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If the drive has already been formatted, you can skip these steps. 

1.

 

Check

 the 

“Device Manager” 

 to make sure that the 

“USB Mass Storage Device”

 driver appears under the 

“Universal Serial Bus Controllers” 

section. Also 

check

 that the drive shows up under 

“Disk drives” 

as a 

“(Hard 

drive model number) USB Device”.

  There should be no error message in your Device Manager, such as a bold 

?

 

or 

! : 

 

2.

 

You may also need to change the HDD settings from Dynamic to Basic, then format NTFS, and give it a drive 

letter, but you should back up the data on your drive before doing this. To convert the disk from Dynamic to 

Basic follow the instructions at the link included. 

http://sabrent.com/support/knowledgebase.php?article=58

 

3.

 

Please Note

: Make sure to disable disk drive password protection  

Frequently Asked Questions: 

1.

 

My drive died or was damaged in my previous computer. Will it work with this adapter? 

This adapter is the equivalent of plugging in the drive directly into your computer’s IDE or SATA port. If the drive 

was damaged to the point where it doesn’t work when plugged directly into the computer, then it is likely that it 

will not work using this adapter.

 

2.

 

I set my IDE drive’s Jumper to the Master setting, but it still doesn’t show up on my computer. 

Usually you will have to set the Jumper to Master, but depending on the specific drive and the specific settings 

of the computer, you may have to set it to Slave or Cable Select. 

 

3.

 

My drive doesn’t show up on my computer, but it has data and works elsewhere. 

Make sure you are connecting the Hard Drive in the correct sequence: First connect the power supply, and then 

connect the USB Cable to the computer. 

 

Summary of Contents for Sabrent USB-DSC8

Page 1: ... and slot and make sure that the drive and the device line up properly and are securely connected Figure A Figure B Please Note When you remove a hard drive from an existing laptop you may need to first remove the outer cage and sometimes an additional converter that is covering the IDE or SATA connectors The hard drive is in a cage that needs to be removed and there is a converter covering the pi...

Page 2: ...The Hard Drive connectors must be exposed to connect the Enclosure Figure C ...

Page 3: ...Figure D ...

Page 4: ...gure A 3 In most cases the USB cable will supply sufficient power for the drive to spin up and initiate Some larger capacity Hard Drives may require more power than USB to provide sufficient power to initiate You may need to use the supplied power supply to provide the extra needed power Figure A ...

Page 5: ...Figure B Figure C Figure D ...

Page 6: ...Figure E Figure F ...

Page 7: ...op IDE Hard Drive 1 Most 3 5 IDE Hard Drives have Jumpers Make sure they are set to Master Only Note Please refer to the drive manufacturer s website for more information regarding your specific hard drive model Figure A ...

Page 8: ...2 Connect the IDE power adapter directly in the IDE drive Figure A Figure B Figure C ...

Page 9: ...D 3 Connect the long 3 5 inch IDE connector to the pins on your hard drive Note the keyed pin and slot and make sure that the drive and the device line up properly and are securely connected Figure A Figure B ...

Page 10: ...Figure C 4 Connect the USB cable from the DSC5 to a USB port on your computer Figure A ...

Page 11: ...2 5 3 5 Inch SATA Drive 1 Connect the Sabrent converter to the power adapter and then plug the SATA power end into the SATA drive directly Figure A Figure B ...

Page 12: ...Figure C Figure D Figure E ...

Page 13: ...2 Connect the SATA data cable into the Sabrent Converter and then connect the other end directly into the SATA drive Figure A Figure B Figure C ...

Page 14: ...Figure D Figure E Figure F ...

Page 15: ...tioning hard drive HDD Enclosures can only access working drives e A Drive letter should appear in MY COMPUTER indicating that the Hard Drive has mounted and the data is accessible 1 try connecting to a different USB port on the computer Sometimes rear ports work more reliable than front panel ports 2 try connecting to a different computer 3 Try using a different Hard Drive If that still does not ...

Page 16: ...d Drive is brand new you may need to initialize it first in order to cause the Drive Letter to appear 1 Click the Start button right click on My Computer and select Manage 2 Click on Disk Management 3 Locate the drive in the right column and right click on the drive and click New Simple Volume ...

Page 17: ...4 At the following prompt click Next 5 Click Next ...

Page 18: ... drive then click Next 7 Click on Format this volume with the following settings Change the File system to NTFS Change the Volume label to what you want the drive to be named Click the checkbox for Perform a quick format Click Next ...

Page 19: ...8 Click Finish Windows will now begin formatting and initializing the disk 9 Open My Computer and verify that the drive shows up properly ...

Page 20: ... to disable disk drive password protection Frequently Asked Questions 1 My drive died or was damaged in my previous computer Will it work with this adapter This adapter is the equivalent of plugging in the drive directly into your computer s IDE or SATA port If the drive was damaged to the point where it doesn t work when plugged directly into the computer then it is likely that it will not work u...

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