Sonnet Technologies RAID66 User Manual

Quick Start Guide for Tempo RAID66

You Should Have

The following items should be included in your product package:

• One Tempo RAID66 PCI Macintosh ATA Hardware RAID Controller

• Two Ultra ATA/66 Cables (supports four internal hard drives)

• Eight screws (for mounting hard drives)

• One power cable Y-adapter

• One Quick Start Guide

The following items may be required for installation:

• Medium Phillips screwdriver

• Small flat blade screwdriver

• Needle nose pliers

• Drive mounting brackets/carriers or drive mounting sleds – sold separately
(if your computer does not already have them)

• Additional power cable Y-adapters

System Requirements

In addition to the hard drives you will connect, the Tempo RAID66 requires the
following in order to operate in your system:

• One available PCI slot

• Two or four available hard drive bays (depending on configuration)

• Mac OS 8.1 or later

Installation Preparation:

Prior to installing the Tempo RAID66 and hard drives into your system, you
should familiarize yourself with the parts you will install in your system.

1. Identify the connectors on one of the included ATA/66 cables as shown in
Figure 1; the host connector plugs into the Tempo RAID66 controller card,

while the master and slave connectors plug into the hard drives.

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. Support Note: We recommend you make a backup of important infor-

mation on your system’s current hard drive(s) prior to installing new
hardware or software. When handling computer products, you must take care to
prevent components from being damaged by static electricity. Always ground
yourself by touching a metal part of the computer such as the power supply’s
metal case, and work in an area free of static electricity; avoid carpeted areas.
Handle the Tempo RAID66 only by its edges, and avoid touching connector
traces and component pins on PCI cards, hard drives, and other IDE devices.

Figure 1

master
connector

40-pin/80-wire Ultra ATA/66 cable

slave

connector

host connector

(connects to

Tempo RAID66)

2

2. Locate the jumper blocks on your hard drives. Figure 2 shows the two most

common jumper block locations.

Installation Steps – Striping Configuration

This section covers the configuration and installation of the Tempo RAID66 and
one or two pairs of hard drives to create striped volumes (two drives per volume);
striping improves disk performance (data input/output speeds), in many cases,
significantly. If you intend to use the Tempo RAID66 as a PCI host adapter
instead, and not take advantage of the striping function, skip to page 5 for
normal, non-RAID configuration installation steps.

1. Shut down the computer.

2. Remove the case cover from the computer and access the expansion card

area and drive bay(s) in your computer; refer to your computer’s user manual
for specific information.

3. Configure your hard drives’ jumpers as follows:

When installing one pair of drives to create one striped volume, you must
set the jumpers on both drives to the single setting when available, or the
master setting if not. When connecting two pairs of drives to create two
striped volumes, set the jumpers on one pair to the master setting and on
the other pair to the slave setting.

4. Install the hard drives into expansion bays. (Depending on your computer

model, drive mounting brackets/carriers or drive mounting sleds may be
required to install your hard drives. Refer to your computer’s user manual.)

5. Connect the ATA/66 cables to the hard drives as follows:

When connecting one pair of drives, connect the master connector on each
ATA/66 cable to each drive (Figure 3). When connecting two pairs of drives,
connect the ATA/66 cables’ master connectors to the drives with jumpers set
in the master setting; connect the slave connectors to the drives with
jumpers configured in the slave setting (Figure 4).

jump

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

. Support Note: When the Tempo RAID66 is used as a RAID controller,

you must connect your hard drives in pairs. We recommend that you
use identical hard drives in your RAID setup. If you choose to use drives with dif­ferent capacities, your striped volume’s size will be equal to twice the capacity of
the smaller drive. Refer to the hard drives’ user manuals for jumper setting
information specific to your drives. Alternately, you may find jumper setting
information printed on your hard drives’ labels. Make sure the drives are oriented
the same way as the illustration before moving jumpers.

Support Note: Certain computer models may require technical knowl-

edge to gain access to the drive expansion bays. We recommend you first
consult your computer’s user manual. If you feel you are unable to install the
computer hardware, contact a qualified technician.

Support Note: A pair of drives consists of two drives connected at

the same position (connector) on each of the two ATA/66 cables, such as
master + master, or slave + slave. Two drives connected on the same cable (mas­ter + slave) are not recognized as a pair by the Tempo RAID66.

