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  • Page 1 Owner’s Guide & Assembly Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.1.3 Supported Hard Drives 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS 1.3 USING THE NEWER TECHNOLOGY MINISTACK 1.3.1 Connecting the Newer Technology miniStack 1.3.2 Powering on the Newer Technology miniStack 1.3.3 LED Indicator 2 ASSEMBLY 2.1 ASSEMBLY OF THE NEWER TECHNOLOGY MINISTACK 3 FORMATTING 3.1 MACINTOSH FORMATTING...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    •Any 3.5” SATA Solid State Drive (SSD) or 2.5” SSD with an adapter like the NewerTech AdaptaDrive 1.2 Package Contents Item ______ ➀ ➁ ➀ Newer Technology miniStack ➁ DC Power Transformer ➂ USB 3.0 Cable ➃ FireWire 800 Cable ➄ Software CD Bundle (not all models) ➅ Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Using The Newer Technology Ministack

    Your drive should mount on your computer’s desktop. 1.3.3 LED Indicator The Newer Technology miniStack has a single LED at the front of the hard drive enclosure. It will illuminate when powered on, and flash during drive activity (both reading and writing).
  • Page 5 Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP This guide will get you up and running quickly, demonstrating how to install your own drive into the Newer Technology miniStack enclosure. Your computer is a static-sensitive device. It is susceptible to invisible damage if not protected during installation.

  • Page 6: Assembly

    ➁ Turn the Newer Technology miniStack over placing the top on a soft work surface, such as a towel. Remove the 4 Phillips screws at the corners of the miniStack.
  • Page 7 ➂ Turn the miniStack over and place the bottom on the work surface. Lift the top cover off of the miniStack, exposing the internal chassis. Untape the plastic bag with assembly screws from the inner chassis. ➃ Make sure that the hard drive you wish to install (sold separately) is handy...
  • Page 8 ➄ Place your drive into the chassis of the miniStack. There are 2 rubber coated mounting tabs with screwholes on the side closest to you in this photograph, and a tab with a plastic detent on it that will lock the drive into the chassis on the center of the drive on the opposite side.
  • Page 9 Turn the enclosure over onto it’s top again on a soft work surface. Use the remaining 2 Phillips screws from the plastic bag and insert them into the center of the drive enclosure above the Newer Technology label, securing the hard drive into the chassis.

  • Page 10: Formatting

    Select the device with no volumes attached to it; in this picture, that would be the 3 TB Newer Technology device. Click on the drive icon next to the text. If your miniStack was previously formatted, there will be a volume already attached to the device in the red circle above.
  • Page 11 ➂ You then need to choose how many partitions you wish your Newer Technology miniStack 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 12 Newer Technology miniStack Chapter 3 - Formatting ➃ ➀ ➁ ➂ ➀ Choose a name for the volume. You will need to repeat this step for each volume if you selected multiple partitions. ➁ Click on the Customize button and the following dialog box will appear: Choose the partition scheme appropriate for your computer;...
  • Page 13 This is up to you to decide; if you don’t want to make that decision right now, you can click “Decide Later” and use the Time Machine preference pane to select your Newer Technology miniStack at a later time. ➅...
  • Page 14 Newer Technology miniStack Chapter 3 - Formatting 2.2 Removing the GUID Partition Scheme Only for XP, 2000, ME and earlier. (XP 64-BIT, Vista & Windows 7 can continue to the next section) If you are not installing a brand-new hard drive into your enclosure, it may have a GUID drive partition already installed on it, especially if it was originally used with a Macintosh.
  • Page 15 Instructions for other operating systems can be found at http://www.newertech.com/format. IMPORTANT NOTE: This procedure will erase all data on your hard disk drive in the Newer Technology miniStack. Back up any impor- tant data before proceeding! ① With the miniStack connected to the computer and powered on, right-click on the “My Computer”...
  • Page 16 Newer Technology miniStack Chapter 3 - Formatting ④ Your drive will appear similar to how Disk 1 does below. Notice that the space on the lower right reads as “Unallocated.” Right click in this space and choose “New Partition.” ⑤...
  • Page 17 Newer Technology miniStack Chapter 3 - Formatting ⑧ If you like, you can specify the drive letter designation for your new drive. Otherwise, one will automatically be assigned. Click “Next. ” ⑨ Before you can use the drive, it must be formatted.
  • Page 18 Newer Technology miniStack Chapter 3 - Formatting ⑪ Once you have finished with the formatting 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...
  • Page 19 Newer Technology miniStack Chapter 3 - Formatting ⑬ At this point, you may close the Computer Management win- dow. Your drive is ready to use and can be found in “My Computer. ” Using your new Storage Solution on both Macs and PCs? MacDrive™...

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting & Tips

    If these suggestions do not work, try connecting /*the NewerTech miniStack to a different computer, if available to you. If the power light is on the front of the Newer Technology miniStack is not turning on, try a different interface.

  • Page 21: Appendix

    Newer Technology miniStack, and a second copy on either your inter- nal hard drive or another storage medium, such as an optical backup, or on a second external hard drive.

  • Page 22: Technical Support

    • Review Chapter 4: Troubleshooting & Tips. •Try to confirm the problem is with the solution. If you have a second computer, move the miniStack solution to that system and verify that the solution does not function with that machine.
  • Page 24 • Newer Technology recommends the use of normal glass cleaning products to keep the high lustre finish at its finest with this product. Be sure not to get any moisture inside the holes and if you do, allow time to air dry before use.

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