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Quick Start Guide 

for Tempo

 SSD Pro Plus 

6Gb/s SATA Dual 2.5" SSD  

PCIe 

2.0 Card With eSATA Ports

For

Windows

Tempo SSD Pro Plus illustrated 
with SSDs attached; drives not 
included (sold separately)

Summary of Contents for Tempo SSD Pro Plus

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide for Tempo SSD Pro Plus 6Gb s SATA Dual 2 5 SSD PCIe 2 0 Card With eSATA Ports For Windows Tempo SSD Pro Plus illustrated with SSDs attached drives not included sold separately ...

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Page 3: ...and works in Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion chassis without additional drivers 1 Tempo SSD Pro Plus Card The Tempo SSD Pro Plus supports the installation of two SSDs attached directly to the card plus the connection of two SATA storage systems with eSATA interfaces The card s eSATA connectors support Sonnet s exclusive locking eSATA cables for secure connections 2 Support Tabs In longer PCIe s...

Page 4: ...against the card flip the Tempo card over again 5 Using four of the eight screws provided secure the SSD to the Tempo card do not overtighten the screws Figure 2 6 Flip the Tempo card over again and then place the second SSD label side up on top of the card with the SSD s and card s connectors aligned with each other Figure 3 7 Push the SSD s connector into the Tempo card s connector until the SSD...

Page 5: ...a cables with eSATA connectors are required for use with the Tempo card and external drive enclosures Bare SATA drives and some old drive enclosures use SATA I connectors use of these devices with the Tempo card require cables with SATA I connectors on one end SATA I to eSATA cables are available separately from Sonnet Figure 5 shows both eSATA and SATA I connectors Figure 4 Figure 5 eSATA connect...

Page 6: ...ll disappear Tempo SSD Pro Plus Card Installation Steps Formatting Drives OS X Use Disk Utility found in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder to set up connected SSDs and external drives for use Windows If you intend to format drives connected to the Tempo card using Windows drive formatting tools Disk Management you may locate the information by using format volume and create strip...

Page 7: ...ormation Specifications Bus Interface PCI Express 2 0 x4 mechanical x4 electrical Internal Connectors Two SATA External Connectors Two locking eSATA Internal Drives Supported Two 2 5 inch SATA SSDs or hard disk drives HDDs External Drives Supported Up to eight 1 Drive Types Supported SATA 6 Gb s SATA 3 Gb s and SATA 1 5 Gb s SSDs and HDDs Mac Compatibility Mac Pro with PCIe slots OS X Version 10 6...

Page 8: ...echnologies Inc Mac the Mac logo Mac Pro and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the United States and other countries Thunderbolt and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners Product specifications subject to change without notice QS TSATA6 SSDPS E2 E A 050214 ...

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