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  • Page 1 User’s Guide for Qio Professional SxS Media Reader & Writer ™ ™ Windows...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4 Mac User’s Qio E3 Connection Steps................... 4 Connecting Qio E3 to a MacBook Pro WITH a Thunderbolt Port Connecting Qio E3 to a MacBook Pro WITHOUT a Thunderbolt Port Connecting Qio E3 to a Mac Pro 5 Windows User’s Hardware Installation and Connection Steps............. 6 A – Express Bus Extender PCIe 2.0 Installation Steps B – Connect Qio E3 to a Desktop Computer B – Connect Qio E3 to a Laptop Computer 6 Windows User’s BIOS Setup and Software Installation Steps............9 A – BIOS Settings Change for Desktop Users A – BIOS Settings Change for Laptop Users B – Software Download C – SxS Drivers Installation 7 SxS Media and ExpressCard/34 Adapter Card Use..............11 Inserting and Removing Cards Using the Sonnet PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 Adapter SxS Memory Card Write Protect Switch 8 Using Drives Connected via eSATA................... 12 Mac Users: Connecting/Disconnecting Drives Mac Users: Formatting Drives Windows Users: Connecting/Disconnecting Drives Windows Users: Formatting Drives 9 Tips and Known Issues......................13 Tips Known Issues 10 Specifications, Precautions, FCC Compliance, and Support Information........ 1 4 Specifications Safety Precautions FCC Compliance Contacting Customer Service...

  • Page 5: Introduction And Package Contents

    ™ Package Contents—QIO-E3-E34 1 – S onnet PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter 2 – Q io E3 professional SxS media reader/ writer (enclosure) 3 – Carrying case 4 – 1 -meter external PCIe x1 interface cable 5 – U niversal 12V power supply with 10-foot cable Package Contents—QIO-E3-PCIE 1 – Sonnet Express Bus Extender PCIe 2.0 adapter card 2 – Q io E3 professional SxS media reader/ writer (enclosure) 3 – Carrying case 4 – 1 -meter external PCIe x1 interface cable 5 – U niversal 12V power supply with 10-foot cable...

  • Page 6: Qio E3 Enclosure Description

    Chapter 2 – Qio E3 Enclosure Description 1 – Power Indicator LED 2 – SxS Media Slots This indicator lights when Qio E3 is powered, the Sonnet These slots accept both SxS memory cards and ExpressCard/34 adapter card is installed properly in its slot, the PCIe cable adapter cards. You may use Sonnet memory card readers between the two is plugged in securely, and the computer (sold separately) in these slots to work with CF, Memory Stick, powered on SDXC™, SDHC™, SD, MMC, and xD-Picture memory cards 3 – Security Slot 6 – 12VDC Output Socket This slot works with Kensington brand and similar security Use this socket to power a connected Sonnet Fusion F2 ® ™ locks to secure the Qio E3 enclosure and deter theft or F2QR 2-drive RAID SATA storage system. DO NOT CONNECT POWER INPUT CABLES HERE 4 –...

  • Page 7: Mac User's Software/Hardware Installation Steps

    Click “Click here”. any of its components. 5. When the License Agreement page appears, read the license, D – Express Bus Extender PCIe 2.0 Installation Steps and then click I Agree; the software will start downloading automatically. If you purchased the QIO-E3-PCIE, install the PCIe adapter card into your computer after installing the software. Otherwise, go to B – Qio E3 System Software Installation Steps the next page. 1. Locate and double-click the Sonnet .dmg file you downloaded; a QIO E3 System x.x.x Installer window will open. 1. If you haven’t already done so, shut down your computer, and then open it to access the expansion card area (PCI 2. Double-click the Qio E3 System Installer x.x.x.mpkg file Express slots); refer to your computer’s user manual for specific inside the QIO System x.x.x Installer window to launch the information. installer; when the Welcome to the Qio E3 System Installer window appears, click Continue. S upport Note:...
  • Page 8 Chapter 3 – Mac User’s Software/Hardware Installation Steps D – Express Bus Extender PCIe 2.0 Installation Steps (continued) 5. If you installed the card into a Mac Pro (Mid 2010), Mac Pro (Early 2009), or Mac Pro (Early 2008), proceed to to Chapter 4 – Mac User’s Qio E3 Connection Steps. If you installed the card into a pre-2008 Mac Pro, turn it on. Depending on which version of Mac OS X your computer is running, Expansion Slot Utility will open. If it does not open by itself, you must do so manually (Expansion Slot Utility is located in the /System/Library/CoreServices folder). Select the appropriate configuration (your Sonnet card is an x1 card), and then click Quit if the default configuration was appropriate, or click Save and Restart if you changed the configuration. Shut down your computer, and then proceed to Chapter 4 – Mac User’s Qio E3 Connection Steps.

