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Package Contents 

 

Part number 

SATA-miniSwap/U3

 includes: 

One-Bay external 

USB 3.0 chassis 

 

 

One ext. shielded USB 3.0 

data cable with Type A to 

Micro-B connectors 

 

Four rubber feet 

                    

 

One CD-ROM containing 

the miniSwap/U3 

 User’s Manual 

                   

 

 

 
 
miniSwap/U3 Highlights

 

 

Attractive, durable, portable Trayless enclosure supports one 2.5” SATA SSD or HDD  

 

Easy to set up:  No screws, no drive tray required, simply swap drives in seconds 

 

Easy to operate:  Simply open the door to insert or remove storage device for virtually unlimited storage 

 

Supports 7mm, 9.5mm, 12.5mm and 14.9mm drive heights   

 

High performance design – Integrated SATA to USB 3.0 backplane; no internal cabling 

 

High bandwidth design – Supports USB 3.0, 5Gbit/s peak transfer rates 

 

Supports SATA 1.5G, 3G or 6G HDD or SSD 2.5” form factor with any capacity 

 

Bus Powered with Power and Activity LED 

 

Aluminum case for maximum durability and heat dissipation 

 

Ultra quiet, fan free, aluminum heat dissipation cooling system 

 

High performance to handle multiple projects simultaneously 

 

Perfect for both storage-hungry and speed-sensitive applications 

 

Cross-platform, PC and Macintosh compatible, operating system independent 

 

Expand storage without increasing heat inside the computer 

 

Works with Macintosh or PC with shielded USB 2.0 or 3.0 ports running Mac OS X, Windows or Linux 

 

Kensington Security Slot 

 

miniSwap/U3 Applications

 

 

Graphic arts 

 

Digital photography 

 

Computer animation 

 

Offsite backup 

 

Bulk data transport 

 

High-performance workstations 

 

File sharing over high-speed networks 

 

Digital audio/music composition, recording, editing, storage and playback 

 

Personal and professional high-definition digital video creation and editing 

 

Supported Video Formats: 10-bit uncompressed HD; 1080/60i, 8-bit; uncompressed SD; DVCPro 25/50; 
HDV, DV, DVCA

 

 
 

Summary of Contents for miniSwap/U3

Page 1: ...1 Store and Share your Digital Creations miniSwap U3 Hot Swap 2 5 External Bus Powered USB 3 0 Enclosure User Manual...

Page 2: ...is for informational purposes only It is possible the content of this manual may contain technical inaccuracies typographical or other errors FirmTek assumes no liability for any errors omissions or f...

Page 3: ...3 8 Drive Installation 9 Power Operation 10 III Hot Swapping Hard Drives 11 General Hot Swap Guidelines 11 IV Sleeping Wake Up Procedures 12 V Troubleshooting 13 VI Product Support 14 VII Product Warr...

Page 4: ...2 than USB 2 0 USB 3 0 utilizes single unidirectional data paths for increased bandwidth up to 10x faster than USB 2 0 For faster data performance the miniSwap U3 implements USB Attached SCSI Protocol...

Page 5: ...capacity Bus Powered with Power and Activity LED Aluminum case for maximum durability and heat dissipation Ultra quiet fan free aluminum heat dissipation cooling system High performance to handle mult...

Page 6: ...D Must support 5V operation Supports 7mm 9 5mm 12 5mm 14 9mm drive heights Any capacity Data Transfer Rates Up to 5 Gbit second burst data Advanced Data Features Fully compliant with SATA 1 5 3 and 6...

Page 7: ...d on the 2012 Apple MacBook Pro 2012 MacBook Air 2012 Mac mini 2012 iMac and Windows PC notebooks and desktops 2 5 SATA 1 5G 3G 6G hard drive or SSD any capacity Bus power support for most 5v energy e...

Page 8: ...power supply case or a port access cover to discharge any built up static electricity from your body Make sure to handle the hard drives around the edges to avoid damage by static electricity Getting...

Page 9: ...n the correct position to avoid damage DO NOT insert a PATA device into the miniSwap as this will cause damage not covered by warranty Carefully press the miniSwap door closed The bay is now ready to...

Page 10: ...U3 Use of excessive force may damage the computer or the miniSwap U3 and is not covered by warranty service Power Operation Once the USB cable is connected and the computer is running the power LED wi...

Page 11: ...l hard drive before removing it Do not remove a disk that is being used as the Startup Disk Connecting External Hard Drive s If your computer is not turned on connect the USB cable and then power on t...

Page 12: ...red in cache memory To reconnect the external hard drive reconnect it and Windows will automatically detect it If you are re attaching a hard drive after the remove disable operation as explained abov...

Page 13: ...was able to successfully mount two miniSwap U3 enclosures at the same time with 2 5 SATA HDDs installed while only using Bus power on the 2012 MacBook Pro If you have several additional USB devices co...

Page 14: ...r the product is to be repaired or replaced with refurbished parts or with a new or refurbished product Data Recovery is not covered under this warranty and is not part of the warranty returns process...

Page 15: ...accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation However if thi...

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