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Introduction This eSATA/USB External Hard Drive Enclosure transforms virtually any 2.5” SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard drive or solid state drive (SSD) into a cost-effective portable storage solution. Ideal for storing digital multimedia and other demanding applications, the 2.5” SATA hard drive enclosure connects to a host computer using USB 2.0 or eSATA with support for data transfer rates of up to 3Gbps (using eSATA) or 480Mbps (through USB 2.0).
WARNING: Hard drives, like all computer equipment can also be severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure that you are properly grounded before opening your computer case or touching any components. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static strap when installing any computer equipment. If an antistatic strap is unavailable, discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by touching a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case) for several seconds.
Hardware Installation 1. Remove the screws from the enclosure, and remove the rear panel cover. Pull the front panel out of the enclosure: 2. Attach the 2.5” SATA hard drive to the connector provided: 3. Insert the front panel (with drive attached) into the rear panel (enclosure). Instruction Manual...
4. Fasten the front panel (with drive attached) to the rear panel (enclosure), using the screws removed in step #1. 5. To connect the hard drive enclosure to a host computer using USB, simply insert the included USB cable into the USB type Mini B slot provided by the enclosure, and the remaining end into an available USB type A slot on the host computer.
Verifying Installation Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista From the main desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in Vista), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window, select Device Manager from the left window panel. Double-click on the “Disk Drives” option. A new disk drive should be listed under this category.
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3. Right-click on the Unallocated block, and select New Partition. 4. This will launch the New Partition Wizard. Please follow the instruction provided by the Wizard, to partition the drive for use. 5. Once the partition has been created, the drive installed within the hard drive enclosure will be recognized as a New Volume in Disk Management, as well as in My Computer: Instruction Manual...
Specifications USB 2.0 Bus Interface SATA 3Gb/s 1 x USB mini B External Connectors 1 x eSATA port 1 x DC power connector Chipset JMircon JM20316 LEDs 1 x Power/Activity USB: 480 Mb/s Maximum Data Transfer Rate eSATA: 3 Gb/s 2.5”...
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