addlink SATA III User Manual

addlink SATA III User Manual

6gb/s ssd for desktop & laptop v1.0

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SATA III 6Gb/s SSD
User's Manual
For Desktop & Laptop V1.0

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  • Page 1 SATA III 6Gb/s SSD User’s Manual For Desktop & Laptop V1.0...
  • Page 2 SATA III 6Gb/s Installing a addlink SSD is easy and makes your computer significantly faster! User’s Manual INTRODUCTION REQUIRED TOOLS & PREPARE DESKTOP INSTALL LAPTOP INSTALL FORMATTING THE SSD IN WINDOWS CAPACITY CALCULATION Solid State Drives (SSDs) are innovative storage devices that delivers high...
  • Page 3: Required Tools And Parts

    FORMATTING THE SSD IN WINDOWS Even though many PCs and storage devices support SATA’s Hot Plugging (Hot Swapping) feature, addlink strongly recommends that you turn the PC CAPACITY power OFF before starting the installation process. CALCULATION Use care in handling the derive. Do not touch the connectors.
  • Page 4 Prepare User’s Manual 1. Gather supplies You will need your system. A screwdriver. A addlink SSD. A SATA- to- USB cable. And your system’s owner’s manual. If you don’t have a INTRODUCTION SATA-to-USB cable, you can get one in the addlink SSD Install Kit, which is sold separately.
  • Page 5: Desktop Installation

    SATA III 6Gb/s DESKTOP INSTALLATION User’s Manual Some storage bays and existing hard drives are significantly larger than a standard size SSD. If this is the case in your INTRODUCTION system, you’ll need a 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch converter to make REQUIRED TOOLS &...
  • Page 6 SATA III 6Gb/s l If your system does not provide a 2.5-inch drive bay(s), you will need User’s Manual to mount the SSD in a 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch adapter bracket (3.5-inch adapter bracket included with select models). l Install the SSD into an available drive bay.
  • Page 7: Laptop Installation

    SATA III 6Gb/s LAPTOP INSTALLATION User’s Manual Look closely at the old storage drive you removed for any brackets, adapters, support frames, braces, pull tabs, or INTRODUCTION screws that might be attached to it. If anything is attached to REQUIRED TOOLS &...
  • Page 8 SATA III 6Gb/s l Power off the system, disconnect all power cables, and remove the User’s Manual battery. l Locate the hard drive access panel; unscrew and remove the access panel. INTRODUCTION l Disconnect and remove the current storage drive from the drive bay REQUIRED TOOLS (refer to your system’s user manual)
  • Page 9: For Windows 7

    SATA III 6Gb/s FORMATTING THE SSD IN WINDOWS User’s Manual Reformatting the Product may cause all the data stored in the Product to be lost or corrupted. Ensure the Product contains no necessary data or files before reformatting. INTRODUCTION REQUIRED TOOLS For Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:...
  • Page 10 SATA III 6Gb/s One Gigabyte (1GB) means 10 = 1,000,000,000 bytes and One Terabyte(1TB) means 10 = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes User’s Manual using powers of 10. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of...
  • Page 11: Contact Information

    HEADQUARTER 3F.-1, No.200, Gangqian Rd., Neihu Dist., Taipei City 114, Taiwan (R.O.C.) CONTACT INFORMATION TEL : +886-2-8797 3116 FAX : +886-2-8797 3522 www.addlink.com.tw...

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