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Ximeta NetDisk User Manual

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  • Page 1 HANTZ + PARTNER The Upgrade Company! www.hantz.com For Windows 2000 / XP Software Version 2.3 NetDisk & NetDisk ™ Mini™ Powered by Technology www.ximeta.de...
  • Page 2 Warranty Statement XIMETA, Inc. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the content hereof without the obligation of XIMETA, Inc. to notify any person of such revision or changes. XIMETA, Inc. provides this publication “as is”...
  • Page 3 Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Contents Introduction • NetDisk User Manual • NetDisk and NetDisk Mini Models Covered By This NetDisk User Manual • Main Features of NetDisk and NetDiskMini • Package Contents • NetDisk and NetDisk Mini Modes NetDisk / NetDisk Mini Requirements •...
  • Page 4 Initialize NetDisk • Partition NetDisk Uninstalling NetDisk • NetDisk Uninstall Change FAT32 File System Format to NTFS File System Format Using NetDisk in Mac OS and Windows Environment Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting Regulatory Statements Product Warranty Additional Information and Assistance www.XIMETA.de...
  • Page 5 This NetDisk User Manual shows you how to install a NetDisk / NetDisk Mini onto your Personal Computer or Ethernet Network and begin using it immediately. This NetDisk User Manual is intended for users who need to install and support one or more NetDisk / NetDisk Mini on their Personal Computer or Ethernet Network.
  • Page 6 In NDAS Mode, NetDisk / NetDisk Mini is directly attached to a 100MB/ Full Duplex Fast Ethernet Switch or Wireless Access Point. Each user on the network can use NetDisk / NetDisk Mini as if it was a local disk drive.
  • Page 7 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— NetDisk / NetDisk Mini Requirements Hardware Requirements NDAS Mode - Fast Ethernet -100BASE-T / Full Duplex / 802.3u, for wired configuration. Wireless - 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g, for wireless configuration.

  • Page 8: Cable Installation

    Do not connect USB cable and Ethernet cable at the same time. • Newer NetDisk does not have dip switches on them. However, NetDisk has the capability of automatically recognizing NetDisk Mode without the dip switch. In such case, please skip step 1 (dip switch setting) from the NetDisk Cable Installation below.
  • Page 9 Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— (1) Flip both dip switches down for NDAS Mode. (2, 3) Connect NetDisk directly to your PC’s Ethernet Port using crossover CAT5 cable (not included). (4) Make sure the power connector is connected firmly. USB Mode (1) Flip both dip switches up for USB Mode.
  • Page 10 • No power adaptor needed for NetDisk Mini when connected to your pc/laptop through USB (1) Connect NetDisk Mini directly to your PC’s USB Port using included USB cable. Note: From this point forward, NetDisk will be used to represent both NetDisk and NetDisk Mini. www.XIMETA.de...

  • Page 11: Netdisk Software Installation

    NetDisk Software Installation Installation of NetDisk software is simple and easy. Insert the included “NetDisk Installation CD” into your CD-ROM Drive and select the NetDisk Mode you want. Easy and simple instructions will guide you through the installation. For The First Time Users It is strongly recommended that the first time NetDisk user select Easy Installation from the main menu.

  • Page 12: Using Netdisk

    Click New NetDisk. • Add a NetDisk. NetDisk ID and Write Key can be found underneath the NetDisk case. NetDisk ID and Write Key do not contain the letter O. Please use the number 0, for all 0’s. www.XIMETA.de —————————————————————————————————————————————...
  • Page 13 Confirms the NetDisk you just registered. If the Write Key was entered in the previous step, the NetDisk is registered as Read / Write Mode. If the Write Key was not entered in the previous step, the NetDisk is registered as Read Only Mode.
  • Page 14 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows XP Please click “Yes” Please click “Continue Anyway” www.XIMETA.de —————————————————————————————————————————————...
  • Page 15 Now that you have successfully installed NetDisk, it’s time to familiarize yourself on using the NetDisk. NetDisk is located in My Computer as a local drive. Drive letter and NetDisk name may vary among pc. Here are examples of uses for NetDisk.
  • Page 16 • Read/Write Mode - Only one user can write to a specific NetDisk at a time. - No other users can write to NetDisk, until the current Read/Write access owner passes the Read/Write access to another user. Changing from Read / Write to Read Only •...
  • Page 17 Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Changing from Read Only to Read / Write • Click NetDisk™ Administrator Tool and select the NetDisk you want to change from Read Only to Read/Write • Select Enable Read/Write. Green Circle will change to a Blue Circle indicating Read/Write Mode.

  • Page 18: Netdisk™ Status And Mode Indicator

    Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— NetDisk™ Status and Mode Indicator • NetDisk provides users with six basic modes. • Below is a chart describing each of the NetDisk Modes and the icons that correspond with each mode. NetDisk Color Icon NetDisk Icon...

