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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1, What are SATA, SATA I, SATA II, eSATA any way? How are they
related to G-S350SUAB2 enclosure?

A1: SATA stands for Serial ATA, in contrast to old Parallel ATA (IDE, EIDE, 
ATA and ATAPI) technology. SATA starts with 1.5Gb/s specification, and 
evolves to 3.0Gb/s specification, which is commonly referred to as SATA II. 
Hence, original SATA 1.5Gb/s is called SATA I to distinguish with SATA II 
3.0Gb/s. 
Initially SATA was designed as an internal or inside-the-box interface 
technology for storage device like HDD. Both SATA I and SATA II hard 
drives use plug and receptacle interface with “L” shaped key as shown 
below.

This connectors and cable(flat) with “L” shaped key support both SATA
1.5Gb/s and 3.0Gb/s, however the cable length is limited to 1m(around 3.3 
feet) maximum. When this manual was written, majority of SATA ports 
provided by computers or add-on SATA host adapters are the receptacle 
with “L” shaped key. 

As shown below, it is more and more common to find a new type of SATA 
receptacle in the system or PCI/ExpressCard host card and plug(without 
“L” shaped key), called eSATA. eSATA becomes a standard for external 
SATA peripherals. Our G-S350SUAB2 has eSATA port built in. Depending on 
the type of SATA port you have in the computer, please get the proper 
SATA cable to connect them. 

Summary of Contents for G-S350SUAB2

Page 1: ...IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire Hi Speed USB2 0 eSATA 3 5 Serial ATA Hard Drive Enclosure G S350SUAB2 User s Manual...

Page 2: ...TITION and FORMAT PROCEDURES in PC WINDOWS 2000 XP Vista Windows 7 13 Frequently Asked Questions 16 About this Guide 3 System Requirements 3 Package Contents 4 Safety Precautions 4 SATA Connection for...

Page 3: ...specification listed above however its transfer rates are possible to be lower and will vary depending upon the Operating System type of SATA 1394A 1394B and USB host controller SATA Hard Drive and c...

Page 4: ...tection is recommended for all telecommunications devices Surge suppressors and or line conditioning should be used on the input power supply ON OPERATION Do not move the chassis during operation Doin...

Page 5: ...o not pull the cord Warning If any of the following conditions occur immediately disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet and contact your dealer or an authorized service station Continuing to u...

Page 6: ...our hand is dry and remove static from your body by touching metal parts of your computer chassis 6 1 Back Panel 2 2 6mm Screws 3 Enclosure Sleeve 4 Base Tray bridge 5 6 5mm Screws 6 8 4mm Screws 7 Fr...

Page 7: ...Hardware Installation Note The diagrams below uses the G S350UAB2 Enclosure as an example 1 Unscrew to loosen the Enclosure Back Panel Remove the Back Panel 2 Use your fingers to push the Base Tray ou...

Page 8: ...Tray and place it aside 4 Align the black Power SATA connector on the hard drive to the black female SATA connector on the Base plate bridge and push the drive into the connector completely 5 Secure t...

Page 9: ...osure Sleeve 7 Secure the Base Tray and Enclosure Sleeve with two 6mm screws 8 Plug the AC DC adapter into the Enclosure and connect the unit to your computer using a USB cable Firewire cable or eSATA...

Page 10: ...it will recognize it automatically ask you to initialize the new drive if it was not initialized yet and mount the drive on desktop Above described connection and power sequence is referred to as Hot...

Page 11: ...able from the computer we recommend you to shut down the computer first because current system driver and SATA host specification do not make SATA hard drive 100 removable like USB or Firewire hard dr...

Page 12: ...re total five power sequence modes Hot Boot Cold Boot Hot Plug Cold Plug and Power Cycle by which an external hard drive can possibly be used with a computer system Please refer to the section SATA Co...

Page 13: ...can see a new entry under Disk drives of Device Manager you are ready to partition and format the drive 1 Open Control panel Administrative Tools and Computer management Step 2 2 Click on Disk Manage...

Page 14: ...14 4 Write a signature to the new drive click Next 5 Click Finish to close the wizard Step 4 Step 5...

Page 15: ...rtition Step 7 7 Follow the onscreen instruction to partition and fully format the drive note If it assigns a new hard drive letter but format dose not run automatically please exit Computer Managemen...

Page 16: ...II hard drives use plug and receptacle interface with L shaped key as shown below This connectors and cable flat with L shaped key support both SATA 1 5Gb s and 3 0Gb s however the cable length is li...

Page 17: ...controller and sometimes OS you use some controllers support hot plug and unplug function some don t You have to find out its capability To prevent data corruption the safest way to disconnect SATA c...

Page 18: ...nterfaces Above data are quoted from www sata io org The performance of G S350SUAB2 in your application might be higher or lower depending upon the hard drive used SATA and USB host and computer hardw...

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