Sonnet Technologies Fusion F2 - Manual (Page 3)

Fusion F2 Setup
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Figure 3
Connect Fusion F2 to eSATA Host Controller and Power
Source
1. Connect either pair of the supplied eSATA data cables between
Fusion F2 and the SATA host controller in your computer, or
between the F2 and your Sonnet Qio
™ universal media reader
& writer; verify the connectors are plugged in securely
(Figure 3). Please note that if you are connecting Fusion F2 to
an ExpressCard
® adapter for a notebook computer, connect the
eSATA cables to the adapter before inserting the adapter into the
computer’s ExpressCard slot.
2. Connect a power source using any of the following methods;
verify the cable is plugged in securely:
a. Connect the supplied 1-meter power cable between the Fusion
F2 and a FireWire 400 connector on your computer or powered
FireWire hub, or a FireWire 800 connector on your computer
using the included adapter.
b. Connect the supplied .15-meter power cable between the F2
and the Sonnet Qio.
c. Connect the optional Fusion World Travel Power Adapter
(part # PWR-UAC-12V).
3. If you are using a Mac and it is powered on, two Disk Insertion
windows will appear onscreen; click Initialize to launch Disk
Utility so you may format the Fusion F2 drives; proceed to Mac
OS Drive Formatting & Configuration below. If you are using
Windows, you will need to reformat the drives in order to use
them; skip to Windows Drive Formatting & Configuration on
the next page.
Mac OS Drive Formatting & Configuration
This section describes the process of creating a RAID set using Disk
Utility under Mac OS X Version 10.5; steps for formatting under Mac
OS X Version 10.6 are nearly identical.
If you are using Fusion F2
with a computer running Windows, go to the next page for drive
formatting information.
1. If it is not already open, launch Disk Utility and click the
Partition tab (Figure 4).
2. Select one of the Fusion F2’s drives, choose “1 Partition” from the
Volume Scheme pop-up menu, choose the partition table type by
clicking the Options… button, and then click Apply
(Figure 4).
Repeat with the remaining Fusion F2 drive.
Figure 4
eSATA data cable
power cable
Support Note: The drives included with Fusion F2 have been
formatted using either the GUID partition table (for use with
Intel-based Mac computers) or Apple Partition Map. If you need to
change the configuration, click the Options button with the Partition
Tab selected in Disk Utility.