Support Note: Most hard drives are factory preset for use as a single or

master drive. To change the setting, you will need to reconfigure the hard
drives’ jumpers. Be sure the jumpers are configured properly, otherwise, your
computer may not boot or your new drives may not be recognized.

jumper block

Tempo RAID66 Macintosh
ATA Hardware RAID Controller

er block

Ultra ATA/66 cable

drive 2

(single or master)

Ultra ATA66 cable

drive 3 (slave)

- jumpers

Tempo RAID66 Macintosh
ATA Hardware RAID Controller

- jumpers

Ultra ATA/66 cable

drive 0

(single or master)

Ultra ATA66 cable

drive 1 (slave)

drive 2 (master)

drive 0 (master)

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Installation Steps – Striping Configuration (continued)

Figure 5

6. Locate the existing hard drive in your computer and find the power connec-

tor plugged into it. You should find at least one extra power connector near
the existing drive; connect it to the supplied power connector Y-adapter. If
you are installing only two additional hard drives, connect the Y-adapter to
the new hard drives. Otherwise, connect additional Y-adapters (sold separate­ly) as necessary to power all four hard drives. Verify the connectors are

plugged in securely.

7. Remove the Tempo RAID66 card from the packaging materials.

8. Locate an available PCI slot inside your computer and remove its port access

cover (if present) from the rear of the computer.

9. Install the Tempo card into the PCI slot; make sure the card is firmly seated

in the slot. Leave the DIP switches in the normal mode setting for now

(Figure 5).

10. Route the ATA/66 cables to the Tempo RAID66 card; avoid the processor’s

heatsink and make sure they will not get crushed or pinched by any part of
the case when the computer is reassembled.

11. Attach the ATA/66 cables’ host connectors to the Tempo RAID66 card
(Figures 3 and 4).

12. Check the cable connections; make sure all cables are properly connected to

the Tempo RAID66 and the hard drives.

13. Turn on your computer.

14. Prepare each of the newly installed hard drives by initializing (formatting)

them with Apple’s Drive Setup utility (Figure 7). (The Drive Setup applica­tion is installed during the Mac OS installation process and is usually located
in the Utilities folder on the hard drive containing your active System
Folder.) For drives larger than 2 Gigabytes, you should format them as HFS+
to take full advantage of their storage capacity.

. Support Note: When you first install the Tempo RAID66 into your com-

puter, leave the DIP switches set in the normal mode setting (both DIP
switches off.) You must first initialize (format) each of the hard drives connected
to the Tempo RAID66 individually, before initializing the striped volumes.

Figure 6

Support Note: IDE hard drives attached to the Tempo RAID66 will

register as a SCSI devices to the computer. For example, in Figure 7 the
newly installed hard drives show up as <not initialized> under Volume Name(s)
and SCSI under Type.

Support Note: Desktop G3 users must remove the access panel on

the main chassis to route the ATA/66 cables from the drives to the
Tempo RAID66 card. You may need tools to perform this procedure. To remove the
access panel, first unlock and tilt up the internal assembly; remember to lower
the assembly support stand. Next, firmly twist the top edge of the panel forward
toward the power supply, then lift the panel out (Figure 6). Save the panel in
case you ever need to use it again.

Support Note: IDE hard drives attached to the Tempo RAID66 will not

mount (appear on the desktop) until they are initialized (formatted.)

Figure 7

power supply

access cover

support stand

Tempo RAID66 Macintosh
ATA Hardware RAID Controller

normal

mode

4

Installation Steps – Striping Configuration (continued)

Figure 8

Figure 9

Figure 10

15. Shut down the computer.

16. Move DIP switch 2 to ON to select the striping mode (Figure 8).

17. If you removed the card to move the DIP switches, verify the card is seated

firmly in the slot.

18. Recheck the cable connections; make sure all cables are properly connected
to the Tempo RAID66 and the hard drives.

19. Close the computer and carefully replace its case cover; be very careful not to
crimp the cables.

20. Turn on your computer.

21. Open Drive Setup again. You will see <not mounted> instead of

<not initialized> for each volume (pair of hard drives) connected to the
Tempo RAID66; you must now initialize each of the unmounted volumes

(Figure 9).

22. Name each of the volumes once they have been initialized; each pair of hard

drives (a volume) will appear on the desktop as a single “virtual” drive
(Figure 10). Your drives are now ready for use.

Support Note: The Tempo RAID66 creates one striped volume for each

pair of hard drives installed – one pair of drives creates one volume, two

pairs of drives create two volumes.

Tempo RAID66 Macintosh
ATA Hardware RAID Controller

striping

mode

5

Installation Steps – Normal (Non-Striping) Configuration

Figure 11

Figure 12

This section covers the configuration and installation of the Tempo RAID66, used
as a PCI host adapter, and one or more hard drives. This setup will enable you to
connect up 4 hard drives as separate volumes.

