How to use, Connecting the hard drive, Led indicator – StarTech.com HSB3SATSASBA User Manual
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Instruction Manual
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How to Use
Connecting the Hard Drive
Once the drive has been installed in the drive bay, the drivers will install automatically,
and the inserted drive will be accessible as though it were installed within the system.
Note: some operating systems may require that the system be scanned for hardware
changes from within device manager, for the newly connected drive(s) to be
recognized.
Prior to using the drive, it will need to be formatted according to your operating
system requirements.
Refer to Initializing the Hard Drive.
LED Indicator
The HSB2535SATBK offers 3.5in LED indicators, to enable you to monitor drive activity.
The LED will flash while the hard drive is being accessed. Do not remove the enclosure
from the host computer while the LED is flashing, as it could damage the drive or the
enclosure, resulting in data loss.
Disconnecting the Hard Drive
Windows
The drive should be uninstalled from device manager, or unmounted using third party
hot swap software.
Note: Removing the connected drive while it is active in the system could result in
losing or corrupting data stored on the drive.
Mac OS X
To safely disconnect the attached drive from the host computer, close any windows
listing the contents of the removable drive. Once all windows are closed, click on the
icon for the drive on the desktop, and drag it to the Trash Can icon on the desktop.
Allow 5 seconds before physically removing the enclosure/drive from the computer.