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Ximeta NetDisk Mini MNC10-40 User Manual
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Www.Ximeta.Com user manual for windows 2000/xp and windows 98 se/me powered by technology netdisk, netdisk mini & netdisk office.
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 2 www.Ximeta.Com ximeta, inc. 15251 alton parkway irvine, ca 92618 united states of america (949) 753-7900 software release statement netdisk user manual for windows xp, windows 2000, windows me and windows 98 se software ver...
Page 3: Table of Contents
Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 3 www.Ximeta.Com table of contents 1 introduction ··················································································································· 4 1.1 user manual ............................................
Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction
Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 4 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 1 introduction congratulations on your purchase of netdisk / netdisk mini / netdisk office. - network storage via ethernet made possible through ndas technology! 1.1 user manual - this user manual is ...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 5 www.Ximeta.Com 1.4 system requirements windows® 98se / me / 2000 / xp - 233 mhz pentium® ii or higher - 64 mb ram (128 mb recommended) - usb 1.1 port (usb 2.0 recommended) - cd-rom drive for installation - 100base-t full du...
Page 6: Chapter 2 Cable Installation
Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 6 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 2 cable installation warning - do not connect usb cable and ethernet cable at the same time. 2.1 ndas mode netdisk and netdisk mini 1. If your netdisk has dip switches on the rear panel, flip both dip...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 7 www.Ximeta.Com 2.2 usb mode netdisk and netdisk office 1. If your netdisk has dip switches on the rear panel, flip both dip switches up. 2. Connect the included usb cable from usb port on netdisk to your pc’s usb port. 3. M...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 8 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 3 netdisk software installation 3.1 for windows xp and windows 2000 installation of netdisk software is simple and easy. Insert the included “netdisk installa tion cd” into your cd-rom drive and selec...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 9 www.Ximeta.Com step 2 - select search for the best driver for your device. - click next . Step 3 - select specify a location and click browse button . - from the browse for folder window, search for ndasusb folder and click...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 10 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 4 netdisk registration 4.1 add / register a new netdisk 1. Click netdisk administrator tool icon located on the system tray. 2. Select new netdisk. 3. Register a netdisk. - netdisk name: (optional) s...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 11 www.Ximeta.Com 7. Windows logo testing window. Windows 2000 windows xp c lick “ yes ” click “ continue anyway ” 8. Registration is completed. - click netdisk administrator tool to see the registered netdisk. Read/write mod...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 12 www.Ximeta.Com 4.3 sharing netdisk - once netdisk is connected to your network, it can be accessed from any computer on your lan. - to share netdisk, the following must occur: windows 2000/xp environment: - all computers a...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 13 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 5 netdisk status and mode indicator netdisk provides users with six basic modes. Below is a chart describing each of the netdisk modes and the icons that correspond with each mode. Netdisk color icon...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 14 www.Ximeta.Com 5.1 changing from read / write mode to read only mode - click netdisk administrator tool and select the netdisk you want to change from read/write to read only . - select enable read only . The blue circle w...
Page 15: Chapter 7 Netdisk Functions
Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 15 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 6 introduction to netdisk administrator tool menu click netdisk administrator tool . All registered netdisk(s) will be displayed on the net- disk administrator tool menu. If you named your netdisk at...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 16 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 8 advanced netdisk functions 8.1 introduction to aggregation aggregation allows two netdisk units to be recognized as a single large disk drive. This fea- ture is extremely useful when a larger stora...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 17 www.Ximeta.Com 8.4.2 aggregate / mirror netdisk 1. Go to start > program > netdisk > netdisk aggregation & mirroring 2. From the netdisk aggregation & mirroring window, select one of the two netdisk you just disabled. Once...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 18 www.Ximeta.Com 6. Aggregation or mirroring is completed. Aggregation mirroring aggregation: the aggregated netdisk is indicated by the word aggr primary: netdisk1 . The netdisk from the netdisk bound box becomes the primar...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 19 www.Ximeta.Com 8.4.4 format netdisk. - before you can use the new aggregated / mirrored netdisk, the primary net- disk needs to be formatted. Please refer to chapter 9 formatting netdisk . 8.4.5 register aggregated / mirro...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 20 www.Ximeta.Com 4. Select the disabled primary netdisk and click unbind button. The aggregated / mirrored netdisk will unbind into the two disabled netdisks. Two unbound netdisks are also visible from netdisk administrator ...
