User’s Guide VST FireWire Hard Drive
What’s Inside The Box: VST FireWire Hard Drive Installation Software CD Also, in the box: • 1394 Compliant Cable • QuickStart Card • AC Power Adapter (Full Height only) Note: All documentation is also resident on the Installation Software CD Optional Accessories available at www.vsttech.com or by calling us at (978) 635-8200: • AC Power Adapter (for thin drives) .......... Model # ACFWS • Cable (2 ft /0.7M).......................................... Model # FWCBL2 • Cable (6 ft /2.0M).....................
VST FireWire Hard Drive User’s Guide Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Product Description FireWire Features, Advantages and Benefits Traditional VST Features and Convenience Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction Product Description FireWire is an exciting new technology for connecting high speed serial devices to CPU’s. VST’s FireWire Hard Drives are the most convenient, efficient and portable storage products you have ever used. They are fast, lightweight, thin, simple to connect and use and very portable. The thin FireWire Hard Drives are conveniently powered from the FireWire Bus, so no external power supply is required. An AC Power Adapter is included with the Full Height FireWire Hard Drives.
Installation Prior to beginning the installation, disconnect any FireWire devices from your computer. For Mac OS Users: 1. Insert the FireWire installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click on the driver install icon and follow the directions, then restart your Macintosh. 3. Full Height Hard Drives Only: Plug the AC Adapter into the power port on the FireWire Hard Drive and connect the cord to an electrical outlet. 4.
Windows PC Users: Do not disconnect the FireWire Hard Drive while your computer is running. Data loss could result. Power down the computer and disconnect the drive. Connecting Multiple FireWire Devices If you need to connect more than one VST FireWire drive to a single computer, you may do so in two ways. If your computer has more than one FireWire port, you may connect another drive to an unused FireWire port.
Connection Guidelines Follow these guidelines for connecting FireWire devices to the computer. • • • • • • • You may connect up to 30 VST devices at one time (see diagram, below). Do not connect devices in such a way that any two devices have more than 16 cables directly between them. Do not connect FireWire cables in a way that forms a ring of devices. Do not plug both ends of one cable into the same device. Unused FireWire connections should be left empty.
FireWire Information (portions reprinted with permission of Apple Computer, Inc.) Microsoft Windows 98SE and Windows 2000 support the IEEE 1394 high performance serial bus standard. Apple's FireWire software (see http://www.vsttech.com for latest revision) is a component of Mac OS that supports the IEEE 1394 High Performance Serial Bus standard. FireWire software provides system extensions called FireWire Support and FireWire Enabler.
Hardware and Software Requirements FireWire Software requires: For Mac OS Users: 1. A Macintosh Computer with built-in FireWire port(s) or a Power Macintosh G3 computer with a FireWire PCI or CardBus card. 2. Mac OS 8.5.1 or higher For PC Windows Users: 1. A PC with at least a 200MHz Pentium and built-in FireWire port(s) or a FireWire PCI Card. 2. Windows 98SE or higher Customer information about FireWire can be found on Apple's web site at this address: http://www.apple.
Specifications Note: These specifications are accurate at publication. For current specifications, visit www.vsttech.com Bus interface: FireWire (1394 Compliant) Data transfer rate: 100, 200 and 400 Mbps Package includes: FireWire Hard Drive IEEE1394 connecting cable (6-pin to 6pin) Supplemental power supply (Full Height Drive Only) FireWire Software Performance: Thin Drive Full Height Drive Rotational Speed (Typical) 4200 7200 Latency (Avg) 7.
Weight: Thin Drive (4,6 & 8GB) 184g (6.5oz) (8,10 & 18GB) 234g (8.25oz) (14 & 25GB) 326g (11.5oz) Full Height Drive 1.05kg (37oz) Operating environment: Temperature (operating) (non-operating) 5°C - 40°C (41°F - 104°F) -40°C - 65°C (-40°F - 149°F) Relative humidity (operating) (non-operating) 8% - 90% RH (Non-condensing) 5% - 95% RH (Non-condensing) Vibration (operating) (non-operating) 1.0G (5 - 400Hz) 5.
Electronic Compliance and Limited Warranty Federal Communications Commission Verified to comply with FCC Rules for Radiated and Conducted Emission, Part 15, Subpart B, for Class B Equipment.
