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Sonnet Echo Express III-D User Manual

Desktop thunderbolt 2-to-pcie card expansion chassis
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  • Page 1 User’s Guide for Echo Express III-D Desktop ™ Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Card ™ Expansion Chassis Quick Start Guide Video Available Online! Visit http://www.sonnettech.com/product/ echoexpress3d.html Click the Video Tab to View Installation Instructions Windows...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2 Echo Express III-D Description 3 PCIe Card Installation and Chassis Setup Steps 4 Verify Connections Using OS X System Information Verify Echo Express III-D is Recognized Verify Installed Cards are Recognized 5 Tips, General Information, and Known Issues Tips, General Information...
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  • Page 5: Introduction And System Requirements

    ECHO EXPRESS III-D SIDE VIEW Introduction System Requirements Congratulations on your purchase! The Echo Express III-D is a While the Echo Express III-D chassis requires no drivers, the Thunderbolt 2-to-PCI Express card expansion system; through expansion cards you install do; Thunderbolt-compatible drivers...

  • Page 6: Echo Express Iii-D Description

    Chapter 2 – Echo Express III-D Description 1 – Power Indicator LED 3 – Power Input Socket This lights when the Echo Express III-D is powered, the Connect the included AC power cable here. Thunderbolt cable between the chassis and your computer is 4 –...
  • Page 7 Chapter 2 – Echo Express III-D Description Outer Case Temperature-Controlled Fans These provide cooling for the installed PCIe cards and the chassis’ supporting Thunderbolt circuitry. They operate at a whisper when the cards are running cool, and automatically speed up in steps as the temperature rises.

  • Page 8: Pcie Card Installation And Chassis Setup Steps

    Chapter 3 – PCIe Card Installation and Chassis Setup Steps 1. Remove the Echo Express III-D from its packaging, and then set it on a flat, level surface. 2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove and set aside the four screws securing the back of the outer case to the inner assembly (Figure 1).
  • Page 9 Chapter 3 – PCIe Card Installation and Chassis Setup Steps Support Note: If you are installing an Avid Pro Tools|HDX PCIe card, you will need to disconnect the Echo chassis‘ auxiliary power wire harness plugged into the 6-pin connector indicated in Figure 3, and replace it with the one included with the Avid card.
  • Page 10 20. Connect the included power cord between a wall outlet or power strip and the Echo chassis’ power socket. Note that the power indicator on the Echo Express III-D will not light until the computer, and any other Thunderbolt device connected between it and the Echo chassis, is...

  • Page 11: Verify Connections Using Os X System Information

    Chapter 4 – Verify Connections Using OS X System Information A – Verify the Echo Express III-D is Recognized 1. With the Echo chassis powered and connected to the computer, turn on the computer. 2. From the Apple menu, select About This Mac; the System Information application will launch.

  • Page 12: Tips, General Information, And Known Issues

    With its optimized airflow design and temperature-controlled Thunderbolt 2’s PCIe bandwidth is limited to 20Gbps. While fans providing cooling at all times, Echo Express III-D provides many cards will operate at full performance, some may not due adequate cooling for the installed cards. Do not operate the Echo to the fact they require more bandwidth than Thunderbolt 2 is capable of delivering.

  • Page 13: Specifications, Precautions, Fcc Compliance, And Support Information

    Dimensions WxDxH 3.8 x 16 x 10.2 in. Contacting Customer Service (9.7 x 40.5 x 25.9 cm) The Sonnet Web site located at www.sonnettech.com has the Weight 7.5 lbs most current support information and technical updates. Before (Echo Express Pro) (3.4 kg)
  • Page 14 Appendix A – BNC Connector Installation Steps 1. Remove and set aside the two screws securing the Thunderbolt interface card to the inner assembly (Figure A-1). 2. Gently push down on the edge of the card to disengage the card from its slot (Figure A-1).
  • Page 15 Appendix A – BNC Connector Installation Steps 6. Grasping the Thunderbolt interface card by its edges, insert the card back into the inner assembly (Figure A-4). Figure A-4 7. Line up the card’s connector with the slot, and then gently but firmly press the card straight into the slot;...
  • Page 16 ©2015 Sonnet Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Sonnet, the Sonnet logotype, Simply Fast, the Simply Fast logotype, Allegro, Echo, and Tempo are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies, Inc. FireWire, Mac, the Mac logo, and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Thunderbolt 2 and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S.

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