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Monday, March 19, 2012

Coolmax 3.5-Inch RJ-45 & USB 2.0 Network Attached Storage Enclosure CN-390BK (Black)

Coolmax CN-390 3.5 inch RJ-45&USB2.0 Network Attached Storage Enclosure (Black)

Color: Black Brand: Coolmax Model: CN-390BK Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 8.00" h x 4.50" w x 2.00" l, 2.45 pounds Built in Ethernet switch port; provides easy access to shared data via LAN Suitable for 1x 3.5¡± SATA I/II hard drive with capacities upto 2 TB Supports FTP Server, DHCP Server, UPNP AV Server Supports FTP Server on LAN, TCP/IP and SNTP protocol Compatible with DSL routers/modems Under network environment, it supports 1x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port Features iTune Server, Print Server, Network Time Server, FTP Server Low power consumption with its Sleep Mode feature Aluminum housing noise-free design with fan to increase cooling Password management provides secure access to hard drive and web management Supports hardware reset function with reset switch ControllerCPU: ARM9 OS: Embedded Linux MEMORY: ROM - 8MB Flash / RAM - 32MB DDR LANStandard: 10/100 BASE-TX Auto MDI/MDI-X Connector: 1x USB 2.0 port; 1x RJ-45 port; 1x DC-in jack Number: 1 SoftwareConfiguration: Web browser ¨C IE v5 or later; Firefox; Windows XP UPnP Support File System: Internal HDD - XFS; External USB drives - FAT32/EXT3 Network: Auto IP (DHCP Server/ Client)/ Fixed IP/ Static IP Speed: Half Duplex and Full-Duplex operation Protocol: Microsoft Network File CIFS/SMB; Internet HTTP; FTP Network File System: FTP Hard Drive: SATA I/II upto 2TB, FAT32 Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, USB 2.0 (recommended) Power Supply: Input - AC 100-240V; Output - DC 12V 2A/5V 2AOS Compatibility: Windows98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista; Linux; Mac OSX

Most helpful customer reviews 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Good for Windows: Update for Mac too!!! By Andreew D. Kopac This NAS case is easy to setup and works fine for windows, but although the manual claims it works with OS X, I was not able to access it from 10.6.6 and spent several days researching and attempting with SMB and otherwise. The manual is very brief. I did upgrade the firmware along the way and some of the features did not work right. I was not able to set a hard IP for the unit. Although I could ping the unit and access it with a winxp box, I could only see the box, but not authenticate with SMB. I had a simplenet previously and went to a NUS1000 which works great all around with the latest firmware on OSX and all win boxes. You must set it up with a winX machine first though. I used a vm on a mac to do it. Once you've done that and upgraded the firmware you can configure it with win or OS X with almost any browser. Use FAT32 ext for the partition.02/11/2011 UpdateI received a email with firmware upgrades from coolmax. The instructions he gave me in the email to make the NAS work were as follows:1. Using USB, delete all the partitions made on the drive2. Create another partition but DO NOT format the drive.3. Remove USB and plug RJ45/Ethernet cable4. Reset the unit.> When you reset, you turn on and press the reset immediately before the> lan port blinks for 10 seconds. Turn it off and use scantool to> search for ip again.5. Once you have the IP address, do not use scantool to configure the NAS; use web interface.6. Login to web interface7. Format the drive using web interface8. You have the option to do the firmware update again; the attachment contains 3 firmware updates. You can choose any of the three.9. You should be ready and all else are in the manualThey sent me 3 versions of the firmware of which 2 I tried. The firmware version R3282-1.56d W1.31 works perfect for Win or Mac platforms and is much faster and more reliable than the NUS1000 now. I must forewarn anybody that you need to use smb to access the cn-390 (CMD K) on a mac. I'm used to a corporate environment and this is typical. Initial access/setup will need to be done on a win machine or VM. Although I got a very good firmware upgrade for the NUS1000 I decided to send it back because I have had it crash during long copy sessions and this cn-390 has not. They're support email is: tech@coolmaxusa.com 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Adequate Performance; Great Value By C. Brion Kidder I like how simple this unit is. One simply removes the two rear screws and the installation of your hard disc is obvious. The user manual is absolutely wretched, written by a Taiwanese person with only a basic understanding of English. The device works with Linux as well as Mac & Windows, but the manual and the setup are only geared toward Windows users. I use Ubuntu Linux, and the device was recognizable and usable immediately, both via USB and over the network. The browser page interface, especially the Samba and FTP setup, takes some pondering before you know what you're doing (again the manual is pretty much worthless to this end).I like that it has a hard drive sleep function and a cooling fan. I would have liked to have a setting for what temperature the fan comes on and goes off at. Overall a good performer and a great value, albeit slightly slow and with poor documentation. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Web interface formats drive to fat32, not XFS as claimed! By crustyscupper I kinda like it, but a few problems:-power button was broken out of the box and would jam. managed to fix it with some little pliers and a hot pin-yellow power lead is juuust long enough to work without straining the plug-front control cable is routed between a few sharp edges and the hard drive itself, whoops-most importantly, where it says "Support File System: Internal HDD - XFS; External USB drives - FAT32/EXT3" on the

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