Macally manual Hard Drive Enclosure - G-S350SUAB2, About This Guide, System Requirements

Introducing IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire/Hi-Speed USB2.0/eSATA

3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure - G-S350SUAB2

Thank you for choosing the G-S350SUAB2 aluminum IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire/ Hi-Speed USB2.0/eSATA 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure. This Aluminum enclosure supports 3.5” SATA Hard drive up to 3TB. It is simple to install and comes with all the parts you need to create an external hard drive.

Based on IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire/SATA II, SATA I, USB2.0 and USB1.1 specifications the transfer rates are up to:

SATA II - 3.0Gb/s SATA I - 1.5Gb/s

1394A - 400Mb/s

1394B - 800Mb/s USB2.0 - 480Mb/s USB1.1 - 12Mb/s

G-S350SUAB2 can support the speed specification listed above, however its transfer rates are possible to be lower, and will vary depending upon the Operating System, type of SATA, 1394A,1394B and USB host controller, SATA Hard Drive and computer hardware.

About This Guide

Before you begin using the G-S350SUAB2, be sure to read this manual in its entirety.

This guide contains:

!Introducing IEEE1394A and 1394B FireWire/Hi-Speed USB2.0/eSATA

!3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure

!Hardware Installation

!Software Installation

!Hard Drive Partition and Format in PC Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows7

!FAQ

System Requirements

!MacOS 9.2 and MacOS X 10.1 to 10.7 for USB and Firewire connection

!MacOS X 10. to 10.7 for SATA connection

!Windows 2000, Windows XP ,Windows VISTA and Windows7

!Any desktop or Notebook computer with an available SATA, FireWire or USB port

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