  • Page 19: Netdisk Administrator Tool Menu

    Administrator Tool Menu. NetDisk - Displays all the functionality of a specific NetDisk. If you named your NetDisk at the registration step, the new name will be displayed in place of the word NetDisk X. • Refresh Status - Updates the status of NetDisk that are connected to the network.
  • Page 20 Select Install Software Automatically and click Next. Windows XP Windows 2000 If you click Cancel, NetDisk Device Driver does not get installed and you cannot use NetDisk. o To re-install NetDisk, please follow the following steps: To Re-Install NetDisk for Windows XP...

  • Page 21: Hardware Installation

    Click Continue. Windows XP Windows 2000 If you click STOP Installation or No, NetDisk Device Driver does not get installed and you cannot use the NetDisk. If you want to re-install the NetDisk, please follow the Re-Install NetDisk step in this section.
  • Page 22 • About - Displays NetDisk Administrator version. • Exit - Exits NetDisk Administrator. Click Yes, if you want to exit. Otherwise, click No, o NetDisk Administrator Tool can be restored by double clicking icon on the Desk Top. www.XIMETA.de —————————————————————————————————————————————...

  • Page 23: Netdisk Functions

    • Edit Name – Changes the name of the NetDisk. - Type in the new name for the NetDisk on Edit a NetDisk window then click OK. If you do not want to change the name of the NetDisk, simply click Cancel.
  • Page 24 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— • Enable Read Only – Enables you bak into Read Only Mode. • Enable Eead/Write – Enables you back into Read/Write Mode. If you want to take current writer’s write access, please select Yes.
  • Page 25 • Refresh – Updates the NetDisk’s data from which you are reading. • Remove – Removes the NetDisk from your computer. NetDisk Administrator appears when you select remove. Click OK if you want to remove the NetDisk. Otherwise, click Cancel.
  • Page 26 • Each NetDisk has to be disabled. • Cannot mirror a NetDisk that is already mirrored. • A NetDisk which you are saving the data to, must be same size or larger than the NetDisk you are copying the data from.
  • Page 27 Disable. • NetDisk Administrator - If the NetDisk you selected is in use by an application or user, NetDisk will not be disabled. Wait until the applications or user is finished using NetDisk. Then try disabling it again.
  • Page 28 NetDisk Aggregation & Mirroring Wait few seconds for the changes to take place. If the color of the disabled NetDisk has not changed to Gray, click Status. If the color still has not changed, repeat steps for every NetDisk that was not disabled.
  • Page 29 Button for Mirroring. Aggregation: The NetDisk bound box on the right, indicates the first NetDisk you select to bind. The NetDisk Available box on the left, lists all the NetDisk you can select from to bind with the first NetDisk.
  • Page 30 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— • Select a NetDisk from the NetDisk Available box that you want to Aggregate / Bind and Mirror to: • Once you selected a NetDisk, click button then click OK.
  • Page 31 Instructions to formatting / partitioning can be found at the end of this document. But before you can format / partition a NetDisk, NetDisk has to be enabled. Please continue to the next step for further instructions on enabling and formatting / partitioning NetDisk.
  • Page 32 NetDisk 1 is disabled Master NetDisk and NetDisk 2 is Slave NetDisk. • Enable the Bound / Mirrored NetDisk by selecting either Enable Read/Write or Enable Read Only. • Go to NetDisk Aggregation & Mirroring window. You will notice the changes in the color of the Master NetDisk. XIMETA, Inc. www.XIMETA.com...
  • Page 33 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Aggregation Mirroring • Before you can use the new Bound / Mirrored NetDisk, the NetDisk needs to be partitioned. Please refer to Partition NetDisk. www.XIMETA.de —————————————————————————————————————————————...
  • Page 34 • NetDisk Administrator If the NetDisk is being used by an application or user, NetDisk will not be disabled. Wait until applications or users finished using NetDisk. Then try disabling it again. Click OK if you want to disable the NetDisk. Otherwise, click Cancel.
  • Page 35 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— • Go to NetDisk Aggregation & Mirroring window. The color of the master NetDisk you just disabled will be Gray. If not, press Status button. • Select a NetDisk you want to unbind and click unbind button.
  • Page 36 Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— • Enable the unbound NetDisk by selecting either Enable Read/Write or Enable Read Only. NetDisk cannot be used until it is enabled. Repeat this step for the second unbound NetDisk. • Right click My Computer. Click Management > Disk Management.

  • Page 37: Formatting Netdisk

    Computer Management window will appear. Click Disk Management under Storage. • Computer Management window will list all the disks in the computer. • Find NetDisk you want to format and right click NetDisk you are looking for is the unknown or not initialized disk. www.XIMETA.de —————————————————————————————————————————————...
  • Page 38 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— • Select Initialize NetDisk. Initialize NetDisk window will appear. Select the right disk and click OK. • NetDisk will be automatically initialized. Unknown becomes Basic • Right click Unallocated box then select New Partition.
  • Page 39 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Partition NetDisk • Right click My Computer and select Manage. • Computer Management will appear. • Click Disk Management under Storage. Disabled disk will be shown on the Computer Management.
  • Page 40 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— • Right click on the box and select Delete Partition. • Delete primary partition will appear. When you delete partition, all the data on the disk will be lost. Click Yes, if you want to continue partitioning. Otherwise, click No.
  • Page 41 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— • Right click on the box and select New Partition. • New Partition Wizard: Click next. • Select Partition Type: Select Primary partition and click Next. www.XIMETA.de —————————————————————————————————————————————...
  • Page 42 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— • Specify Partition Size: Click Next. The partition size is automatically set. Do not change the size. • Assign Drive Letter or Path: Select Assign the following driver letter and choose a name for the drive from list.
  • Page 43 NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— • Partitioning is finished. Click Finish. You can see the partitioned disk. www.XIMETA.de —————————————————————————————————————————————...

