Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter None Vantec
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P ack age Con tents: SA T A/IDE-USB adapter: 1. SA T A/IDE-USB Adapter 2. P ower A dapter with On/O ff Switch 3. P ower Cable 4. SA T A Data Cable 5. SA T A P ower Supply Cable 6. User Manual TRADEMARKS *All other third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
T able of Contents: 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................pg . 2 2. Specifications/F eatures ..............................................................................
1. Introduc tion The SA T A/IDE-USB Adapter gives you the flexibility of connecting almost any t ype of drive to your computer via USB. SA T A, 3.5” IDE, 5.25” IDE, and 2.5” IDE drives are all suppor ted and can be easily hot-swapped to your system.
3. Syst em Requirements: Intel P entium II 350MHz-compatible or A pple G3 processor and greater Microsof t W indows 98SE/ME/2000/XP or Mac OS 8.6 and great er USB-equipped system F or USB 2.0 speeds, the system must support USB 2.0 specific ations 4. Hardware Installation: Prepar ing the hard drive: F or 3.
4 I n st a l l in g t he S A T A /I DE - U SB A da pt er f o r i n t e r n al u s e w i t h 2 . 5 ” I D E H ar d D r iv e : 1. Open computer case . 2. Connect the smaller 44-pin IDE connector of the SA T A/IDE-USB Adapt er to the hard drive. 3. Connect 2.
5 I n st a l l in g t he S A T A /I DE - U SB A da pt er f o r e xt e r na l u s e wi t h 3. 5 ” ID E H a r d Dr i v e: 1 . C on n e ct th e l ar ge r 4 0 -p in I DE c on n e ct o r o f t h e SA T A / ID E- U S B A da pt er t o t he h a r d d r iv e .
6 I n st a l l in g t he S A T A /I DE - U SB A da pt er f o r i n t e r n al u s e w i t h 2 . 5 ”/ 3 . 5 ” S A T A Ha rd D r i v e : 1. Open computer case. 2. Inser t drive and mount with screws. 3. Using a SA T A cable, connect the SA T A por t of the SA T A/IDE-USB A dapter to the SA T A connec tor on the hard driv e hard drive.
7 I n st a l l in g t he S A T A /I DE - U SB A da pt er f o r e xt e r na l u s e wi t h 2. 5 ” / 3. 5 ” SA T A Ha r d Dr iv e : 1. Using a SA T A cable, connect the SA T A por t of the SA T A/IDE-USB A dapter to the SA T A connec tor on the hard driv e hard drive.
8 5. Disconnec ting the SA T A/IDE-USB Adapter: W arning: NE VER remov e the SA T A/IDE-USB while the hard driv e is in use. Doing so may cause data corruption or damage the har d drive, SA T A/IDE-USB adapter , or computer . Windows 98SE/ME/XP/2000: 1.
9 6. Creating A New P ar tition: Note: Most hard drives should c ome with a CD that includes its installation program. If not, a download should be av ailable on the manufacturer ’ s website. The best wa y to par tition a new hard drive is b y using the manufac turers program.
10 7. Creating A New P ar tition (con tinued): Mac OS X 10.x.x: Initializing a Hard Drive: 1. Open Disk Utilit y (under ApplicationsUtilities) 2. Selec t the attached drive in the list to the left. Click it and then click the par tition tab to the right.
11 7. T roubleshooting/F A Q: SA T A/IDE-USB Adapter: Q. What should the jumper settings on my har d drive be set to? A. W e recommend the hard driv e be set to MASTER or SINGLE. Q. Can I connect the SA T A/IDE-USB A dapter to more than one drive at the same time? A.
12 7. T roubleshooting/F A Q: Q. Why is the da ta on my hard drive c orrupted? A. Connecting your hard drive t o the SA T A/IDE-USB Adapt er is just like connecting a hard drive to the inside of your c omputer . The SA T A/IDE-USB Adapter itself will not corrupt y our data.
13 8. W arranty: The SA T A/IDE-USB comes with a 1 year limited warranty (90 day par ts). If your unit should become defective within that time frame, please go to http://www .v antecusa.com for information on how to receive warranty ex change or repair .
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