StarTech.com SATDOCKU3SP User manual

USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking

Station

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to SATA

Hard Drive Docking Station for

2.5”/3.5” SATA Hard Drives

with

USB 3.0 PCI Express Adapter

SATDOCKU3SP

Instruction Manual

FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.•

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.•

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver•

is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.•

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Table of Contents

Introduction..................................................................... 1

Packaging Contents.....................................................................1

System Requirements .................................................................1

Front View - SATDOCKU3S.........................................................2

Rear View - SATDOCKU3S .........................................................2

PEXUSB3S View.........................................................................3

Installation....................................................................... 4

Hardware Installation - PEXUSB3S.............................................4

Driver Installation - PEXUSB3S...................................................4

Verifying Installation - PEXUSB3S ..............................................5

Hardware Installation - SATDOCKU3S........................................6

Driver Installation - SATDOCKU3S..............................................6

Using the Storage Device............................................... 7

Speciﬁcations - SATDOCKU3S ...................................... 9

Speciﬁcations - PEXUSB3S............................................ 10

Technical Support........................................................... 11

Warranty Information...................................................... 11

Introduction

The StarTech.com SATDOCKU3S USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking

Station delivers full and instant access to any 2.5” or 3.5” SATA hard

drive (SATA 1.5/3.0Gbps), without having to mount the drive inside a

computer or install it into an external enclosure. Connected through a

single USB 3.0 SuperSpeed or USB 2.0 HighSpeed connection, the

hard drive docking station provides a convenient, plug-and-play storage

solution. Included in this kit is a 2 port USB 3.0 PCI Express adapter

card which will add USB 3.0 functionality to a PCIe compatible PC.

Packaging Contents

1 x SATDOCKU3S hard drive docking station•

1 x PEXUSB3S2 adapter card•

1 x USB 3.0 A-B cable•

1 x Universal Power Adapter•

3 x Power Adapter Cord (NA/UK/EU)•

1 x Driver CD•

1 x Instruction Manual•

System Requirements

PCI Express enabled computer system and available slot•

2.5” or 3.5” SATA 1.5/3.0Gbps hard drive•

Microsoft• ®Windows®2000/XP/Vista/7 (32/64-bit)

Front View - SATDOCKU3S

Rear View - SATDOCKU3S

Power

Button

Power/Activity

LED

Hard Drive slot

Hard Drive

Eject button

DC Power

connector

USB 3.0 type B

connector (Host)

USB 3.0

type A ports

LP4 molex

connector

PEXUSB3S View

Installation

Hardware Installation - PEXUSB3S

WARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment, can be

severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure that you are properly

grounded before opening your computer case or touching your PCI

Express card. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static

strap when installing any computer component. If an anti-static strap

is unavailable, discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by

touching a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case)

for several seconds. Also be careful to handle the PCI Express card by

its edges and not the gold connectors.

Turn your computer off and any peripherals connected to the1.

computer (ie. printers, external hard drives, etc.). Unplug the power

cable from the rear of the power supply on the back of the computer.

Remove the cover from the computer case. See documentation for2.

your computer system for details.

Locate an open PCI Express slot and remove the metal cover plate3.

on the rear of the computer case. Note that this card will work in PCI

Express slots of additional lanes (ie. x4, x8 or x16 slots)

Insert the card into the open PCI Express slot and fasten the bracket4.

to the rear of the case, per your computer’s documentation.

Connect an LP4 molex power connector from the computer’s power5.

supply to the LP4 connector on the card.

Place the cover back onto the computer.6.

Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply.7.

Driver Installation - PEXUSB3S

Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7

Once the computer has started and the operating system is fully

loaded, insert the provided Driver CD into the computer’s CD/DVD

drive.

Autorun should start the installation program, so follow the instructions

onscreen to complete the driver installation.

If Autorun does not start, Go into “My Computer” and access the CD/

DVD drive that the CD is in, and run the “setup.exe” ﬁle located on the

CD. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the driver installation.

Verifying Installation - PEXUSB3S

Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7

From the main desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer”

in Vista/7), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management

window, select Device Manager from the left window panel.

In the Device Manager, under the Universal Serial Bus Controllers

category, you should see the new entries for the USB controller card.

Hardware Installation - SATDOCKU3S

WARNING: Hard drives require careful handling, especially when

being transported. If you are not careful with your hard disk, lost data

may result. Always handle storage devices with caution.

Connect the external power adapter from the hard drive dock to a1.

power outlet.

Insert a 2.5” or 3.5” hard drive into the top loading slot. Make sure2.

that the connectors on the hard drive are facing the same corner of

the slot that has a cutout in the door. The label on the hard drive

should face the front of the hard drive dock.

Connect the included USB cable from the hard drive dock to an3.

available USB port on the computer system. The computer can be

on or off.

NOTE: A USB 2.0 A-B cable could also be used on the hard drive

dock.

Press the power button on the top of the hard drive dock. The Power4.

LED under the power button should light up.

To remove the hard drive, make sure it is currently not being5.

accessed by the computer then unmount or uninstall the disk drive

from the operating system (see documentation for your operating

system). Press the power button to turn off the hard drive dock and

wait for the drive to power down. Press the drive ejection button on

the top of the hard drive dock the release the drive. Then pull the

drive from the slot.

Driver Installation - SATDOCKU3S

Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 and Linux

No driver installation is required for these operating systems, as

this hard drive dock is natively supported, so the drivers are already

installed.

Using the Storage Device

Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

If you are using a brand new hard drive that does not contain any data,

then you will ﬁrst need to prepare the hard drive for use. From the

main desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in Vista/7),

then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window, select

Disk Management from the left window panel.

Locate the Disk that says it is “Unallocated” (check hard drive capacity

to conﬁrm it’s the correct hard drive) and then right-click in the section

that says “Unallocated” and select “New Partition”.

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