Hardware Installation Steps for All Users
1.
Shut down your computer or expansion chassis, disconnect
its power cable, and then open it to access the expansion
card area (PCI Express slots); refer to the user manual for
specific information
2.
Locate an available PCI Express slot and remove its access
cover if necessary. Windows users skip to the next step; OS X
users:
• Mac Pro (Mid 2012), Mac Pro (Mid 2010), Mac Pro (Early
2009) 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.
3.
Install the Tempo SSD Pro card with attached SSDs into the
slot;
make sure the card is firmly seated and secured
. If
necessary, break off one or more support tabs to allow the
card to be installed in your computer or expansion chassis.
4.
Close your computer or expansion chassis.
5.
Reconnect the computer’s power cable.
Driver Information
OS X
:
The drivers that enable the Tempo SSD Pro card to work in your
computer are installed as part of OS X; the Tempo card is ready to
use when you power on your computer.
Windows
:
After starting up Windows, the drivers that enable the
Tempo SSD Pro card to operate in your system are installed
automatically. A Found New Hardware popup will appear. Then,
information regarding the process of identifying the card, and
searching for and installing the appropriate software will appear.
Finally, the message “Your new hardware is installed and ready to
use” will be displayed, and then the popup will disappear.
Tempo SSD Pro Card Installation Steps
Formatting Drives
OS X
:
Use Disk Utility (found in the Utilities folder within the
Applications folder) to set up connected SSDs for use.
Windows
:
If you intend to format drives connected to the Tempo card using
Windows drive formatting tools (Disk Management), you may
locate the information by using “format volume”, and “create
striped volume” as search items in Windows Help.
Booting From Attached SSDs
OS X
:
Tempo SSD Pro supports booting OS X 10.6.8 and later from
attached SSDs, including those configured as a RAID set,
when installed in early 2008 and later Mac Pro computers and
Thunderbolt-to-PCIe expansion chassis, as described below:
• All Tempo SSD Pro cards support booting from attached SSDs
when the card is installed in a Thunderbolt-to-PCIe expansion
chassis.
• Installed in a Mac Pro (Early 2008 model and newer), revision
B (serial number starts with B) and later cards support booting
out of the box.
• Revision A cards may be updated to support booting when the
card is installed in a Mac Pro (Early 2008 model and newer).
You may obtain the software to update the card by visiting
www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php, navigating to the
Tempo SSD Pro support page, and downloading the firmware
updater.
Please note that in some cases it may be necessary for you to hold
the option key during a start or restart, and then select the startup
disk attached to the Tempo card.
Windows
:
Tempo SSD Pro supports booting from a single SSD when the
card is installed in a PC running Windows 8 or 7; booting from a
software-created RAID volume is not supported.
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Support Note for Pre-2008 Mac Pro Users:
When
you turn on your computer after installing the Tempo SSD
Pro, depending on which version of Mac OS X your computer
is running, the Expansion Slot Utility application will open
automatically. 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 configuration appropriate for your
setup (Tempo SSD Pro is an x4 card, and should be assigned at
least an x4 slot), and then click Quit if the default configuration
was appropriate, or click Save and Restart if you changed the
configuration.
