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C – Express Bus Extender PCIe 2.0 Installation Steps
If you purchased the QIO-CF4-PCIE, install the PCIe adapter card
into your computer after installing the software. Otherwise, go to
the next page.
1. If you haven’t already done so, shut down your computer,
and then open it to access the expansion card area (PCI
Express slots); refer to your computer’s user manual for specific
information.
2. Locate an available PCI Express slot and remove its access
cover:
• Mac Pro (Mid 2010), Mac Pro (Early 2009), and pre-2008
Mac Pro users may install the card into any available slot
• Mac Pro (Early 2008) users should use slot 2 if available, or
slot 3 or 4 if not
3. Remove the Sonnet card from its packaging, and then
install it into the slot; make sure the card is firmly seated
and secured.
4. Close your computer.
5. If you installed the card into a Mac Pro (Mid 2010), Mac Pro
(Early 2009), or Mac Pro (Early 2008), proceed to Chapter 4
– Mac User’s Qio CF4 Connection Steps.
If you installed the card into a pre-2008 Mac Pro, turn it on.
Depending on which version of Mac OS X your computer is
running, Expansion Slot Utility will open. If it does not open
by itself, you must do so manually (Expansion Slot Utility is
located in the /System/Library/CoreServices folder). Select
the appropriate configuration (your Sonnet card is an x1
card), and then click Quit if the default configuration was
appropriate, or click Save and Restart if you changed the
configuration. Shut down your computer, and then proceed
to Chapter 4 – Mac User’s Qio CF4 Connection Steps.
This chapter covers the Qio CF4 software and hardware
installation steps for Mac users. Windows users should skip
to Chapter 5 – Windows User’s Hardware Installation and
Connection Steps.
A – Software Download Steps
Before connecting the Qio CF4 enclosure, install the Qio CF4
drivers.
1. Log onto the Internet.
2. Go to http://www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php, click
the Pro Media Readers link, and then click the Qio CF4 link.
3. Locate and click the Driver link, then click the Qio CF4
System Installer link, and then click the Download Now
button; the file will be downloaded.
B – Qio CF4 System Software Installation Steps
1. Locate and double-click the .dmg file you downloaded; a QIO
CF4 System x.x.x Installer window will open.
2. Double-click the QIOCFInstaller x.x.x.pkg file inside the QIO
CF System x.x.x Installer window to launch the installer; when
the Welcome to the Qio CF System Installer window appears,
click Continue.
3. When the Important Information window appears, click
Continue.
4. When the Software License Agreement window appears, read
the license, click Continue, and then click Agree.
5. When the Select a Destination window appears, accept the
default install destination or choose a new destination. Click
Continue.
6. When prompted for a password, enter your password, and
then click OK.
7. When prompted, click Continue Installation to install the
drivers. While the driver is installed, a progress bar appears.
When the Installation Completed Successfully screen appears,
click Restart.
8. After your computer finishes restarting, proceed to C –
Express Bus Extender PCIe 2.0 Installation Steps. Otherwise,
skip to Chapter 4 – Mac User’s Qio CF4 Connection Steps.
Chapter 3 – Mac User’s Software/Hardware Installation Steps
WARNING: When handling computer products, take care
to prevent components from being damaged by static
electricity; avoid working in carpeted areas. Handle expansion
cards only by their edges and avoid touching connector traces
and component pins. Also, avoid touching the logic board and
any of its components.
Support Note: To avoid generating a static charge in
your body, do not walk around the room until after you
finish installing the PCIe adapter card and close the computer.