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Hard Drive Enclosure for 3.5” SATA HDDs - USB 3.0/eSATA - Trayless S351BMU33ET *actual product may vary from photos FR: Guide de l’utilisateur - fr.startech.com DE: Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com ES: Guía del usuario - es.startech.com NL: Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com PT: Guia do usuário - pt.startech.com IT: Guida per l’uso - it.startech.com...
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Table of Contents Product diagram ..................1 Front view ..............................1 Back view..............................1 Package contents ...................2 Requirements ..................2 About the LED indicators ..............2 About USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Gen 1 ............3 Connect the drive enclosure ..............3 Install a hard drive .................3 Prepare a hard drive for use ..............4 Windows OS ..............................
Product diagram Front view Power/activity LED Door lock Door Power/activity LED Back view Power adapter port eSATA port Power switch USB 3.0 port Instruction manual...
• Computer system with a USB or an eSATA port • 3.5” SATA hard drive Requirements are subject to change. For the latest requirements, please visit www.StarTech.com/S351BMU33ET. About the LED indicators There is a Power/activity LED located above and below the Door on the drive enclosure.
USB 3.0 is also known as USB 3.1 Gen 1. This connectivity standard offers speeds up to 5Gbps. Any mention of USB 3.0 in this manual or on the StarTech.com website for S351BMU33ET refers to the 5Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 1 standard.
5. Close the Door on the drive enclosure and make sure that it clicks shut. Warning! Do not forcibly close the Door on the drive enclosure. If you encounter resistance when you try to close the Door, the hard drive could be inserted incorrectly. Remove the hard drive and make sure it’s inserted correctly.
2. On the Computer Management screen, click Disk Management. 3. A dialog window appears and asks you to initialize the hard drive. Depending on the version of Windows OS that you’re running, you have the option to create either an MBR or a GPT disk.
Remove a hard drive Caution! If the Power/activity LEDs are blinking, do not remove the hard drive from the drive enclosure. Windows OS 1. Click the Safely remove Hardware and Eject Media icon in the task bar. 2. Select the hard drive from the list of storage devices. 3.
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