4-Bay Drive Docking Station for SATA SSD/HDD SDOCK4U313 *actual product may vary from photos FR: Guide de l’utilisateur - fr.startech.com DE: Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com ES: Guía del usuario - es.startech.com NL: Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com PT: Guia do usuário - pt.startech.com IT: Guida per l’uso - it.startech.com For the latest information, technical specifications, and support for this product, please visit www.StarTech.com/SDOCK4U313.
FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Table of Contents Product diagram.....................................................................................1 Front view..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Rear view....................................................................................................................................................... 2 Package contents..................................................
Product diagram Front view 5 6 1 3 2 14 7 4 8 11 12 13 10 15 9 16 1 Hard drive #1 eject button 9 Hard drive #3 eject button 2 Hard drive #1 slot 10 Hard drive #3 slot 3 Hard drive #1 power and activity LED 11 Hard drive #3 power and activity LED 4 Hard drive #1 power button 12 Hard drive #3 power button 5 Hard drive #2 eject button 13 Hard drive #4 eject button 6 Hard drive #2 slot 14 Hard drive #4 slot 7 Hard drive #2 power and activity LED 15 Hard drive #4 power and activity LED
Rear view 1 2 3 4 1 Fan 2 dial 2 USB C port 3 Power adapter port 4 Fan 1 dial Package contents • 1 x docking station • 1 x USB 3.1 (Type-C) cable • 1 x USB 3.
Requirements • Computer system with a USB port • Up to four 2.5” or 3.5” SATA HDDs or SSDs Note: To obtain the maximum USB throughput, you must use a computer system with a USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps) port. The SDOCK4U313 is OS independent and doesn’t require any additional drivers or software. Requirements are subject to change. For the latest requirements, please visit www.StarTech.com/SDOCK4U313. About USB 3.1 Gen 2 USB 3.1 is also known as USB 3.1 Gen 2.
Installation Connect the dock to a computer 1. Connect the universal power adapter to the power adapter port on the dock and to a power source. 2. Connect the USB 3.1 (Type-C™) cable or the USB 3.1 (Type-A) cable to the USB C™ port on the dock and to the USB port on your computer. Insert a hard drive into the dock Warning! You should handle your hard drives carefully, especially when you’re transporting them. If you’re not careful with your hard drives, you may lose data as a result.
Prepare a hard drive for use Windows OS If you install a hard drive that has data on it, after you connect the dock to your computer, the hard drive appears under My Computer or Computer with a hard drive letter assigned to it. If you install a brand-new hard drive that doesn’t contain any data, you must prepare the hard drive for use. Warning! When you complete the following steps, all of the data on your hard drive will be deleted.
macOS If you install a brand-new hard drive that doesn’t contain any data, you must prepare the hard drive for use. Warning! When you complete the following steps, you create a partition that uses the entire hard drive space. 1. Do one of the following: • In Spotlight, enter Disk Utility. • Open Finder. Navigate to Applications and click Utilities. Open Disk Utility. 2. Select the hard drive and click the Partition tab. 3. Enter a name for the partition. 4. Click Apply.
Windows OS 1. Click the Safely remove Hardware and Eject Media icon in the task bar. 2. Select the hard drive in the list of storage devices. 3. When a message appears saying that it’s safe to remove the hard drive, press the power button next to the slot that contains the hard drive that you want to remove. 4. Press the hard drive eject button on the dock and remove the hard drive from the dock.
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