Sonnet TEMPO-X eSATA 8 Quick Start Manual

Sonnet TEMPO-X eSATA 8 Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide for Tempo-X eSATA 8

You Should Have

The following item should be included in your product package:
• One Tempo-X eSATA 8 card
The following item may be required for installation:
• Medium Phillips screwdriver
The following items are required for installation:
• One or more external drive enclosures (sold
separately)
• One or more external Serial ATA (eSATA) data
cables (sold separately)

System Requirements

The Tempo-X eSATA 8 requires the following in order to oper-
ate in your system:
• One available PCI-X or PCI slot
• Mac OS
X Version 10.2.x or later, or Windows
®

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.
Also, avoid touching the logic board and any of its components.
WARNING FOR MAC USERS:
HighPoint RocketRAID product or the kernel extension installed by its
supporting software. If you have the HighPoint product installed in your system,
be sure to remove the HPTRAIDController.kext file before you install the
Tempo-X eSATA 8 into your system. Refer to the RocketRAID documentation
for detailed instructions.
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
©2005 Sonnet Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Sonnet, the Sonnet logotype, Simply Fast, the Simply Fast logotype, and Tempo are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies, Inc. 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.
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  • Page 1: System Requirements

    Sonnet Technologies, Inc., Irvine, California USA • Tel: 1-949-587-3500 Fax: 1-949-457-6350 ©2005 Sonnet Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Sonnet, the Sonnet logotype, Simply Fast, the Simply Fast logotype, and Tempo are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.
  • Page 2 Support Note for Power Mac G5 Users: Due to its size, the Tempo-X eSATA 8 card may not be installed in slot 4 (closest to the drive bays), and may only be installed in slot 2 or 3. Users should be aware that when certain standard 33 MHz PCI adapter cards are installed along with the Tempo-X card in slots 2 and 3, the Tempo-X card’s performance may be adversely affected.
  • Page 3 15. When the next window appears, click Finish. This section describes the installation of drivers to support the Tempo-X eSATA 8 in systems running Windows XP. 16. Click Start > Turn Off Computer, and then click Restart; you may now format drives attached to the Tempo-X card.
  • Page 4 Drive Formatting—Individual Drives (Not in a RAID Array) This section describes the process of formatting (initializing) individual hard drives connected to the Tempo-X eSATA 8 using Disk Utility under Mac OS X Version 10.3; the process under Versions 10.4 and 10.2 are very similar. If you intend to create a RAID array with the drives attached to the Tempo-X card, skip to “Drive Formatting—RAID Arrays”...
  • Page 5 Drive Formatting—RAID Arrays This section describes the process of formatting (initializing) individual hard drives connected to the Tempo-X eSATA 8 using Disk Utility under Mac OS X Version 10.3; the process under Versions 10.4 and 10.2 are similar. If you choose to do so, you may format your drives using SoftRAID 3.1 or later;...
  • Page 6 Quick Start Guide for Tempo-X eSATA 8 Drive Formatting—RAID Arrays (continued) Support Note: The remaining steps in this section describe the creation of a RAID 0 (striped) array. If you intend to create a RAID 1 (mirrored) array, the procedure is similar to the remaining steps. Please refer to Disk Utility help for further information.
  • Page 7 Quick Start Guide for Tempo-X eSATA 8 About Tempo-X eSATA 8’s Ports and LEDs 1. Each eSATA port on the Tempo-X card is assigned a channel number that may be helpful if you need to diagnose any issues (Figure 11).

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