  • Page 9: Mac User's Qio E3 Connection Steps

    Chapter 4 – Mac User’s Qio E3 Connection Steps Connecting Qio E3 to a MacBook Pro WITH a Thunderbolt™ Port It is important that you connect the PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter and the Qio E3 enclosure in the proper order; if your MacBook Pro has a Thunderbolt port, you must plug in the PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter AFTER turning on your computer. After installing the software, do the following: 1. Connect the external PCIe x1 interface cable to the PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter. 2. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the Qio E3 enclosure. 3. Connect either the AC adapter or the optional XLR power cable (connected to a battery or other power source). Note that the Power Indicator LED on the Qio E3 will not light until after you insert the ExpressCard/34 adapter into the ExpressCard slot. 4. Turn on your computer. 5. Insert the PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter into your computer’s ExpressCard slot; Qio E3 is ready for use.

  • Page 10: Connecting Qio E3 To A Mac Pro

    Chapter 4 – Mac User’s Qio E3 Connection Steps Connecting Qio E3 to a Mac Pro It is important that you connect and power Qio E3 in the proper order, before you turn on your computer: 1. Install the software and Bus Extender PCIe 2.0 adapter card as described in the previous chapter. 2. Connect the external PCIe x1 interface cable to the Bus Extender PCIe adapter card in your computer. 3. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the Qio E3 enclosure. 4. Connect either the AC adapter or the optional XLR power cable (connected to a battery or other power source). Note that the Power Indicator LED on the Qio E3 will not light until after you turn on the computer. 5. Turn on your computer; Qio E3 is ready for use.

  • Page 11: Windows User's Hardware Installation And Connection Steps

    If you purchased the QIO-E3-PCIE, install the PCIe adapter card finish installing the PCIe adapter card and close the computer. into your computer first. Otherwise, skip to the next page. 5. Remove the Sonnet card from its packaging, and then install 1. Shut down your computer, and then touch an expansion it into the slot; make sure the card is firmly seated and card access cover on the back of the computer to discharge secured.

  • Page 12: B - Connect Qio E3 To A Laptop Computer

    Chapter 5 – Windows User’s Hardware Installation and Connection Steps B – Connect Qio E3 to a Laptop Computer Connect the PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter and the Qio E3 enclosure in the proper order, before you turn on your computer: 1. Connect the external PCIe x1 interface cable to the PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter. 2. Insert the PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter into your computer’s ExpressCard slot. 3. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the Qio E3 enclosure. 4. Connect either the AC adapter or the optional XLR power cable (connected to a battery or other power source). Note that the Power Indicator LED on the Qio E3 will not light until after you turn on the computer. 5. Proceed to Chapter 6 – Windows User’s BIOS Setup and Software Installation Steps.

  • Page 13: Windows User's Bios Setup And Software Installation Steps

    ROM in the computer’s BIOS. It may be necessary to disable at least ROM in the computer’s BIOS, and possibly move the Sonnet card to one additional option ROM to support all of the Qio’s features. If a different slot.

  • Page 14: C - Sxs Drivers Installation

    Chapter 6 – Windows User’s BIOS Setup and Software Installation Steps B – Software Download (continued) 5. When the window showing the contents of the .zip file appears, locate and click the Extract Files button. 6. When the Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders window appears, click Browse. 7. When Select a destination window appears, click to choose a destination, and then click Extract. C – SxS Drivers Installation 1. Open the SxS_UDF_vX_xx_and_Device_Drivers_vX_xx folder. 2. Open the two ReadMe files, read them, and then follow the steps provided to install the device driver and UDF driver.

