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IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire/Hi-Speed USB2.0/eSATA
3.5” Serial ATA Hard Drive Enclosure
G-S350SUAB2
User's Manual
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CONTENTS INTRODUCING 1394A and 1394B FIREWIRE/ USB2.0/eSATA HI-SPEED ENCLOSURE 3 About this Guide 3 System Requirements 3 Package Contents 4
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Introducing IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire/Hi-Speed USB2.0/eSATA 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure - G-S350SUAB2 Thank you for choosing the G-S350SUAB2 aluminum IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire/ Hi-Speed USB2.0/eSATA 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure. This Aluminum enclosure supports 3.5” SATA Hard drive up to 3TB. It is simple to install and comes with all the parts you need to create an external hard drive. Based on IEEE 1394A and 1394B FireWire/SATA II, SATA I, USB2.0 and USB1.1 specifications the transfer
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Package Contents The G-S350SUAB2-Aluminum IEEE 1394A and IEEE 1394B FireWire/ Hi-Speed USB2.0 /eSATA 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure package includes the following software and documentation: ! G-S350SUAB2 enclosure ! 6 pin-6 pin1394A FireWire Cable ! 9 pin-9 pin1394B FireWire Cable ! USB2.0 cable ! Software CD containing the drivers and manual ! AC/DC Adapter ! eSATA cable(optional) Safety Precautions ON INSTALLATION 1. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to
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ON TRANSPORTATION Save the packing materials as you may need to repack and transport the unit at a later date. Always remove the disc before moving the unit. ON POWER SOURCES When you are not using the unit for a long time, disconnect the power cord from the unit. To unplug the AC power adapter from the wall outlet, grasp the adapter itself. Do not pull the cord. Warning If any of the following conditions occur, immediately disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet and contact your dealer
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Hardware Basic Precaution: Please make sure your hand is dry and remove static from your body by touching metal parts of your computer chassis. 1 — Back Panel 2 — 2 -6mm Screws 3 — Enclosure Sleeve 4 — Base Tray bridge 5 — 6 -5mm Screws 6 — 8 -4mm Screws 7 — Front Panel 8 — Base Tray 9 — Power on/off button 6
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Hardware Installation Note: The diagrams below uses the G-S350UAB2 Enclosure as an example. 1. Unscrew to loosen the Enclosure Back Panel. Remove the Back Panel. 2. Use your fingers to push the Base Tray out. 7
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3. Pull the Enclosure Sleeve out from the Base Tray and place it aside. 4. Align the black Power/SATA connector on the hard drive to the black female SATA connector on the Base plate bridge, and push the drive into the connector completely. 5. Secure the HDD to the Base Tray with 2 hard drive screws. 8
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6. Push the Base Tray into the Enclosure Sleeve. 7. Secure the Base Tray and Enclosure Sleeve with two 6mm screws. Front Sleeve 8. Plug the AC/DC adapter into the Enclosure, and connect the unit to your computer using a USB cable ,Firewire cable or eSATA cable. Then press the Power Button to turn it on. 9
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Software Installation for Mac SATA Connection for MacOS X 10.2 and above At the time when this manual is written, none of Mac computers has built-in external SATA port accessible to connect G-S350SUAB2 enclosure. In order to take advantage of high performance via SATA connection, current solution is to add a third-party Mac compatible SATA II or SATA I to PCI or ExpressCard host controller adapter with external SATA port (with “L” shaped key type) or eSATA port. When external SATA port is
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It is important to note that different SATA host adapters handle the power sequence in different way. Some support all five power sequence modes, the other can only support Hot Boot. G-S350SUAB2 supports all five power sequence modes. To find out what your SATA host adapter is capable of, please contact the manufacturer of SATA host adapter, or simply try all power sequence mode yourself. Before disconnecting the SATA drive cable from the computer, we recommend you to shut down the computer
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Software Installation for PC SATA Connection for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 Some PC computers nowadays are equipped with external SATA ports for peripheral connectivity, or provide a SATA cable and bracket to route internal SATA port on motherboard to external port. Otherwise, to take advantage of high performance SATA connection, you need to add a third- party SATA II or SATA I host controller adapter with external SATA port the “L” shaped key type). When external SATA port is available
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HARD DRIVE PARTITION and FORMAT PROCEDURES in PC WINDOWS 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 If you can see a new entry under Disk drives of Device Manager, you are ready to partition and format the drive. 1. Open Control panel, “Administrative Tools” and “Computer management”. Step 2 2. Click on “Disk Management”. Step 3 3. “Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard” windows will show up and click “Next”. 13
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Step 4 4. Write a signature to the new drive, click “Next”. Step 5 5. Click “Finish” to close the wizard. 14
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Step 6 6. Select the new “Unallocated” disk, and then right click to choose “Create partition”. Step 7 7. Follow the onscreen instruction to partition and fully format the drive. *note: If it assigns a new hard drive letter but format dose not run automatically, please exit “Computer Management”, and find the new drive letter in My computer to format it completely. 15
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Frequently Asked Questions Q1, What are SATA, SATA I, SATA II, eSATA any way? How are they related to G-S350SUAB2 enclosure? A1: SATA stands for Serial ATA, in contrast to old Parallel ATA (IDE, EIDE, ATA and ATAPI) technology. SATA starts with 1.5Gb/s specification, and evolves to 3.0Gb/s specification, which is commonly referred to as SATA II. Hence, original SATA 1.5Gb/s is called SATA I to distinguish with SATA II 3.0Gb/s. Initially SATA was designed as an internal or inside-the-box int
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Q2. How should I disconnect G-S350SUAB2 safely from the computer? After I disconnect the SATA enclosure, why does the drive icon still stay on the desktop of MacOS X? A2: For Firewire or USB connection in Windows PC, please click “Safely remove mass storage device - Drive letter” line inside Safely Remove Hardware icon on the System Tray; In Mac computer, please trash the external drive icon. Then disconnect G-S350SUAB2 from the system. In SATA connection, depending on the SATA host control
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Q3. How is SATA compared to USB and Firewire in speed? What performance gain can one expect by using SATA connection? A3: Following chart shows the specification data rate(MBps) and Overhead among USB, Firewire and SATA. Next table compares real world benchmark between USB, Firewire and SATA drives: USB 1394 Seria Raw Interface 480Mbps 400Mbps 1500Mbps speed Benchmark comparison 31.6MB/sec 34.8MB/sec 42.4MB/sec 64K read Benchmark 26.5MB/sec 26.7MB/sec 56.2MB/sec comparison 6
