Connect the docking station to your iMac or MacBook via a USB cable.
Connect the power cable to the docking station and turn on the power supply.Insert the internal storage drive to its slot aligning the connectors to the SATA interface.
Switch on the docking station by using the power button.Let your Mac detect and install the device automatically, without the need for a driver.#Software for multi function hdd docking install The docking station is now ready for data transfer, once the installation is complete.Types & Uses of USB Drive Docking Station There are single bay, two-bay, and multiple-bay docking stations. First, take out the drive from the inactive Mac and use a single bay USB docking station to access its data on a working Mac computer.Ī single bay docking station is useful if you have a defunct MacBook Pro or iMac, and you need to retrieve the data present in Macintosh HD. Copy the data from the drive to the Mac manually or try to image the drive with the help of Disk Utility.įor a two-bay docking station with in-built cloning facility, you do not need to connect the device to your Mac you can do the task offline. Just turn on the docking station, insert the source drive and the target drive, and press the copy button. The docking station will create an exact replica of the source drive to the target drive. The multiple-bay docking station is useful for IT technician who needs to copy the data from many drives without performing the monotonous task by the piece, thereby saving precious time and energy. In addition, multiple-bay docking station that supports RAID recovery is quite an advantage for corporate users. Access 2.5” or 3.5” SATA HDD or SSD to copy, transfer, or backup data.Plug and play without the need of a driver.Some docking station supports RAID mode (RAID 0/1).
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