Installation Of External Serial Ata Devices; Hdd/Ssd Installation; Compactflash Card Installation; Sd/Sdhc Card Installation - Kontron CP308 User Manual

CP308
3.5.3

Installation of External Serial ATA Devices

The following information pertains to external SATA devices which may be connected to the
CP308 via normal cabling.
Some symptoms of incorrectly installed SATA devices are:
• Device on a SATA channel does not spin up: check power cables and cabling. May also
result from a bad power supply or SATA device.
The SATA connector on the CP308 provides only a data connection. The power for this
device must be supplied by a separate connector. For further information, refer to the
respective documentation of the device.
• SATA device fail message at boot-up: may be a bad cable or lack of power going to the
drive.
3.5.4

2.5" HDD/SSD Installation

One 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD may be connected to the 8HP CP308 via the CP308-HDD or the
CP308-MEDIA module and the respective SATA connector. For further information regarding
the CP308-HDD module, refer to Appendix A in this manual. For further information regarding
the CP308-MEDIA module, refer to Appendix B in this manual.
3.5.5

CompactFlash Card Installation

The 8HP CP308 equipped with the CP308-HDD module or the CP308-MEDIA module provides
a CompactFlash card socket with ejector. The CompactFlash card socket supports all available
CompactFlash ATA cards type I and type II. For further information regarding the CP308-HDD
module, refer to Appendix A in this manual. For further information regarding the CP308-ME-
DIA module, refer to Appendix B in this manual.
Note ...
The CP308-HDD/CP308-MEDIA does not support removal and reinsertion of
the CompactFlash storage card while the board is in a powered-up state. Con-
necting the CompactFlash card while the power is on, which is known as "hot
plugging", may damage your system.
3.5.6

SD/SDHC Card Installation

The 8HP CP308 equipped with the CP308-MEDIA module provides an SD/SDHC card socket
for the installation an SD or an SDHC card. For further information regarding the CP308-MEDIA
module, refer to Appendix B in this manual.
Note ...
The CP308-MEDIA does not support removal and reinsertion of the SD/SDHC
card while the board is in a powered-up state. Connecting the SD/SDHC card
while the power is on may damage your system.
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