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Connecting the enclosure to your computer – RocketFish RF-HD3025 User Manual

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3

Connect the hard drive to the SATA connector

on the printed circuit board.

4

Secure the hard drive to the printed circuit

board with the screws (4) provided.

5

Place the printed circuit board/hard drive

assembly into the enclosure with the hard

drive face down, then secure it into the

enclosure with the screws (4) you previously

removed.

6

Replace the top cover and slide the lock switch

to the right to lock the enclosure.

Connecting the enclosure to your
computer

Notes

:

Make sure that you have already installed a hard drive
into the enclosure before you connect your enclosure
to your computer.

For new hard drives, you need to initialize and partition
your hard drive before it will appear in Windows
Explorer or on your Mac desktop. Refer to your hard
drive manufacturer's documentation or see " Creating
A New Partition" on page 6.

For optimal performance, make sure that your laptop
or PC has USB 3.0 ports.

To connect the enclosure to your computer:

1

Plug the smaller USB 3.0 (Micro-B type)

connector on the USB Y cable (provided) into

the port on the enclosure.

2

Plug the other end of the cable into USB ports

on your computer. For additional power,

connect the extra USB connector to the

computer, especially for large capacity hard

drives.

The operating system automatically detects
and sets up the new drive.

If the drive is correctly detected, a new drive
letter is assigned to the enclosure.

• For Macintosh computers, the new drive

letter appears on the desktop.

• For PCs, the new drive letter appears in My

Computer (Computer).

Note for Windows users: If you do not see an
additional drive in your system, you must format the
new drive. See “ Formatting the hard drive in Windows”

on page 6 fo
r more information.

Notes for Macintosh users:

If you do not see an

additional drive in your system, select Disk Utilities
from the Utilities folder, then select the external
enclosure and format the drive to meet your
requirements.

SATA
connector

USB 3.0 A-type connector

USB 3.0 Micro B connector

Extra USB power connector

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