Chapter 2 – Installation
Setup Computer
If a Rimage Control Center (PC) came with your system, the software is already installed. Go to the “Desktop 4500 Setup” section on page 10. If the system did not come with a computer, the following procedures describe how to configure a computer for the Desktop 4500 autoloader. The computer must meet certain specifications in order to handle two to four recorders and the printing process. Refer to the “Computer Specifications” on page 57.
Install Computer Hardware
If you are not familiar with installing adaptor cards or hard drives in a computer, request help from your company’s network administrator.
1.Power off the computer power.
2.Remove the computer’s cover.
3.Install the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) host adapter card in one of the card slots, unless your computer has one included.
4.If using the recommended computer specifications on page 57, install the recommended SCSI Hard drive Controller in one of the card slots.
5.Install the recommended hard drives.
6.Connect all hard drives to the appropriate hard drive controller.
A hard drive is recommended for every two recorders. Tremendously improves performance when recording each disc as a unique disc image. Disabling the power management features to prevent underrun errors is recommended.
7.Format the cache hard drives as a Basic Disk with NTFS file system. Refer to Windows online help, or get help from your network administrator. Do NOT install the Rimage software until instructed!
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