StarTech.com IDE4044 User manual

Brand: StarTech.com

Model: IDE4044

Category: Power cables

Type: User manual

StarTech.com IDE4044 is a 2.5” to 3.5” IDE hard drive cable adapter that allows you to connect a 2.5” notebook hard drive to a standard 3.5” IDE port on your desktop computer. It supports both Master and Slave drive configurations and includes a power connector for connecting to your computer's power supply. With this adapter, you can easily transfer data between your notebook and desktop computers or use a 2.5” hard drive as a secondary storage device in your desktop PC.

Instruction Manual

DE: Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com

FR: Guide de l'utilisateur - fr.startech.com

ES: Guía del usuario - es.startech.com

IT: Guida per l'uso - it.startech.com

NL: Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com

PT: Guia do usuário - pt.startech.com

Manual Revision: 05/03/2012

For the most up-to-date information, please visit: www.startech.com

Packaging Contents

• 1xPlate

• 1xConnectingWire

Installation

WARNING!Computerequipmentcanbeseverelydamagedbystatic

electricity.Besurethatyouareproperlygroundedbeforeopening

yourcomputercaseortouchingyourharddrive.StarTech.com

recommendsthatyouwearananti-staticstrapwheninstallingany

computercomponent.Ifananti-staticstrapisunavailable,discharge

yourselfofanystaticelectricitybuild-upbytouchingalargegrounded

metalsurface(suchasthecomputercase)forseveralseconds.Besure

tohandleyourharddrivecarefullyandconsultyourharddriveand

laptopmanufacturerfordetailsonhowtoremovethedrive.

1. Connectthepowercabletotheadapter,ifitisnotalready

connected.Theadapterhasa“B”(forblackwire)ononesideandan

“R”(forredwire)ontheothertohelpyouconnectthepowercable.

2. Connectthefemaleendoftheadaptertoyournotebookhard

drivemakingsurethatPin1ontheharddriveisalignedwithPin

1ontheadapter.(Pin1ontheadapteristhelabeledpinfurthest

fromthepowerconnector)

WARNING!Connectingtheadaptertothedriveincorrectlycan

severelydamageordestroyyourharddrive.ThelocationofPin1on

theharddrivedependsonthemodelofharddriveyouareusing.If

youareunsureofthelocationofPin1onyourharddrive,contact

theharddrivemanufacturerbeforeattemptingtoconnectthedrive.

3. Makesurethatyourcomputeristurnedoandthatyouare

grounded.RemovethecoverfromyourPC.

4. AttachaninternalIDEconnectortothemaleendoftheadapter,

makingsurethattheredstripeisonPin1.(Pin1ontheadapteris

thelabeledpinfurthestfromthepowerconnector.)

5. Attachaninternalpowercabletothepowerconnectoronthe

adapter.Theconnectorisformedsothatitisdiculttoconnect

theconnectorincorrectly.

IDE4044

2.5” to 3.5” IDE Hard Drive Cable Adapter

*actual product may vary from photos

Conguring Your Adapter

IfthedriveistheonlydriveontheIDEcontroller,youwillnotneed

tosetanyjumpersonyourharddrive.Ifthereisanotherdriveonthe

controller,youwillneedtosettheMaster/Slavejumperpinsonyour

harddrive.ConsultyourharddrivedocumentationforMaster/Slave

pinlocationandconguration.

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