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Rocstor LANCER LX User Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Important Notes • Different ways to get to the Control Panel __________________________________ • Instructions upon reaching the Control Panel • Instructions for Partitioning and Formatting from FAT 32 to NTFS _______________ ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 2...
  • Page 3 HFS Plus or HFS+ LIMITED WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • Trademarks __________________________________________________________ • Copyrights CONTACT INFORMATION • Corporate Headquarters ________________________________________________ • Technical Support / Return Authorization “RMA” • Sales Info ____________________________________________________________ ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 3...

  • Page 4: Important Notices

    Care and Handling The following instructions concern the proper care and handling of Lancer LX Drives. Please take a moment to review these instructions. • As with any storage solution, it is recommended that all data be backed up regularly.
  • Page 5 • Do not attempt to disassemble and service the Lancer drive during the warranty period. • Please read the Safety Notices and Limited Warranty information in this Manual and on the Rocstor website (www.rocstor.com) for further details. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual...

  • Page 6: General

    Windows and Macintosh environments. LANCER LX - Like other Rocstor products, LANCER LX drives are both bus-powered and bootable. The new LANCER LX pocket drives can contain fast, high-capacity 2.5” SATA hard disk (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD) mechanism; with up to 5,000 Mbits/sec transfer speeds and multiple interfaces.

  • Page 7: Box Contents

    Box Contents • External hard disk drive • USB 3.0 cable (compatible with USB 2.0) • 9-pin to 9-pin FireWire 800 (1394b) cable • Installation user Guide • Carrying case ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 7...

  • Page 8: Minimum System Requirements

    * Many computers do not come with factory installed FireWire 800 ports. Therefore, you may need to purchase a PCI, PCI-X or PCI-Express card to use these ports. Rocstor offers a variety of accessories to work with PC Windows or Mac based Computers. Please visit us at www.ROCSTOR.com...

  • Page 9: Quick Installation

    Lancer. Upon connection, the light on the Lancer drive will turn ON. 3. The Hard drive is preformatted for Plug-and-Play operation. After a few seconds a Rocstor HD icon will show on “My Computer” folder under the Windows OS. Under the Mac OS, the Rocstor HD icon will appear on the “Desktop.”...

  • Page 10: Cable Types: Firewire 800, Firewire 400, Usb And Sata

    USB 2.0: A Hi-Speed (USB 2.0) rate of 480 Mbits/s (60 MB/sec) • USB 1.1: A Full Speed rate of 12 Mbits/s (1.5 MB/sec) • USB 1.0: A Low Speed rate of 1.5 Mbits/s (187 KB/sec) ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 10...

  • Page 11: Installing Your Drive

    Macintosh operating systems. To begin using your Rocstor drive, simply connect a data cable and power cord. There’s no need to shut down your computer because your Rocstor drive is hot-pluggable. Just plug it in and it’s ready to use.

  • Page 12: Mac

    Desktop and the drive’s activity light is green, you can safely disconnect or turn off the drive. Reformatting Your Drive As mentioned previously, all Rocstor hard drives are formatted as blank FAT32 volumes (otherwise noted on the retail packaging) that are compatible with most modern Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

  • Page 13: How To Daisy-Chain Through Firewire Ports To Your Lancer Drive At One Time

    FireWire 400. • Daisy-Chain allows you to connect multiple devices, such as cameras, external read/write drives and other external devices such as hard disk drive to your computer via FireWire ports. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 13...

  • Page 14: Partitioning And Formatting The Lancer Drive On A Mac Os

    PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE LANCER DRIVE ON A MAC OS All Rocstor drives are factory formatted with FAT32, unless otherwise stated on the retail box. WARNING: Formatting and Partitioning the Lancer Drive will destroy all of its data. To protect your data, back it up before formatting or partitioning this device.

