Hi-Speed USB 2.0 & FireWire
External Drive Enclosure Kit
Create a portable high-speed storage device for your
computer, instantly
User Manual
F5U210
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Hi-Speed USB 2.0
& FireWire External Drive Enclosure Kit from Belkin. Your new Drive
Enclosure incorporates the amazing speed and flexibility of both the
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus 2.0) and IEEE 1394a (FireWire)
interfaces in one compact storage device. Featuring the easy flexibility
of Plug-and-Play technology, the Drive Enclosure can be disconnected
and reconnected while your computer is running, providing a fast,
simple way to add portable storage space through either a USB or
FireWire port. These ease-of-use advantages, along with its compact
size, make it an ideal tool for the computer user on the road.
Note: To enable Hi-Speed USB 2.0 mode (480Mbps), your computer
must be equipped with built-in Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports or a Hi-Speed
USB 2.0 host adapter card.
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OVERVIEW
System Requirements
Hardware:
Notebook or desktop computer with a USB 1.0 port, a Hi-Speed USB 2.0
port, or an IEEE 1394 FireWire port.
Operating System:
Windows® 98 SE, Me, 2000, or XP
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ASSEMBLING YOUR DRIVE ENCLOSURE
1. Remove top of drive bay enclosure.
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2. If you are installing a 3 /2-inch hard drive, check to make sure your
drive is set to “Master” (see jumper setting information printed on
top of your disk drive), then connect the 34-position data cable and
4-position power cable.
3. If you are installing a CD/CD-RW drive, check to make sure your drive
is set to “Master”, then connect the 34-position data cable, 4-position
power cable, and 4-position audio cable.
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4. Choose the set of mounting holes that match the drive you intend to use,
and install at least four of the provided mounting screws.
Note: There are four fine-threaded screws, and four coarse-threaded screws
included with your Drive Enclosure Kit. Be sure to choose the screws that
match the mounting holes for your drive. Do not try to force a coarse-
threaded screw into a fine-threaded mounting hole.
5. Replace top cover and make sure it is aligned with bottom cover.
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6. Hook the first side rail around front edge of the enclosure, and press
the rail into the six rectangular-shaped mounting holes on the side.
7. If you are installing a hard disk, it is necessary to install the front panel.
Insert the tabs on one side of the front panel into the mounting holes in
the installed side rail.
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8. Insert the mounting tabs on the free end of the front panel into the
second side rail, and hook the side rail onto the front of the enclosure.
9. Finish the assembly by pressing the rail into the six rectangular mounting
holes in the side of the enclosure.
IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU ARE USING WINDOWS 98 OR 98 SE, DO NOT
CONNECT THE DRIVE ENCLOSURE TO YOUR COMPUTER UNTIL DRIVER
INSTALLATION IS COMPLETED.
10. Plug the square-shaped connector of the USB cable into the USB port on
the rear panel of the Drive Enclosure. (If you want to use the FireWire
interface, plug either end of the FireWire cable into the FireWire port on
the back of the Drive Enclosure.)
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ASSEMBLING YOUR DRIVE ENCLOSURE
11. Plug the rectangular-shaped connector of the USB cable into a Hi-Speed
USB 2.0 port on your computer or Hi-Speed USB 2.0 hub. You may also
connect the cable to a USB 1.1 full-speed port on your computer or USB
1.1 full-speed hub. (If you are using the FireWire interface, plug the other
end of the FireWire cable into the FireWire port on your computer, or
FireWire hub).
NOTE: When connected to a full-speed USB 1.1 port, the maximum USB
bandwidth will be 12Mbps.
12. Plug the AC power cord into the power connector on the rear panel of the
Drive Enclosure, and into an AC wall outlet.
13. Power-on the drive.
14. Proceed to “Driver Installation” section.
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WINDOWS 98 SE DRIVER INSTALLATION
Using the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Interface:
1. Insert the installation CD in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Open the Install CD.
3. Run “SETUP” to install the drivers for your Hi-Speed USB 2.0 External Drive.
4. An installer dialog box appears. Click “Next”.
5. Select “Choose Setup Component”. Click “Next”.
6. Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”. Click “Finish”.
