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Mini USB 2.0 & FireWire Enclosure
SATA & IDE
User Manual English
LINDY No. 42807
www.lindy.com
© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - FIRST EDITION (August 2008)
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User Manual English Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LINDY Mini USB 2.0 and FireWire Enclosure. This enclosure has been designed to complement and add extra storage capability to your Mac Mini. The small footprint design allows it to be seated underneath a Mac Mini, but with its USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 combo interface, it can also be used with other suitably equipped Macs and PCs. Features For use with standard 3.5” SATA or IDE/ATA hard disks USB 2.0 and FireWire
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User Manual English Hardware Assembly Before starting the assembly make sure the jumper(s) on your hard drive are set to the Master setting. Consult your hard disk manual or the manufacturer’s website for the correct jumper setting. 1. Ensure that the Mini Enclosure is disconnected from the mains, before removing the 4 screws from the bottom of the case 2. Remove the upper case 3. If you are using a SATA hard drive continue to Step 4,
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User Manual English 7. Disconnect the SATA Data cable from the bridgeboard. Hold the base of the drive enclosure and pull the bridgeboard up to disconnect it. 8. Unscrew the four screws holding the drive tray in place and remove the drive tray. 9. Disconnect the Molex to SATA cable and then replace the drive tray and insert the screws. 10. Attach the provided IDE ribbon cable and to the main board, in place of the
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User Manual English 12. Use the supplied screws to secure both sides of the drive 13. Carefully assemble the top and bottom of the case. If the upper case does not fit properly, adjust the hard disk position and try again 14. Replace the 4 case screws and affix the two foam feet as illustrated 15. Connect the Power Cable to the Mini Enclosure and the mains power supply. Now connect the USB or FireWire cab
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User Manual English Using the enclosure with your Mac Mac Mini users: This enclosure is designed to sit underneath your Mac Mini. If you want to use this enclosure with both PCs and Macs, then you should use a FAT32 formatted hard drive. If you are using a brand new drive, or want to erase an older drive you will need to follow the instructions below: CAUTION! Formatting the hard drive will destroy all the data on the drive. Make sure you have made a backup of any files you d
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User Manual English 3. Make sure the external drive is highlighted in the left hand pane and select the Erase tab. 4. Select your preferred Volume Format type from the drop-down menu. If you want to use the drive with both Macs and PCs you should use MS-DOS File System. If you want to, you can give the drive a name in the Name box. 5. Click the Erase button. A confirmation window will appear, click Erase again. When the erase process is complete, the drive icon (as outlined)
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User Manual English Using the enclosure with your PC If you want to use this enclosure with both PCs and Macs, then you should use a FAT32 formatted hard drive. If you are using a brand new drive, or want to erase an older drive you will need to follow the instructions below: CAUTION! Formatting the hard drive will destroy all the data on the drive. Make sure you have made a backup of any files you do not want to erase before proceeding! Windows 2000/XP/Vista users After
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User Manual English Safely Removing the Drive To safely remove the drive from your system, click the Safe Removal icon on the Windows taskbar. A dialogue box will appear: Click on the box to safely remove the drive. Once the safe removal has been confirmed, you can power down the enclosure and unplug it from your PC: Windows Me users After first booting up your computer and connecting and powering up the enclosure, Windows will detect the drive and automatically instal
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CE/FCC Information CE Statement This device complies with the European Regulations for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of the European Union and it is equipped with the CE mark. This unit has to be used with high quality shielded connection cables. Only if these high quality shielded cables are used it can be sure that the EMC compatibility is not adversely influenced. FCC Statement Shielded cables must be used with this equipment to maintain compliance with radio frequency
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Recycling Information WEEE (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment), Recycling of Electronic Products United Kingdom In 2006 the European Union introduced regulations (WEEE) for the collection and recycling of all waste electrical and electronic equipment. It is no longer allowable to simply throw away electrical and electronic equipment. Instead, these products must enter the recycling process. Each individual EU member state has implemented the WEEE regulations into na
