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Indus Technologies IDEX 400 Installation & Operation Manual Download Page 4

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IDEX

400

SATA - Installation & Operation

indus

technologies

oPeraTion

General

The.

IDEX 400

.drive.selector.activates.the.selected.drive.at.the.moment.when.the.PC.power.is.turned.on..Once.the.power.

is.on.any.selection.changes.have.no.effect.
There.are.two.modes.of.operation.that.determine.how.the.active.drive.is.selected:

Local:

.

The.local.selector.switch,.on.the.front.of.the.drive.selector,.selects.the.drive.to.activate

Master:

.

A.remote.

Master Selector

switch.sends.a.signal.to.one.or.more.IDEX.units.and.tells.the.electronics.

which.drive.to.select.

Front Panel Indicators

There.are.five.LED.lights.on.the.face.of.the.

IDEX 400.

.One.group.of.LED.indicators.on.the.front.panel.is.labeled.

“Active.Drive”,.and.a.separate.LED.indicator.is.called.“Master”..Only.one.drive.can.be.active.at.a.time,.so.only.one.of.
the.four.“Active.Drive”.indicators.should.be.on.
The.“Master”.light.will.only.be.on.when.the.IDEX.unit.is.connected.to.a.

Master Selector

.

Master Mode Indicator

Selected / Active Drive

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Summary of Contents for IDEX 400

Page 1: ...IDEX 400 Hard Drive Switch Installation Operation For SATA Drives industechnologies...

Page 2: ...Instructions 1 Set IDEX 400 Jumpers 6 2 Disconnect all Power to Computer 7 3 Disconnect Existing Hard Drive s 7 4 Mark Cables 7 5 Install Second Hard Drive 7 6 Optional Install Master Selector Cable 7...

Page 3: ...echnologies KiT ConTenTs Qty Part 1 IDEX 400 Hard Drive Selector 1 IDEX 400 Power Cable 4 Hard Drive Power Cables 4 SATA Power Adaptor Cables 4 Mounting Screws IDEX Power Cable Hard Drive Power Cable...

Page 4: ...or selects the drive to activate Master A remote Master Selector switch sends a signal to one or more IDEX units and tells the electronics which drive to select Front Panel Indicators There are five L...

Page 5: ...rive 1 and the additional drives as Drive 2 3 and 4 Drive Functions Each drive should have a clearly defined function Once you have decided on each drive s function you will be able to determine which...

Page 6: ...if the cable from the Master Selector is disconnected If no jumper is placed on the Local or Drive 1 positions no drive will be selected Master Mode This mode is used when the drive selector is being...

Page 7: ...drive position one by marking the connectors on both ends of both cables with a 1 Mark the second set with a 2 This is done for simplicity in setup and to aid in any trouble shooting later 5 Install S...

Page 8: ...tor at the front of the PC so that it is ready to slide in to the drive bay Connect the IDEX Power Cable and Hard Drive Power Cables to their respective connectors on the switch Connect the internal P...

Page 9: ...Set the Master Selector switch to Local Set the IDEX 400 switch to Drive 1 and turn the PC on Two indicators should be on Master and Drive 1 All other indicators should be off and the PC should boot...

Page 10: ...Electronics a type of connection for data transfer IDEX 400 A device capable of selecting a SATA IDE or SCSI data device to activate at power up Jumpers These are a set of pin pairs on the IDEX 400 T...

Page 11: ...return and provide return instructions You must ship the products back to Indus Technologies in their original or equivalent packaging prepay shipping charges and insure the shipment or accept the ris...

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