Rosewill RX251-US User manual
Dual INTERNAL (SATA)/EXTERNAL (USB)
2.5" SATA HDD Enclosure
RX251-US
User’s Manual
Dual INTERNAL (SATA)/EXTERNAL (USB) 2.5" SATA HDD Enclosure
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RX251-US Product Specification
Model RX251-US
Chipset JM20336
Internal Interface 2.5” SATA hard drive
External Interface -Portable Mode : USB2.0
-Mobile Rack Mode : SATA I
Hard Drive Capacity Supported Up to 160GB
Hard Drive size supported 9.5mm (height)
Power Supply -Portable Mode : USB bus power
- Mobile Rack Mode : 4 pin to board
Operating System Supported -Windows 2000/ME/XP/VISTA
-Linux kernel 2.4.1 after
-Mac OS 9.x/10.x and above
Transfer rate -USB2.0 : Up to 480Mbps
-SATA : Up to 1.5 Gps
Size(L x W x H) - External enclosure : 141x73x16mm
- Insertion bay 3.5” : 144x100x24mm
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RX251-US Introduction
1. The RX251-US is divided into three parts:
A. 3.5” Insertion Bay B. 5.25 Bracket
C. 2.5” SATA HDD Enclosure.
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2. Accessories
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No. Description
1 Screws for fixing the 5.25” bracket to the PC case.
2 Screws for fixing the 3.5” insertion bay to 5.25” bracket or to a 3.5” drive bay.
3 Screws for fixing a 2.5” SATA hard drive in the 2.5” enclosure.
4 4-Pin power cable to connect to the power supply.
5 SATA cable to connect the 3.5”bay and motherboard.
6 USB 2.0 cable to connect 2.5” enclosure to the computer.
7 USB-Y cable to connect 2.5” enclosure to the computer for providing extra power.
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RX251-US Hardware Installation
The RX251-US can be used as mobile rack function in desktop PC and an external storage. The
detailed installation steps are as below:
A. Install the hard drive in the enclosure
Unscrew the external enclosure by screw driver.
Open the panel of the enclosure and slide the
board out.
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Connect the 2.5” SATA hard drive to the
connector on the board. Please check the HDD &
board’s pin is match when installation.
Turn over the board and fix the board and hard
drive by screws.
Slide the board with the hard drive back into the
enclosure.
Close the panel and fix it by screws.
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B. In Desktop PC
There are two ways to use the RX251-US in the desktop PC.
Method 1: Install the RX251-US in the 5.25” drive bay
Slide the 3.5” insertion bay into the
5.25” bracket.
Fasten the 3.5” insertion bay on the
5.25” bracket by screws.
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Slide the 3.5” insertion bay and 5.25”
bracket into the available 5.25” drive
bay in the PC case.
Fasten the 5.25” bracket in the PC case
by screws n.
n
Connect the one side of the SATA cable
rto the back of the 3.5” insertion bay.
r
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Connect the other side of the SATA
cable to SATA port on the motherboard.
If your motherboard doesn’t have
on-board SATA port, you may install the
SATA add-on cards and connect the
SATA cable to it.
Connect the 4-pin power cable qto the
back of the 3.5” insertion bay.
q
r
Connect the 4-pin power cable qto the
power supply. Please refer to the
manual of the power supply.
From power supply
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Slide the 2.5” enclosure to the 3.5”
insertion bay to the end till the ejection
button is up. Now you can freely access
the hard drive.
When you want to take the enclosure
out, please press the ejection button,
the enclosure will be out.
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