Inateck FD1003 User manual

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FD1003
3.5” SATA HDD Docking Station

Plug&Play, Hotswap, no need drive installation
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FD1003 HDD Docking Station
Instruction Manual
Top slot-loading desgin, tool free to insert HDD, convenience to operate
Easy connect to computer for data transmission through USB 3.0 connection
Compatible with SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) driver
Super Speed USB 3.0 transfer rate up to 5Gbps
Compatible operating system environments: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1, MacOS 9.0
and higher
Packing list:
FD1003 Docking Station x1
USB3.0 data cable x1
Instruction manual x1
I. FD1003 Introduction
INATECK FD1003 is a tool free 3.5” SATA HDD docking station. Made by Engineer ABS,
with highlight and grain treatment surface, it looks fashionable and textured. Built-in over
current protection device protects connected devices and the item itself from damage
when the power is on, providing a more safety user experience.
DC Power Adapter x1
Product schematic
① SATA HDD Slot
② Power/R/W Slot
③ Power Switch
④ USB3.0
⑤ DC-IN Jack
⑥ Eject Button

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II. Technical data
Product name 3.5” SATA HDD Docking Station
Product type Inateck FD1003
Weight 450g
Colour Black
Supported drives 2.5”/3.5” SATA I/II/III HDD/SSD
Interface USB3.0
Material Plastic
Hot Plug, Plug & Play Supported
Licences CE, FCC
Measurements 150mm length x 78mm width x 77mm height
Operation environment Storage: -40 to 70 °C; Operation: 5 to 55 °C
Supported operating systems Windows2000/XP/Vista/7/8; Mac 9.0 or above
III. Hard drive installation steps
a. Connect DC power adapter with docking station
b. Connect docking station with computer by USB cable
c. Insert HDD into slot of docking station correctly.
Power on, lower right comer of computer will have a mobile hardware prompt
after device recognized, disk management will also have one.
d.

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IV. Instruction for the removal of drives
Please note: Before the removal of the data storage device, please stop all data access
and transfer to the device, so that the storage can be normally removed. Forced removal
may lead to damage or loss of crucial data. To prevent any data loss, please strictly follow
the steps for removal below!
a. Removal from Windows systems: Right click on the hardware or USB device
removal symbol in the status bar, click on the periphery to be removed. When
the system notification reading “the device can now be safely removed.”
shows up, you can remove the data storage.
Another way to remove the data storage is through the device manager
(“Computer” -> “Device Manager” -> “Drives” -> Click on “Remove” for the drive
to be removed, so that the drive can be detached safely.

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b. Removal from Macintosh systems: Please choose the symbol for “Portable
drives / devices”, choose the menu function “Remove” from the drop down menu
by right clicking onto the symbol. You may also drag the “Portable device” to the
rubbish bin. Now, the device can be safely removed.

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V. Partition and Formatting
If your HDD has been partitioned, please connect directly with docking station to use. It
will be showed “New Disk” in computer.
If not, in the premise of system can correctly identify HDD, you can use the partition and
formatting program come with system to do it, or third-party software (such as Fdisk,
DM, PQ Magic, etc.) to do it. (The following comes to Win7 system partition and format
for example.)
1. Right-select the computer, select the ‘management’ into Computer Management and
select ‘Disk Management’, then right-click the disk name in the left region, select
Initialize the disk, then right-click in the right area of the disk, select set up new simple
volume.

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2. In the New Simple Volume Wizard, click Next, according to the desired partition resize
disk partition size, and select Next, specify the disk drive letter, Click Next, select the file
system, enter the volume label, and select Disk formatting way, click Next, click Finish,
the disk will be formatted. Above, the operation can be repeated according to disk size.

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3. After operation finished, open My Computer, it will apper the ‘New Disk’ except the
local disk, indicated that it connect computer successfully.