  • Page 15: Instructions For Partitioning And Formatting From Fat32 To Hfs

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING FROM FAT32 to HFS+: Connect the Rocstor drive to the computer via a port. The drive will appear as an icon on the Desktop on the middle right side (figure 1.0 below) the icon will represent the method of connection (USB or FireWire).
  • Page 16 FireWire as (figure 1.2) on the “Macintosh HD” icon. The same procedures would also apply to the following steps. Once the icon appears on the “Desktop” click on the “Macintosh HD” icon (figure 2.0) Figure 2.0 ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 16...
  • Page 17 In the “Macintosh HD” menu, click on the “Applications” icon. In the “Applications” menu, click on the “Utilities” icon (figure 3.0.) Figure 3.0 ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 17...
  • Page 18 In the “Utilities” menu, click on the “Disk Utility” icon (figure 4.0.) Figure 4.0 ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 18...
  • Page 19 On the left side of the “Disk Utility” menu is a list of available drives (figure 5.0.) One will show as Rocstor drive. Click on the icon showing the disk capacity (figure 5.1.) Figure 5.0 Figure 5.1 ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual...
  • Page 20 You are now in the Rocstor menu. Click on the “Partition” tab and then click the “Current” tab under “Volume Scheme.” A drop down “Partition” menu will appear. In the “Partition” menu, you may select any number of partitions available under “Volume Scheme.”...
  • Page 21 Volume Information: select a name for your drive (figure 7.0.) Figure 7.0 Format: Click on either the “Format” area or the Blue up/down arrows. Select Mac OS extended (journal). ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 21...
  • Page 22 After selecting the type of format, click the “Apply” tab in the lower right of the screen, (figure 7.1.) On the next screen, Partition Disk, click “Partition” (figure 8.0) Figure 7.1 Figure 8.0 ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 22...
  • Page 23 The drive will begin to format (figure 8.1) and upon completion; the same icon that first appeared on the Desktop will reappear with your designed name on the Desktop (figure 9.0) Figure 8.1 Figure 9.0 You can now Exit or close to return to the desktop. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 23...

  • Page 24: Warning

    PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE LANCER DRIVE ON WINDOWS 2000, XP AND VISTA and Windows 7 All Rocstor drives are factory formatted with FAT32, unless otherwise stated on the retail box. WARNING: Formatting and Partitioning the Lancer Drive will destroy all of its data. To protect your data, back it up before formatting or partitioning this device.

  • Page 25: Different Ways To Get To The Control Panel

    2. If the icon “My Computer” does not show on your desktop, click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen. If the Control Panel link is displayed, click on the Control Panel link. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 25...
  • Page 26 4. Click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen. Click on Run. Delete anything listed in the Open window. Type the following: compmgmt.msc and then click OK. Skip to INSTRUCTION # 4 (Instructions for Partitioning and Formatting from FAT 32 to NTFS {page 24}). ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 26...

  • Page 27: Instructions Upon Reaching The Control Panel

    INSTRUCTIONS UPON REACHING CONTROL PANEL a. After reaching the Control Panel, click on Administrative Tools. b. After reaching Administrative Tools, click on Computer Management. c. After reaching Computer Management, click on Disk Management. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 27...

  • Page 28: Instructions For Partitioning And Formatting From Fat32 To Ntfs

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING FROM FAT32 to NTFS 1. In the “Disk Management” window, right click the Rocstor drive in the upper portion of the menu to highlight it. In the drop down menu, select “Delete Partition.” WARNING: Formatting and Partitioning the Lancer Drive will destroy all of its data. To protect your data, back it up before formatting or partitioning this device.
  • Page 29 4. The Rocstor drive will show up in the lower menu as an “Unallocated” disk. 5. Right click anywhere in the “Unallocated” disk area in the lower menu. 6. Click on “New Partition.” 7. You are taken to “Welcome to the New Partition Wizard.” Click “Next”.
  • Page 30 9. Under “Specific Partition Size,” click Next to accept the default setting, which is the maximum size allowed. 10. Under “Assign Drive Letter or Path,” accept the default letter and click “Next”. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 30...
  • Page 31 11. In the “Format Partition,” accept the default setting. 12. The “Volume label” can be changed to any name up to 11 characters. 13. Suggest that “Quick Format” be selected and then click “Next”. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 31...
  • Page 32 15. You will return automatically to the “Disk Management” window and will see the newly formatted Rocstor disk on the screen with the name you selected. If no new name was ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual...
  • Page 33 “Volume label,” the Rocstor drive will show up as “New Volume.” To rename the volume at this time, right click “New Volume” and click “Properties.” You can now change the volume name up to 11 characters. Click OK.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    Lancer HD, please review the Manual and read the possible solutions that fit your problem. (The User Manual is updated regularly so check the Rocstor website for an updated Manual.) Please contact Rocstor technical support listed under contact information at the end of this Manual.
  • Page 35 You may require upgrading to a higher version of Mac OS if your host computer does not recognize the Lancer device when connected via FireWire. • You must avoid particular characters similar to ^!?\< when coping to FAT 32 volume section. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 35...

