StarTech.com 2.5/3.5in Drives manual Hardware Installation

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Installation

WARNING! Hard drives and storage enclosures require careful handling, especially when being transported. If you are not careful with your hard disk, lost data may result. Always handle your hard drive and storage device with caution. Be sure that you are properly grounded by wearing an anti-static strap when handling computer components or discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by touching a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case) for several seconds.

Hardware Installation

1.Connect the external power adapter from the hard drive docking station to an AC power outlet.

2.Insert 2.5in or 3.5in hard drive(s) into the top loading drive bay(s). Make sure that the SATA connectors on the hard drive are facing the same corner of the drive bay that has the 2.5in cutout in the door. The label on the hard drive should face the front of the SATA docking station.

3.Connect the included USB 3.0 cable from the hard drive docking station to an available USB port on the computer system. The computer can be ON or OFF. The USB 3.0 cable can be plugged into USB 2.0 ports, but will only run at USB 2.0 speeds.

NOTE: A USB 2.0 cable can be used in place of the USB 3.0 cable, however the dock will only run at USB 2.0 speeds.

4.Press the power buttons on the top of the hard drive docking station for each of the bays that contain a hard drive. The Power LED around the power buttons will light up.

5.To remove the hard drive, make sure it is currently not being accessed by the computer and the Activity LED is not flashing, then unmount or uninstall the disk drive from the operating system (see documentation for your operating system). Press the appropriate power button to turn off the hard drive and wait for the drive to power down. Press the drive ejection button on the top of the hard drive dock to the release the drive, then pull the drive from the slot.

NOTE: Each drive can be independently powered on/off without affecting the other.

Driver Installation

No driver installation is required for the supported operating systems, as this hard drive dock is natively supported, so the drivers are already installed.

Instruction Manual

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Contents Bay USB 3.0 to Sata Hard Drive Dock for 2.5/3.5in Drives FCC Compliance Statement Table of Contents Introduction System RequirementsFront View Rear View Installation Hardware InstallationUsing the Storage Device Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7Specifications Technical Support Warranty Information Limitation of Liability