Summary of Contents for ORB SCSI INTERNAL
- Page 1 Owner’s Manual SCSI INTERNAL ORB 2.2GB • Installation Guide • User’s Guide • Troubleshooting • How to Get Help • Warranty • Registration...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
1.13 Mac Device Driver and Software Installation ... .13 1.14 ORB Tools for Mac ........13 1.15 Connecting the ORB Drive to a SCSI Bus . -
Page 3: Things To Consider
THINGS TO CONSIDER: In the process of installing the ORB drive, it will be necessary for you to open up your computer and identify, as well as work with, various pieces of hardware inside it (such as those mentioned in the questions below). If you feel in any way unsure of performing this installation or if you cannot answer “yes”... -
Page 4: Introduction
SECTION 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE WELCOME TO ORB! ORB offers you everything that you want in a removable disk drive - high capacity and fast throughput speed at an affordable price that can be easily installed in your computer. 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 mounting screws are provided with your drive to be used in the installation. This drive is designed to mount in a 3 -inch drive bay. If a spare 3 -inch drive bay is not available, you will need to use an adapter to mount into a 5 -inch bay. - Page 6 3 -inch drive bays Mounting the Drive Into a 5 -inch Adapter Note: The remainder of this section provides instructions for mounting your ORB drive into a 5 -inch bay adapter. 1. Slide the drive into the adapter. If installing the ORB drive into a 5 -inch bay with an adapter be sure to use the screws provided with your adapter.
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Page 7: Configuration Options
Now that you have located the empty drive bay and mounted your drive in an adapter if necessary, you are ready to install the drive in the computer. 1. Shut down your operating system and power off your computer. Unplug the AC power. 2. -
Page 8: Mounting The Orb Drive
SCSI ID 7 is usually reserved for the SCSI interface. Do not set your ORB drive to SCSI ID 7. -
Page 9: Cable Connection
If you are using a narrow cable (50-pin) to connect the ORB drive on a narrow/ultra SCSI adapter, be sure to use a 68 to 50-pin cable converter and place the ORB drive at the end of the bus. Then set the jumpers for termination on both the low and high bytes. -
Page 10: Final Installation Checks
Insert an unused 4-pin power connector from inside the computer into the rear of the ORB drive. Make sure that the connector is inserted completely into the drive. If there are no unused power connectors in your computer you will need a Y-adapter, which allows you to branch two power connectors off one of your com- puter’s power cables. -
Page 11: Orb Tools And Backup Utility Software For Pc
1.12 ORB TOOLS AND BACKUP UTILITY SOFTWARE FOR PC The ORB Installation Suite CD is used to install the ORB Tools when you are run- ning Windows 2000/98/95/NT. ORB Tools does not support Windows 3.1x, DOS, OS/2 or other operating systems. - Page 12 The following icons represent functions of the ORB Tools and Backup Utilities Note: Some of the icons can not be found on the ORB Tools main screen as seen in Figure 14. You can find those applications by right-clicking on the ORB Drive’s icon...
- Page 13 You are never in doubt about your ORB Drive configuration with ORB Tools Status function. Spin Down: Set your preference for spin down time. Tracker Catalog: ORB Disk File Archive program Tracks all files on your ORB Disk with ease.
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Page 14: Mac Device Driver And Software Installation
1.13 MAC DEVICE DRIVER AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The ORB SCSI driver has to be installed before Mac OS is able to mount your ORB SCSI Drive. This will also install ORB Tools for Mac on your system. Make sure you are running Mac OS 7.6.1 to 9.0 on a Power Mac/Power PC, G3 or a G4. -
Page 15: Connecting The Orb Drive To A Scsi Bus
The utilities provide the following functions: Under Bus Hierarchy: Status – Display not only the SCSI bus the ORB drive is connected to and its SCSI ID, but also other applicable computer buses (ATA, SCSI, USB). Under Volumes Tab: Mount / Unmount Volume –... - Page 16 Refer to Figure 6 on page 6 for jumper setting for the desired SCSI ID. Avoid setting the ORB drive on SCSI ID 7 since that is usually reserved for either the native SCSI interface or the SCSI host bus adapter.
