Granite Digital USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Owner's Manual

Universal usb to sata / ide drive bridge adapter and kit

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Universal USB to SATA / IDE Drive Bridge Adapter and Kit

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  • Page 1 O w n e r ’ s M a n u a l O w n e r ’ s M a n u a l U S B 2 . 0 t o S A A / I D E U S B 2 .
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Connecting IDE 5.25” CD / DVD Drives Connecting IDE 2.5” Hard Drives Using the Dual Output Power Supply Formatting & Partitioning Drives Diagnosing Problems 12-13 Warranty & Service Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 3: Included In The Complete Kit

    4 pin powered devices like Floppy Drives. This cable also provides additional 4 pin pass Aux. Power Cable for through power for bridge boards or other devices. Floppy & Other Devices Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 4: Bridge & Power Supply Features

    Simply plug the connector into the drive mechanism and turn the power on. The green LED indicates that the power is being supplied to the drive. The IEC Power Cable provides easy connection to any AC outlet. Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 5: Connecting To The Usb Bus

    This of course would destroy all the data on it. See page 12 & 13 for additional information. Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 6: Connecting Sata 3.5" Hard Drives

    “I” type used on many external SATA storage systems. Lastly, connect the USB Cable to the computer and turn the switch on. 3.5” SATA SATA Data SATA Power Mechanism Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 7: Connecting Ide 3.5" Drives

    This 40 pin connector is keyed and can only be inserted in one direction. Plug the USB Connector into the computer 3.5” IDE and turn the power switch on. Mechanism Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 8: Connecting Ide 5.25" Cd / Dvd Drives

    Bridge Adapter. This 40 pin connector is keyed and can only be inserted in one direction. Plug the USB Connector into the computer and turn the power switch on. Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 9: Connecting Ide 2.5" Hard Drives

    Laptop 2.5” IDE Drive Mechanisms get their NoteBook power from the USB port. In this case, the 2.5” Mechanism Universal Power Supply is not needed. Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 10: Using The Dual Output Power Supply

    The IDE Drive Power connector plugs into any standard IDE, ATAPI, ATA, or SCSI type of drive mechanism. Power should only be supplied to the Drive Mechanism after the Data Cable has been connected to the Bridge Adapter. Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 11: Formatting & Partitioning Drives

    Bridge Adapter to work properly. If they are not installed use the original installation disks to install the needed USB drivers. If you are using USB 1.1 expect slow performance because of the limited speed of this bus. Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 12: Diagnosing Problems

    This problem is specific to the Macintosh. If you initialize a drive using Standard HFS partition, the files will appear very large. The solution is to reinitialize the drive using “Extended HFS+ Partitioning”. Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 13: Diagnosing Problems

    4- IDE DRIVE DOES NOT SHOW Drives use either the CABLE SELECT or MASTER setting. If the drive doesn’t show up try the other setting. Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 14: Warranty & Service

    Granite Digital; c) if the unit is subjected to abuse, neglect, lightning strike, electrical fault, improper packaging, or accident; d) if the unit is installed improperly;...
  • Page 15 Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...
  • Page 16 A / I D E B r i d g e A d a p t e r B r i d g e A d a p t e r Granite Digital • 3101 Whipple Rd. • Union City, Ca. 94587 www.granitedigital.com...

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