Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product G-S350SUAB2 Macally
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IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire/Hi-Speed USB2.0/eSA T A 3.5” Serial A T A Hard Drive Enclosure G-S350SUAB2 User's Manual.
CONTENTS INTRODUCING 1394A and 1394B FIREWIRE/ USB2.0/eSA T A HI-SPEED ENCLOSURE 3 HARDW ARE BASICS 6 HARDW ARE INST ALLA TION 7 Software Installation for MAC 10 Software Installation for PC 12 HARD D.
3 Introducing IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire/Hi-Speed USB2.0/eSA T A 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure - G-S350SUAB2 Thank you for choosing the G-S350SUAB2 aluminum IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire/ Hi-Speed USB2.0/eSA T A 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure. This Aluminum enclosure supports 3.
Package Contents The G-S350SUAB2-Aluminum IEEE 1394A and IEEE 1394B FireWire/ Hi-Speed USB2.0 /eSA T A 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure package includes the following software and documentation: G-S350SUAB2 enclosure 6 pin-6 pin1394A FireWire Cable USB2.
5 ON TRANSPORT A TION Save the packing materials as you may need to repack and transport the unit at a later date. Always remove the disc before moving the unit. ON POWER SOURCES When you are not using the unit for a long time, disconnect the power cord from the unit.
Hardware Basic Precaution: Please make sure your hand is dry and remove static from your body by touching metal parts of your computer chassis. 6 1 — Back Panel 2 — 2 -6mm Screws 3 Enclosure Sleev.
7 Hardware Installation Note: The diagrams below uses the G-S350UAB2 Enclosure as an example. 1. Unscrew to loosen the Enclosure Back Panel. Remove the Back Panel.
8 3. Pull the Enclosure Sleeve out from the Base T ray and place it aside. 4. Align the black Power/SA T A connector on the hard drive to the black female SA T A connector on the Base plate bridge, and push the drive into the connector completely . 5.
9 Front Sleeve 6. Push the Base T ray into the Enclosure Sleeve. 7. Secure the Base T ray and Enclosure Sleeve with two 6mm screws. 8. Plug the AC/DC adapter into the Enclosure, and connect the unit to your computer using a USB cable ,Firewire cable or eSA T A cable.
Software Installation for Mac SA T A Connection for MacOS X 10.2 and above At the time when this manual is written, none of Mac computers has built-in external SA T A port accessible to connect G-S350SUAB2 enclosure.
1 1 It is important to note that different SA T A host adapters handle the power sequence in different way . Some support all five power sequence modes, the other can only support Hot Boot.
12 Software Installation for PC SA T A Connection for W indows 2000/XP/Vista/W indows 7 Some PC computers nowadays are equipped with external SA T A ports for peripheral connectivity , or provide a SA T A cable and bracket to route internal SA T A port on motherboard to external port.
13 HARD DRIVE P ARTITION and FORMA T PROCEDURES in PC WINDOWS 2000/XP/Vista/W indows 7 If you can see a new entry under Disk drives of Device Manager , you are ready to partition and format the drive. 1. Open Control panel, “Administrative T ools” and “Computer management”.
14 4. Write a signature to the new drive, click “Next”. 5. Click “Finish” to close the wizard. Step 4 Step 5.
15 6. Select the new “Unallocated” disk, and then right click to choose “Create partition”. Step 7 7. Follow the onscreen instruction to partition and fully format the drive.
16 Frequently Asked Questions Q1, What are SA T A, SA T A I, SA T A II, eSA T A any way? How are they related to G-S350SUAB2 enclosure? A1: SA T A stands for Serial A T A, in contrast to old Parallel A T A (IDE, EIDE, A T A and A T API) technology . SA T A starts with 1.
17 Q2. How should I disconnect G-S350SUAB2 safely from the computer? After I disconnect the SA T A enclosure, why does the drive icon still stay on the desktop of MacOS X? A2: For Firewire or USB conn.
18 Q3. How is SA T A compared to USB and Firewire in speed? What performance gain can one expect by using SA T A connection? A3: Following chart shows the specification data rate(MBps) and Overhead among USB, Firewire and SA T A.
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