CRU DataPort 25 IDE Rugged Dock - Manual

Mounting a Hard Drive in the Carrier
1. Remove the two screws from the back of the carrier. Slide the metal cover off.
2. Connect the hard drive to the connector in the carrier and use the four screws
provided to mount the hard drive.
3. After the drive has been installed, slide the cover over the drive mounting chassis and insert the two screws in the
rear of the cover to secure it.
4. Insert the carrier into the dock. Ensure that the lock is in the OPEN (vertical) position.
5. Once the carrier has been seated in the dock the key lock must be turned clockwise 90 degrees (horizontal) to
engage the mechanical lock and enable power to the hard drive in the carrier.
Operation
Ejecting the Carrier
1. Turn the key to unlock the carrier and turn the power off.
2. Press the ejection button to release it.
3. Press the ejection button again to eject the carrier.
4. Remove the carrier and press the ejection button to re-stow it into the unit.
Warning! Please do not touch the rear connector. Internal damage could result
from electrostatic discharge. Only use the provided power supply to power the
DataPort 25d.
Setting up the drive for Windows 2000/XP or Mac OS 9.x/X
Connect the DataPort 25d to any available USB port. No new drivers are required. The hard disk drive will be found
and a window will pop up stating that new hardware has been detected. If the drive is formatted it will be accessible
through My Computer on PCs or from the desktop on Macs. For best performance connect via USB 2.0.
For PCs:
• Right click on My Computer
• Click on Manage
• In the Storage sub-section, click on Disk Management to display a list of all the drives connected to your computer.
• If you have not used the drive before you will have to partition it. Left click on Action, select All Tasks
and then left click on Create Partition.
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