Sonnet Technologies SATA E4i User Manual

TEMPO™ SATA E

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Serial ATA Host Controller for PCI Express® Slot

Quick Start Guide for Tempo SATA E4i

You Should Have

The following items should be included in your product package:

• One Tempo SATA E4i card

• One Serial ATA data cable

• One Sonnet Software CD

The following items may be required (sold separately):

• Medium Phillips screwdriver

• One or more Serial ATA data cables

• Internal drive mounting hardware

• One or more legacy (4-pin) power cable Y-adapters

• One or more legacy to Serial ATA (4-pin to 15-pin) power cable
adapters

• One or more Ultra ATA to Serial ATA adapters (only used to support
parallel ATA drives)

System Requirements

Tempo SATA E4i requires the following in order to operate in your
system:

• One available PCI Express (PCIe) x4 slot*

• Mac OS
Windows XP with SP2 installed**

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X Version 10.3 or later, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, or

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.

* x1 slot compatible, but with reduced performance
** 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 E4i

Support Note: Technical knowledge may be required to gain

access to the computer’s expansion bays in certain computers.
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.

Installation Preparation

Prior to installing the Tempo SATA E4i into your system and connecting
any hard drives, 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 hard drive and PCI card
installation.

1. The Tempo SATA E4i card uses internal Serial ATA (SATA) data cable
connectors. Internal connectors have an L-shaped “key” in the
center (Figure 1).

2. Figure 2 illustrates the internal Serial ATA data cable included with
the Tempo card; plug the straight connector into the Tempo card.

SATA connector

Figure 1

3. Locate the connector block on your drive. Some Serial ATA drives
are equipped with both a legacy 4-pin power connector and a
Serial ATA 15-pin power connector (Figure 3). Depending on your
computer, you may need to use 4-pin to 15-pin power adapter
cables.

right angle

connector

Serial ATA power

connector

Serial ATA data cable

straight connector

Figure 2

Serial ATA data

connector

Figure 3

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legacy power

connector

Quick Start Guide for Tempo SATA E4i

Hardware Installation Steps

This section covers the installation of Tempo SATA E4i into your
system and connection of one or more hard drives.

1. Shut down your computer, and then open it to access
the expansion card area (PCI Express slots); refer to your
computer’s user manual for specific information.

2. Install your hard drives now. (Depending on your computer
model, drive mounting hardware may be required to secure
your hard drives. Refer to your computer’s user manual.)

3. Plug the SATA data cables’ right angle connectors into your
drives; verify the connectors are plugged in securely. (If
you are connecting more than one drive, you will need
additional SATA data cables.)

4. Locate the power connector plugged into your computer’s
existing hard drive. You should find at least one extra power
connector near the existing drive; if you have installed
only one new drive, plug the extra power connector into it.
Connect only one power connector to the drive. If you
have installed more than one new drive, or there are no
additional power connectors, you may need to use power
cable Y-adapters (sold separately) or other adapters (sold
separately) which will provide power to the connected hard
drives. Verify the connectors are plugged in securely.

5. Locate an available PCI Express slot inside your computer
and remove its access cover.

Windows 7 Driver Installation

This section describes the installation of drivers to support the
Tempo SATA E4i 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, a
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”.

Support Note for Mac Users: Power Mac G5 users

should install the Tempo card either into slot 2 or 4.

6. Remove the Tempo card from its packaging, and then install
it into the slot; make sure the card is firmly seated and 
secured.

7. Route the Serial ATA data cable(s) to the Tempo card; avoid
heat sinks and make sure the cables will not get crushed
or pinched by any part of the case when the computer is
reassembled.

8. Plug in the Serial ATA data cable(s) to the Tempo card.

9. Check the cable connections; make sure all cables are 

connected securely to the Tempo card and the hard 
drives.

10. Close the computer; be very careful not to pinch the cables.

11. 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.

  6. When the next window appears, click Browse.

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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