Setting up your miniStack v3
Your miniStack v3 external drive enclosure and expansion hub is simple
to connect to your computer. Here are a few tips to get the most out of
your new external storage and expansion device.
• Do not place anything behind your miniStack v3 that would block
airow.
• Treat your miniStack v3 just like you treat your computer - keep it dry,
cool, and out of direct sunlight.
• Always check any peripheral cable that you are going to use with the
miniStack v3 for damage before inserting it.
• Do not connect your miniStack v3 to more than one computer at a
time.
Hard Disk Mode:
The miniStack v3 has 4 dierent interfaces for you to hook it up to your
computer with. From the ultra-compatible USB 2.0 (1.1 backwards com-
patible), to the higher bandwidth FireWire 400 and 800 (1394A & B), and
even ultra-fast eSATA.
Choose which primary interface you wish to use with your miniStack
- for most users, this would be the FireWire connection, and also the
USB interface to use the hub features of the miniStack. Connect both of
those cables to the miniStack v3 and your computer, insert the power
cable and turn the power switch on.
The miniStack v3 will automatically connect to your computer using the
fastest possible interface when you have multiple cables plugged into
the miniStack v3. The miniStack v3 will connect via eSATA, FireWire 800,
FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 (in that order), fastest to slowest connection.
Hub Feature:
To use either the USB 2.0 or FireWire Hub feature, you must have both
types of cables connected to your computer and miniStack v3. Once
these are connected, and as long as the miniStack is powered on, it will
act as both an external hard disk drive and as a powered hub for devices
connected to the miniStack v3.
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