Kanguru QSX User Manual

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2.4.2 formatting your hard drives using mac oS

From the

finder menu bar, select Utilities from the Go menu.

Double-click

disk Utility in the Utilities folder.

The Disk Utility window will appear. Select the disk labeled

Kanguru from the list of available

hard drives.

Select the

Partition tab.

Under the

Volume Scheme section, select 1 partition.

In the

Volume information section, enter a name for your new partition and choose the file

system.

Once you have finalized the volume options, click

Partition. Click Partition again when the

alert message appears asking you to confirm.

Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your drive

will be ready to use.

important for mac oS X 10.5 Users

If you are using the QSX with Mac OS X 10.5 or later, you may encounter some issues when trying

to format/partition the QSX. In order to resolve these problems you will need to update the QSX

firmware. None of your data stored on the QSX will be affected by this firmware upgrade.

To update your firmware version:

Download and install version 5.1.24 of SteelVine manager. You will want to download “SiI57xx

SteelVine Manager for Max OS X Leapord” or “SiI57xx SteelVine Manager for Max OS X

Tiger” depending on your version of Mac OS X. You can download SteelVine Manager here:

http://www.siliconimage.com/support/searchresults.aspx?pid=105&cat=24

Download the firmware version 1.1576. You will want to download the “Firmware for Upgrade

by GUI” version. Unzip the contents of the file to a folder.

http://www.siliconimage.com/support/searchresults.aspx?pid=105&cat=23

After you have installed the SteelVine Manager, run the SteelVine Manager.

Click on the

edit menu and then select Specify firmware.

You will be required to enter a password in order to update the firmware. The default password

is: admin

The Firmware Manager appears. Click on the

Browse button at the bottom of the window and

then direct the Firmware Manager to the .bin firmware file.

Select the firmware file that you downloaded and unzipped in Step 2 and then click on the

open

button.

Click on the

install firmware button.

The firmware update process will begin automatically. caution! Once the update process has begun,

do not turn off or disconnect the unit until the update process has completed. You will be prompted to

restart your computer once the update process is completed.

Basic Operation