  • Page 15: Sxs Media And Expresscard/34 Adapter Card Use

    • I f you are using an ExpressCard adapter to which you connect cables, always connect the cables to the adapter card before inserting it into the Qio E3 enclosure’s slot • T o remove a card, push it further into the slot until it “clicks” again; the card will be ejected • D o not pull out a card without first pushing it in; the next card you insert into the slot will be ejected immediately and may cause a problem Using the Sonnet PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 Adapter • A lways connect the external PCIe x1 interface cable to the PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter before inserting it into your computer’s ExpressCard slot • D o not eject the PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter from your computer unless the computer is shut off • If you are using a MacBook Pro that does NOT have a Thunderbolt port, hot-plugging the PCIe Bus Extender ExpressCard/34 adapter is not supported.

  • Page 16: Using Drives Connected Via Esata

    Chapter 8 – Using Drives Connected via eSATA Mac Users: Connecting/Disconnecting Drives Windows Users: Connecting/Disconnecting Drives • M ac OS X users may hot-plug and hot-swap drives connected • A lways shut down your computer and drives before to the Qio E3 disconnecting the drives or their cables from the Qio E3 • B efore disconnecting cables from the Qio E3 or attached • B efore disconnecting eSATA cables from the Qio E3 or drives, eject any mounted drive or volume by dragging its icon attached drives, you must shut down your computer to the Eject icon in the Dock, or clicking its Eject button in a Windows Users: Formatting Drives Finder window; otherwise, data on the connected drives may be corrupted Qio E3 supports one or two single-drive enclosures, or up to eight drives in enclosures with a hardware RAID controller. If Mac Users: Formatting Drives you intend to format drives connected to the Tempo card using Qio E3 supports one or two single-drive enclosures, or up to eight Windows drive formatting tools (Disk Management), you may drives in two enclosures with hardware RAID controllers. Use locate the information by using “format volume”, and “create Disk Utility (found in the Utilities folder within the Applications striped volume” as search items in Windows Help folder) to set up connected drives for use...

  • Page 17: Tips And Known Issues

    E3 enclosure at startup will work without issue. into the Qio E3 enclosure while your computer is sleeping. Occasional Slow Wake from Sleep Hot-Plugging the Qio E3 Enclosure When storage devices are attached to an adapter card inserted Hot-plugging the Qio E3 enclosure is not supported. You must in the Qio E3 enclosure, your computer may occasionally take connect a power source to the Qio E3 enclosure, and connect the several minutes to wake from sleep. Sonnet expects to resolve the Qio E3 to its adapter card in the order described earlier in this issue in a future software update. guide. Memory cards and adapter cards may already be plugged into Qio E3 when you turn on the computer. Memory Card Formatting For best compatibility, format memory cards in the cameras in which you use them. In some cases, a card formatted in Qio E3 will not be recognized and must be reformatted in the camera. Device Drivers When using adapter cards, some of them require additional drivers and application software to operate or have full functionality.

  • Page 18: Specifications, Precautions, Fcc Compliance, And Support Information

    (14.9 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm) Service, have the following information available so our customer Weight (Qio E3 Enclosure) 1 lb (0.45 kg) service staff can better assist you: RoHS Compliant • Product name • Date and place of purchase * S upport for up to 8 drives requires the use of drive enclosures • Computer model employing a hardware RAID controller (like Sonnet's Fusion • Operating system version D400QR5 or R400QR5) • Software/firmware versions SAFETY PRECAUTIONS If further assistance is needed, please contact Sonnet Customer Please read this section carefully before proceeding. These Service at: precautions explain the correct and safe use of this device, Online Service Form: http://serviceform.sonnettech.com thereby helping to prevent injury to you or others, and also help Tel: 1-949-472-2772 you to minimize the risk of damaging the device. (Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–4 p.m. Pacific Time) E-mail: support@sonnettech.com Warnings Always follow the basic warnings listed here to avoid the risk of For Customers Outside the USA serious injury or death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, fire, For support on this product, contact your reseller or local and other hazards. These warnings include, but are not limited to: distributor.
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