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miniSwap/U3 Specifications 

 

General System 

Hardware 

Requirements   

Compatible with Macintosh or PC with an available USB 2.0 or 
USB 3.0 port 

Operating 

Systems 

Supported 

 

System independent 

 

Cross-platform, PC and Macintosh compatible 

Enclosure 

Capacity 

 

One 2.5” Trayless hot-swappable drive bay 

External 

Connector 

 

One-port shielded USB 3.0 Micro-B Connector 

Cables Supported 

 

Shielded USB 3.0 up to 3 meters in length 

Hard Drive Types 

Supported 

 

2.5” Serial ATA hard drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) 

 

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 6.0Gbps Devices 

Warranty  

 

One year limited parts & labor 

Enclosure 

Dimensions 

 

170.5 mm (L) x 23.9 mm (H) x 97 mm (W) 

Enclosure Weight 

 

Enclosure Only: 13oz: (without drive) 

Color 

 

Silver Aluminum 

Status LED 

• No Drive Detected - LED is Green 

 

Drive Detected – LED is Blue  

 

Drive Activity – Blue LED Blinks 

Power  

 

Operates via USB Bus Power 

 

Supports 5V devices 

Environmental 

 

Operation Temperature: +41°F to +131°F ( +5°C to +55°C)  

RoHS 

 

Compliant 

EMC Compliance 

 

EN55022/1998, EN55024/1998  

(European Community)  

 

FCC Part 15 Class B (US) 

 

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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