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting For Pc Windows Based Computers

    20 seconds and then restarted. • If a conflict with drivers or extensions exists, contact Rocstor for assistance; email tech support at support@rocstor.com or call technical support department at 888.877.7716.
  • Page 37 The Light is OFF when the drive is Reading/Writing; do not turn the device OFF in this situation as you may lose the data being transferred in R/W. • The Light remains ON during normal or idle operation. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 37...

  • Page 38: Knowledge Base

    Transfer rates: FireWire 800 up to 800 Mbits/s; USB 3.0 up to 5,000 Mbits/s; USB 2.0 up to 480 Mbits/s; FireWire 400 up to 400 Mbits/s; or USB 1.1 up to 12 Mbits/s. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 38...

  • Page 39: Introduction To Interfaces (Ports) And Cables

    1394a also standardized the 4 pin connector already widely in use. The 4- pin version is used on many consumer devices such as camcorders, some laptops and other small FireWire devices. Though fully data compatible with 6-pin interfaces, it lacks power connectors. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 39...

  • Page 40: Usb (Universal Serial Bus)

    USB can connect computer peripherals such as external hard drives storage devices, keyboards, PDAs, scanners, digital cameras, printers, personal media players and flash drives. For many of those devices USB has become the standard connection method. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 40...
  • Page 41 • USB 3.0: A Supper-Speed (USB 3.0) rate of up to 5,000 Mbits/s (1GB/3.3sec) • USB 2.0: A Hi-Speed rate of 480 Mbits/s (60 MB/s). All Rocstor devices are integrated with USB 2.0, Hi-Speed. • USB 1.1: A Full Speed rate of 12 Mbits/s (1.5 MB/s). All USB Hubs support Full Speed.

  • Page 42: Comparison Chart

    6.5- 164000 Ft (2–50000 m) 16777216 with switches Infiniband > 32 Ft (>10 m) Copper 1 with point to point 12x quad-rate 120000 12000 <32,800 Ft (<10000 m) Fiber Many W/switched Fabric ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 42...

  • Page 43: Introduction To Formatting

    Windows and Linux by using the Linux-native ext2 or ext3 file systems through the use of external drivers for Windows, such as ext2 IFS. However, Windows cannot boot from ext2 or ext3 partitions. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 43...

  • Page 44: Hfs Plus Or Hfs

    HFS Plus uses a larger value to address allocation blocks than HFS, 32 bits rather than 16 bits. This means it can access 4,294,967,296 (=2 ) allocation blocks rather than the 65,536 (=2 allocation blocks available to HFS. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 44...

  • Page 45: Limited Warranty

    Rocstor. The replacement part or product takes on either the Limited Warranty status of the removed part or product or the thirty (30) day limited warranty of the spare part. In the unlikely event that your Rocstor product has a recurring failure, Rocstor, at its discretion, may elect to provide you with a replacement unit of Rocstor‘s choosing that is at least equivalent to your Rocstor branded product in hardware performance.
  • Page 46 Rocstor does not warrant that the operation of this product will be uninterrupted or error-free. Rocstor is not responsible for damage that occurs as a result of your failure to follow the instructions that came with the Rocstor branded product.
  • Page 47 PERFORM, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ROCSTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM MADE BY A THIRD PARTY OR MADE BY YOU FOR A THIRD PARTY. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ALSO APPLIES WHETHER DAMAGES ARE SOUGHT OR A CLAIM IS MADE UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY OR AS A TORT CLAIM (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY), A CONTRACT CLAIM OR ANY OTHER CLAIM.
  • Page 48 Rocstor on the Rocstor branded product or included with the Rocstor branded product at the time of your purchase or lease of the product is available for a fee. ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual...

  • Page 49: Technical Support

    Technical Support All Rocstor hard drives are backed by free telephone technical support for two (2) years from the date of purchase. Please register your product with Rocstor. To register, fill in the Limited Warranty Registration form in the Support tab at www.rocstor.com.

  • Page 50: Contact Information

    Educational sales information: academic_sales@Rocstor.com Federal, State & Local government sales information: government_sales@Rocstor.com Resellers/Business Development/OEM Partners All Channel National and International Resellers, VARs, Consultants … contact Rocstor Channel Sales: In U.S., call: 888.877.7716 Out of USA call +1.818.449.2000 Email: reseller_info@Rocstor.com ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual...
  • Page 51 Thank you for purchasing Lancer LX. Rocstor Ver.0301L ROCSTOR | LANCER LX user manual Page | 51...

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