Removable hard disk drive cartridge formatting steps vary based on the operating system used. Links to formatting instructions based on OS are listed below.

Note: Formatting your cartridge NTFS is not typically required. Cartridges are shipped pre-formatted with NTFS. Deleting all files on the disk will be a sufficient method for re-initializing a cartridge in most cases. Two possible cartridge formatting methods exist for Microsoft Windows XP or 2003 installations. The most straightforward method for formatting cartridges in an RDX SATA device is through the right-click format menu.

long as your kernel is new enough you should not need to modify drivers or kernel to use RDX SATA or USB drives. A few useful Linux commands are listed below. Refer to the man pages for each command for more information. Use the eject command with the device or partition handle to eject the cartridge. When using a default formatted (NTFS) cartridge you will likely need to reformat to EXT3 for use with Linux. Please refer to the instructions here for more information.

The RDX USB drive will work on Mac OSX systems without any additional driver installation. Simply plug the media storage drive USB into an available USB port. The RDX USB should be able to be accessed through the "Disk Utility" application after plugging in and powering up. (Under the "Finder" application, select Applications->Utilities->Disk Utility.) If using a default (NTFS) formatted cartridge, you will need to reformat for MAC OS Extended (HFS+.

For a generic RDX removable hard disk drive Users guide installation quick reference, please see the RDX Users Guide.

The users guide for your RDX removable media storage product should be downloaded from RDX partner support sites. Links to RDX partner sites are available here.

If your system BIOS supports it, you can create a bootable installation of Linux on your RDX USB media storage drive. For more information, please see the "Booting Linux From RDX" whitepaper.

If the removable disk cartridge does not eject using either the eject button or the right-click eject methods then use the following emergency eject hole method to recover the removable disk cartridge: If using the RDX removable storage drive, turn off your computer. If using the RDX removable storage drive, unplug the power cable. Insert a large straightened paper clip (or similar object) into the Emergency Eject Hole (see the figure above.) Do not insert the object in the hole at an angle.

The write protect switch is the red tab on the top edge of the removable disk cartridge. To set the write protect tab, eject the cartridge and slide the red tab to the leftmost position. The removable disk cartridge will now be write-protected. To remove the write protect, slide the red tab to the rightmost position. The cartridge will now allow write access.

You may be able to boot your Linux distribution from an RDX USB cartridge if the installer supports booting from USB removable disk devices and your system BIOS supports boot to USB devices. Support is available natively with the Fedora 6 installer. Fedora 5 can be made bootable with some workarounds. System BIOS typically does not support boot to SATA ATAPI devices. For this reason boot from the SATA RDX device is not typically supported.

Microsoft Windows OS do not allow boot from removable storage media. Please refer to Microsoft's article at: Current versions of Windows should not be installed to USB hard disk drives because Windows does not support USB hard disk drives as the primary boot device. For instructions on setting up a bootable Linux USB RDX cartridge please see the "Booting Linux from RDX" whitepaper here.

Kaleidescape recommends that all Disk Cartridges should be left in the Server until the replacement Disk Cartridge has arrived. Please do not remove a Disk Cartridge unless instructed to do so by Kaleidescape Technical Support. The Server chassis will cool properly only when all its slots are filled with a Disk Cartridge (blank or containing a hard disk drive).

Mac provides a "Disk Utilty" application which can be used to reformat an NTFS or other file system formatted cartridge for use with Mac. Select the RDX device on the left side of the screen. Be sure to select the device and not the partition (shown below the device.) See the screenshot below for an example. Mac OS Extended is the default format. The "MS-DOS File System" selection in the "Volume Format" drop-down menu box will format the cartridge FAT32.

Linux FAT32 and EXT2/3 file system formatting support is natively built into the kernel with commands mkdosfs and mke2fs. Linux commands parted or fdisk may be used to partition a cartridge before formatting. GUI based partitioning and formatting tools are available for Linux but vary by distribution. Please check your distributions documentation for more information.

There is room for a user label on the front of the removable hard disk cartridge. Do not place labels on the surfaces that contact the device bay as the cartridge is inserted.

