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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual SCSI ORB 2.2GB • Installation Guide • User’s Guide • Troubleshooting • How to Get Help • Warranty • Registration...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE Things to Consider ........2 1.1 Introduction . -
Page 3: Things To Consider
THINGS TO CONSIDER: Look through this Installation Guide. If you feel in any way unsure of performing this installation, then we strongly recommend contact- ing a qualified computer technician to install or assist in the installa- tion. Also determine if you have SCSI cable(s) with the appropriate types of connectors. -
Page 4: Introduction
SECTION 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE WELCOME TO ORB! The ORB SCSI Drive offers you everything that you want in a portable, removable disk drive – high capacity and fast throughput speed at an affordable price that can be easily connected to your system using a SCSI interface. INTRODUCTION This installation guide provides detailed instructions, and illustrations, as well as safety precautions that will help you to install your ORB disk drive. -
Page 5: Installation Precautions
The ORB Disk contains updated installation information, if applicable. The ORB Installation Suite CD has a Mac folder in which contains ORB SCSI dri- vers you will install so that the Macintosh’s SCSI interface will work properly with your ORB SCSI Drive. Become familiar with your ORB Drive: Emergency eject hole Power/Activity light... - Page 6 2. Connecting to an existing SCSI chain. If you are connecting your ORB SCSI Drive to an existing SCSI chain, refer to Section 1.10, Connecting ORB Drive to a SCSI chain, before proceeding further. Otherwise, go to the next step. 3.
- Page 7 If you are using a PowerBook, you will need a special PowerBook cable. The cable has a square 29-pin SCSI Figure 6b connector on one end. 7. Connect the ORB SCSI Drive to the computer. Connect the other end of the supplied cable to the computer’s SCSI connector. For Ultra SCSI performance, refer to Section 2.7, Ultra SCSI Performance.
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Page 8: Orb Tools And Backup Utility Software For Pc
Windows 98/95/NT. ORB Tools does not support Windows 3.1x, DOS, OS/2 or other operating systems at this time. You should visit our web site at www.castlewood.com for further updates. Software Setup - Windows 98/95/NT 1. Insert the ORB Installation Suite CD into your CD-ROM drive. - Page 9 Once the ORB Tools is properly installed you can right-click on the ORB Drive’s icon in My Computer or Explorer to use the ORB Tools. You can also access the ORB Tools from Start/Programs/Castlewood ORB Drive/ORB Tools. Figure 8 Once launched you will see this ORB Tools screen.
- Page 10 Restore from Backup: Restores backed up files from ORB Disks. Copy Volume Backup: Performs file by file backup of system volumes. Image Disk Backup: Full disk image backup. ORB Disk Duplicator: Performs disk to disk duplication with ORB Disks. One Click Backup: Simplified system backup with preset backup parameters.
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Page 11: Mac Driver And Software Installation
Make Non-Removable: Allows the user to set the ORB drive as a fixed drive. Scan Devices: Performs a full system scan for ORB Drives and identifies each drive’s system interface. MAC DRIVER AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The ORB SCSI driver has to be installed before Mac OS is able to mount your ORB SCSI Drive. -
Page 12: Connecting Orb To A Scsi Chain
ORB Tools Once the ORB Tools is properly installed, you can launch from its alias or the folder in the hard drive where it was installed. The utilities provide the following functions: Status – Displays the SCSI bus the ORB drive is on and its SCSI ID Mount / Unmount Volume –... - Page 13 Each device on the same SCSI chain must have a unique ID, otherwise your system will not work properly and data corruption may occur. You should be able to see the SCSI ID of each external SCSI device on its enclo- sure.
- Page 14 8. Terminate the SCSI chain. A SCSI chain has to be properly terminated at both ends to ensure data integrity. The last external device and the last internal device on the SCSI chain have to be terminated. If you do not have any internal SCSI device, then your SCSI Host Bus Adapter or your Mac’s main logic board has to be terminated.
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Page 15: Section 2 Users Guide
SECTION 2 USER’S GUIDE OPERATING YOUR ORB DRIVE Now that you have successfully installed your ORB Drive, you will soon be able to make use of the wide range of features and applications that it offers: Important Record Storage – If you need a place to keep spe- cial files (confidential information or any other valuable items like product plans and designs, personnel files, budgets, company directories, computer- ized checkbooks, and tax records), the ORB Disk is a perfect solution. -
Page 16: Using Orb Disks
USING ORB DISKS Disk Insertion Instructions Push a disk straight into the ORB Drive with your finger using an “in and down” motion to ensure that the disk is seated. Figure 10 Disk insertion Disk Ejection Instructions You can eject a disk using the operating system, recommended, or by pressing the Insert/Eject button on the front of the drive. - Page 17 4. Green LED will flash amber (Disk spin down and air purge cycle). 5. ORB Drive door will automatically open. 6. Disk will be ejected. 7. ORB Drive Icon should disappear from Desktop. 8. Remove ORB Disk. 9. Door will automatically close. 10.
