USER S MANUAL. For 2.5 and 3.5 Models

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1 USER S MANUAL For 2.5 and 3.5 Models

2 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the Distance between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/tv technician for help. Please be aware of the following points before using your Kanguru hard drive. Copyright 2007, Kanguru Solutions. All rights reserved. DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation. All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. Kanguru Solutions will not be held responsible for any illegal use of this product nor any losses incurred while using this product. The user himself is responsible for the copyright laws, and is fully responsible for any illegal actions taken. CUSTOMER SERVICE To obtain service or technical support for your product, please contact Kanguru Solutions Technical Support Department at , or visit for web support. LIMITED WARRANTY Kanguru Solutions guarantees that every KanguruEco Drive will be free from defects in workmanship and materials for 1 year from the date of purchase. The Hard Drive enclosed within this unit is covered in the same manner for 3 years. This warranty does not apply if, in the judgment of Kanguru Solutions, the product fails due to damage from handling, accident, abuse, misuse, or if it has been used in a manner not conforming to the product s instructions, has been modified in anyway, or the warranty labels have been removed. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, call Kanguru Solutions Technical Support in order to obtain a RMA required for service. When returning a product, mark the RMA number clearly on the outside of the package, and include a copy of your original proof of purchase. In no event shall Kanguru Solutions liability exceed the price paid for the product from direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential software, or its documentation. Kanguru Solutions offers no refunds for its products after 30 days of purchase. Kanguru Solutions makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or statutory, with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software, and specifically disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. Kanguru Solutions reserves the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity.

3 Safety Warning Before using this product read the user manual carefully. 1. Always make sure the power cord is unplugged before attaching the Hard Drive to the PC. 2. Using a different power supply than the one supplied may damage the unit and will void the product warranty. 3. Keep this product away from humidity or any type of moisture. 4. Do not drop or shake the device. 5. Do not press or put any weight on the device. 6. Do not clean the device with alcohol, thinner or benzene. Table of Contents Safety Warning Introduction System Requirements Product Features Package Contents Usage Notes KanguruEco Drive HDD... 6 Installation... 6 Usage...7 Removal Power Management Application Software... 9 Installation... 9 Usage...9 Removal One Touch Backup (OTB) Software Installation Usage Removal Warranty Technical Support... 13

4 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the KanguruEco Drive hard drive from Kanguru Solutions! This high speed USB2.0 Hard Drive is a great way to add storage to your PC, Notebook or Mac. Add huge capacities and lightning fast access to all your data! USB2.0 is 40 times faster than USB1.1, making it great for video editing, mobile users, data back up, or simply increasing your computers storage space! The KanguruEco Drive has built in technology to help you save energy and increase the life of your hard drive. The product comes preconfigured to put your hard disk into low power modes for energy savings that can be monitored and configured directly in the provided Power Saving software! Also because your KanguruEco Drive is not spinning all the time, the life of the hard drive is greatly lengthened! (based on manufacturers MTBF Figures) NOTE: In order to reach USB 2.0 speed, you must have a computer or host adapter card that has USB 2.0 support. This device will automatically sense the speed of your USB port and adjust between USB 1.0 and USB 2.0 speed. If you do not have USB 2.0 support, the device will work at USB 1.1 speeds. Kanguru Solutions carries a wide variety of USB 2.0 PCI cards, adapters, and hubs should the need arise. 2. System Requirements Hardware: A Notebook or desktop PC with at least: o 233MHz Pentium II Processor o 128MB RAM o 1 available USB or USB2.0 port Software: For the KanguruEco Drive: Windows 98SE, 2000, XP, or Vista; Mac OS 9.x, or 10.x For the Power Management Software: Windows 2000, XP For the One Touch Backup (OTB) Software: Windows 98SE, 2000, XP 3. Product Features The KanguruEco Drive has a powerful built-in power management processor. This unique power management technology has several major functions as listed below.

