Sonnet echo express SE II User Manual

User’s Guide

For
Windows

for Echo™ Express SE II

™

Thunderbolt

2-to-PCI Express® Card Expansion Chassis

Contents

1 Introduction, System Requirements 1

2 Echo Express SE II Description 2

Echo Express SE II Extererior
Echo Express SE II Inner Assembly
Echo Express SE II Power Adapter
Thunderbolt Connector Lock
Thunderbolt Cable

3 PCIe Card Installation and Chassis Setup Steps 5

4 Verify Connections Using System Information 8

A – Verify the Echo Express SE II is Recognized
B – Verify the Installed Card is Recognized

5 Tips, General Information, and Known Issues 9

Tips, General Information
Known Issues

6 Specifications, Precautions, FCC Compliance, and Support Information 10

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

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase! The Echo Express SE II is
a Thunderbolt 2 expansion system for PCIe cards. Through its
PCIe slots, you may connect two expansion cards to your iMac

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Mac

mini, Mac Pro®, MacBook Air®, or MacBook Pro® with

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Thunderbolt technology to expand its capabilities in ways never
before possible! With its Windows

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support, the Echo Express
SE II offers you a handy way to connect expansion cards to your
desktop or laptop PC with Thunderbolt technology.

Mac Compatibility

• Mac computer with a Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt port

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10.8.5 or later

• OS X

Windows Compatibility

• Windows PC with a Thunderbolt 2 a (recommended) or

Thunderbolt port*

• Windows 8, 7

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System Requirements

While the Echo Express SE II chassis requires 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 which cards are
compatible with Echo Express SE II is available at:
http://sonnettech.com/support/charts/thunderbolt/index.html

* To support more than two PCIe controllers, Windows requires a

Thunderbolt 2 interface in both the computer and the expansion
chassis. Note that some PCIe cards have a bridge to multiple
controllers, so it is possible for a single dual-controller PCIe card to
reach the limit if not connected via Thunderbolt 2. Not all Mac­compatible PCIe cards are also compatible with Windows.