Sonnet Technologies SE eSATA User Manual

User’s Guide

for Echo™ Express SE eSATA Pro 4-Port

™

Thunderbolt

-to-eSATA Adapter

Contents

1 Introduction, System Requirements, Driver Information 1

2 Echo Express SE eSATA Pro 4-Port Description 2

Echo Express SE eSATA Pro 4-Port Extererior
Power Adapter

3 Verifying Adapter Recognition Using System Report 4

Confirming the Thunderbolt and eSATA Ports are Recognized

4 Connecting eSATA Devices 5

Connecting Drives and Media Readers – General Information

Connecting Drives to Create RAID Sets

5 Formatting Attached Drives 6

Formatting Individual Drives (Not in a RAID Set)
Formatting Drives into RAID Sets

6 Tips, General Information, and Known Issues 8

Tips, General Information
Known Issues

7 Specifications, Precautions, FCC Compliance, and Support Information 9

Specifications
Safety Precautions
FCC Compliance
Contacting Customer Service
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Chapter 1 – Introduction, System Requirements, Driver Information

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase! The Echo Express SE eSATA
Pro 4-Port is a Thunderbolt-to-eSATA adapter that, through

its four eSATA ports, you may connect single- and multi-drive
storage systems with an eSATA interface to your iMac
mini, MacBook
You may also use media readers and optical drives with an eSATA
interface with the Echo adapter.

Connection of the Echo adapter to your computer requires a
single Thunderbolt cable, while connection to storage systems,
media readers, and optical drives require the use of eSATA data
cables.

The Echo adapter works in concert with your computer, turning
on only when connected to your computer and the computer
turned on. When your computer is turned off or sleeping, the
Echo adapter turns off automatically to save energy.

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Air, or MacBook Pro with a Thunderbolt port.

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, Mac®

System Requirements

The Echo adapter requires the following to operate:

• Mac computer with a Thunderbolt port

• OS X 10.6.8 or later

• Thunderbolt cable (not included; sold separately)

• eSATA cables (not included; sold separately)

Driver Information

The drivers that enable the SATA controller card inside the Echo
adapter to work with your computer are installed as part of

OS X; the Echo adapter is ready to use when you power on your

computer.

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