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III. Hot-Swapping Hard Drives
Introduction
The miniSwap/U3 external enclosure extends Serial ATA’s and SSD storage capabilities
outside the computer chassis. Serial ATA drives can be swapped in and out of the
miniSwap/U3 enclosure within seconds.
General Hot-Swap Guidelines
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Do not disconnect or remove hard drives while transferring data.
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Save your work and close associated applications before removing the external hard
drive (applications need to be closed since they may keep temporary working files
open on the external hard drive).
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Always unmount the volumes (eject, disable, or drag the volumes to trash) associated
with an external hard drive before removing it.
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Do not remove a disk that is being used as the Startup Disk.
Connecting External Hard Drive(s)
If your computer is not turned on, connect the USB cable and then power on the computer. If
the computer is already powered on, insert the hard drives and then power on the enclosure by
connecting the USB cable to the computer.
Removing External Hard Drive(s)
Caution
: To prevent loss of data, save your work and close associated applications before
removing an external hard drive (applications need to be closed since they may keep
temporary working files open on the external hard drive). Always unmount the volumes (eject
or drag the volumes to trash) associated with an external hard drive before removing it. Eject or
drag all of the volumes associated with the hard drive(s) before disconnecting or removing
them.
