NexStar® NX series is the next generation of hard drive enclosure that combined protection and performance. Stylish aluminum case and wrapped in a protective bumper, this enclosure with its tool-free installation design makes it simple to convert an internal hard drive or SSD to an on-the-go external hard drive. NexStar® NX USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure with Bumper is compatible with the latest SATA III hard drive. When connected to a USB 3.0 port, NX series lets you access and save files in blazing speed and with UASP support too. This will reduce transfer time by up to 3 times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates.
Available in Black Color
[NST-239S3B-BK]
Design for Slim & Compact SSD/HDDThe NST-239S3B-BK or NST-239S3B-SV are design to be compact with a bumper shell to take knocks and bumps. This enclosure can hold SSD or HDD with capacity of 2TB and will be more than enough for all the many music, games, photos and movies that you may have.
- Bumper shell to protect life's little knocks and bumps
- Design with Ultra Light Aliminum Case to keep your storage cool
- Added convenient of Bus Powered storage with no ac adapter needed
- Hot-Swappable and No Drivers Needed for easy Plug&Play in no time
- Clear and Bright activity LED to show Reading and Writing activity between your computer and this fast storage device
- Works with any OS that support USB to give you the best compatibility
- Works with all legacy USB port so that you are free to transfer any data from any computer.
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1
- Support high-performance SATAIII 6 Gbps interface
- Converts 7mm or 9.5mm 2.5'' internal SATA HDD/SSD into an external hard drive
- Easy tool-free installation for Windows and Mac systems; supports hot-swapping
- Ultra-compact metal design
Model: NST-239S3B-SV
Device Support: 2.5” SATA I/II/III SSD/ HDD; 7/9.5mm
HDD Capacity: Up to 2TB*
Material: Aluminum/Plastic
Product Dimension: 4.8 x 3.1 x 0.5 in / 123 x 79 x 13 mm
USB Cable: Micro B to USB
Color: SV – Silver; BK – Black
*Check our website www.vantecusa.com for the latest updates on current capacity.
System Requirements:
Latest version of Windows® 7, 8 or Windows 10 / Mac® OS X 10.6 or later
Computer with USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port
What's included: Vantec NX 2.5” SSD/HDD Enclosure, Bumper, USB 3.0 cable, Quick Install Guide
There are two set of instruction. One for Windows OS and another for OS X. Please use the right set of instruction for your System.
>>>>>> 1) Preparing a new hard drive for use with Windows 7/8/10 OS <<<<<<
NOTE: If you have important data on this drive, DO NOT go any further, please backup your data before you continue. These steps will erase ALL your data on the drive.
For Windows 7, hold the Windows logo key on your keyboard and press “R” (Winkey+R). This will launch the Run the utility. Type “diskmgmt.msc” inside the text box and press Enter. This will open the Windows Disk Management utility. This is where you can format, create, and delete hard drive partitions.
For Windows 8/8.1/10, hold the Windows logo key on your keyboard and press “X” (Winkey+X). This will launch a popup window and select disk management.
Usually, the Initialize Disk Wizard will appear automatically when you open Disk Management. If you have more than one blank drive that needs to be initialized it will list them. Make sure that there is a check in the box of the drive that needs to be initialized, select check MBR if your hard drive is smaller than 2TB, if it is greater than 2TB, please check GPT and then left-click on the Ok button. If the wizard does show up, go to step 5. If the wizard does not show up, please see the note and additional images directly below.
Critical: If your hard drive is greater than 2TB in capacity, you need to use check GPT(GUID Partition Table), if it is smaller, select MBR.
Note: If you do not see the Initialize Disk wizard, manually start the initialization. The drive that needs to be initialized should have a little circle with a red arrow pointing down like in the image below.
When you find it. Right-click on the red arrow and choose Initialize Disk.
There are two mode of initializing a new drive using MBR or GPT. If your hard drive is greater than 2TB, you need to use check GPT, if it is smaller, select MBR.
The drive is now initialized. The disk should have a black bar and say that it is Unallocated. You should now be able to create a partition and format the hard drive.
Now right click the unallocated space and click create a New Simple Volume shown below:
Follow the on screen wizard by clicking Next
Specify your volume size, if you are not sure use the default, and now click Next
Assign a drive letter to the drive, if you are not sure use the default and click Next
Format the partition and name the volume, if you are not sure use the default
Now click Finish and it will start formatting the drive to get it ready for use.
Once the formatting is done, your system will report the presense of a new drive with an assigned drive letter. You can begin using the storage.
>>>>>> 2) Preparing a new hard drive for use with Apple OS X <<<<<<
