Aegis NetDock User’s Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Package Contents ......................................................... 4 System Requirements ................................................... 4 Aegis NetDock Connections ........................................... 5 Hard Drive Installation .................................................. 6 Initializing your Hard Drive ............................................ 7 Partitioning / Formatting ..........................................
Aegis NetDock - Getting Started Package Contents Aegis NetDock Stand AC Adapter USB Cable Hard Drive Screws Software CD: • BurnAware CD/DVD Burning Software • VLC Media Player • MicroSoft SyncToy System Requirements Hardware: 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® or Atom™ processor or equivalent Apple® G3 or later, Mac OS X 10.4 or later 256MB RAM Available USB port CD ROM or CD-RW drive Operating systems: Microsoft: Windows® 7, XP or Vista™ Mac: OS 9.2 or higher OS X 10.
Connecting your Aegis NetDock Perfect for connecting to all of your USB peripherals, the Aegis NetDock’s 4-port USB Hub has two regular ports and two ALWAYS ON USB ports, ideal for charging cell phones or your MP3 player. Two ALWAYS ON USB Ports Auto “ON” and “OFF” Feature Two regular USB Ports The Aegis NetDock’s power efficient design automatically powers the NetDock when connected to your computer and powers down when disconnected.
Hard Drive Installation Whether you received your Aegis NetDock with or without a hard drive installed, the easy open design means that you can change out your hard drive in a snap. Please make sure that the Aegis NetDock is not connected to the AC Adapter or your computer when attempting the below.
Initializing Your Hard Drive (self installed hard drives only) 1. To initialize your hard drive, you will need to go to Disk Management in Windows. To get to Disk Management in Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7, right click “My Computer” (2000, XP) or “Computer” (Vista, 7) and click on “Manage” in the list. If you purchased an Aegis NetDock that already has a hard drive, you do not need to use this section because the drive is already formatted for NTFS. 2. Double-click on Computer Management. 3.
5. Right click on the section to the left where the drive number and red no entry sign are located. Select Write Signature / Initialize Disk 6. There are two types of disk storage that you can choose from: basic and dynamic. Select Basic Storage if you want to create partitions and logical drives on the disk. Select Dynamic Storage if you want to create simple volumes (dynamic disks cannot access MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows 98 or earlier versions).
6. Select Assign a drive letter. Fill in the drive letter. Be sure to select a drive letter that is not in use. Click Next. 7. “Format this partition with the following settings” is selected by default. File System: Allocation unit size: Volume Label: NTFS is selected by default. Accept the default size. Choose a name that is meaningful to you. Perform a Quick Format: Optional Enabling Perform a Quick Format reduces the format time significantly.
Reformatting Your Hard Drive for Mac Your Aegis NetDock’s hard drive is preformatted with the NTFS Windows File System and will need to be reformatted to work within the Mac OS. To Reformat in OS 9.x: Caution: This will destroy any data on the hard drive. Backup any data before you continue with the reformatting of the Aegis NetDock hard drive. 1. Make sure the Aegis NetDock is plugged into the USB port. 2. Disable the file exchange in the Extensions Manager: a.
To Reformat in Mac OS 10: Caution: This will destroy any data on the hard drive. Backup any data before you continue with the reformatting of the Aegis NetDock hard drive. 1 Make sure the Aegis NetDock is plugged into the USB port. The drive should appear as a drive on your desktop. 2. Open the “Applications” folder on your hard drive, go to the “Utilities” folder and select Disk Utilities. 3. Select the drive from the list: a. A description of the drive appears in the window. b.
Installing the Software CD The Aegis NetDock comes with three software downloads: • BurnAware CD/DVD Burning Software • VLC Media Player • Microsoft SyncToy Please note that the included software is compatible with PC only. The included software is not necessary with Mac systems. The Aegis NetDock hardware is compatible with all Mac DVD/CD authoring software and media playing software 1. To install these programs, place the included software CD into your Aegis NetDock. 2.
Device Drivers and Drive Letters for Windows 1. Boot up your computer into Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. 2. Connect the Aegis NetDock integrated cable as described on the previous page 3. Windows will automatically install its resident device driver (USB Mass Storage Device). After the installation, Aegis NetDock will appear under a new drive letter in ‘My Computer’ (2000/XP) or ‘Computer’ (Vista/7). 4.
Device Drivers and Drive Letters for Windows 5. If the ‘Device Manager’ entries are correct and Aegis NetDock still does not appear in ‘My Computer’, you may need to reassign the ‘Drive Letter’. This is typically because you have mapped network drives and the Aegis NetDock has assigned the same ‘Drive Letter’ as one of the mapped drives. 6. To reassign the drive letter right click on ‘My Computer’ and click on ‘Manage’ then under ‘Storage’ you will click on ‘Disk Management’.
Device Drivers and Drive Letters for Windows 8. Right click and open ‘Change Drive Letters and Paths’ dialog box. 9. Now click the down arrow next to the ‘Drive Letter’ to open the drop down menu and choose a new ‘Drive Letter’. Make sure to choose a ‘Drive Letter’ that does not conflict with any of the mapped network drives. Click on the OK button to assign the new ‘Drive Letter’ and close all the windows. 10. Go to ‘My Computer’ to verify that Aegis NetDock appears. 11.
Copy files and folders to a CD (Windows) General Instructions Note: If your are copying files to a DVD using the Windows 2000 or XP Operating System, you must use DVD buring software (such as the one provided). 1. Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder. 2. Open My Computer. 3. Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want.
“Drive Not Accessible” error Firstly, check to make sure that your CD is in the right tray. If you receive a “Drive Not Accessible” error when you try to access the Aegis NetDock in ‘My Computer’ or after trying to drag and drop files to you Aegis NetDock drive, you may need to enable CD Recording on this drive. 1. Go to Start, My Computer and right click on the appropriate CD drive. (Both DVD’s and CD’s may show up as a CD drive in Windows) 2.
Disconnecting Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 1) Locate the system tray on your Windows Desktop (the system tray is the part of the taskbar that displays the date and time). 2) Click on the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon (2000, XP) or (Vista, 7) in the system tray. A dialog box will appear. Please note that in Windows Vista and 7 the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon is different. 3) Click ‘Safely Remove Mass Storage Device – Drive (D:) in the dialog box. (Your drive letter may differ).
Contacting Technical Support Apricorn provides the following helpful resources for you: 1. Aegis NetDock User’s Guide and Quick Start Guide 2. Apricorn’s Website (http://www.apricorn.com) This gives you the ability to check for up-to-date information. 3. E-mail us at support@apricorn.com. 4. Or call the Technical Support Department at 1-800-458-5448. Apricorn’s Technical Support Specialists are available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time from Monday through Friday.
Warranty Conditions Three-Year Warranty: Apricorn offers a 3-year warranty on Aegis NetDock products against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The warranty period is effective from the date of purchase (validated by your original receipt) either directly from Apricorn or an authorized reseller. Disclaimer and terms of the warranties: THE WARRANTY BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND MUST BE VERIFIED WITH YOUR SALES RECEIPT OR INVOICE DISPLAYING THE DATE OF PRODUCT PURCHASE.
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