Contents

The enclosure comes nicely packaged with the following in the box:

• Dual Anodized Aluminum 3.5" Enclosure

• Clear Plastic Enclosure Holder

• USB 2.0 Cable

• eSATA cable

• Power Adapter

• mini-CD install driver for older Win98 based systems (also included on the CD is the One Touch Easy Backup software)

• User Manual

• Screw Pack (for mounting the drive to the drive sled)

The Elite Series Up Close

Shown in the above photo is the rear of the Kingwin Elite Series. From left to right is the power switch, USB 2.0 port, eSATA port, the back up button, and the DC In port. 

Installation  

Installing the hard drive is almost identical to every other external enclosure.  A pair of micro-screws holding the back plate on and sliding out the drive sled.  Kingwin is using hard drive screws to hold the drive in place. As a side note, this is not always the case on some 3rd party low-cost enclosures which leave the hard drive dangling inside the case.  Next you plug in both the SATA cable as well as the SATA Power Cable and you're just about ready to roll.

My only pet peeve is not unlike quite a few other drives I've used, having to "thread" the power light cable under the sled and a couple inches from being closed, up through the board and plug into the controller board. Screw it back together and you're on your way.

While, I'm not going to try to drop the case to see how far of a fall it takes on tile/carpeting/rugs to break it. But like I stated earlier, this seems to be one of the strongest enclosures I've used in recent memory.