Connecting the ABSplus w/ eSATA Interface
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1
Connect the power supply to the ABSplus drive and the AC power cable to a power
outlet, and turn the ABSplus on. The blue power LED should be illuminated.
2
Connect the ABSplus eSATA cable to the eSATA port on your computer.
If you cannot locate a eSATA port, you have the following options:
A) Use the supplied eSATA pass through cable which requires a free PCI slot.
Note. This option may not support hot swapping of your external drive depending
on your computers SATA support.
B) Purchase a PCI Express, PCI, or PCI-X eSATA Host Bus Adapter to add eSATA
support to your computer, check your owners manual for which type your system
supports. eSATA Host Bus Adapters are available from CMS at www.cmsproducts.
com.
3
Connect the other end of the eSATA cable to the ABSplus.
4
Verify that the ABSplus drive can be seen in the ‘My Computer’ option of the Windows®
Start menu; if not, check all cable connections to the ABSplus and reboot the computer.
You are now ready to install the BounceBack Professional software (see “Installing the
Software”).
eSATA port
eSATA pass through
eSATA PCI HBA
