Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto ACS-120 del fabbricante Adaptec
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R Adaptec ACS-120 USB 2.0 2.5” Har d Disk Drive Enclosur e User’ s Guide.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Adaptec ACS-120 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Adaptec ACS-120 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Adaptec ACS-120 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Adaptec ACS-120 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Adaptec ACS-120, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Adaptec ACS-120.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Adaptec ACS-120. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Adaptec ACS-120 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
