B.Installing a 3.5” IDE hard drive

The Z USB3.0 / eSATA combo drive enclosure comes with an IDE to SATA converter.

40-pin IDE Connector

SATA Port

4-Pin Floppy

Power

Note: It is required to set up the IDE hard drive you are connecting to the converter as a MASTER device.

1.Locate the 40-pin IDE connector of your IDE drive.

4-pin Molex

Power Connector

40-pin IDE Connector

Master or Slave

 

Jumper Settings

2.Connect the converter board to the IDE connector of the hard drive.

3.Using the provided Y-power cable, connect the 4-pin Molex connector to the power connector on the hard drive. This will provide power to the hard drive.

4.At the other end of the Y-power cable is the 4-pin floppy power connector which you connect to the converter. Now connect the SATA cable to the SATA port on the converter.

5.Disconnect the SATA board from the drive enclosure. Then connect the SATA cable to the SATA port on the IDE to SATA converter

SATA board

ADSAIDE

IDE to

SATA converter

Step 3

Use the enclosed screws to secure the hard drive to the tray.

Screw holes

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Addonics Technologies ZESSIU3CS manual Installing a 3.5 IDE hard drive

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