Intended use
The product is to be installed in a computer, a notebook or a suitable drive casing and is used to
operate an mSATA card, such as a conventional SATA-SSD and/or SATA hard disk.
This product complies with the applicable National and European requirements. All names of
companies and products are the trademarks of the respective owner. All rights reserved.
Package Contents
• Converter
• Set of screws
• Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
The warranty will be void in the event of damage caused by non-compliance
with these safety instructions! We do not assume any liability for any conse-
quential damage!
We do not assume any liability for material and personal damage caused by
improper use or non-compliance with the safety instructions. The warranty
will be void in such cases!
If the product is supposed to be installed in a notebook, its rechargeable battery
should also be removed beforehand.
• The product is not a toy and should be kept out of the reach of children.
• During assembly/disassembly the appropriate safety precautions against static charge
should be taken (e.g. earth connection, insulating support, etc.).
• Handle the product with care, it can be damaged by impacts, blows, or accidental drops, even
from a low height.
Installation
If in doubt about how to install the device correctly, please contact an expert
or a specialist workshop and let them carry out the installation!
Incorrect installation can cause damage to the converter, the mSATA card as
well as your computer and all connected devices.
Switch off the computer in which the hard disk is to be installed and all con-
nected devices. Disconnect all devices from the mains voltage and pull out
the mains plug. Just switching off at the mains switch is not suf
fi
cient! Re-
move the rechargeable battery of a notebook when installing in the same.
• Depending on the computer or notebook, installation can vary. In conventional computers,
the casing cover is to be removed and any screws loosened and/or locks released before-
hand.
In notebooks, the hard disk is often in a slot, which is secured with a slide or a screw. How-
ever, dismantling the complete notebook may be required sometimes to access the installa-
tion location of the hard disk and replace it by the converter and an mSATA card.
• The converter has a SATA connection for the data lines and a SATA power connection; there-
fore, the computer / notebook must also possess these connections. Otherwise the installa-
tion is not possible.
• Plug an mSATA card at
fi
rst obliquely from above into the corresponding slot of the converter.
Do not use force. Please observe the correct position.
Then fold the mSATA card downwards and secure it to the converter using two small screws.
• Now fasten the converter with the inserted mSATA card to the computer, notebook or an
external hard disk casing.
• Connect the converter to the suitable connections (the narrow 7-pin connection is for the
SATA data cable, the wide 15-pin connection is for the power supply). Pay attention to the
correct position of the angle in the connector and on the converter!
Do not use any force during insertion, otherwise the connections may be damaged, leading
to loss of warranty!
There are special adapter cables for connection with conventional power connectors of
„standard“ computer power supply units.
• Position all cables so that they cannot get into the PC fan .
Use cable fasteners, for example.
Furthermore, the cables are to be laid/
fi
xed, so that they cannot slip out from the connectors
of the main board or the converter.
• Close the housing of your computer / notebook and reconnect it to your other devices and
accessories. Insert the rechargeable battery of the notebook.
If your computer / notebook does not start correctly, switch it off immediately and
check all settings and cable connections, unplug the power supply before reopening
your computer, also remove the rechargeable battery of notebooks!
Partitioning and formatting
The converter with the mSATA card installed therein by you is detected by the computer as a
conventional SATA-SSD or SATA hard disk. No drivers are required.
Similar to a conventional hard disk, partitioning and/or formatting is required before data can
be stored on the mSATA card.
If you would like to start the operating system of the mSATA card, for example Windows 7,
insert the Windows CD in the corresponding drive of your computer.
After starting the computer, the installation of Windows is done automatically by the CD.
☞
For computers started by a CD capable of booting, the boot sequence should
be altered in the BIOS / setup (boot from CD at
fi
rst, then the hard disk) in some
computers.
Windows detects the drive while booting from the CD and offers a corresponding option for
partitioning and subsequent formatting.
☞
An operating system with the so-called trim support is required (Windows 7 and
higher) to support the full speed of the mSATA card permanently.
This is a special SATA controller command that is used to mark data blocks that are
not and/or no longer in use. For further information, please refer to e.g. the manu-
facturer‘s web page for the mSATA card used.
If the mSATA card operated in the converter should serve as an additional or also as an external
drive, partitioning and formatting e.g. Windows can be done easily in in the control panel.
Tips & Notes
• In your own interest, perform backups regularly.
• No driver software is required to operate the mSATA card and/or the converter. The computer
detects the converter with the mSATA card installed therein as a conventional SATA-SSD or
SATA hard disk.
• As is the case with conventional SSDs, you should also note for an mSATA card that about
20-30% of the memory capacity remains unused.
If you have created a single 30 GB partition e.g. on a 30 GB mSATA card, then only about
24GB data should be written on it, so as to prevent considerable reduction in the writing
speed.
For further information, please refer to the Internet or relevant specialised literature.
Disposal
Please dispose of the device, when it is no longer of use, according to the current
statutory requirements.
O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S www.conrad.com
mSATA on 6.35 cm / 2.5“ converter
Item no. 98 63 00
Version 12/11
These operating instructions are a publication by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Str. 1,
D-92240 Hirschau (www.conrad.com).
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