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+.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We support removable fixed disk pull-out drawers. We support removable fixed disks in pullout drawers. We do not officially support JAZ or SyQuest or other removable devices. However, in our own offices we are successfully backing up and restoring data to a JAZ drive, but we never intend to boot from the JAZ. If you are using a removable drive as the DPSR drive, it is likely that the backup will not be bootable. We do not recommend using a removable drive for disaster recovery purposes.

The RDX USB device requires Mass Storage support, and support for USB 2.0 is recommended for maximum performance. Support for these features was available starting with Linux kernel 2.4.22. All Linux 2.6 kernels should support USB Mass Storage and USB 2.0. The RDX SATA device requires support for SATA ATAPI devices. SATA ATAPI support is available and enabled by default on distributions based on kernels 2.6.16 and later.

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).

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.

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.

Whether it is a removable drive like a ZIP or an EZ drive (or even a floppy, if you want to use it that way), or a new hard disk, once it is installed and recognized by the system, and you have your cartridge/floppy/whatever slotted in, things are pretty much the same for all devices.

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.

If you want to take the safe path, get an official Sony internal hard disk drive. These are guaranteed to work - but the capacity of the Sony drives is fixed to 40gb. If you want a larger drive capable of storing more games then we recommend that you purchase a drive direct from our order page - these drives are guaranteed to be compatible. Visit this page for a list of compatible drives. This is an unofficial list.