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11
Installation and Setup
Pegasus3 Product Manual
Connect Pegasus3 to your Mac
To establish the Thunderbolt 3 connection:
1.
Connect a Thunderbolt 3 cable from one of the Thunderbolt 3 ports on the back of the Pegasus3
to the Thunderbolt 3 port on your computer.
See
“Thunderbolt 3 and power connections” on page 10
.
2.
If the Pegasus3 is plugged into a power source and the computer is running, the Pegasus3
will power on and begin to boot up. See
“Power modes on the Pegasus3” on page 15 for
information on power up and shut down behavior.
You will notice the following:
• The Power Button LED is lit orange at first, then blue.
• The drive carrier Power / Status LEDs is lit blue.
• The Thunderbolt 3 Link LED for the port connection is lit blue.
See “Pegasus3 R6 front view” on page 4 for illustration of the front of the device.
• The “PROMISE RAID” storage drive icon (see picture below) appears on your desktop.
This indicates the Pegasus3 is ready for use.
Note
If the Thunderbolt 3 cable is connected to a computer that is running, the Pegasus3 will
power up as soon as the power is connected.
Note
When the device is powered on by connecting the Thunderbolt 3 cable, or by
pressing the Power Button, the Power Button turns orange. It takes about 30 seconds
to start the Pegasus3 unit.
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