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Page 1: ...Installation User Guide SK01 EXTERNAL 2 5 DRIVE STORAGE KIT www crucial com ...

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Page 3: ...ch external enclosure in the 5 25 inch desktop drive bay 8 10 Removal steps To remove a 2 5 inch external enclosure from a 3 5 inch or 5 25 inch drive bay 11 To remove the standalone 2 5 inch external enclosure from the USB port in Windows 2000 or above 12 To remove the standalone 2 5 inch external enclosure from the USB port in a Mac 12 Partitioning and formatting steps To partition and format th...

Page 4: ...ching the SSD to the PCB plus 1 spare Protective carrying case User guide NOTE The Crucial SK01 storage kit does NOT contain an SSD please purchase the SSD separately at Crucial com The SK01 storage kit is also compatible with standard 2 5 inch SATA mechanical hard drives Minimum system requirements Microsoft Windows 2000 or above Mac OS 9 x or above Linux kernel 2 4 1 0 or above Computer with a U...

Page 5: ...25 inch desktop drive bay NOTES No USB or SATA driver installation is required for Windows 2000 or above or for Mac OS 9 x or above However drivers may be required for other OSs check with your software and system manufacturer To insert the SSD into the 2 5 inch external enclosure Regardless of whether you choose internal installation or standalone use you must first insert your SSD into the 2 5 i...

Page 6: ...her and flip them upside down On the bottom of the PCB use the smaller screws to attach the SSD to the PCB and then flip the assembled PCB SSD unit upright 4 Align the assembled PCB SSD unit with the rounded grooves on both sides of the external enclosure and then push the unit inside the external enclosure 5 Re attach the back cover and secure it with the screws that you removed in step 1 A B ...

Page 7: ...s 1 Start the system 2 Using the USB cable provided in this kit connect the USB port of the 2 5 inch external enclosure to a computer USB port NOTE The cable is two headed you may need to use both heads in order to draw enough power to run the SSD particularly if you are using a notebook computer 3 After the system recognizes the device the SSD is ready to use To use the 2 5 inch external enclosur...

Page 8: ...ve bay plug in the power cable adapter and the SATA cable 3 Insert the 3 5 inch drive bay into the 3 5 inch bay of a desktop computer 4 Adjust the drive bay so that it is level in the case Use the larger screws to secure it on both sides ...

Page 9: ...bay will pop out when the 2 5 inch external enclosure is fully inserted Pic B 7 Turn on the computer power when the system starts up the operating system should recognize a new disk drive If the system does not recognize the drive contact technical support at www crucial com support NOTE The SATA drive is hot swappable if the motherboard supports this feature otherwise the connection must be made ...

Page 10: ...inch external enclosure into the 5 25 inch bay CD ROM DVD drive bay of a desktop computer 1 Turn the computer power off and then open the computer case 2 Place the 3 5 inch drive bay into the 5 25 inch bracket Pic A aligning the screw holes in the drive bay with the openings in the bracket Pic B 3 Use the larger screws to anchor the housing inside the brackets A B ...

Page 11: ...d the SATA cable 5 Insert the assembled 3 5 inch drive bay 5 25 inch bracket unit into the 5 25 inch bay of the desktop tower 6 Adjust the assembled 3 5 inch drive bay 5 25 inch bracket unit so that it is level in the case Use the larger screws to secure the unit on both sides ...

Page 12: ... 3 5 inch drive bay will pop out when the 2 5 inch external enclosure is fully inserted Pic B 9 Turn on the computer power when the system starts up the operating system should recognize a new disk drive If the system does not recognize the drive contact technical support at www crucial com support NOTE The SATA drive is hot swappable if the motherboard supports this feature otherwise the connecti...

Page 13: ...es not support hot swapping turn off the computer power before removing the drive Check with your motherboard or system manufacturer for more information 2 Press the eject button on the 3 5 inch drive bay to pop out the 2 5 inch external enclosure 3 Pull the 2 5 inch external enclosure out of the 3 5 inch drive bay ...

Page 14: ... appears and the remove hardware icon disappears from the task bar detach the USB cables that connect the SSD external enclosure to the computer To remove the standalone 2 5 inch external enclosure from the USB port in a Mac 1 Before detaching the 2 5 inch external enclosure from the computer you must drag the drive icon to the trash can Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device The USB Mass Storage D...

Page 15: ...sting data on the drive Make sure that you have a backup copy of your data before you partition or format your SSD Consult your operating system user guide for details on partitioning and formatting drives depending on how you use your drive internal vs external primary vs secondary all the steps below may not apply to your particular configuration To partition and format the storage drive in Wind...

Page 16: ...14 2 Double click Computer Management 3 Click Disk Management A list of drives appears ...

Page 17: ...15 4 Right click inside the section with unallocated disk space and then select New Partition 5 The New Partition Wizard appears Click Next ...

Page 18: ...16 6 Select Primary partition and then click Next 7 Leave the Partition size in MB at the default setting and then click Next ...

Page 19: ...ct FAT32 or NTFS and then click Next NOTE Although theWindows 2000 XP Fast FAT driver can support volumes larger than 32GB using the FAT32 file system subject to other system limits by design you cannot create a volume in excess of 32GB using the Format Partition interface Instead Microsoft recommends using the NTFS file system with SSDs larger than 32GB ...

Page 20: ...18 10 When the formatting completes click Finish to close the New Partition Wizard 11 The SSD should appear in the Computer Management screen as another storage drive ...

Page 21: ...ing partitions on an external drive you will need to purchase additional third party software and then connect the SSD to the computer internally Partitioning and formatting the SSD in Mac OS X 1 Turn on the computer power 2 Connect the SSD according to the internal or standalone instructions in this guide 3 Open the Go menu and then select Utilities ...

Page 22: ...20 4 Double click Disk Utility 5 In the list of drives on the left side select the Crucial SSD Be sure to select the SSD not an individual partition ...

Page 23: ...t side near the top of the page click the Partition tab Under Volume Information enter a Name and then select the correct Format Select Install Mac OS 9 Disk Drivers Click the Partition button in the lower right corner ...

Page 24: ...22 7 Click the Erase tab near the top of the page and then click the Erase button in the lower right corner 8 When the formatting completes the SSD should appear on the desktop as another storage drive ...

Page 25: ... the SATA connection if the motherboard supports this feature otherwise the connection must be made when the power is off Check with your motherboard manufacturer for more information USB USB connections are always hot swappable just be sure to stop the drive first by right clicking the remove hardware icon in the bottom right section of the Taskbar 2008 Micron Technology Inc All rights reserved I...

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