User manual KANGURU DATABANK

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the Distance between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. TRADEMARKS MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 98/NT/2000/ME/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer *All of the third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3 3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 USB2.0 PCI Card / Combo Hub ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Installing USB 2.0 Drivers ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Installing USB 2.0 drivers in Windows 98........................................................................................................................................................ 3 Finalizing USB 2.0 Hi-Speed hardware settings............................................................................................................................................... 5 Connecting the Kanguru DataBank....................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Labeling your Kanguru Disks ............................................................................................................................................................................... 6 4. DRIVER INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 4.1WINDOWS 98SE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 4.2 WINDOWS ME/2000/XP............................................................................................................................................................................... 7 4.3 Mac OS............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 5. OPERATING THE KANGURU DATABANK.................................................................................................................................................... 9 5.1 Connecting your Kanguru DataBank: ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 5.2 Disconnecting your Kanguru DataBank: ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 5.2.1 Windows 98:............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 5.2.2 Windows 2000:......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 5.2.3 MAC OS................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Inserting/Removing Drives ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Windows 98:.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Windows 2000/ME/XP ................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 6. PARTITIONING AN INDIVIDUAL KANGURU DISK FROM YOUR KANGURU DATABANK............................................................. 11 6.1 Partition under Windows 98/ME................................................................................................................................................................... 11 6.2 Partition under Windows 2000 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Tech Support............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Call 1-508-663-0105 or................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 1. INTRODUCTION The KanguruData Bank is a first of its kind, patent pending, storage device designed to simplify network data storage. Functioning as either a network attached or direct attached storage device, the KanguruData Bank offers true plug and play ability with little or no need for special configurations to connect it to your network. Just plug it into an existing USB or USB2.0 port! Each KanguruData Bank starts with 80GB of internal drive space, which can easily be increased by inserting various capacity KanguruDisks. Add massive amounts of storage with each KanguruDisk you insert. Note1: In order to reach USB 2.0 speed, you must have a computer or host adapter card that has USB 2.0 support. This device will automatically sense the speed of your USB port and adjust between USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 speed. If you do not have USB 2.0 support, the device will work at USB 1.1 speeds. Your Kanguru DataBank comes supplied with a PCI USB2.0 card. This card must be installed before you use your DataBank if you want to reach maximum transfer speeds. Note2: Kanguru DataBanks can be custom built to include CDRW, DVDRW, and Card Reader drives. If your Databank has one of these custom drives, then follow the instructions for operating that particular drive. If not, then disregard the custom drive instructions. Depending on your system's configuration, your Kanguru DataBank may conflict with your current networked drives and cause the drives' paths to be changed. For example, you computer connects to drives E and F on your network, and when you plug in your DataBank these networked drives get bumped to J and K. To avoid this change the Drive Letter and Path for each of the Kanguru Disks. For example, change drives E:F:G:H to W:X:Y:Z. This ensures that networked drives E:F:G:H will remain unchanged, and the Kanguru Disks will always show up as W:X:Y:Z. Note3: 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Hardware: Notebook or desktop computer with USB or USB2.0 port supported. Operation system: Win98SE, Win-ME, Win2000, Win XP, Mac OS 8.6 or above. 