Addonics Technologies AEMEDUSIB25C, AEMEDUSIB25F, AEMEDUSIB25S, AEMEDUSIB25U, AEMEDUSIB25UW User Manual

Addonics

TECHNOLOGIES

Combo Hard Drive USIB25

Mobile Rack USIB25

For following models: AEMEDUSIB25U,

AEMEDUSIB25F, AEMEDUSIB25C, AEMEDUSIB25S,
AEMEDUSIB25UW, AEMEDUSIB25FW,
AEMEDUSIB25CW, AEMEDUSIB25SW, AERHDUS25I,
AERHDUS25WI

Users Guide
Revision 1.0

FCC Warning Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class
B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If the
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user is
encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following
suggestions.

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver

• Connect the equipment to a different power outlet other than the

one where receiver is connected

• Consult a certified television or radio technician

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Contents

FCC Warning ....................................................................................... 1

Contents................................................................................................2

Chapter 1 Preface................................................................................. 3

Features ...............................................................................3

Chapter 2 Hard Drive Installation guide ...........................................4-5

Internal Power Setting for the USIB board ..........................6

Jumper Setting for the Enclosure..........................................7

External Power setting for the Enclosure.............................8

Connecting Internally to the motherboard header................ 9

Chapter 3 USB Interface Cable Installation ......................................10

Serial ATA Interface Cable Installation ...........................11

Firewire Interface Cable Installation ................................ 12

CardBus/PCMCIA Interface Cable Installation ..........13-16

Technical Support & Contact Information ......................................…17

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Chapter 1
Preface

This is a Preliminary version of the manual intended to provide advance
information on the Addonics Technologies’ Combo Hard Drive USIB25. The
information is as complete and as accurate as possible as of the publication date,
but will be superseded and updated periodically by revised manuals. The
contents are subject to change without notice.

Features

Use standard 2.5" IDE hard drive (up to 12.7 mm in height) as removable data

!

cartridge or as external hard drive

! An external portable hard drive with a simple installation of hard drive

into drive enclosure.

! A removable hard disk cartridge via a drive cradle that mounts inside

standard 3.5" drive bay or 5 1/4" drive bay.

! Flexible internal interface connection via the included patent pending

USIB drive cradle connect to either USB 2.0/1.1, Firewire, Serial ATA
using different Addonics interface cables or to IDE port using standard
IDE cable

! Flexible external interface connection between drive enclosure and

computer ­connect externally to any computer via USB 2.0/1.1, Firewire/iLink,
CardBus/PCMCIA or Serial ATA using different Addonics interface
cables.

! Flexible power connection -

hard drive cab be powered from USB port, Firewire port, PCMCIA slot,
PC power supply or AC/DC adapter

Note: Different model comes with different components in the package.
Please refer to the contents as outlined on the package box of each model.

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Guide

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DO NOT REMOVE

The Jumper Block

NOTE:

! High Capacity Hard drives requires more power so Bus power is

not recommended.

! Hot Swap using Serial ATA connection is supported only on

Controller using Silicon Image chipset.

! Only one data cable connection at anytime. Cannot have IDE

cable connected or any USIB cable connected at the same time.

! DO NOT REMOVE The jumper block on the USIB board
It is for the activity light.

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