Rosewill RX30 - Manual (Page 9)

If the system
doesn’t recognize
the drive, turn on
the power first,
before connecting
the USB/Firewire
cable.
Win98 does not
support Firewire,
you need to
upgrade your OS to
Win98SE or higher.
The RX30-U2FAB
does not support
Win98/SE, you
need to upgrade
your OS to WinME
or higher.
For safe removal of
your drive and to
assure that no data
is lost, always
follow the unplug
procedure. If not, an
error message will
show up.
Installation on a PC (Microsoft Windows)
Win2000 or WinXP with a USB or Firewire connection:
• Turn on your Computer and start Windows
• Connect the RX30 and turn it on
• Let Windows search and install the driver automatically
• Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **
Win2000 or WinXP with a Serial ATA connection:
• Turn on your Computer and start Windows
• Connect the RX30 and turn it on
• Let Windows search and install the driver automatically
• Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **
Win98SE with a Firewire connection:
• Turn on your Computer and start Windows
• Connect the RX30 and turn it on
• Let Windows search and install the driver automatically
• Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **
Win98/SE with a USB connection:
• Turn on your Computer and start Windows
• Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM
• Connect the RX30 and turn it on (in some cases the
driver must be installed before connecting the device, see
note on CD or readme file)
• Follow the onscreen instructions and install the drivers
• Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive **
Unplug Procedure:
• Click on the taskbar icon for external hardware
• Choose your external hard drive and confirm to remove it
** For factory new drives and formatting, see “Partitioning &
Formatting”
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