Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide for Tempo SATA III 6Gb PCIe 2.0
You Should Have
The following items should be included in your product package:
• One Tempo SATA III 6Gb PCIe 2.0 card
The following items are required (sold separately):
• One or more external Serial ATA Drives
• One or two external Serial ATA (eSATA) data cables
System Requirements
The Tempo SATA III 6Gb PCIe 2.0 host adapter card requires the
following in order to operate in your system:
• One available PCI Express (PCIe) slot
• Mac OS
®
X Version 10.5 or later, or Windows
®
7, or Windows Vista
®
eSATA connector
SATA I connector
Hardware Installation Steps for All Users (continued)
3.
Remove the Sonnet card from its packaging, and then install it
into the slot;
make sure the card is firmly seated and secured
.
4.
Close your computer.
Driver Information—Mac OS X
The drivers that enable the Tempo SATA III 6Gb PCIe 2.0 card to
work in your computer are installed as part of Mac OS X; the Tempo
card is ready to use when you power on your computer.
Driver Information—Windows
After starting up Windows, the drivers that enable the Tempo
SATA III 6Gb PCIe 2.0 card to operate in your system are installed
automatically. A Found New Hardware popup will appear. Then,
information regarding the process of identifying the card, and
searching for and installing the appropriate software will appear.
Finally, the message “Your new hardware is installed and ready to
use” will be displayed, and then the popup will disappear.
Hardware Installation Steps for All Users
Before installing software, you must first install the Tempo card.
1.
Shut down you 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.
Locate an available PCI Express slot and remove its access cover.
Windows users skip to the next panel; Mac OS users:
• Mac Pro (Mid 2010), Mac Pro (Early 2009) and pre-2008 Mac
Pro users may install the card into any available slot; Mac Pro
(Early 2008) users must only use slot 3 or 4.
• Power Mac G5 users should use slot 2 or 4, or slot 3 if necessary.
Tempo
™
SATA III
6
Gb PCIe 2.0
Serial ATA Host Controller for PCI Express® Slot
