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Addonics
T E C H N O L O G I E S
Diamond Combo Hard Drive
DCHDSAES & DCHDIES
DCHDIEU & DCHDSAEU
User’s Guide
Version 1.0
For IDE Drive
Note: Set up your IDE hard drive
Cable Connections
as Master device
Connect the 4-Pin Molex cable to
the power connector on the IDE
hard drive. Carefully place the IDE
hard drive with the label facing up
into the Diamond enclosure. Push
the hard drive towards the back end
to secure the drive connectors onto
the Diamond enclosure’s IDE
connector.
Mini-Din power
connector
Step 4
eSATA
connector
On / OFF
switch
Turn the Diamond enclosure over
with the hard drive mounting holes
facing up. Use the included flat
head screws to secure the hard
drive onto the bottom of the
enclosure and turn in the screw to
the “LOCK” position.
Power: Connect the 6-pin Mini DIN power cable (provided) to the 6-pin
Mini DIN power connector located at the back of the enclosure.
Data:
Model: DCHDSAES & DCHDIES
Connect the eSATA to eSATA cable to the eSATA connector located at
the back of the enclosure and the other end of the eSATA cable to the
eSATA connector on your SATA host controller with eSATA ports.
Model: DCHDSAEU & DCHDIEU
Connect the eSATA to eSATA cable to the eSATA connector located at
the back of the enclosure and the other end of the eSATA cable to the
eSATA connector on the USB2.0 to eSATA adapter. You can now plug
the adapter to a USB port on your system.
Powering On Enclosure: To power on the enclosure, move the switch
located at the back of the enclosure to the ON mode. When the switch is
turned on, the LED light beside it would light up to indicate power and
also drive access.
Note: There are no drivers needed to use the eSATA cable as long
as the drivers are installed for the Serial ATA Controller card/chip. It
is plug and play.
Cable Connections When Used as an Internal Hard Drive
Technical Support
Power: Use either the 4-pin Molex or the 15-pin SATA power connector.
Do not use both power sources simultaneously.
If you need assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please call Addonics
Technical Support. Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they will
need your help to do so. Calling the technical support staff without all the proper
information can be both time consuming and frustrating. Here are some tips to
help you out:
Data:
Connect the SATA cable to the SATA connector located at the back of the drive
cradle and the other end to the SATA connector on your SATA host controller or
onboard SATA port.
MODEL NUMBER – Please have this number on hand.
SYSTEM INFORMATION – Type of computer, peripherals, etc.
OPERATING SYSTEM – What version of Windows
WHAT’S THE TROUBLE? – Give enough information
about your problem so that we can recreate and diagnose it.
LED cable: Only needed if you want to get drive access signal from the SATA
controller. Use the LED cable to connect the LED pin located at the back of the
cradle (beside the LED switch) to the LED jumper pins on your SATA host
controller or onboard SATA port to enable the drive activity LED.
Factory default, LED signal coming from hard drive.
FREE Software Drivers for all Addonics Technologies
Products are available 24 hours per day at the
Powering On Drive Cradle: To power on the drive cradle, slide in the Diamond
cartridge and using the key (supplied), turn the cradle lock located at the front of
the cradle to the LOCK position. This will provide power as indicated by the
green LED lighting up and secure the cartridge.
Contact Information
Phone:
Fax:
408-433-3899
408-433-3898
Email:
LED DISPLAY Switch
LEFT – LED signal from drive
RIGHT – LED signal from controller
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Phone:
Hours:
Email:
408-433-3855
8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST
Power & Drive
Activity LED
SATA power
connector
SATA data
connector
Key Lock Switch
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