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5. Installation:

Installation

5.1. Hardware Installation:

2.5" SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure

Remove the side of the NexStar 3
SuperSpeed with the power and USB
connection ports.
Carefully slide out the hard drive caddy.

(1)

(2)

Preparing the NexStar 3:

( figure 5.1-A )

Summary of Contents for NextStar3 Superspeed

Page 1: ...U S E R S M A N U A L 2 5 SATA to USB 3 0 eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure...

Page 2: ...cting the Y cable for power TRADEMARKS MS DOS Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP Vista 7 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer NexStar is a registe...

Page 3: ...5 HDD Enclosure NexStar 3 Superspeed External 2 5 HDD Enclosure NexStar 3 Superspeed External 2 5 HDD Enclosure 3 System Requirements 04 4 Parts Layout 05 5 Installation 5 1 Hardware Installation 06 6...

Page 4: ...Star 3 SuperSpeed stands out from the crowd The sturdy drive cage protects your hard drive while the aluminum case effectively draws away the heat protecting your drive from overheating Integrated wit...

Page 5: ...External Hard Drive Enclosure Supports 7mm 9 5mm 12 5mm HDD SSD Attractive Mirror Finish Design Aluminum Casing Cools Down Your Hard Drive Maximum Transfer Rates Up to 5 Gbps w USB 3 0 Maximum Transfe...

Page 6: ...B 3 0 speeds the system must support USB 3 0 specifications 1 For USB 2 0 speeds the system must support USB 2 0 specifications 2 For USB 3 0 speeds the system must support USB 3 0 specifications USB...

Page 7: ...4 Parts Layout Parts Layout 5 2 5 SATA to USB 3 0 eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure eSATA USB...

Page 8: ...are Installation 2 5 SATA to USB 3 0 eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure Remove the side of the NexStar 3 SuperSpeed with the power and USB connection ports Carefully slide out the hard drive caddy 1...

Page 9: ...ve caddy and secure the hard drive with the screws provided Installation 7 figure 5 1 B 1 Connect the SATA and power connector to the hard drive as pictured figure 5 1 D Insert the drive caddy back in...

Page 10: ...lume will appear under My Computer Your NexStar 3 SuperSpeed External Hard Drive is now ready for use 1 2 3 4 figure 5 1 E figure 5 1 E USB 3 0 eSATA Connect the eSATA to the NexStar and to an availab...

Page 11: ...The system should prompt It is now safe to remove the USB device If not wait for any programs still using the device to finish and try again You may now safely turn off and disconnect the NexStar 3 S...

Page 12: ...ion on formatting or partitioning the hard drive Right click on My Computer and choose Manage Under Storage on the LEFT pane select Disk Management Windows should now give you the option to initialize...

Page 13: ...is primary and the recommended file system is NTFS Please note that Windows XP Vista 7 limits FAT32 partitions to only 32GB Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your...

Page 14: ...section enter the desired name for each volume partition You may choose one of the following volume format Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard UNIX File System or MS DOS Once you have finalized the volume...

Page 15: ...t time frame please go to www vantecusa com for information on how to receive warranty exchange or repair Cosmetic defects and missing parts are not covered under this warranty Please check the conten...