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Its body is made of lightweight aluminum topped off with a black matte finish. The front end of the enclosure is made of black plastic and features a long clear button. Line patterns decorate the front as well as provide a nice disguise for a patch of visually unnoticeable air vents. Separating the black plastic front from the aluminum body is a clear plastic rim.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/bytecc_backup/07.jpg"><img src="atruereview/bytecc_backup/07th.jpg" alt="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" title="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" width="250" height="69" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>The back side of the Backup Star is also made of black plastic. It features a USB port, power switch, DC port, an on/off switch for the rear cooling fan, and exhaust vents for the fan.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/bytecc_backup/08.jpg"><img src="atruereview/bytecc_backup/08th.jpg" alt="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" title="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" width="250" height="70" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>To get into the enclosure, two screws (located towards the front of the two narrow edges) will need to be removed. With these screws removed, the internal frame (mounted to the plastic back side) can be slid out.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/bytecc_backup/12.jpg"><img src="atruereview/bytecc_backup/12th.jpg" alt="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" title="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" width="232" height="250" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>At the back of the internal frame is a small circuit board. A small Molex cable is permanently mounted to the board. Interestingly, rather than using a small IDE cable, an IDE connector is fixed to the board. Given that all IDE hard drives follow a certain design protocol; this fixed IDE connector design actually proves to be very convenient. Mounted over part of the circuit board is a small blower-style fan. Ideally, this fan would suck air from the front of the enclosure across the mounted drive, and out the back.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/bytecc_backup/13.jpg"><img src="atruereview/bytecc_backup/13th.jpg" alt="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" title="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" width="250" height="164" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>Included with the Backup Star enclosure is a dark gray vertical stand. The use of the vertical stand is highly recommended since the enclosure itself has no built-in feet. Also, included with the enclosure is a 4 foot long clear coated, silver braided USB cable.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/bytecc_backup/09.jpg"><img src="atruereview/bytecc_backup/09th.jpg" alt="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" title="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" width="250" height="119" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>For power, the Backup Star uses only a 12V DC adapter (just like <a href="http://www.atruereview.com/landdisk/index.php">Bytecc's NAS enclosure</a>, LANDISK). This is an impressive feat as 3.5" hard drives require both 12V and 5V rails to operate. Even more impressive, the included 12V DC features a modular design which allows it to be equipped with one of four included power prong types (US, European, UK, and Australian).</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/bytecc_backup/11.jpg"><img src="atruereview/bytecc_backup/11th.jpg" alt="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" title="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" width="250" height="196" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p><strong>Installation:</strong></p> <p> To install a hard drive into the Bytecc Backup Star, two screws located towards front top and bottom edge of the enclosure need to be removed. After they are removed, the back side of the enclosure along with the attached internal frame can be pulled out. Connecting a hard drive to the internal frame is very easy. Simply lay the drive into the frame, connect the Molex plug, and then slide the drive down into the IDE connector. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/bytecc_backup/14.jpg"><img src="atruereview/bytecc_backup/14th.jpg" alt="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" title="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" width="250" height="137" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>After that, the drive is secured to the frame with the included screws. With the drive properly connected and secured, the internal frame can then be slid back into the enclosure and re-secured.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/bytecc_backup/10.jpg"><img src="atruereview/bytecc_backup/10th.jpg" alt="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" title="Bytecc Backup Star One-Touch Backup" width="250" height="212" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>As mentioned before, the Backup Star enclosure has no "feet" of any kind, so using the included vertical stand is highly recommended. The final step in setting up the Backup Star is to connect it to a computer with the included USB cable and to a power source with the included DC adapter. Depending on what country you are in, the DC adapter will need to be outfitted with one of the four included prongs. 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