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Insignia NS-PCHD335/NS-PCHD335-C

USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Disk Drive Enclosure

Contents

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Important safety instructions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Package contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Setting up your hard drive enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing your hard drive in the enclosure . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Connecting the enclosure to your computer. . . . . . . . . 3
Partitioning and formatting a new hard drive . . . . . . . . 4
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Legal notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY - INSIGNIA. . . . . . . . . . . 7

Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new 
Insignia NS-PCHD335 desktop hard disk drive 
enclosure kit. You can install a 3.5" SATA hard drive 
(HDD) by installing it into the enclosure and enjoy 
the benefits of a portable external hard disk drive.

Safety information

Important safety instructions

• This hard drive enclosure is to be used in 

temperatures of 41~95°F (5~35°C). Temperatures 
exceeding these limits may damage your hard 
drive or the enclosure. Avoid heat sources or 
direct sunlight.

• This hard drive enclosure can be stored in a 

humidity range of between 10% and 90%, and 
can be operated in a humidity range of between 
5% and 80%.

• Do not connect the hard drive enclosure to your 

computer without taking precautions to avoid 
electrostatic discharge or short circuits, which 
could damage the hard drive enclosure or your 
computer.

• Do not place this hard drive enclosure close to a 

source of strong magnetic fields (such as a 
computer screen, TV, radio, or speaker). Strong 
magnetic fields can affect the reliability of data 
transfer to and from the hard drive enclosure.

• Do not place anything heavy on top of the hard 

drive enclosure.

• Use only the accessories provided in the 

accessory package.

• Before you install or use the hard drive enclosure, 

read the user manual and assemble the enclosure 
carefully.

• To prevent short circuits, do not leave any metal 

objects inside the enclosure when installing the 
hard drive.

• To prevent short circuits, do not use the hard drive 

enclosure close to water, rain, or high humidity.

System requirements

• One 3.5" SATA hard drive.
• PC or Macintosh computer with an available USB 

3.0 port. (You can connect to a USB 2.0 port, but it 
will only run at USB 2.0 speeds).

• Supports Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, 

and Windows 7 operating systems.

• Supports Mac OS X version 10.4 or higher 

operating system (USB 2.0 only).

For best performance and reliability, install the 
latest updates and service packs (SP) for Windows 
(go to the 

Start

 menu and select 

Windows 

Update

).

Features

• Provides a USB 3.0 interface compatible with prior 

USB 2.0 and 1.1 standards.

• Supports 3.5" SATA interface hard drive.
• Has a power switch as well as power and activity 

indicators.

• Rapid heat dissipation. 
• Supports Plug-and-Play and is hot-swappable.
• Patented strong aluminum design. 
• Simple to set up and easy to use.

Warning

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not 
expose this device to rain or moisture.

CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC 
SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN

This symbol indicates that dangerous 
voltage constituting a risk of electric 
shock is present within your hard drive 
enclosure.

This symbol indicates that there are 
important operating and maintenance 
instructions in the literature 
accompanying your hard drive 
enclosure.

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Summary of Contents for NS-PCHD335

Page 1: ...rd Disk Drive Enclosure NS PCHD335 NS PCHD335 C Before using your new product please read these instructions to prevent any damage USER GUIDE NS PCHD335_NS PCHD335 C_14 0329_MAN_V1_ENG fm Page 1 Friday May 9 2014 8 42 AM ...

Page 2: ...e hard drive enclosure Do not place anything heavy on top of the hard drive enclosure Use only the accessories provided in the accessory package Before you install or use the hard drive enclosure read the user manual and assemble the enclosure carefully To prevent short circuits do not leave any metal objects inside the enclosure when installing the hard drive To prevent short circuits do not use ...

Page 3: ...ay with the screws 4 provided 4 Gently slide the drive tray with drive attached into the enclosure 5 Replace the two screws on the left side panel Connecting the enclosure to your computer Item Description 1 Powerindicator yellow Turns on when the hard drive is turned on 2 Activity indicator blue Blinks when the hard drive is active 3 On Off switch Press to turn off your hard drive enclosure 4 USB...

Page 4: ...f not locate the new drive right click on it where it reads New Simple Volume then click Initialize This step may not be required for some hard drives 3 Follow the prompts in the wizard 4 When the process is complete locate your hard drive in the bottom right pane Right click on the area with a status bar to the right of the New Simple Volume area then click New Partition 5 Continue following the ...

Page 5: ...lytoyour enclosure and computer Make sure that the USB cable is notbroken or damaged in some way Open the enclosure andmake sure that all of the connections are securelyfastened If youhave a desktopcomputer try usingthe USB portson the back of the computer instead of the front USB ports The cables connectingfront USB ports are not always properly shieldedand may not properlyhandle USB 3 0 speeds Y...

Page 6: ...drive manufacturer Caution Never remove the enclosure while data is being written tothe harddrive Doingsomay cause the harddrive to become corrupt Makesure all applications being run off the disk andall files in use are nolonger in use before removingthe unit For PCs usethe Safely Remove Hardware icon to eject the drive before disconnecting For Mac dragthe harddrive to the trash before disconnecti...

Page 7: ...of the product in the county where the original purchase was made What does the warranty not cover This warranty does not cover Customer instruction education Installation Set up adjustments Cosmetic damage Damage due to weather lightning and other acts of God such as power surges Accidental damage Misuse Abuse Negligence Commercial purposes use including but not limited to use in a place of busin...

Page 8: ...emark ofBest Buy and its affiliatedcompanies Registeredin some countries Distributed by Best Buy Purchasing LLC 7601Penn Ave South Richfield MN55423U S A 2014 BestBuy All rights reserved Made in Taiwan V1 ENGLISH 14 0329 NS PCHD335_NS PCHD335 C_14 0329_MAN_V1_ENG fm Page 8 Friday May 9 2014 8 42 AM ...

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