Docking station operation, Drive initialization – StarTech.com SDOCK2U33RE User Manual
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Docking Station Operation
1. Install your drives as per Drive Installation steps.
2. Turn your docking station on by pressing the power button.
3. Ensure the docking station is set to PC mode by pressing the PC/Copy Mode button
for 3 seconds until the mode LED is set to blue.
4. Once the drives have been installed and the docking station has been powered on,
the computer Operating System will automatically recognize the drive(s) and it will be
accessible as though it were installed in the system internally.
Note: If your computer fails to automatically recognize your drive it is likely your drive
has not been initialized or formatted correctly. (See Drive Initialization below for
further instructions.)
Drive Initialization
Prior to using your installed drive, it will need to be initialized and formatted to the
operating system requirements in order for your computer system to recognize it.
1. From the main Windows desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in Vista/
7 / 8/ 8.1), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window, select
Disk Management from the left window panel.