rocstor USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C HardDisk Installation Guide
- June 7, 2024
- rocstor
Table of Contents
rocstor USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C HardDisk Installation Guide
General Notices
- Consistently make multiple backup copies of your data for your protection. Hard disk drives are subject to failure at any time.
- Rocstorage, Inc. shall not be held liable for loss of data or the restoration or recovery of data on the device. Please see complete limited Warranty Information in the User’s Manual or on the Rocstor website (www.rocstor.com) for further details.
Capacity Disclaimer
Actual accessible hard drive capacity will indicate up to 10% lower than
stated under dierent Operating Systems and formatting. For example, a 500GB
capacity drive may show up as a 450GB drive (approximately.)
Warranty Period
The Limited warranty period for Rocpro hard drives is three years for parts
and labor.
Connecting the Drive
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Turn ON your computer and wait until it fully boots up to load all programs.
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Before connecting the Rocstor P33 portable drive, conrm the USB port on your computer. Your Rocstor P33 device is shipped with two cables: USB-C–to–USB-C: use this cable if your computer has a USB-C port. USB-C–to–USB 3.0/2.0 Type A: use this cable if your computer does not have USB-C port.
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Using only one interface cable at a time, select the interface port you wish to use on your computer. When using USB-C to USB-C Cable, connect one end of the USB-C cable to the appropriate USB-C on your computer and then the other end to the USB-C port on the Rocpro P33 device. When using USB-C cable to USB Type-A cable, connect one end of the USB Type-A cable to the USB port on your host computer and then the other end to the USB-C port on the Rocpro P33 drive.
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The Hard drive is preformatted for Plug-and-Play operation. After a few seconds a Rocstor HD icon will show on “My Computer” folder under the Windows OS. Under the Mac OS, the Rocpro HD will appear on the “Desktop.”
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Click (double click) on the Rocstor HD icon to access the drive.
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When done using a Rocstor external hard drive, and would like to disconnect the drive from a computer, properly eject it. This is essential, as disconnecting or powering o a drive without safely ejecting it rst can potentially cause data loss or even damage to the drive.
- You may also refer to the Rocstor website to view or download a full version of the Rocpro P33 manual. www.rocstor.com
Content:
Minimum System Requirements
Connect your Rocpro P33 Portable drive to a computer that meets the following
oprating system: Windows 7 or higher Mac OS X 10.7 or higher
Note: For optimal performance, connect Rocpro P33 Mobile External drive to a USB-C host port on your computer. To achieve full interface bandwidth, you can also connect this device to a USB 3.0 port on a computer. Connecting the Rocpro P33 Mobile Drive to a USB 2.0 port reduces performance to USB 2.0 transfer rates.