StarTech.com SAT3520U3R User manual

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SAT3520U3R

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to Dual 3.5in SATA

Trayless 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

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

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

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

Front View.................................................................................................................................................... 2

Rear View...................................................................................................................................................... 2

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

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

Driver Installation...................................................................................................................................... 4

Using the Storage Device......................................................................5

RAID Modes................................................................................................................................................. 6

Specications..........................................................................................7

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

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

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Introduction

The SAT3520U3R USB 3.0 to Dual 3.5in SATA Trayless Hard Drive Enclosure makes

adding fast external storage easy, by turning any two 3.5in internal SATA hard

drives into an external hard drive. Featuring a trayless system that eliminates having

to mount and fasten the hard drive into the enclosure or tray, for quick and easy

installation or removal.

Using the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface, which is up to 10 times faster than the

previous USB 2.0, makes backing up and transferring large les faster than ever, while

still being usable on older USB 2.0 systems. With built in RAID capabilities (0, 1, BIG,

JBOD), the two drives can be combined for speed, redundancy or capacity or even left

as separate drives for whatever your situation needs.

Packaging Contents

• 1 x Dual Drive SATA HDD Enclosure

• 1 x USB 3.0 Cable

• 1 x Universal Power Adapter

• 3 x Power Cord (NA/UK/EU)

• 1 x Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• USB enabled computer with available USB port

• Available AC electrical outlet

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2/7 (32/64-bit), or

Apple® Mac OS® X, or Linux®

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Front View

Rear View

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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.

Hardware Installation

1. Turn the door lock for the drive bays clockwise to the OPEN position.

2. Pull the door latch forward and let the

door swing open downwards.

3. Slide the bare 3.5in SATA hard drive

into the bay, with the label side facing

towards your left.

4. Once the SATA drive is almost fully

inserted, close the door and make sure

the door latch fully engages.

5. Turn the door lock counter clockwise to the LOCK position.

6. Once both SATA drives are installed, connect the external power adapter to the

enclosure.

7. Press the power switch on the rear of the enclosure and the Power LED for both hard

drives should light up solid.

*installation photos for reference only

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8. Connect the USB 3.0 cable from the enclosure to the host computer system.

NOTE: A USB 2.0 cable can be used in place of the USB 3.0 cable, however the

enclosure will only run at USB 2.0 speeds.

9. Select the RAID mode you wish to use with the slide switch on the rear of the

enclosure and press the RESET button. See “RAID Modes” for more information.

10. Once the mode is set, the drive(s) will be detected by the operating system.

NOTE: If the enclosure has not been accessed for more than 5 minutes, the fan will

turn o. Also, if the USB cable is not connected, or the host computer system goes into

sleep/hibernation mode, the hard drive and fan will spin down.

Driver Installation

No driver installation is required for the supported operating systems, as this hard

drive dock is natively supported, so the drivers are already installed.

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Using the Storage Device

Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

If you are using brand new hard drives that do not contain any data, or after changing

between RAID Modes, then you will rst need to prepare the hard drive for use before

you can write data to them. 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 conrm it’s

the correct hard drive) and then right-click in the section that says“Unallocated” and

select “New Partition”.

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RAID Modes

RAID Mode Description

Normal

Normal (JBOD) leaves the hard drives as independent disks. The

operating system will treat them each separately.

Dierent sized hard drives can be used in this mode.

RAID 0

RAID 0 (Stripe) combines both hard drives into a single large disk

array. Data is split in half evenly across each disk simultaneously.

Read/write performance is increased as a result as is disk space,

but failure of any one disk will result in permanent data loss.

Identical hard drives must be used in this mode.

RAID 1

RAID 1 (Mirror) writes the same data to both hard drives, creating

mirror copies. This provides redundancy in case one drive fails,

but only provides one drive worth of storage space.

Identical hard drives must be used in this mode.

BIG

BIG (Concatenation) combines (end-to-end) multiple hard drives

into a single large disk. When one hard drive becomes full, data

is then written to the second. The operating system will only see

a single hard drive. This provides large amounts of storage space,

but no performance or redundancy benets.

Dierent sized hard drives can be used in this mode.

1. To switch RAID modes, rst power on the enclosure.

2. Connect to the host computer system with a USB cable.

3. Set the selector switch to the desired mode.

4. Press the “Reset” button and wait several seconds.

5. The new mode should now be set and detected by the host

computer.

NOTE: After changing Modes, the new disk(s) will need to be

formatted.

Rebuild Mode

In RAID1 mode, if one of the drives fail, the HDD LED will not light up. Replacing the

drive, will cause the enclosure to automatically enter rebuild mode. The HDD LED will

ash to indicate that the RAID1 array is being rebuilt. Depending on the size of the

drives, this may take several hours to a full day.

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Specications

Number of Drive Bays 2

Host Interface SuperSpeed USB 3.0

Chipset ID JMicron JMS551

External Connectors 1 x USB 3.0 type B female

1 x DC Power

LEDs 2 x Drive Power

2 x Drive Activity

Fans 1 x 55mm

Maximum Data Transfer Rate USB 3.0: 5 Gbps

Compatible Hard Drives 3.5in SATA hard drives

RAID Modes 0, 1, JBOD, BIG

Insertion Rating 15, 000 cycles

Power Adapter 12V DC, 3000 mA, center positive

Enclosure Material Aluminum and Plastic

Operating Temperature 5°C ~ 80°C (41°F ~ 176°F)

Storage Temperature -40°C ~ 70°C (-40°F ~ 158°F)

Humidity 8% ~ 90% RH

Dimensions 214.0mm x 82.5mm x 134.0mm

Weight 886g

Compatible Operating Systems

Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/

Server 2008 R2/7 (32/64-bit),

Mac OS X**, Linux

** If used with the Apple Mac OS operating system, this device will function in USB 2.0 mode

only as Apple does not yet support USB 3.0

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