Rosewill IDE 3-in-1 - Manual (Page 4)

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User Manual IDE 3-in-1 (5.25”,3.5”,2.5”)to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter RCW607
Using the Power Supply
The IDE Drive Power connector plugs into any standard IDE, ATAPI, ATA, or SCSI type of drive
mechanism. Power should only be supplied to the Drive Mechanism after the Data Cable has
been connected to the Cable Adapter.
Formatting & Partitioning Drives
Formatting & Partitioning
After the Cable Adapter and drivers have been plugged in the next step is to format and partition
your drive mechanism. This procedure is different with every operating system. In Macintosh, it is
called “Disk Utility”. On a PC running windows it is called “Disk Management”.
No matter which operating system you are running the basics are still the same. The drives will
need to be formatted and partitioned before they can be used.
After your finish this initialization process the drives will then be ready to use. Again, every system
is slightly different especially when it comes to RAID and RAID levels. Read the documentation
carefully before putting important data on your system.
Most operating systems include the necessary USB drivers that support hard drives, CD, DVD,
and Floppy Drives. These drivers must be installed for the Cable Adapter to work properly. If they
are not installed use the original installation disks to install the needed USB drivers. If you are
using USB . expect slow performance because of the limited speed of this bus.
Specifications
USB 2.0 to IDE Cable
• Connect any device with an IDE Interface to a PC with USB interface
• Transfer rate Approx. 480 MBps
• Complies with USB 2.0 standards
• Backwards compatible to USB . standards
• Complies with ATA/ATAPI-66 Spe. V.0
• Easy to Install
• Supports IDE and enhanced IDE hard drives
• Supports ATA/ATAPI CD-ROM/R/RW DVD-ROM and more
• External power adapter for IDE/ATAPI devices
• Linux compatible