Hama SATA harddrive casing 3.5 " HD318JFC USB 3.0, FireWire 800 HD318JFC Data Sheet

An 8.89 cm/3.5” SATA hard disk can be installed in the enclosure. It can be connected to a 
computer via a USB 3.0 port or 1394b/FireWire 800 interface. The enclosed external wall plug 
transformer is used to supply the power.
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•  Enclosure with an installed interface converter (without hard drive)
•  Wall plug transformer
•  USB 3.0 cable
•  Cable for 1394b/FireWire 800
•  Spacer (rigid foam blocks with adhesive strips)
• Operating Instructions

•  An 8.89 cm/3.5” SATA hard disk (not enclosed) can be installed
•  Connection either via USB 3.0 (compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1) or via two 1394b/

FireWire 800 plugs (bilingual)

• On/Off switch
•  LED to indicate read/write access

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•   The unauthorised conversion and/or modifi cation of the product is not permitted for 

safety and approval reasons (CE).

 

•  The product is not a toy. Keep devices that operate on the mains voltage out of the 

reach of children. Therefore, be especially careful when children are around. 

 

  Use the product where it is out of the reach of children. 

 

•  The product is only intended for use in dry, indoor locations. No part of the product 

should become damp or wet; never handle it if your hands are wet!

 

  There is a risk of a life-threatening electric shock!

 

•   The design of the wall plug transformer complies with Protection Class II. Only use 

a standard mains socket as power source for the wall plug transformer.

 

•  Use only the wall plug transformer provided to power the hard disk enclosure. 

 

•   Do not pull the wall plug transformer from the mains socket by pulling on the cable. 

Take hold of it on the sides of the housing and pull it out of the mains socket. 

 

•  If the wall plug transformer is damaged, do not touch it; there is danger to life from 

electric shock!

 

   First, switch off the mains voltage to the socket to which the wall plug transformer 

is connected (switch off at the corresponding circuit breaker, remove the safety 
fuse or switch off at the corresponding RCD protective switch, so that the socket is 
fully disconnected). 

 

   You can then unplug the wall plug transformer from the mains socket. Dispose of 

the faulty wall plug transformer in an environment-friendly way, do not use it any 
more. Replace it by a wall plug transformer of the same design.

 

•  Do not leave packing materials unattended. They may become dangerous play-

things for children.

 

•  Handle the product with care, it can be damaged by impacts, blows, or accidental 

drops, even from a low height.

•   Lay the enclosure fl at on the table so the connections and the on/off switch point towards you 

and the USB 3.0/1394b ports are on the left.

•   Then remove the top enclosure cover by unscrewing the two retaining screws.
•   Fold up the plastic bracket and then attach a SATA hard drive correctly to the terminal strip 

on the board.

•   Lock the hard drive in the enclosure, by folding down the plastic bracket.

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  Important!

 

 If you want to use a hard drive with a low 
installation height, insert suitable spacers.

 

 These can be glued in place as shown in 
the picture on the right, so the hard drive is 
fi rmly secured.

•  Replace the enclosure cover removed at the beginning and screw it back in place tightly.

Your operating system already contains the drivers for the hard drive enclosure, which is why 
there is no data carrier with drivers enclosed in the delivery.   
Please note that a suitable controller is required for USB 3.0 operation (e.g. integrated in many 
modern motherboards or an upgrade is available using an additional plug-in card). The same 
applies to 1394b/FireWire 800.

•   Switch on your computer, if you have not done so yet, and wait until the operating system has 

fi nished loading.

•   Connect the low voltage plug from the wall plug transformer to the corresponding socket on 

the back of the hard disk enclosure.

•   Connect the wall plug transformer to the mains voltage, plug it into a mains socket. 
•   Use either the USB 3.0 connection or one of the two 1394b/FireWire 800 sockets, to connect 

the hard drive enclosure to the computer.

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   Never use the USB 3.0 and the 1394b/FireWire800 connections simultaneously!

  Operation via USB 3.0:
   Connect the USB 3.0 port on the rear of the hard drive enclosure to a free USB port on your 

computer using the enclosed USB 3.0 cable. 

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   Only when a USB 3.0 port is used will the fast transfer mode be used; with a USB 

2.0 or USB 1.1 port, the maximum speed during data transfer is lower.

  Operation via 1394b/FireWire 800:
   The two 1394b/FireWire 800 ports are equivalent; connect one of the two via the enclosed 

cable to a free 1394b/FireWire 800 port on your computer.

   You may connect an additional external hard drive to the second 1394b/FireWire 800 port.
•   The hard drive enclosure can be placed upright, vertically like a book. In this case, the con-

nections point towards the back.

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   Make sure the hard drive enclosure cannot fall over during use. This would damage 

an installed hard drive (especially when the hard drive enclosure is switched on and 
the hard drive is in use).

•   Switch on the hard drive enclosure, by moving the On/Off switch at the rear to the position “I” 

(= On).

•  Windows automatically recognizes the hard drive enclosure on the fi rst start-up and com-

pletes the driver installation (the drivers are included in the operating system).

   A new hard drive has to be partitioned and formatted fi rst, before the drive is displayed in 

Explorer and can be used, see next section.

•   In Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, partitioning and formatting can be done easily 

via the Control Panel (via Computer Management/Disk Management). 

•   After partitioning, the newly created partition has to be formatted (fast formatting is suffi cient; 

“normal” formatting may take a long time to complete, depending on the size of the hard disk).