Download Rocstor Commander 3F

TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Safety Notices ________________________________________________________
General Notices
Capacity Disclaimer ___________________________________________________
Care and Handling
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GENERAL
Introduction ____ ________________________________________________
Box Contents
Minimum System Requirements _____________________________________
Connectors and Commander rear view
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MUST BE READ FIRST__________________________________________________ 10
QUICK INSTALLATION
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How to Connect the Interface Cables - Connecting the Drive ___________________ 12
Cable Types: FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB and SATA
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INSTALLING YOUR DRIVE
Commander as a bootable device _________________________________________
Disconnecting Your Drive
o PC _______________________________________________________________
o Mac
Reformatting Your Drive ________________________________________________
o Reformatting via PC (Window based computers)
o Reformatting via Mac _______________________________________________
Important Note
How to Daisy-Chain through FireWire ports to your Commander Drive at one time _
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PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE COMMANDER DRIVE ON A MAC OS
Warning _____________________________________________________________
Important Notes
Instructions for Partitioning and Formatting from FAT 32 to HFS+ _______________
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PARTITIONING & FORMATTING the COMMANDER on WINDOWS 2000, XP, VISTA, 7
Warning _____________________________________________________________
Important Notes
Different ways to get to the Control Panel __________________________________
Instructions upon reaching the Control Panel
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