Cavalry caxm3701t0 User Guide

to do this. Then connect the SATA cable connected to the bracket to your 

motherboard or controller card SATA connectors. If you already have a 

eSATA host adapter card, ignore this step. 

2.  Then connect the power adapter and power cable from a 120V AC wall or 

surge protector socket to your external hard drive unit. The power 

connector to your external hard drive is a four-pin connector.  

3.  Now connect the eSATA cable to your mounted bracket’s eSATA 

connector. If you have an eSATA host adapter bus card then connect it to 

the card’s eSATA connector instead. 

4.  Now turn on your external hard drive. The light should blink for a short 

period of time then settle into a steady light. Now turn on your computer. 

Allow Windows to connect your drive to the system. Your drive should now 

appear in “My Computer” with a drive letter. 

5.  In case the drive does not show up in My Computer, it’s possible the drive 

may need to be initialized and formatted. Right-Click on the My Computer 

icon, then click on Manage. The Computer Management console should 

appear. Click on the Disk Management selection which is under the 

Storage “plus” selection. The drives should appear on the right. You may 

need to initialize the drive , then partition and format the drive. Start the 

appropriate wizard by right clicking on the drive display graph section.