Overview Cable Matters USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station offers swappable access to 2.5" and 3.5" SATA HDD/SSD, without having to mount the hard drive, or installing it in an enclosure. It provides a simple, fast, and cost effective solution for data recovery, drive imaging, and testing centers, or any environment that requires fast access to uninstalled/archived drives Features * 10x faster than USB 2.0 * Backwards compatible with USB 2.0/1.1 * Plug and play, Hot-Swappable * Support 2.5"/3.5" SATA HDD/SSD of any size capacity (3TB+ supported) * Switch to Sleep Mode when idle * Power LED light indicator * Color: Black Instruction 1. Plug in the power cord to the Dock 2. Connect the Dock to the host computer 3. Insert the 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drive 4. Switch on power 5. The operation system will detect that hard drive has been connected Technical Specifications * Supports USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 and SATA I/II/III * Supports SuperSpeed USB 3.0 data transfer rate up to 5Gbps * Supports SATA III data transfer rate up to 6Gbps * Supports ATA/ATAPI device * Supported OS -Some Linux Kernels -Windows: 2000/XP/VISTA/7/8 -MAC OSX: 10.4 Tiger/10.5 Leopard/10.6 Snow Leopard/10.7 Lion/10.8 Mountain Lion Package Content * USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station * 3 ft USB 3.0 cable * 12V 2A AC power adapter * User manual