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USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station
1) Insert a drive and turn on the Dock
2) Check that the blue LED is lit on the Dock
3) Connect the USB cable to the computer
4) Initialize a new drive so the computer will recognize it
5) Open the Disk Management utility to partition and format the drive
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Win 7
:
Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management
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Win 8/8.1/10
: Search
Create and format hard disk
partitions
3.3 Initializing, Formatting, or Partitioning an HDD in Windows OS
•
Click
OK
to initialize a new drive
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Select the
external
HDD (NOT the internal computer HDD)
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Right-click on the
Unallocated
portion and select the
New Simple Volume
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Follow the wizard instructions. Most applications can use the default settings
C
AUTION
:
SELECT
THE
CORRECT
DRIVE
!
