4Setting up your hard drive enclosureDX-HD303513
Setting up your hard drive enclosure
Read the safety precautions before you install your hard drive in
the enclosure:
• Use only the accessories provided.
• Make sure that you first touch an unpainted, grounded metal object
to discharge any static electricity stored on your clothing or body
before touching any electronic components.
• Handle the printed circuit board (PCB) by the edges only. Avoid
touching the electronic components.

Installing your hard drive in the enclosure

To install your hard drive in the enclosure:
1Remove the two screws from the panel with the USB connector.
2Remove the plastic end cap and circuit board.
3Connect your hard drive’s SATA connector to the corresponding
connector on the enclosure circuit board and secure the drive to
the drive tray with the screws (4) provided.
4Gently slide the drive tray, with drive attached, into the
enclosure.
5Replace the two screws on the left-side panel.

Connecting the enclosure to your

computer

Notes:
• Make sure you have installed the hard drive into the enclosure before
connecting the enclosure to your computer.
•A new hard drive must be initialized and partitioned before it will
appear in Windows Explorer or on your Mac desktop. Refer to your
hard drive manufacturer’s documentation, or see “Formatting the
hard drive on your PC” on page 5.
• To get better performance, make sure your laptop or PC has USB 3.0
ports ( ). If your computer does not have USB 3.0 capability,
you can plug the USB 3.0 cable into any available USB 2.0 port, but it
will only run at USB 2.0 speeds.
To connect the enclosure to your computer:
1Plug the smaller USB 3.0 (Micro-B type) connector on the USB
cable (provided) into the port on the enclosure.
2Plug the other end of the cable into a USB port on your computer.
3Connect the AC adapter to the enclosure and then into a wall
outlet.
The operating system automatically detects and sets up the new
drive.
If the drive is correctly detected, a new drive letter is assigned to
the enclosure.
• For PCs, the new drive letter appears in My Computer.
• For Macintosh computers, the new drive letter appears on
the desktop.
USB 3.0 B type male connector
USB 3.0 A type male connector
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