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For FirmTek products 1TB or greater: "One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes and one 
terabyte (TB) equals 1,000 GB (one trillion bytes).  Accessible capacity will vary from the stated 
capacity due to formatting and partitioning of the hard drive, the computer's operating system, and 
other factors".  For FirmTek products less than 1TB: "One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion 
bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.  Accessible capacity will vary depending on the 
operating environment and formatting." 

VIII.  Regulatory Compliance Statements 

RoHS compliant 
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement 

 

WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for 
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 
 
This equipment has been tested and found 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 
interference in a residential installation.  This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency 
energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful 
interference to radio communications.  However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a 
particular installation.  However, if this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment 
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to 
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 

  Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 

  Increase the separation between equipment and receiver. 

  Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 

  Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help. 

  Use a shielded and properly grounded I/O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this unit to the 

specified limits of the rules. 

 
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) 
this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, 
including interference that may cause undesired operation. 
 

CE European Union Compliance Statement 

 
EMC compliance: 
Emissions: 

EN55022: 1998, Class B 

Immunity: 

EN55024: 1998 

 

EN61000-4-2: 1995+A1: 1998 

 

EN61000-4-3: 1995+A1: 1998 

 

EN61000-4-4: 1995 

 

EN61000-4-6: 1996 

 

EN61000-4-8: 1993 

 

miniSwap/U3TSLKC2LL1207 

 

Summary of Contents for miniSwap/U3

Page 1: ...1 Store and Share your Digital Creations miniSwap U3 Hot Swap 2 5 External Bus Powered USB 3 0 Enclosure User Manual...

Page 2: ...is for informational purposes only It is possible the content of this manual may contain technical inaccuracies typographical or other errors FirmTek assumes no liability for any errors omissions or f...

Page 3: ...3 8 Drive Installation 9 Power Operation 10 III Hot Swapping Hard Drives 11 General Hot Swap Guidelines 11 IV Sleeping Wake Up Procedures 12 V Troubleshooting 13 VI Product Support 14 VII Product Warr...

Page 4: ...2 than USB 2 0 USB 3 0 utilizes single unidirectional data paths for increased bandwidth up to 10x faster than USB 2 0 For faster data performance the miniSwap U3 implements USB Attached SCSI Protocol...

Page 5: ...capacity Bus Powered with Power and Activity LED Aluminum case for maximum durability and heat dissipation Ultra quiet fan free aluminum heat dissipation cooling system High performance to handle mult...

Page 6: ...D Must support 5V operation Supports 7mm 9 5mm 12 5mm 14 9mm drive heights Any capacity Data Transfer Rates Up to 5 Gbit second burst data Advanced Data Features Fully compliant with SATA 1 5 3 and 6...

Page 7: ...d on the 2012 Apple MacBook Pro 2012 MacBook Air 2012 Mac mini 2012 iMac and Windows PC notebooks and desktops 2 5 SATA 1 5G 3G 6G hard drive or SSD any capacity Bus power support for most 5v energy e...

Page 8: ...power supply case or a port access cover to discharge any built up static electricity from your body Make sure to handle the hard drives around the edges to avoid damage by static electricity Getting...

Page 9: ...n the correct position to avoid damage DO NOT insert a PATA device into the miniSwap as this will cause damage not covered by warranty Carefully press the miniSwap door closed The bay is now ready to...

Page 10: ...U3 Use of excessive force may damage the computer or the miniSwap U3 and is not covered by warranty service Power Operation Once the USB cable is connected and the computer is running the power LED wi...

Page 11: ...l hard drive before removing it Do not remove a disk that is being used as the Startup Disk Connecting External Hard Drive s If your computer is not turned on connect the USB cable and then power on t...

Page 12: ...red in cache memory To reconnect the external hard drive reconnect it and Windows will automatically detect it If you are re attaching a hard drive after the remove disable operation as explained abov...

Page 13: ...was able to successfully mount two miniSwap U3 enclosures at the same time with 2 5 SATA HDDs installed while only using Bus power on the 2012 MacBook Pro If you have several additional USB devices co...

Page 14: ...r the product is to be repaired or replaced with refurbished parts or with a new or refurbished product Data Recovery is not covered under this warranty and is not part of the warranty returns process...

Page 15: ...accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation However if thi...

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