Quick Start Guide
SERIAL ATA HOST CONTROLLER FOR PCI EXPRESS
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Quick Start Guide for Tempo SATA E2P
You Should Have
The following items should be included in your product package:
• One Tempo SATA E2P card
• One CD
The following items are required (sold separately):
• One or more external Serial ATA Drives
• One or two external Serial ATA (eSATA) data cables
System Requirements
The Tempo SATA E2P host adapter card requires the following in
order to operate in your system:
• One available PCI Express (PCIe) slot
• Mac OS
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X Version 10.3 or later , or Windows
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7, Vista, or XP with
SP2 installed
eSATA connector
SATA I connector
Hardware Installation Steps for All Users
3.
Remove the Sonnet card from its packaging, and then install it
into the slot;
make sure the card is firmly seated and secured
.
4.
Close your computer.
Software Installation Steps for Mac OS X Users
1.
Turn on your computer; depending on the computer and
operating system used:
• If you installed the card into a Mac Pro (Early 2009), Mac Pro
(Early 2008), or Power Mac G5, proceed to step 2.
• If you installed the card into a pre-2008 Mac Pro, depending
on which version of Mac OS X your computer is running,
Expansion Slot Utility will open. If it does not open by itself,
you must do so manually (Expansion Slot Utility is located in
the /System/Library/CoreServices folder). Select the appropriate
configuration (your Sonnet card is an x1 card), and then click
Quit if the default configuration was appropriate, or click Save
and Restart if you changed the configuration.
Support Note:
Mac users may use the software on the
included Installer CD, but it may not be the latest version
available. Before installing this product, check the version number of
the software on the CD and what’s available at www.sonnettech.com/
support/ and install the newer version, if available. Windows users must
have an active Internet connection in order to download and install the
drivers for the Tempo card.
Hardware Installation Steps for All Users
Before installing software, you must first install the Tempo card.
1.
Shut down you computer, and then open it to access the
expansion card area (PCI Express slots); refer to your computer’s
user manual for specific information
2.
Locate an available PCI Express slot and remove its access cover.
Windows users skip to the next panel; Mac OS users:
• Mac Pro (Early 2009) users and pre-2008 Mac Pro users may
install the card into any available slot; Mac Pro (Early 2008)
users must only use slot 3 or 4.
• Power Mac G5 users should use slot 2 or 4, or slot 3 if necessary.
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