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1. initialized gt initialized gt initialized gt initialized gt Installation Steps Striping Configuration continued 15 Shut down the computer RAS s Tempo RAID66 Macintosh 16 Move DIP switch 2 to ON to select the striping mode Figure 8 ATA Hardware RAID Controller IDE2 IDEI 17 If you removed the card to move the DIP switches verify the card is seated a mT firmly in the slot LO 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 striping 20 Turn on your computer 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 SS Drive Setup 21 Open Drive Setup again You will see lt not mounted gt instead of iieterDeves lt not initialized gt for each volume pair of hard drives connected to the Tempo RAID66 you must now initialize each of the unmounted volumes re gt lt CD I i Figure 9 lt not suppor ted gt lt not mounted gt lt not mounted gt 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 Selec2. 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 If you are installing only one drive connect the extra power connector directly to the new drive If you are installing two addition al 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 P Or 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 Figure 13 a 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
3. 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 Support Note IDE hard drives attached to the Tempo RAID66 will not mount appear on the desktop until they are initialized formatted 15 Prepare each of the newly installed hard drives by initializing formatting them with Apple s Drive Setup utility Figure 15 The Drive Setup applica tion 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 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 lt not initialized gt under Volume Name s and SCSI under Type 16 Name each o
4. TT TEMPO RAID66 Macintosh ATA Hardware RAID Controller Quick Start Guide for Tempo RAID66 You Should Have The following items should be included in your product package e One Tempo RAID66 PCI Macintosh ATA Hardware RAID Controller 40 pin 80 wire Ultra ATA 66 cable e Two Ultra ATA 66 Cables supports four internal hard drives e Eight screws for mounting hard drives e One power cable Y adapter e One Quick Start Guide The following items may be required for installation es Raa wee E A e Medium Phillips screwdriver Tempo RAID66 e Small flat blade screwdriver e Needle nose pliers e Drive mounting brackets carriers or drive mounting sleds sold separately if your computer does not already have them e 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 e One available PCI slot e Two or four available hard drive bays depending on configuration e 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 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 b
5. aster 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 jumper block Tempo RAID66 ATA Hardware RAID Contro IDE2 Macintosh Ultra ATA 66 cable drive 2 single or master D66 Macintosh Tempo RAI ATA Hardware RAID Controller IDE2 IDE1 Ultra ATA 66 cable F 3 el es 9h ey drive 0 single or master lt lt drive 0 master Installation Steps Striping Configuration continued 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 Other
6. eing 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 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 Software updates and links are available from the Sonnet web site at www sonnettech com N N f Sonnet Technologies Customer Service hours are Monday Friday 8am 5pm Pacific Time Customer Service Phone 1 949 472 2772 E mail support sonnettech com S IMPLY FA ST Sonnet Technologies Inc 15 Whatney Irvine California 92618 2808 USA e Tel 1 949 587 3500 Fax 1 949 457 6350 www sonnettech com 2000 Sonnet Technologies Inc All rights reserved Sonnet the Sonnet logotype Simply Fast the Simply Fast logotype and Tempo RAID66 are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies Inc Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the United States and other countries Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners Product specifications subject to change without notice Printed in the USA TAT 66R MNL QS E 121800 Support Note Most hard drives are
7. er 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 Support Note IDE hard drives attached to the Tempo RAID66 will not mount appear on the desktop until they are initialized formatted 14 Prepare each of the newly installed hard drives by initializing formatting them with Apple s Drive Setup utility Figure 7 The Drive Setup applica tion 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 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 lt not initialized gt under Volume Name s and SCSI under Type Tempo RAID66 Macintosh ATA Hardware RAID Controller IDE2 IDE1 i o TTT T TTT normal mode aa EITO a gt access cover power supply support stand P Laie Figure 6 Drive Setup a B List of Drives Yolume Name s Type Bus IDLUN lt CD ROM drive gt lt not supported
8. f 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 Tempo RAID66 Macintosh ATA Hardware RAID Controller IDE2 IDE1 TI normal mode Figure 14 Drive Setup H List of Drives h Yolume Name s Type Bus IDLUN lt CD ROM drive gt lt not supported initialized gt initialized gt initialized gt initialized gt This disk can be initialized Figure 15 J Drive Setup List of Drives hr Volume Name s lt CD ROM drive gt lt not supported New Drive 1 New Drive 2 New Drive 3 New Drive 4 m disk can be initialized Figure 16
9. 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 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 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 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 Support Note When the Tempo RAID66 is used as a RAID controller you must connect your hard drives in pairs We recommend that you u
10. jumper setting information printed on your hard drives labels Make sure the ATA Hardware RAID Controller drives are oriented the same way as the illustration before moving jumpers IDEZ 1 CEEREPERI 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 con necting more than one drive configure the drives jumpers as indicated in Figure 12 g i i Ultra ATA66 cable Ultra ATA66 cable 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 drive 2 master drive 0 master 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 mas ter setting connect the slave connectors to the drives with jumpers config ured in the slave setting Figure 12 i eaa hae T access cover 6
11. se identical hard drives in your RAID setup If you choose to use drives with dif ferent 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 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 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 mas ter slave are not recognized as a pair by the Tempo RAID66 5 Connect the ATA 66 cables to the hard drives as follows When connecting one pair of drives connect the m
12. t a drive and then a function Figure 10 Your drives are now ready for use Initialize Ip 5 24PM 2 Drive Setup List of Drives Yolume Name s lt CD ROM drive gt lt not suppor ted gt RAIDI RAID2 A Figure 10 Installation Steps Normal Non Striping Configuration This section covers the configuration and installation of the Tempo RAID66 used Tempon mei Naon ardware RAID Controller as a PCI host adapter and one or more hard drives This setup will enable you to Dez TOTTI connect up 4 hard drives as separate volumes I ononon Ultra ATA 66 cable 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 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 drive 0 single or master Support Note Refer to the hard drives user manuals for jumper setting information specific to your drives Alternately you may find Tempo RAID66 Macintosh
13. wise connect additional Y adapters sold separate ly 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 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 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 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 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 comput
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