4.
After you have plug the Power adapter into the wall, Turn ON the power switch and let the hard
drive spin up for about 20-25 seconds. (You should be able to hear the hard drive spin up).
5.
Make sure it is spin up to speed before you connect the USB to the computer. Once connected
to your computer, the Blue LED (2) on the adapter will be ON.
6.
Wait while the computer detects the device and automatically install USB drivers. (Sometime
older drives may take as long as 45 seconds to be detected)
7.
Once the drivers are installed, the computer should see the hard drive in Windows Explorer. (for
Mac [OS X], you should see a USB icon of the drive on the desktop)
8.
If drive did not show in Windows Explorer or My Computer, look into the Disk Management to
see if the physical drive is there. (For Mac, if the drive does not show on the desktop with a USB
icon, look into the Disk Utility to see if it is there). If the physical disk shows in disk management
or disk utility, this adapter kit is working correctly, it may be your drive’s file system that was
corrupted as a result you cannot read the drive in Windows Explorer.
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FOR IDE (3.5”) drive:
1.
Have everything disconnected
2.
Reboot the computer
3.
For 3.5” IDE drive, there are jumpers on the drive that may need to change for it to work
correctly with this adapter. Check the instruction on the label of the drive, it should show the
jumper setting for a different setup like Master, Slave, CS (Cable Select) setting. Make sure the
hard drive is set into MASTER Drive Mode only. Sometimes in very rare cases, using MASTER
Drive Mode is still not working correctly; you should try Slave only or Cable Select Mode.
4.
Follow the picture and make sure the hard drive is secure and properly connected to the device.
Do not connect the USB to the computer for now; it will be mention in the next step
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