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- Page 1 Store and Share your Digital Creations miniSwap/ES ™ Dual Bay, Hot-Swap, 2.5” External Serial ATA Enclosure User Manual...
- Page 2 After the hardware or software installation, you are responsible for backing up data on any storage devices at frequent intervals. FirmTek, LLC is not liable for any loss of data or damage to equipment resulting from the use of FirmTek products. External Shielded Serial ATA Cables SeriTek/e6G, SeriTek/2ME4-E, SeriTek/6G and SeriTek/2SM2-E host adapters use specially shielded external Serial ATA cables to ensure integrity during data transfers.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....................... 4 II. Preparing the miniSwap/ES ................9 Drive Installation ..................... 10 Power Operation .................... 12 III. Hot-Swapping Hard Drives................13 General Hot-Swap Guidelines ..............13 IV. Sleeping & Wake-Up Procedures: .............. 14 V. Troubleshooting ..................... 15 VI. -
Page 4: Introduction
2.5” External Serial ATA Enclosure. This product is yet another innovative solution from FirmTek. About This User Manual The user manual will introduce you to the miniSwap/ES enclosure. Please read it carefully to familiarize yourself with the proper operation of the miniSwap/ES. - Page 5 Package Contents Part number SATA-miniSwap/ES includes: One Dual-Bay external Serial ATA chassis Two external shielded Serial ATA data cables eSATA, 1-meter each Four rubber feet Universal power adapter One CD-ROM containing the miniSwap/ES User’s Manual Part number ES-e6G also includes:...
- Page 6 Supports SATA 1.5G, 3G or 6G HDD or SSD 2.5” form factor with any capacity ♦ Fully RAID capable: Compatible with Operating System and host adapter based RAID solutions ♦ Can be configured as JBOD or RAID and used with multiple miniSwap/ES enclosures ♦ Power and Activity LEDs for each hard drive ♦...
- Page 7 Specifications General System Compatible with external ExpressCard/34, PCIe, PCI-X, and PCI Hardware to SATA host adapters. Such as: SeriTek/6G, SeriTek/2SM2-E Requirements SeriTek/e6G, SeriTek/2ME4-E, or SeriTek/2SE4 Operating • System independent Systems • Cross-platform, PC and Macintosh compatible Supported Enclosure • Dual 2.5” Trayless hot-swappable drive bays...
- Page 8 System Requirements Hardware Requirements Compatible with external PCIe, PCI-X, and PCI to SATA host adapters. Such as • SeriTek/e6G, SeriTek/2ME4-E, SeriTek/6G, SeriTek/2SM2-E and SeriTek/2SE4 with shielded eSATA/I type receptacle 2.5” SATA 1.5G, 3G, 6G hard drive or SSD, any capacity •...
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Page 9: Preparing The Miniswap/Es
II. Preparing the miniSwap/ES Caution: Please verify your data is backed up before attempting to use the miniSwap/ES external enclosure. The miniSwap/ES enclosure, hard drive/SSD and computer contain sensitive components that can be permanently damaged by Static Electric Discharge. Be sure you’re working in an area free of static electricity to prevent damage. -
Page 10: Drive Installation
Drive Installation There are three steps to install a hard drive or SSD and attach the miniSwap to the computer. 1. Open the Bay Door To open the bay door, slide the latch to the right. 2. Insert the HDD or SSD Insert the hard drive with the label facing up and the SATA pins in the rear. - Page 11 Figure 2: Serial ATA Connector Types: “L shaped” & “I shaped” eSATA Figure 3: Serial ATA Cable Connectors Ship with the miniSwap/ES. Both ends of the cable have eSATA type I connectors. Making the SATA Connections: Caution: Be sure to connect the cable using the proper orientation to your SeriTek host adapter and external enclosure.
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Page 12: Power Operation
Front Panel Status Lights Activity Lights On the front of the miniSwap/ES Dual-Bay Enclosure are two multi-color status/activity lights. These lights appear on the right side of each bay door. The lights will be off if the power is off or if the power is on and no device is installed in the bay. -
Page 13: Hot-Swapping Hard Drives
While most hard drives may be easily inserted and removed, some operating systems and/or host adapters do not support the removal and addition of hard drives while the computer is running. Hot-swapping hard drives on a Macintosh computer with the miniSwap/ES is only supported when utilizing FirmTek’s SeriTek/2SE4, SeriTek/e6G, SeriTek/2ME4-E, SeriTek/6G or SeriTek/2SM2-E external host adapters that include advanced hot-swap capabilities. -
Page 14: Sleeping & Wake-Up Procedures
IV. Sleeping & Wake-Up Procedures: When you wish to sleep or shutdown the system and the miniSwap/ES: 1. Dismount the volume: On a Mac dragging the volume to the trash causes the trash icon to change; dropping the volume there dismounts the volume. -
Page 15: Troubleshooting
• Does the miniSwap/ES work with all PPC and Intel based Macintosh computers? No, the miniSwap/ES only works with computers with at least one PCI, PCI-X or PCIe slot available. If your system lacks PCI, PCI-X or PCIe slots you cannot install the SeriTek/2SE4, SeriTek/e6G, SeriTek/2ME4-E, SeriTek/6G or the SeriTek/2SM2-E host adapter. -
Page 16: Product Support
VII. Product Warranty and Disclaimers FirmTek warrants to the original buyer only that this product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the original date of purchase. This warranty is valid only when the original purchase invoice is provided. -
Page 17: Regulatory Compliance Statements
FirmTek, LLC or third parties. For FirmTek products 1TB or greater: "One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) equals 1,000 GB (one trillion bytes). Accessible capacity will vary from the stated capacity due to formatting and partitioning of the hard drive, the computer's operating system, and other factors".
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