Sonnet Echo Express Manuale utente

User’s Guide

for Echo™Express and Echo Express Pro

Thunderbolt™Expansion Chassis for PCIe Cards

1 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 1

2 Echo Express Chassis’ Description Description........................................................................... 2

3 PCIe Card Installation Steps.................................................................................................... 4

4 Verify Connections Using System Information............................................................................6

Verify Echo Express is Recognized

Verify Installed Cards are Recognized

5 Tips, General Information, and Known Issues.............................................................................7

Tips, General Information

Known Issues

6 Specifications, Precautions, FCC Compliance, and Support Information...................................... 8

Specifications

Safety Precautions

FCC Compliance

Contacting Customer Service

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Contents

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase! Echo Express and Echo

Express Pro are Thunderbolt expansion systems for PCIe cards.

Through their one or two PCIe slots, you may connect one or

two expansion cards, respectively, to your iMac®, Mac®mini,

MacBook®Air, or MacBook Pro to expand its capabilities in ways

never before possible!

While Echo Express chassis require no drivers, the expansion

cards you install do; Thunderbolt-compatible drivers to enable

them to work properly through the Thunderbolt interface are

required. More information on what cards are compatible with

Echo Express and Echo Express Pro is available at

http://sonnettech.com/support/charts/thunderbolt/index.html

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1 – Power Indicator LED

This indicator lights when the Echo Express is powered, the

Thunderbolt cable between Echo Express and your computer

is plugged in securely, and the computer powered on

2 – Locking Plate

This plate secures the top cover in place. Loosen the retained

thumbscrews to remove the plate and enable removing the

top cover

3 – Thunderbolt Ports

Connect a Thunderbolt cable between either port and your

computer’s Thunderbolt port; the other may be used to

connect another Thunderbolt device

4 – Power Input Socket

Connect the included AC power cable here

Chapter 2 – Echo Express Chassis’ Description

Echo Express Interior

1 – Port Access Cover

Although the Echo Express has only one PCIe slot,

it will accommodate a double-width card, and will

support an I/O plate that connects to the PCIe card;

remove as necessary

2 – PCI Slot

This slot accepts up to an x16 mechanical, half-

length (up to 7.75" long), full- height, double-width

PCIe 2.0 card, and is also compatible with PCIe 1.1

cards

Echo Express Pro Interior

1 – Port Access Cover

Remove this cover when installing a double-width

card, an I/O plate that connects to a PCIe card, or a

second PCIe card

2 – PCI Slot 1

This slot accepts up to an x16 mechanical, full-

length, full- height, double-width PCIe 2.0 card, and

is also compatible with PCIe 1.1 cards

3 – PCI Slot 2

This slot accepts up to an x16 mechanical, full-

length, full- height, single-width PCIe 2.0 card, and

is also compatible with PCIe 1.1 cards

4 – PCIe Card Guides

When installing full-length cards, use these guides

to support and secure the cards

Chapter 2 – Echo Express Chassis’ Description

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Chapter 3 – PCIe Card Installation Steps

Figure 1

Figure 2

Echo Express illustrations are used here; installation steps for both Echo

Express and Echo Express Pro are identical (except for installation of a

second PCIe card in the Echo Express Pro).

1. Remove the Echo Express chassis from its packaging, and then set it on

a ﬂat, level surface.

2. Loosen the two captive thumbscrews securing the locking plate, and

then remove and set aside the locking plate (Figure 1).

3. Slide the top cover back straight back to remove it

(Figure 1).

4. Remove and set aside the screw used to secure a PCIe card from the

Echo Express chassis’ frame (Figure 2).

5. Optional: Remove and set aside the screw securing the port access

cover, and the port access cover when installing a second PCIe card

(Echo Express Pro only) or an I/O plate (Figure 2).

Support Note: To avoid damaging

components due to static electricity

discharge, wear an antistatic wrist strap

while working inside Echo Express.

Chapter 3 – PCIe Card Installation Steps

6. Remove a PCIe card from its packaging, handling the card by its edges

and without touching any components or gold connector pins.

7. Line up the card’s connector with the slot, and then gently but ﬁrmly

press the card straight into the slot; do not rock the card or force the

card into the slot. If you encounter excessive resistance, check the

card’s connector and the slot for damage, and then try inserting the

card again (Figure 3).

8. Secure the card using the screw you removed previously (Figure 3).

9. Optional: Install the second PCIe card into slot 2 following the

instructions in step 7 (Echo Express Pro only), or I/0 plate in the

second opening.

10. Secure the card or plate using the screw you removed previously

(Figure 3).

11. Replace the top cover, sliding it forward until it stops (Figure 4).

12. Secure the top cover by replacing the locking plate (Figure 4).

WARNING: When handling computer products, take care to prevent

components from being damaged by static electricity; avoid working

in carpeted areas. Handle expansion cards only by their edges and avoid

touching connector traces and component pins. Also, avoid touching the

Echo Express chassis’ circuit boards and any of its components.

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Chapter 4 – Verify Connections Using System Information

Figure 5

Figure 6

A – Verify the Echo Express is Recognized

1. Power on the computer.

2. From the Apple menu, select About This Mac; the

System Information application will launch.

3. When the About This Mac window opens, click More

Info; a summary of speciﬁcations will appear.

4. Click System Report; a full report window will appear.

5. In the System Information window, click Thunderbolt

under the Hardware header in the left column

(Figure 5).

6. In the top right column under the Thunderbolt Device

Tree header, you will see the computer, followed by

“Echo Express PCIe 2.0” (Figure 5).

B – Verify Installed Cards are Recognized

1. When a card is installed into one of (or the) Echo

Express chassis’ PCIe slot(s), the PCIe slot (listed as a

port), the Status should appear as connected (Figure 5).

2. Click PCI Cards under the Hardware header in the left

column (Figure 6).

3. At the top of the right column, installed cards are listed.

By selecting a card at the top, detailed information is

listed. You should see “Yes” next to Driver Installed and

Tunnel Compatible, otherwise the card or driver may

not be Thunderbolt compatible (Figure 6).

Support Note: If you do not see “Echo Express

PCIe 2.0” listed, disconnect and reconnect the

Thunderbolt cable between the computer and Echo Express.

Note that it is not necessary to shut down the computer

before disconnecting and reconnecting the cable.

Support Note: While Echo Express expansion

chassis require no drivers, installed cards require

Thunderbolt-compatible drivers to enable their use.

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