7. You may now connect the Drive Enclosure to your computer.
8. Windows will detect “USB Mass Storage Device”, and finish installation
of the required drivers.
9. If you are using a hard drive that is already partitioned, it will now
appear in the “My Computer” window as either “Removable Disk” or a
fixed disk. If you are connecting a CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD-R, it
will appear as a CD-ROM drive under “My Computer”.
Note: If the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon does not appear in the system
tray (located in the lower, right-hand corner of your Windows display), you
may need to install the Microsoft “Storage Supplement Update”. The Storage
Supplement Update is available at no charge through the Windows
update website.
Using the FireWire Interface:
1. The FireWire interface will utilize the IEEE 1394 mass-storage class driver
provided by Windows 98 SE, however, it is recommended that you check
the Windows update website to obtain any recent 1394 updates.
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WINDOWS 98 SE DRIVER INSTALLATION
Note: If the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon does not appear in the system
tray (located in the lower, right-hand corner of your Windows display),
you may need to install the Microsoft “Storage Supplement Update”.
The Storage Supplement Update is available at no charge through the
Windows update website.
2. If you are using a hard drive that is already partitioned, it will now
appear in the “My Computer” window as either “Removable Disk” or a
fixed disk. If you are connecting a CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD-R, it
will appear as a CD-ROM drive under “My Computer”.
Note: If you are using a hard drive with this enclosure, and the new drive
does not appear in My Computer, you may need to partition and format the
drive. Please refer to the “Partition the External Drive” section to prepare your
Hi-Speed USB 2.0/ FireWire hard disk.
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WINDOWS ME, 2000, XP DRIVER INSTALLATION
1. If you are plugging the external drive into your computer for the first
time when using the USB interface, Windows will detect “USB 2.0
Storage Device” and install the USB mass-storage device class driver,
which is built into Windows. If you are plugging the external drive
into your computer for the first time when using the FireWire
interface, Windows will detect “1394/USB Disk” and install the IEEE
1394 mass-storage device class driver, which is built into Windows.
2. If you are using the enclosure with a hard drive, your new drive will
appear in the “My Computer” window as a standard Windows fixed disk.
If you are connecting a CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD-R, it will appear
as a CD-ROM drive under “My Computer”.
Note: If you are using a hard drive with this enclosure, and the new drive
does not appear in My Computer, you may need to partition and format the
drive. Please refer to the “Partition the External Drive” section to prepare
your Hi-Speed USB 2.0/ FireWire hard disk.
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SAFE REMOVAL OF DISK FROM WINDOWS
Safe Removal of the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or FireWire Disk from Windows
Windows 98
1. Click the green “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon in system tray, select
the device that you want to remove then click “Stop”.
Note: If your drive shows up in the “My Computer” window, but you do
not see the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon, you need to install the
Microsoft “Storage Supplement Update”. The Storage Supplement Update
is available through the Microsoft Windows Update web page.
2. Select the “USB Mass Storage Device” then click “Stop”. Choose the
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 external drive that you want to disconnect, then
click on “Stop” again. You may now unplug the USB or FireWire cable
from your computer, or from the back of the Drive Enclosure.
Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP
1. Double-click on the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon in system tray.
2. Select the “USB Mass Storage Device” then click “Stop”. Choose the
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 external drive that you want to disconnect, then click
on “Stop” again.
3. When the system prompts “You may safely remove this device”, unplug
the USB cable from the USB port of your computer.
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FORMAT THE DRIVE
Format the External Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or FireWire Drive
Format under Windows 98
1. Boot up the computer into the Windows operating system.
2. Plug in your external drive.
There are two methods to partition and format your Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or
FireWire hard disk drive:
Control Panel Method
1. Click “Start” and choose “Setting”.
2. Choose “Control Panel”.
3. Double-click “System” then “Device Manager”.
4. The following screen will appear.
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FORMAT THE DRIVE
5. Select “Disk Drives”. Your new hard disk will appear in the hard drive list.
6. Double-click on the entry for your hard drive. Select “Settings”. The
following screen will appear.