3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION USB2.0 PCI Card / Combo Hub Every DataBank comes supplied with a USB2.0 PCI card that is required to meet USB2.0 speeds. However, if you already have a USB2.0 connection, then there is no need to install the supplied card. First insert your USB2.0 PCI card into a free PCI slot, and then follow the Driver instructions below. Installing USB 2.0 Drivers Once the card is installed and the computer has restarted, Windows will detect the board and attempt to load the drivers for it. Installing USB 2.0 drivers in Windows 98 · · · · Windows will detect a "NEC USB Open Host Controller". Click "Next." Select "Search for the best driver for your device." Click "Next." Uncheck all boxes in Figure 1. Click "Next." Windows has found an updated driver for this device. Click "Next." Then Click "Next" again. Figure 1 · The "Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires" dialog appears. Click "Finish." Repeat the above process for the second NEC USB Open Host Controller. Figure 2 · · After you have installed the two NEC USB Open Host Controllers, Windows will find a "PCI Universal Serial Bus" device. Click "Next" to continue. Another dialog will appear. Select "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want". Click "Next." In the dialog that appears, highlight "USB Controllers". Click "Next." Figure 3 Click on the "Have Disk" button as shown in figure 4. In the dialog that appears, click on the "Browse" button. Navigate to the folder that contains the USB 2.0 drivers. Click "OK." A dialog will appear with "NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller" highlighted, click "Next" to continue. Figure 4 · · · · · · · The "Windows driver file search for the device" dialog appears with the location of the driver. Click "Next" to continue. The "Window has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires" dialog appears. Click "Finish." Restart Windows. Figure 5 · · Finalizing USB 2.0 Hi-Speed hardware settings USB 2.0 Hi-Speed products that use an NEC chipset have 3 USB host controller engines on board. Two of the host controller engines handle USB 1.1 transactions. One of the host controllers engines handle, USB 2.0 transactions. USB data traffic is automatically routed to the proper host controller engine depending on the speed of the device that is plugged into the USB 2.0 port. This essentially creates 3 concurrent USB buses. These USB buses allow devices to run in a less congested traffic environment. This helps devices such as color printers, scanners, video cameras and mass storage devices, which require a high bandwidth, to work well together. The NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller driver handles USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (480 Mbits/s) traffic. The two NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controllers handle Full-Speed (12 Mb/s) and LowSpeed (1.5 Mb/s) traffic. Check your Windows System/Device Manager to confirm proper installation of USB 2.0 Hi-Speed drivers: NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller USB Root Hub USB Root Hub Connecting the Kanguru DataBank 1.) Boot-up your computer and make sure the USB / USB2.0 port device driver has been installed and is available in operating system. 2.) Plug the USB2.0 cable into the USB2.0 Port of computer. 3.) Plug the AC power cord to the inlet of your Kanguru DataBank and power on the DataBank. Your Kanguru DataBank will be ready to use. 4.) Follow the Software Installation as seen below. NOTE: Labeling your Kanguru Disks One of features of the Kanguru DataBank is that the Kanguru Disks are hot swappable. This feature allows you to take any of the Kanguru Disks out while the DataBank is still operating, and replace it at a later time. When you want to remove a disk you have to disconnect it from the OS first. We highly recommend that users label their Kanguru Disk both internally and externally. By internally we are suggesting that you change the label of the drive. You can change a drive's label by going into DEVICE MANAGER, and then into DISK MANAGEMENT. From here you can right click on the drive that you want to rename, then select PROPERTIES. This is where you can change the name of the drive. For example, if you were using a Kanguru Disk as an email backup, you may want to rename the drive "EMAIL." So after renaming your drives internally you need a way to tell which Kanguru Disks are which. For this we suggest labeling the Kanguru Disks separately with the labels that are provided with the DataBank. This labeling system is very important for Kanguru Disk management. Without both labels, drives can easily be mistaken for one another, which could result in removing the wrong KanguruDisk from the DataBank. This could be especially undesirable in a network environment if someone is accessing the drive which is being removed. 