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How to connect a 12V/5V power cable
Sometimes the HDD in the FR-MDK1 causes in-rush current problem at the startup.
To avoid the power shortage and the influence to other HDD, we strongly recom-
mend to use separate power connector for each HDD as shown in the RIGHT
CONNECTION.
RIGHT CONNECTION
Use a power cable for the FR-MDK1 only and
never connect other devices to the power cable
Power
supply
unit in
computer
Internal
HDD
CD-ROM
FDD
FR-MDK1
Power cable
Never connect other devices
If you connect other devices such as a internal
HDD to the same power cable the FR-MDK1 uses
as shown above, the power supply unit can’t supply
enough power for the internal HDD unit to spin up
and fails to work the HDD because of the shortage
of power.
WRONG CONNECTION
CD-ROM
FDD
Power cable
Power
supply
unit in
computer
Internal
HDD
FR-MDK1
