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R Adaptec ACS-120 USB 2.0 2.5” Har d Disk Drive Enclosur e User’ s Guide ...
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1 Copyright ©2005 Adaptec, Inc. All ri ghts reser ve d. No part of this publication ma y be repr oduced, stored in a r etrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electr onic, mechanical, photocopyi ng, r ecordin g or otherwise, wi th out the prior writ ten consent of Ada ptec, Inc., 6 91 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, C A 95035. ...
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2 Limited 1-Y ear Hardware W arranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purc haser of this product that it will be free fr om defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of pur chase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or replace the ...
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3 Regulatory Complianc e Statements Federal Comm un ications Commission Rad io Frequency Inte rference Statement W ARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible fo r compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipm ent. This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the li ...
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4 In this Guide.. . This User ’ s Guide explains how to install and connect your Adaptec ® ACS-120 USB 2.0 har d disk drive enclosur e. Kit Contents 5 Suppor ted Disk Driv es 5 System Requirements 6 Getting Started Checklist 6 Preparing the Disk Dr iv e for Installation 7 Installing a Disk Dr iv e 7 Installing the De vice Driver–Windows 98SE O ...
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5 Kit Contents ■ Adaptec ACS-120 US B 2.0 har d disk dri ve enclosur e (shown below) ■ High-quality US B Y -cable (shown below) ■ Carrying case ■ Bag of scr ews ■ CD, including devi ce drivers and documentation Supported Disk Drives A disk drive is not included in the ki t. The Adapte c ACS- 120 USB Enclosure supports 2.5-inch IDE har d d ...
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6 System Requirements T o successfully inst all and use your Adaptec ACS-120 USB Enclosure, your computer must meet these r equirements: ■ Microsoft ® Wi n d o w s ® computers must be running W indows XP , W indows 2000, W i ndows Me, or W indows 98SE Macintosh computers must be r unning OS 9.2.2 or later for USB 1.1 suppor t, or OS 10.2 .7 or ...
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7 Preparing the Disk Drive for Installation Befor e installing the disk driv e, ensure that it meets the requir ements listed in Supported Disk Drives on page 5 . Set the drive jumper to Master or Device 0 mode (or equivalent, as described on your dis k drive), following the instru ctions on your disk drive. Installing a Disk Drive Note: Y ou need ...
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8 3 Slide the disk drive into th e enclosure, then use the screws you rem ove d in Step 1 on page 7 to secure the en closure cover , as shown below . Installing the Device Driver– Windo ws 98SE Only Note: Windows XP/2000/Me and Macintosh users —No driver installation is required. Y our Adaptec AC S-120 USB Enclosur e works with the drivers buil ...
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9 Connecting and P owering On Note: Windows 98SE users only —Y ou must install the device drivers befor e connecting and powering on the enclosur e. Plug the mini-connector of the included USB Y -cable (shown on page 5 ) into the USB port on the enclosure, then plug the main connector into an a vailable USB 2.0 port on your computer . When your c ...
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10 Connecting the USB Y-Cable to a S econd USB 2.0 P ort If you have another available USB port on your computer (does not have to be a US B 2.0 port), plug in the Y -cable’s seconda ry connector . The secondary USB co nnector provides additional power to the enclosure. Connecting an External P ower Supply If the USB Y -cable does not supply enou ...
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11 Next Steps If you have installed a new disk drive in your encl osure, you must prepare it for use by initial iz ing and formatting it, so that your computer can recognize an d communicate with it. Caution: If you’ve used the disk drive previously and want to preserve the data on it, do not initialize and format the disk drive or you’ll erase ...
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12 Disconnecting Y our USB Enclosure Although the enclosur e supports hot-plugging and hot- unplugging, Adaptec recommend s that you foll ow these instructions to gr acefully disconnect your enclosur e from y our computer . Windows T o disconnect the enclosur e: 1 Ensure that all activi ty is stopped (no files are being transferred to or fr om the ...
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13 T roubleshooting If you have pr oblems installing or using your Adaptec AC S-120 USB Enclosur e, work thr ough this list of suggestions: ■ Ensur e that the disk dri ve has been pro perly installe d. ■ T ry connecting the enclosure to your computer thr ough a diff er ent USB port. ■ T ry connecting the enclosure to your computer using a dif ...
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14 ■ Windows 98SE users —If you connected and power ed on your USB Enclosure befor e you installed the devic e drivers: a On your desktop, right-click My Computer , s el e ct Properties , then click the Device Manager tab. b Expand the categories to find your USB devi ce, w h ich w ill appear with a yellow exclamatio n mark be si de it. Select ...
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R Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2005 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictio ns. Part Number: CDP-00065-01-A, Rev. A LB 04/05 ...
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