4. DRIVER INSTALLATION 4.1WINDOWS 98SE If this is the first time you are installing the Kanguru DataBank, you have to run the TPPINST.EXE from the Drivers CD before you connect your Kanguru DataBank to your computer. 1. Insert your Drivers CD in your CD-ROM drive. 2. Open the folder labeled "701 Kanguru Data Bank". 3. Next open the "Drivers" folder. 4. Followed by the "USB Drivers" folder 5. Then open the "USB WinME-98-2000-XP" folder 6. Run the "TPPINST.EXE" to install drivers for the Kanguru DataBank. 7. Choose the language that you use and click "OK". A dialog box appears as shown, Click "NEXT 8. Choose "Typical" and click "NEXT". 6. After the needed files are copied onto your hard drive, the installation is complete. You can connect your Kanguru DataBank to the computer now. After you have installed the drivers, double click on My Computer, and you will see a new 80GB drive (if a 80GB drive was included with you unit), plus any additional Kanguru Disks you have purchased. A green Unplug or Eject hardware icon will appear in system tray at the bottom of your screen. Double click this icon and click stop before unplugging the USB cable to prevent data loss. Please note: the Kanguru DataBank Hard Drives come pre-partitioned FAT32 and formatted on Windows 98. 4.2 WINDOWS ME/2000/XP Step1 If you are plugging the Kanguru DataBank into your computer for the first time, the system will detect USB2.0 Storage Device and install the driver of [USB Mass Storage Device ] from system files automatically. Step2 Once these drivers have been installed you can double click "My Computer" and find your Kanguru DataBank drives there. This Kanguru DataBank is supported by the Mass Storage Device drivers in WIN ME/2000/XP systems directly .You don't need to install any drivers. If the Kanguru DataBank has been repartitioned by the user, please refer to the Partition the Kanguru DataBank chapter to prepare your unit. 4.3 Mac OS Step1 After the system boots up, insert the Drivers CD in your CD-ROM. Open the folder labeled "701 Kanguru Data Bank". Next open the "Drivers" folder. Followed by the "USB Drivers" folder Then open the "USB Mac OS" or the "USB Mac OS X" folder (depending on you OS) Double click the "USB2.0 SETUP" icon, and double click "USB installer" icon. Step2 Click on "OK" when finished. Step3 Restart your computer to finish the driver installation . Step4 After the restart, locate the USB port for your Macintosh. Step5 Connect the USB cable to your Macintosh. Step6 Connect the USB cable to your Kanguru DataBank USB 2.0 External Drive. Step7 The icon of USB2.0 drive will now be shown on your desktop screen and the drive is now ready for use. Tips: The Kanguru DataBank USB 2.0 can be used to share information on both Windows and Macintosh platforms. To set up your drive for cross-platform use, make sure you have the latest version of File Exchange Running on MAC. 5. OPERATING THE KANGURU DATABANK Once the DataBank has been installed you can connect or disconnect individual Kanguru Disks at anytime without powering down the DataBank or your system. Please follow the steps below when you want to remove a drive while the DataBank is still running: 5.1 Connecting your Kanguru DataBank: Step1 Plug the USB cable into the back of your Kanguru DataBank. Step2 Plug the USB cable into the USB 2.0 port of computer. Plug the AC power cord to the INLET of your Kanguru DataBank and turn on the power switch on your Kanguru DataBank Step3 If you have properly installed the drivers, your computer will recognize the built in 80GB hard drive plus any additional Kanguru Disks in your DataBank. NOTE: Make sure you have properly inserted the Kanguru Disks into your DataBank. To do so push the Kanguru Disks firmly into the DataBank until you feel it snap into place. Also you shouldn't move the Kanguru Disks from side to side while they are in the DataBank, as this may cause them to disconnect from the system. 5.2 Disconnecting your Kanguru DataBank: 5.2.1 Windows 98: Step1 Click the green Unplug or Eject hardware icon in system tray and click the device that you want to remove. Step2 When the system prompts `You may safely remove this device'. Unplug the USB cable from the USB port of computer. 5.2.2 Windows 2000: Step1 Double-click on the [Unplug or Eject Hardware] icon in system tray. Dialog box appears as seen to right. Step2 Highlight the [USB Mass Storage Device] in the dialog box, click on [Stop], choose the Kanguru DataBank USB 2.0 External Drive that you want to disconnect, then click on [OK]. Step3 Wait for few seconds, the system prompts "You may safely remove this device". Unplug the USB cable from the USB port of computer. 5.2.3 MAC OS When disconnecting your Kanguru DataBank USB 2.0 External Drive from computer, close all windows and quit all running applications that are stored on the Kanguru DataBank USB 2.0 External Drive. Drag the Kanguru DataBank USB 2.0 External Drive's icon into "Trash" to dismount it from the Desktop prior to unplugging the Kanguru DataBank USB 2.0 External Drive from the USB port. Failure to do so may result in a loss of data or possible file corruption. CAUTION !! Do not unplug the Kanguru DataBank from the USB port of your computer or HUB while copying files to or from the device or while files or applications stored on the Kanguru DataBank are in use. