Sonnet Technologies Tempo SATA Pro 6Gb 4-Port Serial ATA Host Controller User Manual

Quick start guide, Tempo, Sata pro

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Quick Start Guide

You Should Have

The following items should be included in your product package:

• One Tempo SATA Pro 6Gb 4-Port card

The following items are required (sold separately):

• One or more external Serial ATA drives

• One or more external Serial ATA (eSATA) data cables

System Requirements

The Tempo SATA Pro 6Gb 4-Port host adapter card requires the

following in order to operate in your system:

• One available PCI Express 1.1 or 2.0 (PCIe) slot*

• OS X

®

Version 10.5 or later; or Windows

®

8, 7, or Vista

®

* This card is not currently compatible in PCIe 3.0 slots

eSATA connector

SATA I connector

Hardware Installation Steps for All Users (continued)

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 or Thunderbolt-to-PCIe expansion chassis.

5. Connect the eSATA data cable(s) between the Tempo card

and the drive enclosures;

make sure all cables are connected

securely to the Tempo card and the enclosures.

Driver Information—OS X

The drivers that enable the Tempo SATA Pro 6Gb 4-Port card to work

in your computer or Thunderbolt expansion chassis are installed as

part of OS X; the Tempo card is ready to use when you power on

your computer.

Driver Information—Windows

After starting up Windows, the drivers that enable the Tempo

SATA Pro 6Gb 4-Port card to operate in your system are installed

automatically. A Found New Hardware popup will appear. Then,

information regarding the process of identifying the card, and

searching for and installing the appropriate software will appear.

Finally, the message “Your new hardware is installed and ready to

use” will be displayed, and then the popup will disappear.

Hardware Installation Steps for All Users

1. Shut down your computer or Thunderbolt-to-PCIe expansion

chassis, and then open it to access the expansion card area (PCI

Express slots); refer to the user’s manual for specific information.

2. Locate an available PCI Express slot and remove its access cover.

Windows users and Thunderbolt-to-PCIe expansion chassis users

skip to the next panel; Mac Pro users:

• Mac Pro

®

(Mid 2012), 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 must only use

slot 3 or 4.

• Power Mac

®

G5 users should use slot 2 or 4, or slot 3 if necessary.

Tempo

SATA Pro

6

Gb

4

-Port

6Gb/s eSATA PCIe 2.0 Host Controller for PCI Express® Slot

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