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Installation and Setup Pegasus3 Product Manual
Power modes on the Pegasus3
The Pegasus3 introduces new power saving and response features. These are described below.
The automatic power features are:
• Sleep - When your computer goes to sleep, the Pegasus3 unit will pause any background activities
and shut down.
• Wake – When your computer wakes, the Pegasus3 unit automatically powers on.
• Shutdown – When your computer shuts down, the Pegasus3 unit automatically shuts down.
• Restart After Shutdown – When your computer powers up, the Pegasus3 unit automatically
powers up.
• Spin down HDD - The Pegasus3 includes a power saving feature that spins down the hard disk
drives if the logical drive is idle for 30 minutes. This can be enabled or disabled and the idle time
can be changed in the Pegasus Utility. Click on the Controller link in the Dashboard , then click the
Settings button to see how to change this setting.
Shutting down the Pegasus3
The Pegasus3 shuts down automatically if you turn off your computer. If you want to turn off the
Pegasus3 without shutting down your computer, follow the steps below.
To shut down the Pegasus3 unit:
1. Eject the Pegasus3 by right-clicking on the drive icon and choosing the Eject option.
2. Launch the Pegasus Utility and click on the Subsystem Information menu button at the top
of the interface, unlock the user interface (see “Unlocking the UI” on page 16), click on the
Shutdown button, then click on Shutdown in the new menu that appears. You will need to type
“confirm” in the pop-up menu and click on the Confirm button.
Alternatively, you can press and hold the Power Button until the Power LED on the button turns
orange. When you release the Power Button, the LED goes dark.