  • Page 44: Uninstalling Netdisk

    Uninstalling NetDisk NetDisk Uninstall Before you can uninstall a NetDisk, you must close all applications using the NetDisk. NetDisk Administrator, NetDisk Aggregation & Mirroring, Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer must also be closed. There are two different ways in which you can uninstall NetDisk.
  • Page 45 Delete primary partition window may appear. Click Yes. Delete all the partitions. Once all of the partitions are deleted, right click unallocated NetDisk and select New Partition. Welcome to the New Partition Wizard will appear. Click Next. Select Primary Partition. Click Next.
  • Page 46 • Register NetDisk onto Windows and Mac computers. NetDisk default file system is NTFS File System Format. To share NetDisk in a Mac OS and Windows Environment, NetDisk must be formatted in FAT32 File System Format. NetDisk must be formatted to FAT32 from Windows.

  • Page 47: Frequently Asked Questions

    How is NetDisk™ different from NAS or SAN? NetDisk is more of a low cost alternative to NAS or SAN. It is more for the users looking for lower costs and storage associated with backup / archiving. Basically, both NetDisk™ and NAS are storage devices that are implemented over a network.
  • Page 48 Does it matter what kind of device that NetDisk™ plugs into? Yes, NetDisk™ is recommended to be plugged into a 100Mb / full duplex capable switch. It can be plugged into a hub, but it is not supported and you may experience problems.
  • Page 49 • Is the NetDisk™ application required to use USB? No, just make sure that the dip switches on the back of the NetDisk™ are in the up position. Make sure that NetDisk is powered off before changing dip switch settings.
  • Page 50 The kind of mirroring done with NetDisk™ software is basic. You must format before mirroring or aggregating NetDisk™. If one NetDisk goes down, data will still be on the other NetDisk and can be accessed, but if you want to replace the down NetDisk, you must format both NetDisk again to recreate mirror.

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    To install in NDAS Mode (requires a 100 Mb / full duplex switch) Mode switch in back of NetDisk should be set to NDAS / Ethernet, downward position, default is set to NDAS / Ethernet. NetDisk must be powered off to change switch setting.
  • Page 52 Open up "Computer Management" by right-clicking on "My Computer.” Go to "Manage," then click on "Disk Management.” Check to see if your NetDisk is recognized. It should show up as Disk 1 or Disk 2 or a different number depending on the number of drives that you have on your computer. Right-click on the appropriate "Disk #"...
  • Page 53 Administrator: The disk is write-protected. Remove the write-protection or use another disk.”? - You do not have Read / Write access. Click on the NetDisk Icon in your bottom-right system tray. Go to your NetDisk and then click on "Enable Read/Write."...
  • Page 54 Aggregation & Mirroing • I cannot Aggregate or Mirror NetDisk? Please make sure that your NetDisk is disabled before mirroring or aggregating them. www.XIMETA.de —————————————————————————————————————————————...

  • Page 55: Regulatory Statements

    NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Regulatory Statements United States (FCC) The computer equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency (RF) energy. If the equipment is not installed and operated in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, interference to radio and television reception might result.

  • Page 56: Product Warranty

    Hardware (NetDisk unit, excluding power supplies) XIMETA’s sole obligation shall be to repair or replace the defective device at no charge to the original owner. Such repair or replacement will be rendered by XIMETA at an Authorized XIMETA Service Office. The replacement Hardware need not be new or of an identical make, model or part;...
  • Page 57 The original product owner must obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number from the Authorized XIMETA Service Office and if requested, provide written proof of purchase of the product (such as a copy of the date purchase invoice for the product) before the warranty service is provided.
  • Page 58 Except as otherwise provided by mandatory law: 1. XIMETA's liability to any damages and losses that may arise as a consequence of the fulfillment of its obligations under or in connection with this Statement of Limited Warranty or due to any other cause related to...
  • Page 59 Product's conformity to its Specifications. In case XIMETA or your reseller is unable to repair an XIMETA Product, you can alternatively ask for a partial refund as far as justified by the reduced value of the unrepaired Product or ask for a cancellation of the respective agreement for such Product and get your money refunded.
  • Page 60 Product that is the subject of the claim or which otherwise gives rise to the claim; 3. Breach of XIMETA's obligations implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or Section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982.

  • Page 61: Additional Information And Assistance

    Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Additional Information and Assistance For additional information, frequently asked questions or troubleshooting help, please refer to the NetDisk User Manual. Assistance is also available by contacting XIMETA, Inc. Whenever you contact XIMETA, Inc. for technical support, please have the following information available: •...

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