There are two sets of pins, a 4 pin and a 44 pin. Picture below show the UNDERSIDE of the drive and adapter. Wrong connection will kill the disk instantly once plug in. (Sometime older drives may take as longer as 45 seconds to a whole minute to be detected)ģ.For 2.5” IDE drive, connecting it right is VERY IMPORTANT because the power pin is part of the 44 pin connection.
#USB TO IDE DRIVE ADAPTER INSTALL#
Once connected, the RED LED on the adapter will be ON.ħ.Wait while the computer detects the device and automatically install USB drivers. (you should be able to hear the hard drive spin up) See picture below.Ħ.Turn on the power (make sure both Green LED is ON) and let the hard drive spin up for about 25-30 seconds. One on the ac adapter and another near the Slider ON/OFF switch.
Do not connect the USB to the computer yet.ĥ.Proceed to connect the power to the hard drive. Sometime in very rare cases, using is still not working correctly you should try or Mode.Ĥ.Follow the picture and make sure the hard drive is secure and properly connected to the device. Make sure the hard drive is set into MASTER Drive Mode only. Check the instruction on the label of the drive, it should show the jumper setting for different setup like Master, Slave, CS (Cable Select) setting. it may be your drive’s file system that was corrupted as a result you cannot read the drive in Windows Explorer.ģ.For 3.5” IDE drive, there are jumpers in the drive that may need to change for it to work correctly with this adapter. (for Mac, see a USB icon of the drive on the desktop)ĩ.
#USB TO IDE DRIVE ADAPTER DRIVERS#
(Sometime older drives may take as longer as 45 seconds to be detected)Ĩ.Once the drivers are installed, the computer should see the hard drive in My Computers. Once connected to your computer, the RED LED on the adapter will be ON.ħ.Wait while the computer detects the device and automatically install USB drivers. (you should be able to hear the hard drive spin up).Ħ. See picture below.ĥ.Turn on the power (make sure both Green LED is ON) and let the hard drive spin up for about 20-25 seconds. Do not connect the USB to the computer yet.Ĥ.Proceed to connect the power to the hard drive. Select the type of drive you are using and follow the instruction closely and in this sequence to get the adapter to work.ģ.Follow the picture and make sure the hard drive is secure and properly connected to the device. Here are some information on the connection to help you get started and troubleshoot the problem. The SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter is design to connect your hard drive to a USB port on your computer.
If you just purchase this Adapter (Version 2) recently, please refer to the guide/manual that comes with the Adapter.
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