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Owner’s Manual

USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Combo Adapter

Model: U238-000

Tripp Lite World Headquarters

1111 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609 USA Customer Support: (773) 869-1234 • www.tripplite.com

Important Safety Instructions

• Keep this equipment away from humidity.		• Keep this Owner's Manual for future reference.
Have this equipment checked by a service technician if:
•	It has been exposed to moisture	•	It has been dropped and damaged
•	It shows obvious sign of breakage	•	It has not been working properly or you cannot get it to work according to the instructions given in this Owner's Manual

Package Contents

Before installation, check to ensure that the package contains the following items:

• USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Combo Adapter		•	Serial ATA Cable
•	AC/DC Power Adapter	• 2.5" to 3.5" IDE Converter
•	AC Power Cord	•	HDD Power Cable

Overview

The U238-000 USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Combo Adapter lets you use IDE hard drives, SATA (serial ATA) hard drives or both over a USB 2.0 connection. This enables you to continue utilizing an existing IDE drive while transitioning to the new SATA technology, which provides a faster transfer speed of up to 150 Mbps. Both 2.5" IDE and (using a converter) 3.5" IDE drives are supported. You can exchange data between SATA and IDE drives by attaching both drives at the same time. The U238-000 can also turn any SATA or IDE drive into an external USB 2.0 storage device.

Product Features and System Requirements

Product Features
• Compliant with SATA 1.0a and USB 2.0 specifications		• Operates with one IDE and one SATA HDD simultaneously
•	Compliant with USB Mass Storage Class Bulk-Only	•	External power supply included
	Transport specification	•	Plug-and-play functionality
•	Dual-Head IDE connector (40Pin and 44Pin) plus SATA connector; supports 2.5"/3.5"/5.25" IDE and SATA devices (2.5" to 3.5" IDE converter required for 3.5" IDE drive)

Installation

System Requirements

•IBM-compatible Pentium 233 MHz or faster PC or MAC with USB support You may connect a single IDE and/or a single SATA (serial ATA) hard drive to the adapter. (Refer to Figure 1.)

Connecting a SATA Hard Drive

1.Connect the included SATA cable to the receptacleson the SATA hard drive and the adapter.

2.Connect the mini 4-pin end of the included HDD power cable to the adapter's DC connector, and the 15-pin SATA female power connector end to the 15-pin power connector on the hard drive.*

3.Connect the single DC output connector of the power adapter to the DC IN jack on the adapter. Connect the included power cord to the power adapter, then plug it into an AC outlet.

* Note: If your SATA hard drive comes with a legacy 4-pin power connector, use the

4-pin power connector instead. To connect to both an IDE hard drive and a SATA hard drive with a legacy 4-pin power connector, you will need a 4-pin Y-type power cable to convert a single 4-pin power connector into a double 4-pin power connector. Connecting an IDE Drive

1.Connect your 2.5" IDE device to the IDE connector of the adapter. To connect to a 3.5" IDE hard drive or 5.25" CD/DVD drive, first connect the 2.5" to 3.5" IDE converter.

2.If connecting a 3.5" or 5.25" IDE device, connect the mini 4-pin end of the included power cable to the adapter's DC connector, and the large 4-pin female end to the power connector on the IDE drive.

3.Connect the single DC output connector of the power adapter to the DC IN jack on the adapter. Connect the included power cord to the power adapter, then plug it into an AC outlet.

•Windows® ME/2000/XP/Vista; Mac OS 8.6 and later

Figure 1: Exterior Overview

Caution: The adapter supports bus power for a connected 2.5" hard drive. However, USB port power output varies by computer. If your system cannot detect the 2.5" hard drive, it may be that the USB port is not supplying sufficient power, in which case an additional power connection will be required.

Connecting to Computer—Connect one end of the USB cable to the adapter and the other to a free USB port on the computer.

Operation

After completing installation, you can use attached hard drives as external USB 2.0 storage devices. (Note: A brand-new hard drive must first be partitioned and formatted. You can do this using the Windows Disk Management utility in Windows XP/2000 or other disk management software programs. For specific instructions, refer to your software documentation.)

Under Windows, the external hard drive(s) will be displayed in My Computer. An USB device monitor icon will appear on the notification area of the taskbar. (Figure 2) Drive names and letters will vary depending on your configuration. An USB device monitor icon will appear on the notification area of the taskbar. (Figure 3)

Under Mac, the attached hard drive will be mounted to the desktop and appears as a removable media device. (Figure 4) You can read and write files from and to the attached external hard drive(s) as you would with an ordinary hard drive.

Specifications

Figure 2: Windows Hard Disk Drives Display

Figure 3: Windows USB	Figure 4: Mac Removable
Device Monitor Icon	Media Device Desktop Icon

Serial ATA Interface	Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0a	Connectors	SATA: 7-Pin Signal Male Connector IDE: 44-Pin	Output:	12V DC/2A
Parallel ATA Interface	Ultra ATA/133 Parallel Interface		Female Connector (2.5"-to-3.5" converter;	System Support	Windows: Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista
USB Interface	USB 2.0; Backward Compatible with USB 1.1		44 Male to 40 Female)	Macintosh:	Mac OS 8.6 and Higher
		Power Source	Input: AC 100-240V
Transfer Speed:	1.5/12/480 MBps			Certifications	FCC, CE, RoHS Compliant

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