StarTech.com S252SMTB3 User manual

Manual Revision: 12/04/2013

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S252SMTB3

ThunderBolt Dual 2.5” SATA SSD/HDD

Enclosure

*actual product may vary from photos

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 o 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 dierent 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

Product Diagram ....................................................................................1

Front View .................................................................................................................................................... 1

Rear View...................................................................................................................................................... 1

Introduction............................................................................................2

Packaging Contents ................................................................................................................................. 2

System Requirements.............................................................................................................................. 2

Installation ..............................................................................................3

Hardware Installation .............................................................................................................................. 3

How to Use ..............................................................................................6

Connecting the Hard Drives.................................................................................................................. 6

LED Indicator .............................................................................................................................................. 6

Disconnecting the Hard Drive.............................................................................................................. 6

Initializing the Hard Drive ...................................................................................................................... 7

Technical Support ..................................................................................8

Warranty Information............................................................................8

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Product Diagram

Front View

1. Status LED

2. Drive Activity LEDs

Rear View

1. Drive bay panel

2. Thumb screws

3. Drive Fan

4. Power Jack

5. 2 x Thunderbolt ports

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Introduction

Packaging Contents

• 1 x Thunderbolt 2.5” HDD RAID Enclosure

• 1 x Thunderbolt Cable

• 1 x HDD installation screw kit

• 1 x Universal Power Adapter w/ regional power cables (NA/EU/UK/AUS)

• 1 x Rubber foot set

• 1 x Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• 1x Computer system with available Thunderbolt port

Microsoft® Windows® 8/7/Server 2008 R2 (32/64-bit)

Apple® Mac® OSX

Linux®

• 2 x 2.5” SATA SSD/HDDs

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2. Remove the drive panel by lifting it up and outward.

Note: Drive fan cables will stay connected to the panel and the rest of the enclosure

Installation

Hardware Installation

WARNING! Hard drives and storage enclosures require careful handling, especially

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

result. Always handle your hard drive and storage device with caution. Be sure that

you are properly grounded by wearing an anti-static strap when handling computer

components or discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by touching a large

grounded metal surface (such as the computer case) for several seconds.

1. Remove the thumb screws on the back of the enclosure by turning them counter

clockwise until released.

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3. Grasp the drive tray handels to slide each of the drive trays out of the enclosure

4. Place the drive tray arround your 2.5”HDD/SSD with the label facing upward.

5. Fix four of the included hdd installation screws into place through the screw holes

on the drive tray using a Phillips head screw driver (not included). Repeat this

process for your second drive using the other drive tray.

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6. Slide the drive trays back into drive slots on the HDD Enclosure.

7. Replace the drive panel and thumb screws.

8. Connect the included thunderbolt cable from one of the Thunderbolt ports on the

back of the enclosure, to an available Thunderbolt port on your computer.

Note: Either Thunderbolt port may be used to connect the enclosure to the host

computer system. The remaining Thunderbolt port may be used to daisy chain to

an additional device such as another enclosure, or Display.

9. Connect your power adapter from the power jack on the unit into an available

power outlet.

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How to Use

Connecting the Hard Drives

Once the enclosure has been attached to a computer, and your the drivers will install

automatically, and the inserted drives will be accessible as though they were installed

within the system.

Prior to using the drive array, it will need to be formatted according to your operating

system requirements. Refer to Initializing the Hard Drive

LED Indicator

The hard drive enclosure oers LED indicators for each drive, so you can monitor drive

activity. The LED will ash while the hard drive is being accessed. Do not remove the

enclosure from the host computer while the LED is ashing, as it could damage the

drive or the enclosure, resulting in data loss.

Disconnecting the Hard Drive

Windows

1. Select the “Safely remove Hardware and Eject Media” icon, located in the task bar.

2. Select the Mass Storage Device from the list that appears.

3. Wait for the message indicating that it is now safe to remove the device.

Note: Removing the connected drive prior to receiving notication that it is safe to

do so, could result in losing or corrupting data stored on the drive. Once the Safe

to Remove Hardware message appears, please disconnect the enclosure from the

computer by removing the USB connection.

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

drive icon 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.

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Initializing the Hard Drive

1. If the drive array is new it may need to be initialized and formatted before use. From

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

/ 8), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window, select Disk

Management from the left window panel.

2. A dialog window should automatically appear, asking you to initialize the drive.

Depending on the version of Windows, it will give you the option of either creating

an “MBR” or“GPT” disk. GPT (GUID partition) is required for drives larger than 2TB but

is not compatible with some older operating systems, while MBR is supported by

newer and older operating systems.

3. Once initialized, locate the Disk that says it is “Unallocated” (check the listed hard

drive capacity to conrm it’s the correct hard drive) and then right-click in the

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

4. Several on screen prompts will follow walking you through the steps to create the

partition. Follow the prompts to complete partition creation.

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