Tripp Lite U238-000-1 User manual

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Owner’s Manual
1111 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609 USA • www.tripplite.com/support
USB 2.0 to SATA / IDE Adapter
Model:
U238-000-1
Copyright © 2012 Tripp Lite. All rights reserved.
Package Contents 2
Features 2
Installation 2
PC Clone EX Lite Backup Software 3
System Requirements 3
Installation 3
Creating a Partition 4
FAT32 Format Utility 7
One Button File Backup 9
Quick Launch 9
Files Backup 10
File Manager 11
Setup 12
Warranty & Warranty Registration 13
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Installation
1. Connect the U238-000-1 to your computer using the included USB 2.0 cable.
2. Connect the external power supply to the U238-000-1 and plug it into an appropriate
power source.
3. Connect your SATA and/or IDE drive to the appropriate port on the U238-000-1.
Use the included 4-Pin Molex cable to provide power to your IDE drive.
4. Upon connecting a drive, your computer will recognize it, making it available for access.
Package Contents
Features
• U238-000-1 USB 2.0 to SATA / IDE Adapter
• USB 2.0 Cable – 2.5 ft.
• 4-Pin Molex Power Cable
• External Power Supply (Input: 100-240V, 50/60Hz, 0.8A Output: 12V, 2A)
• Owner’s Manual
• Backup Software CD
• Connects a SATA and/or IDE drive to the USB port on your computer
• Supports simultaneous connection of SATA and IDE drives, allowing data transfer
between them
• Allows easy conguration of hard drives
• Features 40-Pin and 44-Pin connectors for use with 2.5”, 3.5” or 5.25” IDE drives
• Includes software for backing up and restoring your les
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PC Clone EX Lite Backup Software
The included CD contains PC Clone EX Lite software, which allows you to back up and
restore your les, and quickly transfer les between connected devices. This section
takes you through the installation of this software, and describes its features and
how they work.
System Requirements
• Supports both FAT32 and NTFS
• Compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 2003 Server and 2008 Server
• Users must be logged in as an administrator
• Pentium or above
• 128 MB RAM
• VESA standard compatible display card
• External USB hard drive
Installation
1. Insert the software CD into your computer. The software installation wizard should
automatically appear. If it does not, navigate to the CD drive in your computer and
click on the setup.exe le.
2. When the prompt appears, click the Install button to begin the installation.
3. When the license agreement screen appears, read through it and click on the Next
button to accept the agreement and proceed with the installation.
4. After following the remaining prompts, a pop-up will appear to indicate that the
installation is complete, and the PC Clone EX Lite icon will appear in the lower right
corner of your computer screen.
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PC Clone EX Lite Backup Software
Creating a Partition
To create a partition on your computer, follow the steps below. If a partition has
already been set up, skip this section.
1. Connect your hard drive to your computer.
2. Right-click the My Computer icon and select the Manage icon. You can also open
the Start menu and navigate to Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer
Management.
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3. Click Disk Management on the left side of the screen.
4. In the Disk Management screen, right-click in the Unallocated area and select
New Partition. The New Partition Wizard will appear.
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5. Follow the prompts in the New Partition Wizard to format the partition.
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PC Clone EX Lite Backup Software
FAT32 Format Utility
The FAT32 format utility in Windows XP is not able to support hard drives exceeding
32GB. In this situation, the FAT32 Format Utility provided by the PC Clone EX Lite
software can be used to format a hard drive up to 4 TB. If your hard drive is already
formatted, skip this section.
1. Connect your hard drive to your computer.
2. Open the Start menu and navigate to All Programs PC Clone EX FAT32
Format. The FAT32 Format utility appears.
3. Conrm the USB device and Drive to format, and click the Start button.
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PC Clone EX Lite Backup Software
4. Click the Quick Format checkbox in the screen that appears, and then click the
Start button. The utility formats the drive, and progress is shown in the progress
bar. When complete, a pop-up appear to let you know formatting is nished.
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PC Clone EX Lite Backup Software
One Button File Backup
The One Button Backup function performs a backup according to the settings you enter
in the PC Clone EX Lite utility. See the Setup section for details. Simply connect your hard
drive via the USB port on your computer, and press the backup button on your U238-000-1
adapter. The backup will take place according to the settings you have entered.
Quick Launch
The Quick Launch screen is the screen that appears when the software is accessed.
From here you can initiate a backup by clicking the Backup icon in the middle of
the screen; or, you can navigate to Files Backup, File Manager or Setup screens by
clicking the corresponding icon at the top of the screen. When initiating a backup via
the Quick Launch screen, it will be performed according to the settings you enter in
the PC Clone EX Lite utility. See the Setup section for details. There are also icons in
the upper-right corner of the Quick Launch screen that allow you to show the PC Clone
EX Lite version, pull up a Help Tutorial, or Minimize the software screen. There is an
additional Minimize icon in the lower right of the screen.
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Files Backup
The Files Backup screen is where you determine which les get backed up, and to
which drive they get backed up to. You can also initiate a backup, restore backed up
les to the computer and delete backup les.
On the left side of the screen, put a check in the box next to each of the computer les
that you wish to backup. On the right side of the screen, select from the drop-down
list the drive that you want the computer les to be backed up to. You can perform a
backup in this screen by clicking the Files Backup icon in the lower right corner. When
initiating a backup via the Files Backup screen, it will be performed according to the
settings you enter in the PC Clone EX Lite utility. See the Setup section for details.
In addition to initiating a backup, you can restore les from the backup on your hard
drive to the computer. Simply select which les you wish to restore on the right side
of the screen and click the Restore icon in the lower right corner. To delete backup
les, select them from the right side of the page and then right-click and select Delete
Selected Files.
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