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- Page 1 User’s Guide for Echo Express SE eSATA Pro 4-Port ™ Thunderbolt -to-eSATA Adapter ™...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Introduction, System Requirements, Driver Information 2 Echo Express SE eSATA Pro 4-Port Description Echo Express SE eSATA Pro 4-Port Extererior Power Adapter 3 Verifying Adapter Recognition Using System Report Confirming the Thunderbolt and eSATA Ports are Recognized 4 Connecting eSATA Devices Connecting Drives and Media Readers –... - Page 4 This page left intentionally blank...
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Page 5: Introduction, System Requirements, Driver Information
Chapter 1 – Introduction, System Requirements, Driver Information 144.8 73.5 Introduction System Requirements Congratulations on your purchase! The Echo Express SE eSATA The Echo adapter requires the following to operate: Pro 4-Port is a Thunderbolt-to-eSATA adapter that, through • Mac computer with a Thunderbolt port its four eSATA ports, you may connect single- and multi-drive •... -
Page 6: Echo Express Se Esata Pro 4-Port Description
Chapter 2 – Echo Express SE eSATA Pro 4-Port Description Echo Express SE eSATA Pro 4-Port Exterior 1 – Power Indicator 3 – 12VDC Socket This indicator lights when the Echo adapter is powered, Connect the included DC power adapter between this socket the Thunderbolt cable between the adapter and your and the included power cord computer is plugged in securely, and the computer powered... -
Page 7: Power Adapter
Chapter 2 – Echo Express SE eSATA Pro 4-Port Description Power Adapter 1 – Power Adapter Connect this to the Echo adapter’s 12VDC socket. Note that the power indicator on top lights when the adapter is connected to AC power 2 –... -
Page 8: Verifying Adapter Recognition Using System Report
Chapter 3 – Verifying Adapter Recognition Using System Report Confirming the Thunderbolt and eSATA Ports are Recognized 1. With the Echo adapter powered and connected to the computer, turn on the computer. Note that if there are any other Thunderbolt devices connected between the Echo adapter and your computer, they must also be powered for you to perform the following steps. -
Page 9: Connecting Esata Devices
Bare SATA drives and some old drive enclosures use SATA I connectors; use of these devices require cables with a SATA I connector at one end (SATA I to eSATA cables are available separately from Sonnet.) Figure 3 shows the eSATA connector SATA I connector difference between eSATA and SATA I connectors. -
Page 10: Formatting Attached Drives
Chapter 5 – Formatting Attached Drives Formatting Individual Drives (Not in a RAID Set) This section describes the process of formatting (initializing) new, individual drives connected to the Echo adapter using Disk Utility under OS X Version 10.7; the process is nearly identical under OS X Versions 10.6 and 10.8. -
Page 11: Formatting Individual Drives (Not In A Raid Set
Depending on how you set it up, a drive enclosure with a built-in hardware RAID controller (like Sonnet’s Fusion D400QR5 or F3) may not present it drives separately to the operating system. For instance, if you choose a RAID 0 or RAID 5 configuration icon of drives in the enclosure, only one “drive”... -
Page 12: Tips, General Information, And Known Issues
Chapter 6 – Tips, General Information, and Known Issues TIPS, GENERAL INFORMATION KNOWN ISSUES Keeping the Adapter Cool Some Devices’ Performance May be Affected by Where They With its optimized airflow design and temperature-controlled Are Connected in a Thunderbolt Chain However small, the Thunderbolt interface introduces latency to fan providing cooling at all times, the Echo adapter provides a device chain. -
Page 13: Specifications, Precautions, Fcc Compliance, And Support Information
Before Supports Spread Spectrum Clocking you call Sonnet Customer Service, please check our Web site for for compatibility with all SATA drives and for lower EMI emissions the latest updates and online support files, and check this User’s Guide for helpful information. - Page 14 ©2012 Sonnet Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Sonnet, the Sonnet logotype, Creativity Stored Here, Simply Fast, the Simply Fast logotype, 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.