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DC-SATA                                                                                                          User Guide 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Package Content 

may vary, 

depending on 

vendor & version. 

 

System Requirements 

PC Requirements 

  Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM 

  USB 1.1 equipped PC; Windows 2000, XP, Vista 

  USB 2.0 equipped PC; Windows 2000, XP, Vista 

  1394a equipped PC; Windows 98SE, 2000, XP, Vista 

  1394b or eSATA equipped PC; Windows 2000, XP, Vista 

 

Mac Requirements 

  Minimum Apple G4 processor, 128MB RAM 

  USB 1.1 equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2 or above 

  USB 2.0 equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2 or above 

  1394a equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.1.5 or above 

  1394b or eSATA equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2 or above 

 

Package Contents 

 DC-SATA enclosure 

  External power adapter; Input 100-240V, 5V/2A 

(please note: USB-only version is bus powered - therefore for 

this model the power adapter is optional) 

 Interface cables 

 Manual 

 

LED Indicator 

The DC-SATA USB 2.0 is using a double coloured LED. 

* Red LED flickers during data access. 

 

The DC-SATA 400+, 800+ and S2 are using a single blue LED. 

 

 

Green LED  Red LED 

Status ON, power ON 

ON OFF 

Status ON, data access * 

ON ON 

Status OFF 

OFF OFF 

 

Blue LED 

Status ON, power ON 

ON 

Status ON, data access 

Flickering 

Status OFF 

OFF 

Page 2  /  Chapter 1 - Introduction 

Summary of Contents for DC-SATA

Page 1: ...DC SATA Storage Enclosure for 2 5 SATA Hard Drives User Manual English v1 5 August 14 2007 EN...

Page 2: ...ASSEMBLY 3 DC SATA USB 2 0 3 DC SATA 400 800 S2 5 CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM SET UP 7 CONNECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER 7 POWER MANAGEMENT 7 INSTALLATION ON A PC 8 REMOVAL PROCEDURE 8 INSTALLATION ON A MACINTOSH 9 R...

Page 3: ...Macpower With an array of interfaces this latest addition to the Daisy Cutter family is the perfect enclosure for 2 5 SATA drives The Daisy Cutter just grew up Product Dimensions 12 5 13 4cm x 7 5cm...

Page 4: ...r above 1394a equipped Mac Mac OS 10 1 5 or above 1394b or eSATA equipped Mac Mac OS 10 2 or above Package Contents DC SATA enclosure External power adapter Input 100 240V Output 5V 2A please note USB...

Page 5: ...ive Before opening your enclosure please read the warranty and any other notes from your vendor carefully as this could void your warranty DC SATA USB 2 0 1 Remove the two screws from the rear panel a...

Page 6: ...ly 3 Mount the bridge board to the hard drive with the two screws from the bottom as seen in following illustration 4 Slide the bridge board and hard drive back into the enclosure 5 Fasten the two scr...

Page 7: ...User Guide DC SATA 400 800 S2 1 Remove the two screws from the rear panel 2 Remove the rear panel and pull the bridge board gently out of the enclosure 3 Install the hard drive Page 5 Chapter 2 HDD A...

Page 8: ...drive with the four screws from the bottom as seen in following illustration 5 Slide the bridge board and hard drive back into the enclosure Be careful not to damage any components during the assembly...

Page 9: ...enclosure and be sure to leave enough room around it for the drive to cool down Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions We recommend using the cables and adapter supplied with your pro...

Page 10: ...and format the drive before it can be used Turn on your Computer and start Windows Connect the Daisy Cutter and turn it on Let Windows search and install the driver automatically Open My Computer to s...

Page 11: ...ything else and can use the unit straight away If you have installed the drive yourself and this is a brand new HDD you will have to create a partition first and format the drive before it will show u...

Page 12: ...are running MS DOS we recommend you to format the drive using FAT32 Partitioning Formatting Be aware that this will destroy any existing data on the drive so make sure you have a backup This step is u...

Page 13: ...bove use the Disk Management Program to setup your drive Right click on My Computer and choose Manage Select Disk Management Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for further comma...

Page 14: ...ting the drive using the file system FAT32 the maximum size for a single file will be restricted to 4GB Select Disk Utility in the utilities folder Choose your external drive and format it according t...

Page 15: ...his Manual This manual covers all interfaces and combinations for the Daisy Cutter DC SATA Images and descriptions might therefore slightly vary between this manual and the actual product you have Cop...

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