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Page 18: Accessing Your Orb Drive
Emergency Ejection Method 1. Shut down your computer system (turn power off). 2. Remove power from your ORB Drive by either unplugging the power supply or removing the power connector from the drive. 3. Wait 30 seconds. 4. Insert a paper clip into emergency eject hole. CAUTION: Do not insert a paper clip into the emergency eject hole while there is power to your PC and drive. -
Page 19: Large Drive Support
Installation Help Note 001, Drive Letter Assignment, covers in detail how drive let- ters are assigned and the ways available to reassign drive letters. This Help Note is available on our web site at www.castlewood.com. LARGE DRIVE SUPPORT Windows Environment Windows 98 and Windows 95 OSR2 or later support the use of partitions greater than 2 GB (gigabytes) in capacity with FAT32. - Page 20 Partition Options Table Operating System FAT16 FAT32 NTFS HPFS HFS (Mac OS HFS+ (Mac OS Standard) Extended) 2.16GB Windows 3.1 2.16GB Windows 95 2.16GB 2.2GB* NVO Windows 98 2.16GB 2.2GB NT 4.0 2.16GB 2.2GB†† NVO Windows 2000** 2.16GB 2.2GB 2.2GB†† NVO OS/2 2.16GB 2.2GB...
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Page 21: Ultra Scsi Performance
Mac OS 7.6.1+ Use ORB Tools for Mac to partition the ORB Disks. Either ORB Tools or the native format utilities on the operating systems can be used to reformat the ORB Disks. You can format a DOS formatted disk to Mac format with ORB Tools for Mac. ULTRA SCSI PERFORMANCE In order for your ORB Drive to achieve Ultra SCSI performance, all of the following conditions must be met. -
Page 22: Section 3 Troubleshooting
Section for help. If the information presented in this document does not help you resolve the prob- lem, visit the Support Center on our web site: www.castlewood.com. CAUTION! Always power off your computer and all peripher- als before reconfiguring the SCSI chain. Electrical power should be turned off before connecting, disconnecting any cables or changing SCSI ID;... - Page 23 Green light (LED) does not illuminate • Make sure the power supply is plugged in or light. • Make sure power connector to drive is securely inserted in drive. Red light (LED) remains in the “on” • Drive is defective - return to place of state.
- Page 24 Refer to section 2.7, Ultra SCSI Performance. For the latest help information: Refer to the Support Center on our web site at www.castlewood.com.
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Page 25: Section 4 Specifications
SECTION 4 SPECIFICATIONS Performance Average Seek Time 11ms read/write 12 ms Data Transfer Rate 12.2 MB/sec maximum Burst Transfer Rate 20 MB/sec maximum Rotation Speed 5400 rpm Head MR (Magneto-Resistive) 25 MIPS DSP Start/Stop Times 20 sec spin-up, 10 sec stop Long Format Time 9 Minutes Short Format Time... -
Page 26: Section 5 Customer Support
Switzerland (CH) 008000 ORB INFO (008000 672 4636) Other European countries +49 (0)7000 ORB INFO (+49 (0)7000 672 4636) Countries outside North. America and Europe See web site Castlewood Systems, Inc., corporate 1 408 956 2500 Email help@castlewood.com Web site www.castlewood.com... -
Page 27: Section 6 Warranty
(“Purchaser”) against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. Castlewood warrants the ORB disks (the “Disks”) sole- ly to the Purchaser against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase (each a “Warranty Period”). -
Page 28: Section 7 Software License Agreement
“Product”. The term of this Agreement will be for the duration of Castlewood’s copyright in the Software. You agree that You may not copy any writ- ten materials accompanying the Products and/or the Software. You may make one (1) copy of the Software, in object code form, solely for back-up or archival purposes. - Page 29 Castlewood accepts no responsibility or obligation to return any such materials that are shipped to Castlewood. If a Product returned under warranty is found not to be defective, then Castlewood shall dispose of the Product per Purchaser’s instructions after receiving full payment from Purchaser for Castlewood’s inspection...
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Page 30: Section 8 Standards And Regulations
Castlewood Systems, Inc. shall not be liable for errors contained in this document or for inciden- tal or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this infor- mation. - Page 31 Trademarks © 1998 Castlewood Systems, Inc. Castlewood Systems, Castlewood logo, the Castlewood logo graphic, ORB, ORB logo, the ORB graphic, ORBit and ORBit logo graphics and Traveler are registered trademarks of, Castlewood Systems, Inc. MS- DOS, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
- Page 33 France (F), Italy(I), Spain (E), Switzerland (CH): 008000 ORB INFO (008000 672 4636) Other European countries: +49 (0)7000 ORB INFO (+49 (0)7000 672 4636) Castlewood Systems Corporate Countries outside N. America & Europe: Phone: 1-408-956-2500 Fax: 1-408-956-1124 See web site www.castlewood.com...