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User's Guide
for Echo
Express and Echo Express Pro
Thunderbolt
Expansion Chassis for PCIe Cards

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Summary of Contents for Sonnet Echo Express

  • Page 1 User’s Guide for Echo Express and Echo Express Pro ™ Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis for PCIe Cards ™...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction..........................1 2 Echo Express Chassis’ Description Description................2 3 PCIe Card Installation Steps....................4 4 Verify Connections Using System Information................6 Verify Echo Express is Recognized Verify Installed Cards are Recognized 5 Tips, General Information, and Known Issues................7...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    225 8.86 SIDE VIEW Congratulations on your purchase! Echo Express and Echo While Echo Express chassis require no drivers, the expansion Express Pro are Thunderbolt expansion systems for PCIe cards. cards you install do; Thunderbolt-compatible drivers to enable Through their one or two PCIe slots, you may connect one or...
  • Page 6: Echo Express Chassis' Description Description

    Chapter 2 – Echo Express Chassis’ Description 1 – Power Indicator LED 3 – Thunderbolt Ports This indicator lights when the Echo Express is powered, the Connect a Thunderbolt cable between either port and your Thunderbolt cable between Echo Express and your computer computer’s Thunderbolt port;...
  • Page 7 Chapter 2 – Echo Express Chassis’ Description Echo Express Interior 1 – Port Access Cover Although the Echo Express has only one PCIe slot, it will accommodate a double-width card, and will support an I/O plate that connects to the PCIe card;...
  • Page 8: Pcie Card Installation Steps

    Express and Echo Express Pro are identical (except for installation of a second PCIe card in the Echo Express Pro). 1. Remove the Echo Express chassis from its packaging, and then set it on a flat, level surface. 2. Loosen the two captive thumbscrews securing the locking plate, and then remove and set aside the locking plate (Figure 1).
  • Page 9 8. Secure the card using the screw you removed previously (Figure 3). 9. Optional: Install the second PCIe card into slot 2 following the instructions in step 7 (Echo Express Pro only), or I/0 plate in the second opening. 10. Secure the card or plate using the screw you removed previously (Figure 3).
  • Page 10: Verify Connections Using System Information

    Chapter 4 – Verify Connections Using System Information A – Verify the Echo Express is Recognized 1. Power on the computer. 2. From the Apple menu, select About This Mac; the System Information application will launch. 3. When the About This Mac window opens, click More Info;...
  • Page 11: Tips, General Information, And Known Issues

    7.75 inches (19.68 cm) long Replacing Cards or Adding Cards After Initial Installation If you decide to replace or add a card to Echo Express after the initial setup, shut down the computer, and then disconnect the...
  • Page 12: Specifications, Precautions, Fcc Compliance, And Support Information

    PCIe card FCC Compliance Compatible PCIe Cards See Sonnet Website (www. Echo Express and Echo Express Pro comply with Part 15 of the sonnettech.com) FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: Power Supply Universal 150W, 100-240V AC,...
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  • Page 14 Allegro, Echo, and Tempo are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies, Inc. FireWire, iMac, Mac, the Mac logo, MacBook, and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Thunderbolt and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/ or other countries.

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