User manual APRICORN AEGIS NETDOCK

[. . . ] 2 and later 200MB hard drive space for standard installation of software components Included software is not necessary with the Mac® OS; Aegis NetDock hardware is compatible with Mac DVD / CD authoring software and media playing software 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. Auto "ON" and "OFF" Feature The Aegis NetDock's power efficient design automatically powers the NetDock when connected to your computer and powers down when disconnected. NOTE: The two ALWAYS ON ports remain powered even when the NetDock is powered down as long as the unit is receiving power from the included AC Adapter. Great for connecting to your USB peripherals 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. [. . . ] Make sure the Aegis NetDock is plugged into the USB port. Backup any data before you continue with the reformatting of the Aegis NetDock hard drive. Make sure the Aegis NetDock is plugged into the USB port. From the Apple Menu, select Control Panel, then Extensions Manager. From the list: uncheck the on/off button next to the File Exchange. Your Macintosh will restart and you will get the following message: "This disk is unreadable by this computer Do you want to initialize the disk?From the drop down list, select Mac OS Extended and click the Initialize button. After the drive is initialized the drive named Aegis NetDock will appear on your desktop. You can now enable the file exchange extension. 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. From the volume format drop down list, select the Mac OS Extended. This will allow you to see your Aegis NetDock hard drive if you boot to Mac OS 9. 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 To install these programs, place the included software CD into your Aegis NetDock. From here you can click on the BurnAware, VLC or SyncToy options to download the programs to your computer or download the latest product manual. Follow the installation prompts on each of the programs to install on your computer Boot up your computer into Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. After the installation, Aegis NetDock will appear under a new drive letter in `My Computer' (2000/XP) or `Computer' (Vista/7). If Aegis NetDock does not appear in `My Computer' or does not work properly, right click on `My Computer' and click on `Manage' then under `System Tools' you will click on `Device Manager' and check whether the devices are installed as indicated below. installed Device Drivers USB Mass Storage Device Slimtype DVDRW Location Installed under 'Universal Serial Bus Controllers'. Installed under 'DVD/CD-ROM drives' (the drive listed in the figure may differ from your Aegis NetDock drive). [. . . ] Apricorn's Technical Support Specialists are available from 8:00 a. , Pacific Standard Time from Monday through Friday. If you need to return or replace your Aegis NetDock, Apricorn requires that you perform the following steps: 1. Simply call Apricorn's technical support department with your Aegis NetDock part number and a description of the problem(s) you are experiencing. [. . . ]