Page 21: Chapter 9 Formatting Netdisk
Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 21 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 9 formatting netdisk note: netdisk is preformatted in ntfs. In order to use netdisk in mixed mode environ- ments with mac and windows, netdisk must be formatted in fat32. If you use the follow- ing s...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 22 www.Ximeta.Com 9.2 partition netdisk 1. From the computer management window, find the netdisk you want to format. 2. Right click and select delete partition . 3. Delete primary partition will appear. - when you delete part...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 23 www.Ximeta.Com 7. Select partition type: - select primary partition. - click next . 8. Specify partition size: - click next . Note : the partition size is automatically set. Do not change the size. 9. Assign drive letter o...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 24 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 10 uninstalling netdisk before you can uninstall a netdisk, you must close all applications using the netdisk. Netdisk administrator, netdisk aggregation & mirroring, windows explorer and internet ex...
Page 25: Chapter 11 Faq
Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 25 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 11 faq for the most recent list of faqs, please visit http://www.Ximeta.Com 1. What can netdisk be used for? Netdisk can be used with a variety of applications. It is ideal for all users that cannot ...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 26 www.Ximeta.Com 2. How should i format netdisk? We recommend formatting netdisk via ndas (ethernet) mode. If using netdisk as a usb device only, then it is ok to format via usb. It is also recommended that you format netdis...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 27 www.Ximeta.Com 9. I've installed my netdisk and it shows up as a black dot. Make sure you are using the latest version of netdisk software. Usb does not require netdisk soft- ware to work; so if you are using usb, the soft...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 28 www.Ximeta.Com 11. I installed the netdisk key but cannot see netdisk in "my computer." what should i do? Click on the netdisk admin tool in your system tray and make sure netdisk is enabled. There should be a dot next to ...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 29 www.Ximeta.Com 16. I am getting the message “connection closed abnormally. Try to reconnect." what does this mean? Check to make sure that you are using the latest version of our software. If netdisk keeps losing its conne...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 30 www.Ximeta.Com 20. I have clicked on the netdisk admin tool on my desktop and nothing happens. The icon on the desktop is only used to launch our icon into the system tray, if for some reason it is not already there. The i...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 31 www.Ximeta.Com 3. My netdisk shows up as a black dot. Please check the following: power cable is plugged in tightly, there is a blinking led where it is con- nected to (switch), dip switches (if any) are in the down positi...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 32 www.Ximeta.Com 2. My netdisk shows up as a black dot when used with usb. When used with usb mode, the software is not needed, therefore you will see a black dot (disconnected) in the system tray as that is an indicator for...
Page 33: Chapter 12 Troubleshooting
Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 33 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 12 troubleshooting for the most recent list of troubleshooting tips, please visit http://www.Ximeta.Com 1. How do i install netdisk? Netdisk can be installed using either ethernet or usb. Ethernet co...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 34 www.Ximeta.Com 5. My netdisk shows up as a black dot. Please check the following: power cable is plugged in tightly, there is a link light on the switch where it plugged in, dip switches (if any) are in the down position, ...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 35 www.Ximeta.Com 9. I have clicked on the netdisk administrator tool on my desktop and nothing happens. The icon on the desktop is only used to launch netdisk administrator tool into the system tray, if for some reason it is...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 36 www.Ximeta.Com 15. I keep getting autoplay when i plug in netdisk. Create a blank text file in the root directory of your netdisk and name it "autorun.Inf". Place this in the root directory of your netdisk drive letter in ...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 37 www.Ximeta.Com 1. I have plugged in netdisk to my usb port and cannot see netdisk in my computer. Please make sure that both dip switches on the back of netdisk are in the “up” position. You must power off netdisk complete...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 38 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 13 regulatory statements united states (fcc) the computer equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency (rf) energy. If the equipment is not installed and operated in strict a...
Page 39: Chapter 14 Product Warranty
Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 39 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 14 product warranty ximeta, inc. Provides a warranty for its product only if the buyer originally purchased the product from: ximeta, or an authorized reseller / distributor. Limited hardware warrant...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 40 www.Ximeta.Com the original product owner must obtain a return material authorization (rma) number from the authorized ximeta service office and if requested, provide written proof of purchase of the product (such as a cop...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 41 www.Ximeta.Com governing law: the applicable laws, that govern, interpret and enforce rights, duties, and obligations of each party arising from, or relating in any manner to, the subject matter of this statement, without ...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 42 www.Ximeta.Com ireland except as expressly provided in these terms and conditions, all statutory conditions, including all warranties implied, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing all warranties implied...
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Netdisk ® user manual netdisk direct attached storage / ndas ® ximeta, inc 43 www.Ximeta.Com chapter 15 additional information and assistance for additional information, frequently asked questions or troubleshooting help, please refer to the netdisk user manual. Assistance is also available by conta...