cannot Be Displayed.
USB Cable
The SATAUnplug does not support the SATA Host Controller of the computer. Please turn off the power
supply of the computer and proceed to remove the drive.
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Connect to USB Port
AC Adaptor
●If No Icon for the Drive shown
Notice
■Please make sure the connection of the drive.
■Please connect to another USB port .
If the drive is connected to USB hub, please connect
to computer s USB port.
■Please click on [View] → [Refresh] in [My Computer.]
In case of In case of
Windows 2000/Me/98
Windows XP
If you have connected the drive to the computer with USB cable
1 Click on the [Removable Tool]
in Task Tray.
Click
2 Click on the icon of this drive.
If multiple removable devices are connected, please
make judgment according to the message of drive.
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Confirm the message (click on [OK]).
※The displayed message depends on the OS you are using.
●Example for Windows XP
Click
●Example for Windows 2000
4 Remove the drive.
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Installation
Install the Unplug Utility SATAUnplug .
（Please remove the drive when you install the Unplug Utility.）
You can use SATAUnplug when you remove the drive connected with eSATA cable to the computer.
1 Insert the Support Software CD into CD-ROM drive.
The Menu shall be displayed automatically.
2 Click on [Install].
The installation of the Utility shall be started. Please follow the instructions on the screen.
Attached Support Software
for Windows
You can make installation from the Menu of Support Software.
※Please log on as the computer administrator to install if you use Windows XP/2000.
Software Name Features
Support Windows XP/2000 Only
It is a software which enables the drive to remove from the computer while the power
Unplug Utility
supply of the computer is on and the drive is connected to the computer with eSATA
SATAUnplug
cable.
※In case eSATA brocket is in connected, please use this software under AHCI mode of Intel 910, 915, 925, 945,
955, 965 and 975 chipsets.
It is a software which resets the drive format to factory default (one partition, FAT32 ).
Hard Disk
※Please log on as the computer administrator to use Hard Disk FAT32 Formatter.
FAT32 Formatter
※The drive must be connected to the computer with USB cable when you use Hard Disk FAT32 Formatter.
About Format Operation of the Drive
This drive is already formatted in factory as one partition and FAT32 to use Windows. Besides, the drive
can also be used after reinitialized with NTFS formatting under Windows XP/2000.
However, if using the drive under Mac OS X, you need to initialize. For details, please refer to the Setup
Guide for Mac OS .
NTFS Format
Reference
■Advantage of NTFS formatting
・Suitable to Windows XP/2000 and Hard Disk can be used effectively.
・Suitable to save large file size. In FAT32, the maximum size of a file can only
be less than 4GB.
・There is no limitation to the number of saved files. In FAT32, the number of files
in a folder is limited.
■Notice for NTFS formatting
・Once initialized with NTFS formatting, the drive shall not be used under Mac OS X.
Notice for Use of the Drive
●When removing a cable, please do not hold the cable portion, but hold the connector.
●Based on the combination with computer, sometimes you may not be allowed
to use power-saving functions such as standby, rest, sleep, suspend, and resume.
●Please do not install application in the drive except that the drive is used as a bootable drive.
Because of the programs executed during the start-up of OS not being found and other reasons, you may not use some software
such as word-processing software and game software normally.
●Please notice the following when connecting with USB and using other USB devices:
■Data transfer speed of the drive may become slower.
■If being connected to USB hub, the drive may not be useable. In such case, please connect the drive to computer's USB port.
●The OS cannot be booted from the drive when using USB cable.
●Because Windows and Mac OS, except Mac OS X 10.4, have different formattings, you cannot
use the drive under both of these operating systems at the same time.