Addonics CCMS1-ES User Manual

ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES

Model: CCMS1-ES

CipherChain-e

Device SATA port
(Connect to SATA device)

4-pin floppy
power connection

Reset switch

HDD LED

Disable reset switch jumper – By default, CipherChain-e reset switch is
enabled. To disable reset, remove the jumper. Disabling the reset switch
is recommended if the CipherChain-e is connected to a boot drive or non­hotswap SATA controller card.

Reset switch – Under certain applications, the RESET button enables
the adding and
Following is an example of such an application:
a. When the CipherChain-e is connecting a removable drive system to

a SATA port that supports hot swap, the drive can be removed
without powering off the computer. However the drive icon will still
be there as the system does not realize a hard drive is removed
from the system. In addition, the key code still resides inside the
CipherChain-e. Resetting will turn off the CipherChain-e, clear the
key code and remove the drive icon. We recommend resetting the
CipherChain-e whenever a hard drive is removed from a system to
ensure better security.

removing of hard drives without restarting the system.

b. Likewise when a new hard drive is added to a removable drive

system. The CipherChain-e can be initialized again by pressing the
RESET button while with the Cipher key inserted. Note that if the
new hard drive is not encrypted or the Cipher key does not match
what is on the encrypted hard drive, it will show up as an
unallocated drive under the drive management screen and no drive
icon will show up in My Computer folder. So it is very important to
make sure that the correct Cipher key is used on the hard drive.

Proceedi
beyond any possibility of recovery.

Green Power LED: In order to turn on the power to the CipherChain-e,
the cipher key must be inserted prior to power on the system or resetting
the CipherChain-e. If the power LED does not light up, the system will not
detect the hard drive connected to the CipherChain-e.

Yellow Power LED: Lights up when there is drive activity.

ng to initialize the hard drive will erase all the data

Power LED

Cipher keyhole

reset

Disable
switch jumper

Host eSATA
(Connect to eSATA host)

port

Basic Hardware Installation

1. Mount the CipherChain-e into the 3.5” drive bay on PC case.

2. Using the provided floppy Y-power cable connect the CipherChain-e
4-pin floppy power connector to the system’s power supply.

3.

Connect the SATA hard drive or storage device to the Device SATA
port on the CipherChain-e using a SATA cable. Remember to
connect power to the storage device.
Connect the Host SATA port (port with Blue color) on the

4.
CipherChain-e to the onboard SATA port of the motherboard or an
add-in SATA controller card using a SATA cable.

w to operate the CipherChain-e:

Ho

Note: Hot swapping refers to the ability to plug and unplug the component
without rebooting.

1. Insert the AES 256-bit cipher key into the cipher keyhole on the
CipherChain-e.

2. For eSATA port that supports hotswap.

Power on the CipherChain-e and SATA storage device at the
same time or turn on storage device first before the CipherChain­ e.
For eSATA port that does not support hotswap.
Power on the CipherChain-e and SATA storage device at the
same time.

3. Observed that the green Power LED should light up. If it does not,
re-insert the cipher key and re-power the devices or reset the
CipherChain-e.

4. For new drive, go to the operating system’s management utility to
partition, format and mount the encrypted drive.

5. Go to File Manager and view the encrypted drive.
Note: You may remove the cipher key from the CipherChain-e once

the CipherChain-e is powered on. All the files being transferred into
the drive are still encrypted even if the cipher key is removed.

Best Practices:

 Create a label to identify the SATA storage device and the Cipher

key used to encrypt the device.

 Always keep a spare master key in a safe place.

For additional information about the CipherChain-e, refer to the
CipherChain-e manual on the CD or download a copy from
www.addonics.com

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