Sonnettech Fusion Quick Start Manual

FUSION™ PCIe® FLASH DRIVE

Quick Start Guide

You Should Have

The following items should be included in your product package:

• Sonnet Fusion PCIe Flash Drive

System Requirements

The Fusion PCIe Flash Drive requires the following in order to
operate with your system:

• One available Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt port

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• OS X

Version 10.8.5 or later, or OS X Server Version 10.8.5 or

later; or Windows

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 PCIe Flash Drive link, and then click

the Documentation link.

4. Click the Fusion PCIe Flash Drive Quick Start Guide

[English] link, and then check the Document Version
information. If the version listed is later than this
document (revision B), click the Download Now
button for the latest version.

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8 or 7, or Windows Server 2012 or 2008

Product Information

Driver Information

For Mac users, the drivers that enable the Fusion PCIe Flash Drive
to work with your computer are installed as part of OS X; the
Fusion drive is ready to use when you power on your computer.
For Windows users, after starting up Windows, the drivers that
enable the Fusion PCIe Flash Drive to operate with your system
are installed automatically.

Using the Fusion PCIe Flash Drive

Listed here is some general information about using the Fusion
PCIe Flash Drive with your computer:

Formatting the Drive
The Fusion PCIe Flash Drive is shipped from Sonnet
unformatted. Mac users should use Disk Utility (found in the
Utilities folder within the Applications folder) to set up the device
for use. Windows users should use Disk Management to set up
the device for use.

Booting From the Fusion PCIe Flash Drive

Fusion PCIe Flash Drive supports booting OS X 10.8.5 and later
when connected to a Mac computer.

Product Description

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

Advice

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

• Disconnecting the Fusion PCIe 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 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 mixed Thunderbolt 2/
Thunderbolt device daisy chain that is connected to a computer
with Thunderbolt 2 technology, the Fusion PCIe Flash Drive
will not perform at its peak. When connected downstream
from a 10Gbps Thunderbolt device, there is not enough
bandwidth to support the Fusion drive at full performance.

Thunderbolt

Connector

Thunderbolt Connector – Plug this connector into one of your
computer’s Thunderbolt ports, or at the end of a Thunderbolt
device chain.

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

LED indicator

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Thunderbolt Cable Replacement Instructions

Should the need arise, you may replace the Fusion PCIe Flash
Drive’s Thunderbolt nterface cable. Use Sonnet’s cable (part
number TCB-TB2-05M); other cables are not supported.

1. Remove and set aside the four feet (A) from the bottom of the

Fusion PCIe Flash Drive, referred to as “the drive” from this
point onward.

2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove and set aside the four

screws (B) securing the bottom cover to the drive enclosure.

3. Remove and set aside the bottom cover (C).

Support Note: To avoid damaging components due to

static electricity discharge, wear an antistatic wrist strap while

working inside the Fusion PCIe Flash Drive.

4. Remove and set aside the three screws (D) securing the

Thunderbolt interface board/SSD assembly (E) to the drive
enclosure.

5. Lift up the Thunderbolt cable (F) part way out of the drive

enclosure, grasp the circuit board it is plugged into by its
edges, and then disconnect the cable. Note that the SSD is
plugged into a spring-loaded slot and will separate from the
interface board as you lift it out of the enclosure.

Thunderbolt

interface board

SSD

6. Plug in the replacement Thunderbolt cable (F).

7. Pushing its short edge,
carefully seat the SSD in its slot
on the interface board, and
then set the interface board/
SSD assembly back in the
drive enclosure (E).

8. Using the three screws (D) you removed previously, secure
the interface board/SSD assembly (E) to the drive enclosure;
do not overtighten the screws.

9. Using the four screws (B) you removed previously, secure the
bottom cover (C) to the drive enclosure; do not overtighten
the screws.

10. Replace the four feet (A) on the bottom of the drive. Note
that you may find it necessary to apply hot glue to the
bottom of the feet for them to adhere securely to the screws.

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