Sonnet TEMPO SATA X4P Quick Start Manual

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eSATA Host Controller for PCI-X or PCI Slot

Quick Start Guide for Tempo SATA X4P

You Should Have

The following item should be included in your product package:

• One Tempo SATA X4P card

• One Sonnet Software CD

The following items are required (sold separately):

• Medium Phillips screwdriver

• One or more external Serial ATA (SATA) drive enclosures

• One or more external Serial ATA (eSATA) data cables

System Requirements

The Tempo SATA X4P requires the following in order to operate in your

system:

• One available PCI-X or PCI slot

• Mac Users - Mac OS
Server Version 10.5, 10.4.11, or 10.3

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• Windows
SP2 installed; OR Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003*

Users - Windows 7, Windows Vista®, or Windows XP with

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X Version 10.5, 10.4.11, or 10.3; OR Mac OS X

Support Notes: We recommend that you make a backup of

important information on your system’s current hard drive prior

to installing new hardware or software.

When handling computer products, you must take care to prevent
components from being damaged by static electricity. Before opening
your computer or removing parts from their packages, always ground
yourself first by touching a metal part of the computer, such as a port
access cover, and work in an area free of static electricity; avoid carpeted
areas. Handle all electronic components only by their edges, and avoid
touching connector traces and component pins. Also, avoid touching
the logic board and any of its components.

* Creating RAID volumes under Windows requires dynamic disk storage, a

formatting option available with Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server
2003 SP1, Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate (32- and 64-bit
versions), Windows Vista Enterprise or Ultimate (32- and 64-bit versions), or
Windows XP Professional (32- and 64-bit versions).
In order to create RAID volumes larger than 2TB, you must do one of the
following: Span (link together in a virtual chain) the volumes, and then
format them as NTFS. -OR- Use GPT formatting. Note that drives and
volumes with GPT formatting are not visible to any version of Windows XP
Professional, nor to the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003 SP1.

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Quick Start Guide for Tempo SATA X4P

Installation Preparation

Prior to installing the Tempo SATA X4P into your system and
connecting any drive enclosures, you should familiarize yourself with
the parts to be installed. We also strongly recommend that you read
the sections in your computer’s user manual that address PCI card
installation.

1. Figure 1 shows the Tempo card’s eSATA ports; depending on the
drive enclosure(s) used, you will need to use data cables with eSATA
connectors on both ends, or cables with an eSATA connector on
one end and SATA I connector on the other end. Note: SATA I
connectors are used on bare SATA hard drives.

2. Figure 2 shows both eSATA and SATA I connectors.

eSATA connectors

Figure 1

eSATA connector

eSATA connector

SATA I connector

Figure 2

SATA I connector

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Quick Start Guide for Tempo SATA X4P

Hardware Installation Steps

This section covers the installation of the Tempo SATA X4P into
your system and connection of one or more drive enclosures.

1. Shut down the computer.

2. Open your computer to access its expansion card area (PCI
slots); refer to your computer’s user manual for specific
information.

3. Locate an available PCI-X or PCI slot inside your computer
and remove its access cover, if present, from the rear of the
computer.

Support Note for Power Mac G5 Users: If your

computer has PCI-X slots, you should be aware that when
certain standard 33 MHz PCI adapter cards are installed along with
the Tempo card in slots 2 and 3, the Tempo card’s performance
may be adversely affected.

4. Remove the Tempo card from its packaging and install it
into the slot; make sure the card is firmly seated.

5. Secure the Tempo card firmly in place with the previously
removed mounting screw if necessary, and then close the
computer.

6. Connect the eSATA data cable(s) between the Tempo
card and the drive enclosures; make sure all cables

are connected securely to the Tempo card and the 
enclosures.

Windows 7 Driver Installation

This section describes the installation of drivers to support the
Tempo SATA X4P in systems running Windows 7.

Support Note: The software on the included Installer CD

may not be the latest version available. Before installing this
product, check the version number of the software on the CD
and what’s available at www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php.
Download and install the newer version, if available.

1. Turn on your computer and log in; during startup, an
Installing Device Driver Software pop-up will appear, followed
by a message that the device driver software was not
successfully installed. Close the message.

2. Click Start > Control Panel.

3. In the Control Panel window, double-click Device Manager.
If you have not disabled User Account Control (UAC), a UAC
window will appear; click Continue.

4. When the Device Manager window appears, click the arrow
next to IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers to expand the list. Right­click “Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller” and
select Update Driver Software.

5. When the Update Driver Software window appears, insert
the Tempo SATA Host Controller Software CD into your
computer’s optical drive, and then click “Browse my computer
for driver software”.

  6. When the next window appears, click Browse.

Support Note: Sonnet strongly recommends you use

high quality external SATA cables to connect your drive
enclosures to Tempo SATA X4P. Low quality cables do not offer the
proper shielding and durability high quality cables afford, and may
allow data to be corrupted.

7. If you are a Power Mac G5 user, your card installation 

is complete; skip to page 5 for drive formatting 
instructions. If you are a Windows user, go to the next 
panel for driver installation instructions.

Support Note: When installed in a Power Mac G5,

there is no driver to install. The card works without

additional software.

7. When the Browse for Folder window appears, click
“Computer” to expand the list, then click the icon for the
optical drive containing the software CD, and then click OK.

8. Back in the Browse for driver software window, make sure
the checkbox next to Include Subfolders is checked, and
then click Next. If a Windows Security window appears, click
Install; the driver software will be installed.

9. When the Windows has successfully updated your driver
software window appears, click close; you may now format
drives attached to the Tempo card. Skip to page 7 for drive
formatting information.

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