Acomdata m-hdxxxse5-72-pci-v1e User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Welcome!

  5
• Product Registration for Warranty Coverage

  7
• Precautions

  8
• Package Contents

  9
• System Requirements

  10
• AcomData E5 SATA Drive at a Glance

  11
• PCI Cards at a Glance

  12
• Features Explored

  13
  • Serial ATA

    13
    • Hot-Pluggable

      14
    • Fanless Design

      14
    • Plug & Play Setup

      14
    • Mac & PC Ready

      14
    • Hardware Command Queuing

      15
    • Hardware Direct Memory Access

      15
    • Hardware RAID Acceleration

      15
    • RAID Manager

      15
• Specifications

  16
  • E5 SATA External Hard Drive

    16
    • SATA PCI Host Bus Adapter Card

      17
• Installing the PCI Card

  18
• Installing the Software

  23
• Setting up the Drive

  28
  • Choosing an Orientation

    28
    • Vertical Placement

      28
    • Horizontal Placement

      30
• Connecting the Drive to Your Computer

  32
• Naming Your Drive

  34
• Re-Formatting the Drive

  35
  • Formatting the Drive in Windows XP or 2000

    37
    • Formatting the Drive in Windows 98SE or Me

      38
    • Formatting the Drive in Mac OS X

      39
• How to Safely Turn Off the Drive

  40
• Stacking Drives

  42
• Maintaining Your Drive

  43
  • Backup Your Data

    43
    • Defragmenting and Optimizing a Hard Drive

      43
    • Examining and Repairing a Hard Drive

      45
    • Protect Your Data from Viruses

      45
    • Cleaning the Drive Case

      46
• Frequently Asked Questions

  47
• Troubleshooting

  50
  • Troubleshooting for PC Users

    51
    • Troubleshooting for Mac users

      53
• One Year Limited Warranty

  55
• Arranging for Service

  57
• How to Purchase Accessories

  58
• Notices

  59
• AcomData Contact Information

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