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA. Inserting/Removing Drives Your Kanguru DataBank allows for removal of any individual Kanguru Disk without having to shutdown your DataBank. You can also re-connect a Kanguru Disk into any bay at any time. If you have properly removed a Kanguru Disk, then it can be reconnected at any time without any installation process. Simply follow the instructions below for REMOVING Kanguru Disks: Windows 98: Step1 Click the green Safely Remove Storage Device icon icon in system tray and click the device that you want to remove. Step2 When the system prompts `You may safely remove this device'. Click OK, and remove the KanguruDisk from the DataBank. Windows 2000/ME/XP Step1 Click on the Unplug or Eject Hardware Located on your icon bar. Step2 Click on the Stop USB Mass Storage Device ­ Drive [x] With Drive [x] being the drive that you want to disconnect. Step3 Wait for few seconds, the system prompts: "The `USB Mass Storage' device can now be safely removed from the system" Click OK, and remove the KanguruDisk from the DataBank. NOTE: Refer back to the "LABELING YOUR KANGURU DISKS" section to correctly remove and connect the correct Kanguru Disks. 6. PARTITIONING AN INDIVIDUAL KANGURU DISK FROM YOUR KANGURU DATABANK. 6.1 Partition under Windows 98/ME Boot-up the computer into Windows 98/ME system. Plug the Kanguru DataBank into a computer. There are two methods to partition and format Individual KanguruDisk in the DataBank: Method 1. Step1 Click on [Start], choose [Control Panel] in [Settings],double click [System] and open [Hard Disk] . A screen appears as shown. Step2 You can see the hard drive you just added. Highlight the USB Hard Disk and choose [Properties], select [Setting]. Set the Kanguru DataBank to [Removable]. Screenshot to right. Step3 After restarting the system, a removable hard Drive is added to [My Computer ]. Choose the removable HDD and click right button of mouse. Select [Format] to format your Kanguru DataBank. You only can set the USB2.0 Hard Disk Drive to one partition in this method. PLEASE BE CAREFUL THAT THE DRIVE YOU ARE FORMATTING OR PARTITIONING IS THE CORRECT DRIVE!!!! Method 2 Step1 Go into MS-DOS mode by clicking on [Start] and choose the [MS-DOS Prompt] in [Programs ] Step2 At the DOS prompt, type [FDISK] and press Enter. Step3 If FDISK exits without any messages, go back to the Windows 98 screen, unplug the Kanguru DataBank, re-boot computer , plug in unit again and go back to step 1 to proceed. Step4 In the first screen of FDISK, answer the Questions as follows: Do you want to enable large disk support ? [Y] if you want to build a partition larger than 2GB. [N] if you want to build a partition small than 2GB. Step5 The next screen is [FDISK OPTIONS], and type "5" to select disk. The screen shown on right. IMPORTANT: You must type [5] in this screen to change the current fixed disk drive to build the partition. The default fixed drive set by FDISK is your internal hard drive. If you don't change the fixed disk drive to the KanguruDisk, the data of your internal hard drive will be DESTROYED and UNRECOVERABLE Step6 In the [Change Current Fixed Disk Drive], type the disk drive number that was assigned to the KanguruDisk. Step7 Back to [FDISK OPTIONS] screen, now you can create or delete the partition of the KanguruDisk. Step9 After you finish FDISK procedure, go back to the Windows screen, unplug and plug in the KanguruDisk again to activate these changes. Double click on [My Computer] icon, the KanguruDisk that you already partitioned will appear. 6.2 Partition under Windows 2000 Step1 To partition a KanguruDisk under Windows 2000, please plug in the disk , then click on [Start], choose [Control Panel] in [Settings], open [Administrative Tools] , double click [Computer Management]. A window appears (right). Step2 Click on [Disk Management] on the left part of this window, all the connected disk drives will be listed in the right part. Locate the KanguruDisk that you added. On the right of disk # is the status of the partitions of this disk drive, you can create a new or delete an existing partition by right-clicking in this area. Step3. Right-click on the right area of the KanguruDisk. Click on [Create Partition....] and "Create partition wizard" will appear. Step4. Follow the instructions of the wizard to partition and format your KanguruDisk. Now, you have built a partition in the KanguruDisk and you can write data to it. Tech Support If you experience any problems installing your KanguruData Bank or have any technical questions regarding any of our products, please call our tech support department. Our tech support is free and available Monday thru Friday, 9am to 5pm EST. Call 1-508-663-0105 or Visit our website at www.KanguruSolutions.com