Newer Technology miniStack v3 User Manual
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- Page 1 Users Guide & Owners Manual...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
1.2 CONTENTS 1.3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1.4 PORT VIEW & INTERFACE CONNECTIONS 1.5 CABLE CONNECTIONS & QUICK START GUIDE 1.6 SETTING UP YOUR MINISTACK V3 1.7 HARD DISK MODE 1.8 HUB FEATURE 2 FORMATTING 2.1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BOOTING ON AN OLDER MACINTOSH 2.2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU PLAN ON USING YOUR DRIVE WITH A PC... -
Page 4: Introduction
Chapter 1 - Introduction Newer Technology miniStack v3 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 System Requirements 1.1.1 Mac Requirements •Minimum PowerPC G4 Processor, 128MB RAM •eSATA interface, Mac OS X 10.3 or later (OR) •FireWire interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later (OR) •USB 2.0 interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later... -
Page 5: Port View & Interface Connections
The Newer Technology miniStack V3 has multiple interfaces to work with any computer system. ➀ On/Off Switch - Used to turn the miniStack v3 on and off. As long as the power switch is in the ON position, the miniStack v3 will power on and off with your com-... -
Page 6: Setting Up Your Ministack V3
• Do not place anything behind your miniStack v3 that would block airflow. • Treat your miniStack v3 just like you treat your computer - keep it dry, cool, and out of direct sunlight. • Always check any peripheral cable that you are going to use with the miniStack v3 for damage before inserting it. -
Page 7: Formatting
2.1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU PLAN ON USING YOUR DRIVE TO BOOT ON A G3, G4, OR G5 SYSTEM If you purchased a preconfigured Newer Technology MiniStack v3, your new external hard drive has been formatted for the Macintosh as a Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) volume, using the GUID* Partition Table scheme. - Page 8 ➀ Click on the “Initialize” button. ➁ Select the device with no volumes attached to it; in this picture, that would be the 640 GB Newer Technology device. Click on the picture of the drive icon next to the text.
- Page 9 Disk Utility application. Click on the “Partition” tab in this picture. ➃ You then need to choose how many partitions you wish your Newer Technology Mini- Stack v3 to have. For ease of use we’re selecting one partition here but of course you could select more if you wish to have multiple volumes created.
- Page 10 You will be asked to confirm that you wish to format the drive - agree, and then after a few moments, partitioning will complete and the Newer Technology MiniStack v3 volume will mount on your desktop. You can quit Disk Utility, you’re all set!
- Page 11 Only for XP, 2000, ME and earlier. (XP 64-BIT, Vista & Windows 7 can continue to the next section) Your new NewerTech miniStack v3 is preformatted for use with a Ma- cintosh. Unfortunately, this is not readable by Windows without special software.
- Page 12 Newer Technology miniStack v3 Chapter 2 - Formatting 2.5 Formatting your MiniStack v3 on Windows 2000 and later Instructions for other operating systems can be found at http://www.newertech.com/format. ➀ With the drive connected to the computer and pow- ered on, right click on the “My Computer” icon and select “Manage”...
- Page 13 Chapter 2 - Formatting Newer Technology miniStack v3 ➃ Your drive will ap- pear similar to how Disk 1 does below. Notice that the space on the lower right reads as “Unallo- cated.” Right click in this space and choose “New Partition.”...
- Page 14 Newer Technology miniStack v3 Chapter 2 - Formatting ➇ If you like, you can specify the drive letter designation for your new drive. Otherwise, one will automatically be assigned. Click “Next. ” ➈ Before you can use the drive, it must be formatted. On...
- Page 15 Newer Technology MiniStack v3 Chapter 2 - Formatting ➀➀ Once you have finished with the format- ting wizard, you will see that your new drive (represented as “Disk E” in this case) will display a message of “Formatting. ” This should only take a...
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Page 16: Macdrive
Newer Technology miniStack v3 Chapter 2 - Formatting ➀➂ At this point, you may close the Computer Management window. Your drive is ready to use and can be found in “My Computer. ” 2.6 MacDrive 8 Using your new Storage Solution on both Macs and PCs? MacDrive takes the guesswork out of sharing files. -
Page 17: Troubleshooting & Tips
2. A message will appear, detailing the devices that the Eject icon controls. i.e. “Safely remove... ” Click on this prompt. 3. You will then be given the following message. “Safe to Remove Hardware”. It is now safe to unhook the Newer Technology MiniStack v3. General information: •... -
Page 18: Appendix
One copy on your Newer Technology MiniStack v3 and a second copy on either your internal hard drive or another storage medium, such as an optical backup, or on a second external hard drive. Any data loss... -
Page 19: Customer Service
Newer Technology miniStack v3 Chapter 5 - Customer Service 5 CUSTOMER SERVICE 5.1 Before Contacting Customer Service •Read this manual and review Chapter 3: Troubleshooting & Tips. •Try to confirm the problem is with the hard drive. If you have a second computer, move the enclosure to that system and verify that the solution does not function with that machine. - Page 20 Newer Technology assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. Newer Technology reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes.
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