Sonnet Echo Express, Echo Express Pro Thunderbolt User Manual

User’s Guide

for Echo™ Express and Echo Express Pro

™

Thunderbolt

Expansion Chassis for PCIe Cards

Contents

1 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 1

2 Echo Express Chassis’ Description Description........................................................................... 2

3 PCIe Card Installation Steps.................................................................................................... 4

4 Verify Connections Using System Information............................................................................ 6

Verify Echo Express is Recognized
Verify Installed Cards are Recognized

5 Tips, General Information, and Known Issues............................................................................. 7

Tips, General Information
Known Issues

6 Specifications, Precautions, FCC Compliance, and Support Information...................................... 8

Specifications
Safety Precautions
FCC Compliance
Contacting Customer Service
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Chapter 1 – Introduction

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Congratulations on your purchase! Echo Express and Echo
Express Pro are Thunderbolt expansion systems for PCIe cards.
Through their one or two PCIe slots, you may connect one or
two expansion cards, respectively, to your iMac
MacBook

®

Air, or MacBook Pro to expand its capabilities in ways

®

, Mac® mini,

never before possible!

While Echo Express chassis require no drivers, the expansion
cards you install do; Thunderbolt-compatible drivers to enable
them to work properly through the Thunderbolt interface are
required. More information on what cards are compatible with
Echo Express and Echo Express Pro is available at
http://sonnettech.com/support/charts/thunderbolt/index.html

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