Check question number 6 about startup disks; most people need these because of hard disk problems. Apple provides an "erase disk" option on their main menu which will re-initialize some but not all hard drives. Apple also has a "disk test" utility to test formatted disks. There is also a popular control panel add on for "SCSI probe" which is helpful, check various Mac shareware sites for it.

Most external drives you purchase are formatted for PCs. If you are only going to use it with your Mac then you should reformat the drive by using "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". If you are gong to use it with your Mac and a PC then use "MS-DOS file system" format. To format or reformat a drive you will have to erase it. So before you erase the drive, copy your files to another drive.

Although Kaleidescape uses high quality hard disk drives, drives do fail occasionally. On average, drives in Kaleidescape Systems fail at a rate of one or two percent per year. To prevent loss of information from a drive failure, every Kaleidescape Server uses RAID-K to store redundant information. The 3U Server also features a Hot Spare Disk Cartridge as an additional measure of data protection.

When a hard disk drive fails in a Kaleidescape System, you will still be able to enjoy all the Movies and Music in your library, but the System will not be able to import CDs or DVDs. Your Kaleidescape System will also be vulnerable to losing data from a second disk drive failure, until the first failed disk drive has been replaced and the data on it rebuilt. If you suspect that a disk drive has failed, then always call Kaleidescape Technical Support first.

No, RADIUS was designed for individual PC use and certain configuration files will not work if the program is stored anywhere but the C: drive.

This question does not make sense. You would use an ftp program to move files between various systems on the Internet. How do you access gopher from your home PC? We were told not to use a web browser so I was wonder whether to use hyperterminal in Windows 95 as a modem and type an address such as telnet gopher.umuc.edu.

To change the Drive letter used by your RDX media storage drive in Windows XP or 2003 follow the instructions below. Click on "Change" and assign a new drive letter from the drop-down box. Make sure no other device or network share is using the new drive letter.

The RDX removable storage drive and cartridge will support any file system format supported by the host system. The RDX removable hard disk cartridge is shipped pre-formatted with NTFS. NTFS is typically the best choice for Windows operating systems. Linux systems will typically use ext3 formatted cartridges. Mac systems typically use HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) formatting.

Yes. If the disk contents are not backed up / restored then you will lose the Photoscape 3D program / data and therefore you will have to re-install and re-register each region. If you have saved the registration codes then simply provide them when requested otherwise you will have to go online and request the codes. As long as the main computer details have not changed then you should not incur any charges.

All our CompactDrive's are pre-formatted and tested before shipment. If you need to reformat the device again, it is highly recommended that you format the CompactDrive hard disk using the formatter.exe tool, which can be downloaded from our website. In this way you can achieve the highest reliability for the CompactDrive. Note, the hard drive has to be formatted in FAT32, which is the default option with our own formatting ultility. In most cases, formatter.

You must delete files from your disk or hard drive if you have either of these two conditions AND you have already notified me and I have advised you to delete files: If you are storing your work on a floppy disk and you are getting warnings that the disk is becoming full, it is time to delete some files from your data disk. If your work has become corrupt on the Instructor Management Web site because of export and upload errors, you must delete ALL your files.

Currently the Seagate and Western Digital drives are recommended. Be sure to check with us though as these change with manufacturing moves.

The cdrom drives in our lab machines are setup to use the automounter. The automounter will automatically mount the drive for you when you access it, and unmount it when it is not being used. The cdrom will be automatically mounted under /cdrom once you access that directory. You can use most normal Ext2fs (linux) file commands on the cdrom then. Since a cdrom is read-only, commands to write to the device will not work. cd /cdrom

A Hot Spare Disk Cartridge is an additional Disk Cartridge installed in a 3U Server that is immediately available as a replacement if a hard disk drive fails. If an active drive fails, the Server continues to operate, no content or user-entered data is lost, and information that was stored on the failed drive is automatically restored to the hot spare. This eliminates the need for an urgent service call and provides peace of mind in marine and other remote installations.

Formatting your hard drive is a method of cleaning the system of all the old files and bugs that may be active. Furthermore it is a requirement prior to installingto a new hard drive. It was thought previously that formatting hard drives could be damaging to the hardware and it would affect its performance so much that it could lead to the loss of data. Formatting a hard drive can help eliminate file corruption, correct slow running systems and get rid of error messages that keep popping up.