7. Make sure there are check marks in the “Disconnect”, “Sync Data
Transfer”, “Removable”, and “Int 13 unit” boxes. After making these
changes, it will be necessary to restart your computer.
8. After Windows restarts, a “Removable Disk” icon will appear in the “My
Computer” window.
9. Right-click the “Removable Disk” icon and select “Format” from the
drop-down list.
10. Your removable disk is now ready for use.
Note: Using this method to format your removable hard drive will result in a
single partition equal in size to the maximum rated capacity of your hard disk.
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FORMAT THE DRIVE
DOS Method (Recommended for Advanced Users Only)
1. Click on “Start” and choose “Programs”. Select “MSDOS”.
2. At the DOS prompt, type “FDISK” and press “Enter”.
Note: If the FDISK utility terminates without displaying an error message,
exit back to Windows and disconnect the Drive Enclosure. Reboot your
computer. When Windows restarts, reconnect the Drive Enclosure and go
back to step 1.
3. In the opening FDISK screen, answer the question “Do you want to
enable large disk support?”
“Y” if you want to create a partition larger than 2GB.
“N” if you want to create a partition smaller than 2GB.
4. The FDISK “Options” screen will now appear. Select option 5, “Change
Current Fixed Disk”. Select your new disk from the list of available drives.
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FORMAT THE DRIVE
5. In the “Change Current Fixed Disk Drive” screen, enter the disk drive
number that is assigned to your external drive.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure that you select option 5 and change the
“Current Fixed Disk” from “Disk 1” to the disk number assigned to
your external drive. If your computer is equipped with only one
internal drive, your new external drive will be identified as “Disk 2”.
If your computer is equipped with two internal disk drives, your new
external drive will be identified as “Disk 3”. Failure to follow this step
will result in the loss of all data on your primary internal hard disk.
6. In the steps that follow, you must specify if you want to create one
partition equal to the maximum capacity of your external disk drive, or if
you want to create multiple partitions.
7. After completing the disk partition procedure, exit FDISK and restart
Windows. Any new drives created through the disk partition procedure
must now be formatted using the Windows disk format utility.
Partition under Windows 2000, XP
1. To partition the Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire hard disk drive under
Windows 2000, please plug in the Drive Enclosure, then click on “Start”,
choose “Settings”, then choose “Control Panel”. Double-click the
“Administrative Tools” icon, then double-click the “Computer
Management” icon. You will see the following screen.
Note: In Windows XP, click on “Start”, choose “Control Panel”, click on
the “Performance & Maintenance” icon, click on the “Administrative Tools”
icon, then click on the “Computer Management” icon.
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FORMAT THE DRIVE
Note: If you are viewing the Control Panel in classic mode, proceed
directly to “Administrative Tools”.
2. Click on “Disk Management”. All connected disk drives will be displayed
in the lower, right-hand corner of the “Computer Management” window.
Information regarding the status of each of your disk drives will be
displayed in this window. Right-click on the status bar for your new
external drive to create or delete new partitions, and/or format an
existing partition.
Note: When creating a new partition, a “New Partition Wizard” will start
and guide you through the setup. This will also format the drive for you.
3. Once the disk partition and format procedure is completed, your new
external hard drive is ready for use.
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INFORMATION
FCC Statement
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
We, Belkin Corporation, of 501 West Walnut Street, Compton, CA 90220, declare under our
sole responsibility that the product:
F5U210
to which this declaration relates:
Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
CE Declaration of Conformity
We, Belkin Corporation, declare under our sole responsibility that the F5U210, to which this
declaration relates, is in conformity with Generic Emissions Standard EN 55022:1998 Class B,
EN50081-1 and with Generic Immunity Standard EN50082-1 1992.
Belkin Corporation Limited Lifetime Product Warranty
Belkin Corporation warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for its lifetime.
If a defect is discovered, Belkin will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no charge provided
it is returned during the warranty period, with transportation charges prepaid, to the authorized
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