5 KanguruEco Drive will go to power management modes automatically if there is not any user action over a set period of time. KanguruEco Drive will return to normal operation mode from power management modes immediately if there is any action from the PC host. Everything with the KanguruEco Drive is automatic without any complex setup. With the included Power Management Application software, settings & details of power management can be displayed and configured easily. There are 4 LEDs to show the operation modes on the KanguruEco Drive o Access mode o Idle mode o Standby mode o Power Off mode The optimal power management settings of the KanguruEco Drive will be set automatically by the embedded processor according to the HDD enclosed in the unit. Extend the power on/off times of HDD with the Power Saved Management software to avoid hard power on/off cycles. (For example: Seagate ST A has 600,000 software power on/off cycles, but only 20,000 hard power on/off cycles before average failure.) During power saving modes of operation, your HDD is not spinning and this extends its average operation time before failure. 4. Package Contents Your KanguruEco Drive box should include the following parts below. If any are missing please contact Kanguru Technical Support at x2. 1x KanguruEco Drive HDD 1x KanguruEco Drive HDD stand 1x USB device cable 1x Power adapter for VAC 1x Driver CD

6 5. Usage Notes The section below will detail how to setup and use your KanguruEco Drive HDD and accompanying software. 1. KanguruEco Drive HDD Installation Windows 98SE *The driver must be installed before connecting the drive for the first time. * For ease of use you may want to print out this manual. Please install the required drivers before attaching the device to your computer. 1. Insert the Kanguru Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive.

7 2. Double-click My Computer and then Double-click on your Disc Drive to explore the drivers CD. 3. Open the KanguruEco Drive 2.5 or KanguruEco Drive 3.5 folder depending on your model. 4. Open the Win98 Drivers folder in either the and run the file USB Disk Win98 Driver Version exe. 5. An installation wizard will guide you through the installation process. 6. After the installation wizard has finished, simply plug in the drive and Win98SE will finish loading the drive. You will then find a new drive letter available under My Computer. Note: You can Click Start Settings Control Panel Add/Remove Programs, select USB Disk Win98 Driver and click Add/Remove Programs. Or you can click Start Programs USB Disk Win98 Driver Uninstall. Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.x/10.x The KanguruEco Drive does not require any driver files for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Mac OS 9.x or 10.x. These operating systems include a generic USB Mass Storage driver, which will support the KanguruEco Drive. Simply plug in the KanguruEco Drive into a USB port and your OS will automatically detect the new hardware and install the appropriate driver. When the installation has completed successfully, you should find a new drive letter has mounted in My Computer (Windows) or on your Desktop/Disk Utility application (Mac OS) as Kanguru. You can now write and/or read files from your KanguruEco Drive. NOTE: If your KanguruEco Drive does not mount a new drive letter in My Computer, you may need to partition/format the drive in Disk Management (Windows). Usage The KanguruEco Drive power saving functions work without any setup or configuration right out of the box. Just connect the drive to the PC and the embedded power management processor will begin to operate and report the drive status with LEDs right away. The four operation modes are listed below with default configuration times: Active mode initiates when there is reading or writing directly to/from the device.

8 No power is saved during this period. The RPM speed of HDD motor is at its highest. Hard Drive is in normal access mode. Mode indicated by the front Green (Kanguru) LED blinking to indicate disk access. Idle mode initiates when no data is accessed within 3 seconds of Active mode. Disk operates at about 80% of normal power consumption The RPM speed of HDD motor is slightly lower than in Active mode. The LED labeled Idle on the KanguruEco Drive will be blinking. Standby mode initiates when no data is accessed within 3 minutes of Active mode. Disk operates at about 10-20% of normal power consumption The RPM speed of HDD motor is at its lowest possible speed. The LED labeled Standby on the KanguruEco Drive will be blinking. Power Down mode initiates when no data is accessed within 5 minutes of Active mode. Disk operates at about 5-10% of normal power consumption The HDD motor is not active in this mode. The LED labeled Power Down on the KanguruEco Drive will be blinking. Removal Windows To properly remove the drive from your computer, click on the green arrow icon in the lower right hand side of the taskbar. This will allow you to select any removable devices that you have connected to your computer. Select the drive that you want to remove and Windows will tell you when it is safe to remove the device. Mac OS To properly remove the drive from your computer, drag the drive icon from your desktop to the trash bin. This will safely eject the drive from your system. Your system may freeze up or give you an error message if you disconnect the device without properly removing it first. CAUTION!! Do not unplug the KanguruEco Drive from the USB port of your computer or HUB while copying files to or from the device or while files or applications stored on the KanguruEco Drive are in use. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA OR DEVICE DAMAGE.

