Jameco Electronics 545 manual

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    The content and cop yrights of the attached material are the proper ty of its owner . Distributed by: www .Jameco.com ✦ 1-800-831-4242 Jameco Part Number 2075815[...]

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    USB 2.0 to SA T A/IDE Combo Adapter User ’ s Manual[...]

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    USB 2.0 to SA T A/IDE Combo Adapter User ’s Manual Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully  Keep this User’s Manual for future reference  Keep this equipment away from humidity  If any of the following situation arises, get t he equipment checked by a service technician: • The equipment has been exposed to m[...]

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    T able of Contents T able of Content s 1. Introduc tion ....................................................................................................... 1 Features ....................................................................................................................... ...... 1 Package Contents .................................[...]

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    1. Introduction 1. Introduction This USB 2.0 to SA T A/IDE Combo Adapter a llows users to use IDE or SA T A (serial A T A) hard drives or both over USB 2.0 connection. Its advantage is that you can keep the existing IDE drive while at the same time move ahead to the new SA T A technology , which provides a faster transfer speed of up to 150 Mbps. B[...]

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    USB 2.0 to SA T A/IDE Combo Adapter User ’s Manual System Requirement s  IBM compatible Pentium-233 MHz or faster PC & MAC with USB support  Windows  98SE/ME/2000/XP; Mac OS 8.6 and later Exterior Overview Serial ATA Connector Connects to SATA interface on the SATA hard drive. 2.5” IDE connector Connects to 2.5” IDE hard drive DC[...]

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    2. Installation and Usage 2. Inst allation and Usage Follow the steps as follows to make the inst allation. Y ou may connect single IDE and/or SA T A (serial A T A) hard drive to the adapter . Connecting SA T A Hard Drive 1. Connect the provided SATA cable to the SATA receptacle on your SATA hard drive and the adapter. 2. Using the provided HDD pow[...]

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    USB 2.0 to SA T A/IDE Combo Adapter User ’s Manual Connecting to Computer Connect one end of the USB cable to the adapt er and the other to a free USB port on the computer . Driver Inst allation (For Windows 98SE Only) The adapter is Plug-and-Play under Wi ndows XP , 2000, ME and MAC OS. No need to install a third p arty driver . Windows 98SE use[...]

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    2. Installation and Usage Under Mac, the attached har d drive will be mounted to the desktop and appears as a removable media device. You can read and write files from and to t he device as you would with an ordinary hard drive. 5[...]

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    USB 2.0 to SA T A/IDE Combo Adapter User ’s Manual 3. S pecifications Item Description Serial A T A Interface Compliant with Serial A T A 1.0a Parallel A T A Interface Ultra A T A/133 Parallel Interface USB Interface USB 2.0 specification and backward compatible with USB 1.1 T ransfer speed: 1.5/12/480 Mbps Connectors SA T A: 7-Pin Signal male T [...]

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    4. Regulatory Compliance 4. Regulatory Compliance FCC Conditions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interferenc e received. Including interference that may cause unde[...]