SABRENT EC-DSK2 USB 3.0 to SATA Dual Bay Hard Drive Docking Station User Manual

SABRENT EC-DSK2 USB 3.0 to SATA Dual Bay Hard Drive Docking Station

The Sabrent SATA Hard Drive Docking Station enables you to access desktop or laptop hard drives, without the frustration of assembling hard drive enclosures. By inserting a 2.5″/3.5″ SATA hard drive directly into this docking station, you can quickly access drive contents and transfer files. Plus you can swap out hard drives effortlessly with Plug & Play mounting. Transfer data quickly and easily through USB 3.0 at speeds up to 5Gbps.

SATA DOCKING STATION MODE

1. Connect the Power Adapter to the back of the dock
2. Connect the AC Power to a power outlet
3. Connect the USB Cable to the back of the dock
4. Connect the other end of the USB Cable to your Computer USB Port
5. Insert your hard drive in HDD1
6. When using a second hard drive, insert it in HDD2
7. Press the Power Switch to the ON position
8. You will get a RED LED on POWER

WINDOWS PC HARD DRIVE WITH DATA/FILES

Click on the Start Icon located on the bottom left of the screen and then click on Computer

You should get a new drive letter every time you insert a hard drive with data/files

WINDOWS PC NEW HARD DRIVE SETUP CHARD DRIVE WITH NO DATA/FILES)

Click on the Start Icon located on the bottom left of the screen and then RIGHT click on Computer

Click on Manage

Click on Disk Management

Note: Disk O should be your internal hard drive
Disk 1 should be your external hard drive but SETUPS MAY DIFFER

RIGHT click on Unallocated and click on New Simple Volume

Go through the Setup Wizard to assign a drive letter

MAC OS HARD DRIVE WITH DATA/FILES

A new Icon should pop up on your main screen each time you insert a hard drive with DATA/Files

Click on the Icon to view your hard drive
Note: You can also click on the Finder icon and select your hard drive under Devices

MAC OS NEW HARD DRIVE SETUP CHARD DRIVE WITH NO DATA/FILESJ

Click on the Search icon on your toolbar

Type in Disk Utility and click on it

Click the icon for your external hard drive located in the sidebar on the left Click on the Erase tab at the top of the window

Select the volume format you want and give it a name

STANDALONE DUPLICATOR MODE LED INDICATORS

Note : Do not connect the USB cable to a computer when cloning

1. Connect the Power Adapter to the back of the dock
2. Connect the AC Power Cord to a power outlet Please Note: Power Outlet Plugs may change when using internationally The correct Power Adapter/Plug Converter is required
3. Press the Power Switch to the ON position
4. Insert your Source Disk in HDD1 
5. Insert your Target Disk in HDD2
6. Hold down the CLONE button until the Blue LED on 100% illuminates  Note: Your Source Disk must have equal or less Capacity when compared to your Target Disk
7. Then quickly let go and press the CLONE button
8. A Blue LED will flash on 25% indicating that the cloning process has begun
9. The cloning process is complete when all the lights turn solid blue 25%-100%
10. Press the power switch to the OFF position and eject your drives

Note: The cloning process can take a couple minutes or several hours depending on the Files/Disks that are being cloned

TROUBLESHOOTING/SUPPORT

Power LED does not come on?

• Make sure that you have a tight connection between the power adapter and dock.
• Try it on a different power outlet.
• HDD LED does not come on/ turns off during offline clone?
• Reseat the hard drive into the bay.
• Try it on the second HOD bay
• Swap the hard drive out with a spare.

Cloning process will not start?

• Power off the dock, re-seat drives, power backup and try again.
• Check if the capacity of HDD B is larger or equivalent to that of HDD A.
• Capacity means the actual space that can be used, instead of the one marked on the product. For example, the actual capacity of a disk marked 1000GB or 1TB might only be 930GB.
• The actual capacity of a hard drive is usually different from that on its label.
• You can check the actual capacity of a hard drive in Windows Disk Management /Mac Disk Utility.
• Try it with a different source or target hard drive

PLEASE CONTACT OUR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM FOR ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING

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