9 2. Power Management Application Software Installation NOTE: The Power Management Application Software is only compatible with Windows 2000 and XP. Kanguru offers a software application that allows you to configure the power saving modes and also view the approximate amount of power saved over time. 1. Insert the Kanguru Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click My Computer and then Double-click on your Disc Drive to explore the drivers CD. 3. Open the KanguruEco Drive 2.5 or KanguruEco Drive 3.5 folder depending on your model. 4. Open the PowerSaved_v folder and run the file Setup.exe. 5. An installation wizard will guide you through the installation process. Usage After installation you can access the Power Management Application two ways. First you can select Start Menu Programs Power Management Power Saved Management. Second you can double click the Power Management Application icon in the taskbar to open the menu. As seen in the picture below, you will want to select the drive letter of the KanguruEco Drive on the left. This will typically come up automatically but this drop down give you the option of configuring multiple KanguruEco Drives. There are three option for the Power Saving Scheme. They are explained below:

10 Auto - The KanguruEco Drive will configure the time settings automatically, based on what is best for the enclosed hard drive. We recommend you keep the setting at this scheme unless there is a reason to change it. Never - The KanguruEco Drive will never enter power saving modes, it will toggle between Active (when reading/writing to the drive) and Idle modes (when not reading/writing). Set by User The user is able to set the time intervals between Standby and Power Down manually. You can do this using the drop down menus and selecting your desired times. For more detailed information about the power you are saving with the KanguruEco Drive you can click the icon Removal There are two ways to remove the Power Management Application from your system.

11 Access the Start Menu Programs Power Management Uninstall. Follow through the onscreen wizard to complete the uninstallation, then restart. OR Open the Control Panel and select Add/Remove Programs. Find Power Management in the menu and select the Remove button next to it. Follow through the onscreen wizard to complete the uninstallation, then restart. 3. One Touch Backup (OTB) Software Installation NOTE: The One Touch Backup (OTB) Software is only compatible with Windows 98SE, 2000, and XP. Kanguru also offers a software application that allows you to configure the KanguruEco Drive to automatically synchronize files between the drive and PC with just the touch of a button. 1. Insert the Kanguru Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click My Computer and then Double-click on your Disc Drive to explore the drivers CD. 3. Open the KanguruEco Drive 2.5 or KanguruEco Drive 3.5 folder depending on your model. 4. Open the OTB_v folder and run the file Setup.exe. 5. An installation wizard will guide you through the installation process. 6. After plugging in your KanguruEco Drive for the first time, an icon will show up in the taskbar. Usage The One Touch Backup (OTB) software package allows you to backup or synchronize files from your PC to your KanguruEco Drive at the touch of a button. This must be configured first using the OTB software menu. Once the software is configured it will run in the background (this can be seen by the icon in the taskbar). All you have to do is connect the KanguruEco Drive and press the red Copy button on the back of the drive. Your files will be automatically copied or synchronized. To configure OTB:

12 First check your source folder(s) in the left-hand pane. This is the folder(s) on the PC that will be backed up to your KanguruEco Drive and is called the Source folder Now, on the right-hand pane, select a folder (or create a new one using the blue folder icon) to backup this data to. This is called the Target folder. After selecting these folder(s), click the Save button under Path_Setting. Now the software will remember what folders to backup your data from and to. Finally, under Backup Style, select Copy or Synchronize. Copy will put an exact copy of the files in your source folder to your target folder on the KanguruEco Drive. Synchronize will make it so that the target folder is exactly the same as the source folder (not visa versa). It may delete files already in the target folder if they are not in the source folder. To run OTB, press the red Copy button on the back of your KanguruEco Drive. You will be able to see the progress of this backup in the status bar under Total copy progress (if the menu is open).

13 For all subsequent times using OTB, just plug in the KanguruEco Drive and press the red Copy button. your files will be automatically copied or synchronized to the KanguruEco Drive. Removal There are two ways to remove the OTB Application from your system. Access the Start Menu Programs One Touch Backup Uninstall. Follow through the onscreen wizard to complete the uninstallation, then restart. OR Open the Control Panel and select Add/Remove Programs. Find OTB in the menu and select the Remove button next to it. Follow through the onscreen wizard to complete the uninstallation, then restart. (Windows 2000/XP only) 6. Warranty This product carries a 1-year limited warranty from the date of purchase. The Hard Disk included within the unit is covered for 3 years. Any claims for loss or damage must be made to carrier directly. Claims for shipping errors should be reported to Kanguru Solutions within three (3) business days of receipt of merchandise. 7. Technical Support If you experience any problems installing or using your KanguruEco Drive or have any questions regarding any of our products, please call our technical support department. Our technical support is free and available Monday thru Friday, 9am to 5pm US EST. Call or visit our website at Kanguru Solutions 1360 Main St., Millis, MA Fax