User Manual

Instruction manual

Installation

Connect the docking station

Warning! Drives and storage enclosures should be handled carefully, especially when

they’re transported. If you’re not careful with your drives, you may lose data as a result.

Always handle storage devices with caution.

1. Connect the external power adapter from the docking station to a power outlet.

2. Connect the included USB 3.1 cable from the drive dock to a USB port on your

computer system. Your computer can be turned on or turned o when you connect

the USB cable.

3. Press the Power button on the top of the drive dock. The LED indicators should light

up to indicate that the dock is powered on.

Prepare the drive for use

If you install a drive that already has data on it, after you insert the drive, it appears

under My Computer or Computer with a drive letter assigned to it.

If you install a brand-new drive that doesn’t contain any data, you must prepare the

drive for use.

If you use a computer that’s running Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, or

Windows® 7, do the following:

1. Depending on the OS version that you’re running, do one of the following:

• On your desktop, right-click My Computer.

• On your desktop, right-click Computer.

Install a drive

1. Carefully align a 2.5 in. or 3.5 in. SATA drive with an HDD slot on the docking station,

so that the SATA power and data connectors on the drive are aligned with the

corresponding connectors inside of the HDD slot.

2. Insert the 2.5 in. or 3.5 in. SATA drive into an HDD slot.

3. Press the Power button to turn on the docking station.

After the drive is installed and the docking station is turned on, your computer

automatically recognizes the drive and it’s accessible as though the drive were installed

internally in the system. If your computer doesn’t automatically recognize the drive, it’s

likely that your drive wasn’t initialized or it was formatted incorrectly.

Note: When you have two drives inserted in the docking station and you remove one

of the drives, the other drive temporarily disconnects as well.