User manual

2.5”/3.5” D ual SATA HDD Docking Station Installation Guide
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About HDD Support
 Installing HDD(s) over 2TB is possible. However, make sure to run this
device under Vista
®
, Win7
®
& 8
®
OS and activate GPT mode when
formatting this device to have it work correctly.
 This device is designed to host 2.5”(9.5mm) and 3.5”(26mm) SATA
HDD/SSDs. Support for other HDD/SSDs are not guaranteed.
About USB Connectivity
 The equipped USB3.0 port is downward compatible with USB2.0
PC/notebook by simply plug and play.
About SATA Connectivity
 This device support HDD hot swapping. It is imperative that below are fully
acknowledged before this is practiced.
a. Hot swapping while HDD(s) is working may result in wreckage of such
HDD, ie: disk plate scratched, leading to HDD malfunctioning
b. Removing any HDD will result in re-detection of both or connected
HDD by OS. In the meantime, file transferring in progress will be forced
to stoppage, leading to file(s) corruption.
In conclusion, to prevent above catastrophe, it is strongly recommended that
HDD swapping be practiced when the device is powered off & HDD(s) have
come to full stop.
About HDD sector support: 512byte vs. 4KB
 This device only supports HDDs of 512byte sectors. HDDs that use 4KB
sector(the advanced format) will be asked for formatting before it can
come to operation. All data will be lost. Make sure you back up all data
before using 4KB sector HDD with this device.