
USB2.0 to IDE100 cable with external adapter
UAI001 USB2.0 to IDE100 cable
with external adapter

USB2.0 to IDE100 cable with external adapter
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USB2.0 to IDE100 cable with external adapter
Introduction
Thank you for buying our USB2.0 to IDE100 cable with external
adapter! This manual will help you install it properly.
Features
• Fully compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 interfaces
• Suitable to all IDE 3,5" hard disk drives
• Hot-swap, Plug-and-Play
• Length: 65cm
• 15-20Mbyte per second transfer rate depending on the
hard disk drive used
• Capacity is determined by the capacity of the hard dis k
drive inserted in the enclosure
• Includes CE-approved 1.5A power adaptor
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USB2.0 to IDE100 cable with external adapter
Specifications
• Up to 480Mbit/sec data transfer rate
• USB 2.0/IDE compliant: integrated IDE transceiver, high
speed (480Mbit/sec) and full speed (12Mbit/sec)
• USB suspend/resume, remote wakeup support
• Self-powered from USB
• Supports ATA PIO mo des 0-4. ATA interface mode is
selected automatically
• Supports UDMA modes 0-4
• Supports 48-bit LBA (large HDDs)
System requirements
• Personal computer equipped with USB port running
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP or Macintosh
• No driver is required with the exception of Windows 98

USB2.0 to IDE100 cable with external adapter
Package contents
• USB to IDE cable
• AC power adapter
• Driver CD
• User's manual

USB2.0 to IDE100 cable with external adapter
Hardware installation
• Make sure HDD is set to the Master mode
• Connect IDE connector to the HDD
• Connect AC power to the HDD
• Connect cable to the USB port of computer
Driver installation
• Window98: Insert Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive and
launch: D:\window98\setup.exe before you connect the
cable to your computer
• Windows 2000/ME/XP: there is no need to install any
driver
• Mac 8.6 or higher: copy Gene USB SATA/IDE_05E3_0702.
sit to desktop and double click it to extract the driver f ile.
Then copy the driver file to [Syste m Folder] [Extensions].
After that, connect cable to computer and reboot the
system

USB2.0 to IDE100 cable with external adapter
Disconnect the cable from the system
• Click the hot-swap icon in the system tray with your
right mouse button, and stop the device
• Now it is safe to disconnect the cable
• After that you can disconnect the power supply