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AKASA Company notices
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technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Copyright 2008 Akasa Asia Corporation.
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General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be
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FCC Compliance Statement
This device complies with Part 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
. This device may not cause harmful interference
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
CAUTION
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage PC components. If an ESD-controlled workstation is not
available, wear an antistatic wrist strap or touch the earthed surface before handling the HDD.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Warranty
Warranties extend only to defects that occur during normal use and do not extend to damage to
products that results from incompatibility, abuse, misuse, negligence, unauthorized repair, modification,
incorrect installation, incorrect voltage supply, air/water pollution, any accident or natural disasters.
The warranty extends only on Akasa enclosure and does not cover a defective HDD,
motherboard etc. as a result of a defective enclosure or power adapter.
Keep your original sales receipt in a safe place. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an
additional warranty.
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Safety
Packaging complies with
EU directive 94/62/EC
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing an akasa Integral external hard drive enclosure.
This is a Plug & Play device, which enables you to use 3.5” SATA Hard Drive externally and gives
you a connection choice between industry standard USB2.0 or ultra fast eSATA.
Your SATA enclosure can be used with a new HDD or you can utilise an existing drive. This allows
data recovery, storage expansion and data mobility.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
• INTEGRAL SATA enclosure
• USB2.0 cable (.5m)
• eSATA Cable (.5m)
• Footstand (Mounting )
• DC adapter with power cord
• User's Manual
• HDD mounting kit
FEATURES
• Suitable for 3.5" SATA hard drives
• Fanless design
• USB2.0 and eSATA interface
• Adapts SATA hard disk drives into Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or eSATA external drives
• Supports all 3.5" SATA I / II hard disk drives
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 transfer rates up to 480Mb/s
• eSATA transfer rates up to 3.0Gb/s
• Plug & Play
• Hot-swappable in USB mode
• USB 2.0 USB (. compatible)
• Front panel Integral logo with blue-LED power on indication
• On/Off switch
MANUAL CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Hard Disk Installation
• USB Connection
• eSATA Connection
• Hard Disk Formatting
• FAQ
USB2.0 cable
eSATA cable
