StarTech.com SATDOCK4U3E, SATDOCK4U2E User Manual

4 Bay eSATA/USB 2.0/3.0 to 2.5in/3.5in
SATA HDD Docking Station

SATDOCK4U2E

SATDOCK4U3E

*SATDOCK4U3E shown

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Manual Revision: 08/25/2011

FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is
connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Table of Contents

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................1

Packaging Contents ................................................................................................................................1

System Requirements ............................................................................................................................1

SATDOCK4U2E - Top View ....................................................................................................................2

SATDOCK4U2E - Rear View ..................................................................................................................2

SATDOCK4U3E - Top View ....................................................................................................................3

SATDOCK4U3E - Rear View ..................................................................................................................3

Installation............................................................................................................................................................4

Hardware Installation ..............................................................................................................................4

Driver Installation ......................................................................................................................................4

Using the Storage Device ...........................................................................................................................5

Specications .....................................................................................................................................................7

Technical Support ...........................................................................................................................................8

Warranty Information ....................................................................................................................................8

SATDOCK4U3E: Pressing the power button to turn o a hard drive will
momentarily restart the other drive bays. Ensure the other drives are not
being accessed when powering o any of the drives.

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Introduction

The SATDOCK4U2E and SATDOCK4U3E Quad SATA Docking Stations for 2.5in and 3.5in hard
drives (HDD) and solid state drives (SSD) allows for up to four drives to be conveniently and
quickly accessed from a single device.

The SATDOCK4U2E allows four SATA drives to be paired and connected over USB 2.0, with
data transfer rates up to 480Mbps, with two USB connections or each drive can be connected
individually over a dedicated eSATA connection at up to 3Gbps, allowing for multiple computers
to simultaneously interface with a single docking station to access only a specic drive(s).

The SATDOCK4U3E features SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectivity (also compatible with USB 2.0)
with data transfer rates up to 5Gbps (10x faster than USB 2.0) or eSATA with Port Multiplier
connectivity up to 3Gbps. This docking station provides fast connectivity to all 4 drives
simultaneously from a single connection.

Packaging Contents

SATDOCK4U2E SATDOCK4U3E

1 x 4-Bay SATA Docking Station 1 x 4-Bay SATA Docking Station

2 x USB 2.0 cable 1 x USB 3.0 cable

4 x eSATA cable 1 x eSATA cable

1 x Universal Power Adapter 1 x Universal Power Adapter

3 x Power Cord (NA/UK/EU) 3 x Power Cord (NA/UK/EU)

1 x Instruction Manual 1 x Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• Available USB and/or eSATA* port(s) on computer system

*eSATA port requires Port Multiplier support for SATDOCK4U3E

• Available AC power outlet

• Windows 2000/ XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ Server

2008 R2, Mac OS X, and Linux

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