Sonnet fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive 1TB User Manual

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THUNDERBOLT

Quick Start Guide

You Should Have

The following items should be included in your product package:

• Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive

Mac® Compatibility

• Macs with Thunderbolt 3 ports

• macOS

Windows® Compatibility

• PC with a Thunderbolt 3 port

• 64-bit editions of Windows 10, Version 1703

Preparing to Use the Fusion Thunderbolt 3
PCIe Flash Drive With a Mac Computer

The drivers required to support this product are installed as part
of macOS; there are no preparation steps beyond updating your
computer to macOS 10.12.6 or newer.

Preparing to Use the Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash
Drive With a Windows PC

1. Update Windows. You must use Windows 10, 64-Bit Version

2. Update your computer’s BIOS to the latest version. If you

3. Update your Thunderbolt Bus Driver to the latest version; you

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10.12.6+

(Creator’s Update) or newer

1703 or newer (also called the Creator’s Update). To check the
version number, type winver in the search bar and click enter.

need help updating your BIOS, contact your computer
manufacturer.

will need version 16.3.61.275 or newer. To check your driver
version, go to Settings:Apps:Thunderbolt(TM) Software and
you will see the version number. If it is not 16.3.61.275 or
newer, then you need to update it. Check with your computer
manufacturer for an update.

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Support Note: This document was up to date at the

time of printing. However, changes to the hardware or
software may have occurred since then. Please check the Sonnet
website for the latest documentation.

1. Go to www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php

2. Click the Thunderbolt Product link.

3. Click the Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive link, and

then click the Manual link.

5. Click the Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive QSG (Mac

and Windows) [English] link and then check the Document
Version information. If the version listed on the last page of
this manual is later than this document (revisio n A), click the
Download Now button for the latest version.

FLASH DRIVE

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Product Information

Using the Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive –
Windows Edition

Listed here is some general information about using this device
with your computer:

First Time Use—Windows Users

The first time you connect the Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash
Drive to your computer, an Approve New Thunderbolt™ Devices
window will appear. From the drop-down menu select Always
Connect, and then click OK.

Formatting the Drive

The Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive is shipped from
Sonnet unformatted. Use Disk Utility or Windows Disk
Management to set up the device for use.

Product Description

Shown below is a picture and descriptions of the Fusion PCIe
Flash Drive’s connector and indicator.

Known Issues

• While the Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive features a
40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface, some computers equipped
with Thunderbolt 3 use an x2 PCIe lane implementation of
Thunderbolt 3 technology that limits PCIe performance to
20Gbps, which will result in data transfer speeds of only up
to 1,400 MB/s. The MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Four
Thunderbolt 3 Ports) has this limitation in the two right-hand
Thunderbolt 3 ports, while offering full performance from the
left-hand ports.

• The Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive is not compatible
with the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thnderbolt 2
adapter; the drive requires more power than a Thunderbolt 2
connection can provide.

Advice

• For Mac Users: If you do not need to boot macOS from the
Fusion flash drive, formatting it as ExFAT may deliver better
performance than when it is formatted as Mac OS Extended
(Journaled). If you need to boot macOS from the Fusion flash
drive, it must be formatted as one of the Mac OS Extended
formats.

• Always “eject”, “stop”, “unplug”, or “safely remove” the Fusion
Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive before disconnecting it from
your computer or other Thunderbolt device ahead of it in a
daisy chain.

Thunderbolt 3

Connector

Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) Connector—Plug this connector
into one of your computer’s Thunderbolt 3 ports (often indicated
by a

logo), or at the end of a Thunderbolt device chain.

Drive Power and Activity Indicator LED—This LED
indicates the drive’s ready state (LED on), as well as read and
write activity (LED flashing).

Indicator LED

• Disconnecting the Fusion Flash Drive while is transferring
or receiving data may result in damage to the file(s) being
transferred or cause your system to hang.

• You may connect the Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive

to, and disconnect it from, your computer while it is on; be sure
to follow the above advice regarding disconnecting the drive.

• When plugged in at the end of a Thunderbolt 3 device daisy
chain, the Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive may not
perform at its peak.

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