SabrentUSBDSC5USB2.

0toSATA/IDEHardDriveAdapter
2.5NotebookIDEHardDrive
1. Connecttheshort2.5IDEconnectorfromtheSabrentadaptertothepinsonyour2.5HardDrive.Notethe
keyedpinandslotandmakesurethatthedriveandthedevicelineupproperlyandaresecurelyconnected:

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2. ConnecttheUSBcablefromtheUSBDSC5toanavailableUSBportonyourcomputer.

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3. Inmostcases,theUSBcablewillsupplysufficientpowerforthedrivetospinupandinitiate.Somelarger
capacityHardDrivesmayrequiremorepowerthanUSBtoprovidesufficientpowertoinitiate.Youmayneedto
usethesuppliedpowersupplytoprovidetheextraneededpower:

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3.5DesktopIDEHardDrive
1. Most3.5IDEHardDriveshaveJumpers.MakesuretheyaresettoMasterOnly.(Note:Pleaserefertothe
drivemanufacturerswebsiteformoreinformationregardingyourspecificharddrivemodel.):

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2. ConnecttheIDEpoweradapterdirectlyintheIDEdrive:

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3. Connectthelong3.5inchIDEconnectortothepinsonyourharddrive.Notethekeyedpinandslotandmake
surethatthedriveandthedevicelineupproperlyandaresecurelyconnected:
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4. ConnecttheUSBcablefromtheDSC5toaUSBportonyourcomputer.
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2.5/3.5InchSATADrive
1. ConnecttheSabrentconvertertothepoweradapter,andthenplugtheSATApowerendintotheSATAdrive
directly:

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2. ConnecttheSATAdatacableintotheSabrentConverter,andthenconnecttheotherenddirectlyintotheSATA
drive:
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3. ConnecttheUSBcablefromtheSabrentconvertertoanavailableUSBportonyourcomputer.

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HardDriveSetup
ForWindows2000/XP/VISTA/7,nodriversorsoftwarearenecessarry.
IftheHardDriveisbrandnewyoumayneedtoinitializeitfirstinordertocausetheDriveLettertoappear:
1. ClicktheStartbutton,rightclickonMyComputer,andselectManage:

2. ClickonDiskManagement:

3. LocatethedriveintherightcolumnandrightclickonthedriveandclickNewSimpleVolume:

4. Atthefollowingprompt,clickNext:

5. ClickNext:


6. Assignadrivelettertothedrive,thenclickNext:

7. ClickonFormatthisvolumewiththefollowingsettings:ChangetheFilesystemtoNTFS.Changethe
Volumelabeltowhatyouwantthedrivetobenamed.ClickthecheckboxforPerformaquickformat.
ClickNext:

8. ClickFinish.Windowswillnowbeginformattingandinitializingthedisk:

9. OpenMyComputerandverifythatthedriveshowsupproperly:

Ifthedrivehasalreadybeenformatted,youcanskipthesesteps.
1. ChecktheDeviceManagertomakesurethattheUSBMassStorageDevicedriverappearsunderthe
UniversalSerialBusControllerssection.AlsocheckthatthedriveshowsupunderDiskdrivesasa(Hard
drivemodelnumber)USBDevice.ThereshouldbenoerrormessageinyourDeviceManager,suchasabold?
or!:

2. YoumayalsoneedtochangetheHDDsettingsfromDynamictoBasic,thenformatNTFS,andgiveitadrive
letter,butyoushouldbackupthedataonyourdrivebeforedoingthis.ToconvertthediskfromDynamicto
Basicfollowtheinstructionsatthelinkincluded.http://sabrent.com/support/knowledgebase.php?article=58
3. PleaseNote:Makesuretodisablediskdrivepasswordprotection
FrequentlyAskedQuestions:
1. Mydrivediedorwasdamagedinmypreviouscomputer.Willitworkwiththisadapter?
ThisadapteristheequivalentofplugginginthedrivedirectlyintoyourcomputersIDEorSATAport.Ifthedrive
wasdamagedtothepointwhereitdoesntworkwhenpluggeddirectlyintothecomputer,thenitislikelythatit
willnotworkusingthisadapter.
2. IsetmyIDEdrivesJumpertotheMastersetting,butitstilldoesntshowuponmycomputer.
UsuallyyouwillhavetosettheJumpertoMaster,butdependingonthespecificdriveandthespecificsettings
ofthecomputer,youmayhavetosetittoSlaveorCableSelect.
3. Mydrivedoesntshowuponmycomputer,butithasdataandworkselsewhere.
MakesureyouareconnectingtheHardDriveinthecorrectsequence:Firstconnectthepowersupply,andthen
connecttheUSBCabletothecomputer.
4. Whydoesntmy3TBharddriveshowupasfullcapacity?
IfthedrivehasissettoMBR(MasterBootRecord)partition,thenitwillonlyallowamaximumusableamount
of2TB.ThislimitationcannotbeovercomeinWindows2000/XP.InWindowsVista&7thereissupportfor
largerHardDriveswhenyouusetheGPTpartitiontype:

ToconvertthedisktoaGPTpartitiondiskinWindowsVistaandWindows7:
GotoDiskManagement(Seesteps13),locatethediskinthelist,rightclickthediskandclickonConvertto
GPTDisk.Youshouldnowhaveaccesstothefullcapacityofyour>2TBdiskpartition.