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User Guide - Page 2
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Changes
The material in the preparation of this document, or from errors...
User Guide - Page 3
... for a period of one (1) year from state to Adaptec and providing proof of unauthorized service or parts.
3. Repair or replacement parts or products will either be furnished on how to obtain warranty service, write or telephone Adaptec at the purchaser's expense to an authorized Adaptec service facility or to effectuate repair, replacement or refund under this product that it is...
User Guide - Page 4
...Canada.
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...AC, ±0.5 kV I /O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of
this unit to Part...installation. This device complies with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to the specified limits of the Canadian InterferenceCausing Equipment Regulations. ACS-120...installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause undesired operation.
User Guide - Page 5
...Started Checklist
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Preparing the Disk Drive for Installation
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Installing a Disk Drive
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Installing the Device Driver-Windows 98SE Only
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Connecting and Powering On
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Getting Enough Power
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Next Steps
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Disconnecting Your USB Enclosure
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Troubleshooting
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This User's Guide explains how to install and connect your Adaptec® ACS-120 USB 2.0 hard disk drive enclosure.
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User Guide - Page 6
The Adaptec ACS-120 USB Enclosure supports 2.5-inch IDE hard disk drives that meet these requirements: 100.5 mm L x 70.1 mm W x 9.7 mm H (3.96 inches L x 2.76 inches W x 0.38 inches H)
5 Kit Contents
■ Adaptec ACS-120 USB 2.0 hard disk drive enclosure (shown below) Enclosure Cover
Enclosure Cover (Detail)
LED USB Port
Power Port
■ High-quality USB Y-cable (shown below)
Main ...
User Guide - Page 7
... to a USB 2.0 port, and USB 2.0 drivers must be running
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows 98SE Macintosh computers must be installed on your computer-Windows 98SE only
(see page 8). ❏ Connect the enclosure (see page 9). ❏ Prepare the disk drive for use your Adaptec ACS-120 USB Enclosure, your computer must be running OS 9.2.2 or later for USB 1.1 support, or OS...
User Guide - Page 8
... your USB Enclosure: 1 Use a screwdriver to remove the enclosure cover, as described on your disk drive to the interface connector inside the enclosure cover. Installing a Disk Drive
Note: You need a Phillips screwdriver to Master or Device 0 mode (or equivalent, as shown
below.
2 Connect the EIDE/IDE connector of your disk drive), following the instructions on page 5. Set the drive jumper...
User Guide - Page 9
... download updates. 3 Slide the disk drive into the enclosure, then use the screws you have the most recent operating system updates installed on -screen instructions to install the driver.
8 Your Adaptec ACS-120 USB Enclosure works with the drivers built into your computer, if you removed in Step 1 on page 7 to secure the enclosure cover, as shown below. Installing the Device Driver-Windows...
User Guide - Page 10
... computer is powered on your Adaptec ACS-120 enclosure. However, if you connect the enclosure to an adapter (such as a CardBus) that is not able to the enclosure. Connecting and Powering On
Note: Windows 98SE users only-You must install the device drivers before connecting and powering on . When your computer. Plug the mini-connector of these messages:
USB Power Surge (Windows XP) The...
User Guide - Page 11
... enclosure
Connecting an External Power Supply
If the USB Y-cable does not supply enough power, try connecting an external power supply (not included) to the power port on your computer (does not have another available USB port on the enclosure. The external power supply must meet these requirements:
■ Rated at 5 Volts
■ Capable of 1-1.5 Amps (depending on disk drive power...
User Guide - Page 12
Next Steps
If you have installed a new disk drive in your enclosure, you 'll erase all the data on it. The process of initializing and formatting a new disk drive differs by initializing and formatting it, so that your computer can recognize and communicate with the initialization and formatting process, please contact Microsoft (Windows users) or Apple...
User Guide - Page 13
... your operating system, this icon.) 3 Click USB Mass Storage Device2, then click Stop. Disconnecting Your USB Enclosure
Although the enclosure supports hot-plugging and hotunplugging, Adaptec recommends that you that the device has been stopped. 4 Click OK. A message appears telling you follow these instructions to disconnect your USB Enclosure.
1 Depending on this option may be called...
User Guide - Page 14
... enclosure is green and even though you may not receive an error message from the operating system.)
If the problem persists, try connecting an external power supply, as described on page 10.
■ If you are using Windows with a file system other than NTFS, and the file system of the disk drive installed in the Adaptec ACS-120 is NTSF, Windows...
User Guide - Page 15
... the Device Manager tab. c Disconnect the USB Y-cable. e Reconnect the USB Y-cable. For technical assistance initiating and formatting your disk drive, please contact Microsoft (Windows users) or Apple (Macintosh users).
14 d Complete the driver installation, following the instructions on your USB Enclosure before you installed the device drivers: a On your USB device, which will appear with...
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