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Sabrent USBDSC5 manual

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  • Page 1

    Sabre nt  USB ‐ DSC5  USB  2.0  to  SATA/IDE  Hard  Dr ive  Adapter  2.5”  Notebook  IDE  Hard  Drive  1. Connect  th e  short  2.5”  IDE  conne ctor  from  the  Sabrent  adapter  to  the  pins  on  your  2.5”  Hard  Drive.  Note  the  keye[...]

  • Page 2

         Figure  D:   [...]

  • Page 3

    2. Connect  th e  USB  cable  from  the  USB ‐ DSC5  to  an  availabl e  USB  port  on  your  computer.   Figure  A:    3. In  most  cases,  the  USB  cable  will  supply  sufficient  power  for  the  drive  to  spin  up  and  initiate. [...]

  • Page 4

         Figure  B:   Figure  C:   Figure  D:  [...]

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    Figure  E:    Figure  F:   [...]

  • Page 6

    Figure  G:    3.5”  Desktop  IDE  Hard  Drive  1. Most  3.5”  IDE  Hard  Drives  have  Jumpers.  Make  sure  they  are  set  to  Master  Only .  (Note:  Pleas e  refer  to  the  drive  manufacturer’s  website  for  more  information  regar[...]

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    2. Connect  the  ID E  power  adapter  dir ec tly  in  the  IDE  drive:   Figure  A:   Figure  B:    Figure  C:     [...]

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    Figure  D:    3. Connect  the  long  3.5  inch  IDE  c onnector  to  the  pins  on  your  hard  drive.  Note  the  keyed  pin  and  slot  and  make  sure  that  th e  dri ve  and  the  device  line  up  properly  and  are  securely  [...]

  • Page 9

    Figure  C:    4. Connect  the  US B  cable  from  the  DSC5  to  a  USB  port  on  your  comp uter.  Figure  A:     [...]

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    2.5/3.5  Inch  SATA  Drive  1. Connect  th e  Sabrent  converter  to  the  power  adapte r,  and  then  plug  the  SATA  po wer  end  into  the  SATA  drive  directly:   Figure  A:   Figure  B:          [...]

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    Figure  C:   Figure  D:   Figure  E:  [...]

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    2. Connect  th e  SATA  data  cable  into  the  Sabrent  Converter,  and  the n  connect  the  other  en d  directly  into  the  SATA  drive:  Figure  A:   Figure  B:   Figure  C:           [...]

  • Page 13

     Figure  D:   Figure  E:   Figure  F:   [...]

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    3. Connect  th e  USB  cable  from  the  Sabrent  converter  to  an  available  USB  port  on  your  comput er.   Figure  A:    [...]

  • Page 15

    Hard  Dri ve  Setup  For  Win dow s  2000/XP/VISTA/7,  no  drivers  or  softwa re  are  ne cessarry.  If  the  Hard ‐ Drive  is  brand  new  you  may  need  to  initialize  it  first  in  ord er  to  cause  the  Drive  Letter  to  appe ar:  1. Cl[...]

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    4. At  the  following  prom pt,  click  “Next”:    5. Click  “Next”:            [...]

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     6. Assign  a  drive  letter  to  the  drive,  the n  click  “Next”:     7. Click  on  “F ormat  this  volume  with  the  following  settings:”  Change  the  “File  system”  to  “NTFS”.  Change  the  “Volume  label”  to  what ?[...]

  • Page 18

    8. Click  “Finish”.  Windows  will  now  begin  formatting  and  initializing  the  di sk:      9. Open  “My  Computer”  and  verify  that  the  drive  shows  up  properly:   [...]

  • Page 19

    If  the  driv e  has  already  been  formatted,  you  can  skip  these  steps.  1. Check  the  “Device  Manager”   to  make  sure  that  the  “USB  Mass  Sto rage  Device”  driver  appe ars  under  the  “Unive rsal  Serial  Bus  Controllers?[...]

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