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Page 17: 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-... -
Page 18: Using Orb Disks
From Windows Desktop 1. Close all open applications and files on the ORB Disk before ejecting the disk otherwise data could be corrupted. 2. From the Desktop, double click on My Computer. - Page 19 ORB Disk has the maximum protection from ambient conditions and normal physical use. Place the ORB Disk into the ORB disk case when it is not in immediate use. This will maximize your disk life and minimize your risk of loss or damage.
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Page 20: Accessing Your Orb Drive
4. Select My Computer. 5. Select the ORB Drive Icon from the drive hierarchy and Double Click. 6. Click on the ORB Drive Icon and then right click to access tools. Mac OS 7.6.1 up to 9.0 Identify the ORB Drive Icon on Desktop and Double Click. -
Page 21: Large Drive Support
One should be aware that this Mac OS Extended format can only be recognized and accessed by Mac OS 8.1 or later. ORB PC formatted (Fat 16 or Fat 32) disks are recognized by Mac OS 8.5 or higher with File Exchange. PC Exchange on Mac OS 7.6.1 through 8.1 does not recognize any PC formatted device larger than 1GB in capacity. - Page 22 Use ORB Tools to partition ORB Disks. Mac OS 7.6.1 up to 9.0 Use ORB Tools for Mac to partition the ORB Disks. Either ORB Tools, any third party format utilities or the operating system’s Erase Disk can be used to reformat the ORB Disks. You can format a PC formatted disk to...
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Page 23: Ultra Wide Scsi Performance
ULTRA WIDE SCSI PERFORMANCE In order for your ORB Drive to achieve Ultra Wide SCSI performance, all of the fol- lowing conditions must be met. • Ultra Wide SCSI host bus adapter – the SCSI host bus adapter used must support Ultra Wide SCSI protocols. -
Page 24: Section 3 Troubleshooting
SECTION 3 TROUBLESHOOTING If you encounter a problem while installing or using your ORB Drive, check this 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. - Page 25 If the last internal device does not have active termination or if you are not sure, connect the ORB Drive as the last device on the SCSI bus for proper termina- tion. Refer to Figure 7 on page 7 for termi- nation jumper settings.
- Page 26 • E) Use the shortest length of cables possi- ble. Make sure total cable length does not exceed the maximum allowable. Total cable length includes the length of inter- nal cables, external cables and device impedance. Refer to section 2.7 on page 22, Ultra Wide SCSI Performance.
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Page 27: 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 40 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 28: Section 5 Customer Support
008000 ORB INFO (008000 672 4636) 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... -
Page 29: 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 30: Section 7 Software License Agreement
ORB Disks and ORB Drives provided with this license (the “Software”) [solely as installed in the Product]. The ORB Drives and the ORB Disks shall be collectively and individually referred to as the “Product”. The term of this Agreement will be for the duration of Castlewood’s copyright in the Software. - Page 31 or to refund the purchase price for the affected Product. These warranties are void if the applica- ble Product has been altered in any way or damaged by accident, misuse, or abuse, including, but not limited to, the use of unauthorized third party software or repairs, power surges, excessive heat or humidity.
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Page 32: Section 8 Standards And Regulations
SECTION 8 STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS The Castlewood ORB2II00 satisfies the following standards and regulations: 1) UL/CSA: – This product is certified and listed with UL/CSA, and meets safety compliance in both U.S.A. and Canada. 2) CE Mark (EN 60950), TUV Rheinland Bauart: Safety and Evaluation to International Standard for European Directives. - Page 33 Corporation. All other products and product references are the property of their respective companies. Patents: The ORB 2.2 GB Drive and ORB Disk are protected by numerous patents which have been applied for with the U.S. Patent Office. Technical Data Restrictions (DOD)
- Page 35 Germany (D), Great Britain (UK), 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...