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Q2. How should I disconnect G-S350SUAB2 safely from the computer? 
After I disconnect the SATA enclosure, why does the drive icon still 
stay on the desktop of MacOS X?

A2: For Firewire or USB connection in Windows PC, please click “Safely 
remove mass storage device - Drive letter” line inside Safely Remove 
Hardware icon on the System Tray; In Mac computer, please trash the 
external drive icon. Then disconnect G-S350SUAB2 from the system.

In SATA connection, depending on the SATA host 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 cable or power off G-
S350SUAB2 is to shut down computer first. 

SATA drive (or SATA connection) is not treated essentially as removable
device to the most of systems if not all. That is why there is no eject icon
associated to SATA drive in Finder of Mac OS X, and System Tray in
Windows has no Remove Hardware option for SATA drive. Therefore, 
when the SATA drive is connected, some system still keeps SATA drive 
icon, you just won't be able to use the drive until you connect it back.

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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