Docking station operation, Drive initialization – StarTech.com SDOCK2U33RE User Manual

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Docking Station Operation

1. Install your drives as per Drive Installation steps.
2. Turn your docking station on by pressing the power button.
3. Ensure the docking station is set to PC mode by pressing the PC/Copy Mode button

for 3 seconds until the mode LED is set to blue.
4. Once the drives have been installed and the docking station has been powered on,

the computer Operating System will automatically recognize the drive(s) and it will be

accessible as though it were installed in the system internally.
Note: If your computer fails to automatically recognize your drive it is likely your drive

has not been initialized or formatted correctly. (See Drive Initialization below for

further instructions.)

Drive Initialization

Prior to using your installed drive, it will need to be initialized and formatted to the

operating system requirements in order for your computer system to recognize it.
1. From the main Windows desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in Vista/

7 / 8/ 8.1), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window, select

Disk Management from the left window panel.

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