Apricorn Velocity Duo x2 - Dual SSD RAID Upgrade Kit for Desktop PCs and MacPro User Manual

Velocity duo quick start guide, Connecting your ssd to the velocity duo card, Electrostatic discharge) damage

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Power-down the system and physically remove the power

cord(s) from the system.
Remove the cover from the system’s chassis, following

instructions provided by the manufacturer.
Select an available PCIe Gen 1 / Gen 2 (x2, x4, x8 or x16)

slot and insert the Velocity Duo card into the slot, as shown

in Figure 1. (

NOTE: x2 slots are very rare in desktop

systems, typical installation will use a x4 slot).
Hold the Velocity Duo card at the edges and press down

gently into place.
Secure the Velocity Duo metal bracket to the system

chassis by tightening the slot screw.
After the Velocity Duo is installed, replace the chassis

cover, reconnect the power cord(s) and boot the computer.
Follow the directions below to complete your upgrade.

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Installing the Velocity Duo

in your desktop computer

Velocity Duo Quick Start Guide

To prevent ESD

(Electrostatic Discharge) damage

Use an ESD wrist strap or

discharge static electricity by

touching a grounded bare metal surface

before handling,

installing, and removing the Velocity Duo. Observe proper
ESD grounding techniques. Store your HDD or SSD in an
anti-static bag until you are ready to install it in the system.
When installing and removing the Velocity Duo Card hold by
the edge of the printed circuit board (PCB), and avoid
touching components including connectors.

IMPORTANT HANDLING INFORMATION

Connecting your SSD to the Velocity DUO Card

Slide both of your

SSDs onto the SATA

connectors on the

Velocity Duo Card. Use

4 mounting screws in

each drive to secure

them to the Duo Card.

SATA connector

SATA connector

Figure 1. Installing the Velocity Duo on

PCIe Gen 1 / Gen 2 slot

NOTE: Windows XP users and those using the Velocity

Duo with a boot disk (i.e. with OS already installed)

Before connecting your SSD to the Velocity Duo, please refer

to the directions below for installation of Windows drivers.

PCIe G

en 1/Ge

n 2 ( x2 s

lot or larg

er)

To ensure optimal RAID functionality, both of the SSDs on the Velocity Duo must be identical (same brand, same

firmware revision and capacity) Additionally, prior to data cloning, each drive must be

eroed out using a disk utility such

as Gparted, Parted agic, or a utility native to your OS. Since RAID is strictly a performance-enhancing array with data

being striped across 2 drives, if one of those drives should fail, all data on both will be lost. When using Velocity Duo with

RAID configuration, regular backup is recommended to minimi e data loss.

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