1. Shut down the computer.

2. Remove the case cover from the computer and access the expansion card

area and drive bay(s) in your computer; refer to your computer’s user manual
for specific information.

3. Configure your hard drives’ jumpers as follows:
When installing one drive, set the jumpers on the drive to the single setting
(when available) or the master setting as indicated in Figure 12. When con­necting more than one drive, configure the drives’ jumpers as indicated in

Figure 12.

4. Install the hard drives into expansion bays. (Depending on your computer

model, drive mounting brackets/carriers or drive sleds may be required to
install your hard drives. Refer to your computer’s user guide.)

5. Connect the ATA/66 cables to the hard drives as follows:
When connecting one drive, connect the ATA/66 cable’s master connector to
it (Figure 11). When connecting more than one drive, connect the ATA/66
cables’ master connectors to the drives with jumpers configured in the mas­ter setting; connect the slave connectors to the drives with jumpers config­ured in the slave setting (Figure 12).

6. Locate the existing hard drive in your computer and find the power connec­tor plugged into it; you should find at least one extra power connector near
the existing drive. If you are installing only one drive, connect the extra
power connector directly to the new drive. If you are installing two addition­al hard drives, connect the extra power connector to the supplied power
connector Y-adapter, then connect the Y-adapter to the new hard drives.
Otherwise, connect additional Y-adapters (sold separately) as necessary to
power all of the hard drives. Verify the connectors are plugged in securely.

Support Note: Certain computer models may require technical knowl-

edge to gain access to the drive expansion bays. We recommend you first
consult your computer’s user manual. If you feel you are unable to install the
computer hardware, contact a qualified technician.

. Support Note: Refer to the hard drives’ user manuals for jumper

setting information specific to your drives. Alternately, you may find
jumper setting information printed on your hard drives’ labels. Make sure the
drives are oriented the same way as the illustration before moving jumpers.

Figure 13

power supply

access cover

support stand

Support Note: Desktop G3 users must remove the access panel on

the main chassis to route the ATA/66 cables from the drives to the
Tempo RAID66 card. You may need tools to perform this procedure. To remove the
access panel, first unlock and tilt up the internal assembly; remember to lower
the assembly support stand. Next, firmly twist the top edge of the panel forward
toward the power supply, then lift the panel out (Figure 13). Save the panel in
case you ever need to use it again.

Tempo RAID66 Macintosh
ATA Hardware RAID Controller

Tempo RAID66 Macintosh
ATA Hardware RAID Controller

Ultra ATA66 cable

drive 3 (slave)

Ultra ATA/66 cable

- jumpers

drive 0 (single or master)

Ultra ATA66 cable

drive 1 (slave)

- jumpers

drive 2 (master)

drive 0 (master)

6

Installation Steps – Normal Configuration (continued)

7. Remove the Tempo RAID66 card from the packaging materials.

8. Locate an available PCI slot inside your computer and remove its port access

cover (if present) from the rear of the computer.

9. Install the Tempo card into the PCI slot; make sure the card is firmly seated

in the slot. Leave the DIP switches in the normal mode setting (Figure 14).

10. Route the ATA/66 cable to the Tempo RAID66 card; avoid the processor’s
heatsink and make sure they will not get crushed or pinched by any part of
the case when the computer is reassembled.

11. Attach the ATA/66 cables’ host connectors to the Tempo RAID66 card

(Figures 11 and 12).

12. Check the cable connections; make sure all cables are properly connected to

the Tempo RAID66 and the hard drives.

13. Close the computer and carefully replace its case cover; be very careful not to

crimp the cables.

14. Turn on your computer.

15. Prepare each of the newly installed hard drives by initializing (formatting)

them with Apple’s Drive Setup utility (Figure 15). (The Drive Setup applica­tion is installed during the Mac OS installation process and is usually located
in the Utilities folder on the hard drive containing your active System
Folder.) For drives larger than 2 Gigabytes, you should format them as HFS+
to take full advantage of their storage capacity.

16. Name each of the drives once they have been initialized; each drive will
appear on the desktop as a single drive (Figure 16). Your drives are now
ready for use.

Figure 14

Figure 15

Figure 16

Support Note: IDE hard drives attached to the Tempo Ultra ATA66 will

register as a SCSI devices to the computer. For example, in Figure 15 the
newly installed hard drives show up as <not initialized> under Volume Name(s)
and SCSI under Type.

Support Note: IDE hard drives attached to the Tempo RAID66 will not

mount (appear on the desktop) until they are initialized (formatted.)

Tempo RAID66 Macintosh
ATA Hardware RAID Controller

normal

mode