Intelligent Computer Solutions CBDR-0406-000A Manuale Utente
Chapter 4 - Operation
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SDL with USB Drive
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3. Drive Detection
A connected drive is detected by pressing and holding down the Power Control
Button until the drive’s corresponding Status LED turns ON (Green), at which
point the drive will power ON. The Power LED will also turn ON (Red). The PCs
O/S will detect the drive within a few seconds after the drive is powered ON.
point the drive will power ON. The Power LED will also turn ON (Red). The PCs
O/S will detect the drive within a few seconds after the drive is powered ON.
NOTE: Though multiple drives can be physically connected, only one drive can
be selected for detection.
Power ON External USB drives using the drive’s own power supply, prior
to pressing the Power Control Button.
to pressing the Power Control Button.
When using the SDL connected to the PC’s native S-ATA interface, it may be
necessary to perform the following additional steps after powering ON the drive,
before the O/S will properly detect the drive.
before the O/S will properly detect the drive.
a. Manually select the built-in O/S function which forces the O/S to detect new
hardware. Ex. Select Windows XP “Scan for Hardware Changes” function
located in “Device Manager”.
located in “Device Manager”.
b. If the O/S does not detect the drive after selecting “Scan for Hardware
Changes”, reset the PC with the drive connected and powered ON.
The O/S “Device Manager” function can be used to verify that the drive was
properly detected. The drive’s model information will be prefixed with an “IC”
signature to indicate that the drive is connected using the SDL unit
signature to indicate that the drive is connected using the SDL unit
NOTE: The drive’s model information may be truncated when using the SDL
with eSATA controller cards.