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Sonnet TEMPO ATA100 Quick Start Manual

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TEMPO
Macintosh
®
PCI Host Adapter Card
Quick Start Guide for Tempo ATA100
You Should Have
The following items should be included in your product package:
• One Tempo ATA100 Macintosh PCI Host Adapter
• One Ultra ATA Cable (supporting two internal hard drives)
• Eight screws (for mounting hard drives)
• One Tempo AV Tool Diskette
The following items may be required for installation:
• Medium Phillips screwdriver
• Small flat blade screwdriver
• Needle nose pliers
• Drive mounting brackets/carriers or drive mounting sleds (sold
separately)
• One additional Ultra ATA Cable (sold separately)
• One or more power cable Y-adapters (sold separately)

System Requirements

The Tempo ATA100 requires the following in order to operate
in your system:
• One available PCI slot
• One or more hard drives (depending on confi guration)
• One or more available hard drive bays (depending on confi guration)
• Mac
®
OS 8.0 through OS X Version 10.2.x
Support Notes:
We recommend that you make a backup of important
information on your system's current hard drive prior to installing new
hardware or software.
When handling computer products, you must take care to prevent components
from being damaged by static electricity. Before opening your computer or
removing parts from their packages, always ground yourself first by touching
a metal part of the computer, such as a port access cover, and work in an area
free of static electricity; avoid carpeted areas. Handle all electronic components
only by their edges, and avoid touching connector traces and component pins.
Remember to register your product online at http://registration.sonnettech.com to be informed of future upgrades and product releases.
Software updates and links are available from the Sonnet web site at www.sonnettech.com. • Online support form available at http://supportform.sonnettech.com.
Sonnet Technologies Customer Service hours are Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific Time • Customer Service Phone: 1-949-472-2772 • E-mail: support@sonnettech.com
Sonnet Technologies, Inc., Irvine, California USA • Tel: 1-949-587-3500 Fax: 1-949-457-6350
©2001 Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Revised 2003. All rights reserved. Sonnet, the Sonnet logotype, Simply Fast, the Simply Fast logotype, and Tempo are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Tempo ATA100 includes technol-
ogy by FirmTek, LLC. Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Product specifications
subject to change without notice. Printed in the USA. QS-TAT-100-E-071503
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Summary of Contents for Sonnet TEMPO ATA100

  • Page 1: System Requirements

    Sonnet Technologies, Inc., Irvine, California USA • Tel: 1-949-587-3500 Fax: 1-949-457-6350 ©2001 Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Revised 2003. All rights reserved. Sonnet, the Sonnet logotype, Simply Fast, the Simply Fast logotype, and Tempo are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Tempo ATA100 includes technol- ogy by FirmTek, LLC.
  • Page 2: Installation Preparation

    Tempo ATA100 Installation Preparation Prior to installing the Tempo ATA100 and hard drives into your system, you should familiarize yourself with the parts to be installed. We also strongly recommend that you read the sections in your computer’s user manual that address hard drive and PCI card installation.
  • Page 3 (Figure 6). Save the panel in case you ever need to use it again. support stand 11. Route the Ultra ATA cable(s) to the Tempo ATA100 card; avoid the proces- sor’s heat sink and make sure the cables will not get crushed or pinched by Figure 6 any part of the case when the computer is reassembled.
  • Page 4 Quick Start Guide for Tempo ATA100 12. Attach the Ultra ATA cables’ host (blue) connectors to the Tempo ATA100 card. 13. Check the cable connections; make sure all cables are connected securely to the Tempo ATA100 and the hard drives.
  • Page 5 7. When the Warning window appears, click the Partition button (Figure 12). If necessary, repeat steps 4–6 to partition other drives connect- ed to the Tempo ATA100. When partitioning and formatting are complete, close the Disk Utility application; you can now use your drive(s).
  • Page 6 Install Tempo AV Tool Control Panel The Tempo AV control panel enables you to select an optimized setting for the audio or video playback from a drive connected to the Tempo ATA100 when you encounter problems. 1. Insert the Tempo AV Tool diskette into your computer’s fl oppy disk drive.