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  • Page 1

    Serial A T A Hard Drive Docking St ation USB to SA T A, IDE External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5” or 3.5” Hard Drives UNIDOCK2U Instruction Manual[...]

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    FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and f ound 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 interf erence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energ[...]

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    i T able of Contents Introduction ..................................................................... 1 P ackaging Contents..................................................................... 1 System Requirements ................................................................. 1 Installation ....................................................[...]

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    1 Introduction This external SA T A and IDE hard dr iv e docking station provides full and instant access to any 2.5in or 3.5in IDE and SA T A (SA T A 1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s) hard drive up to 2 TB without having to mount the hard drive inside a computer or enclosure. Packaging Contents 1 x UNIDOCK2U hard drive dock • 1 x IDE cable • 1 x 40-pi[...]

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    2 USB connector P ower Connector SA T A dr ive slot P ower button Drive Eject button 40-pin IDE connector LP4 Molex power connector Front View Rear View[...]

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    3 Hardware Installation Plug the power and USB cab le from the rear side of the hard 1. drive dock to a po wer outlet and the USB por t on the computer respectively . If connecting a SA T A hard dr ive, simply insert the drive, into the top 2. loading slot on the hard drive dock. Make sure the connectors on the hard drive f ace the same cor ner as [...]

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    4 Using the Hard Drive Dock Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 If you are using a brand ne w hard drive that does not contain any data, then you will first need to prepare the hard drive f or use. F rom the main desktop , r ight-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in Vista), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window , select Disk Manag[...]

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    5 If you are installing a hard drive that already has data on it, then after plugging it in, the drive should automatically show up with a driv e letter assigned within “My Computer”. Y ou can verify or change the drive letter through Disk Management, as outlined abov e.[...]

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    6 Specications Bus Interface USB 2.0 Connectors Front 1 x 40-pin IDE male 1 x 4-pin LP4 molex T op 1 x 7+15 SA T A Rear 1 x USB type B 1 x P ower Adapter Chipset JMicron JM20337 Hard Drive Compatibility 2.5” or 3.5” SA T A 1.5 or 3.0 Gb/s with max capacity of 1.5TB 2.5” or 3.5” IDE hard driv e P ower Adapter 12VDC, 3A, center positiv e D[...]

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    7 T echnical Support StarT ech.com’ s lifetime technical suppor t is an integral par t of our commitment to provide industry-leading solutions . If you ev er need help with your product, visit www .star tech.com/suppor t and access our comprehensive selection of online tools , documentation, and downloads. Warranty Information This product is bac[...]

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    StarT ech.com has been making “hard-to-find easy” since 1985, providing high quality solutions to a diverse IT and A/V customer base that spans man y channels, including go vernment, education and industrial f acilities to name just a f ew . We off er an unmatched selection of computer par ts, cables, A/V products, KVM and Ser ver Management s[...]