User Manual

power modes on the pegAsus2

ThePegasus2introducesnewpowersavingandresponsefeatures.Thesearedescribedbelow.

The automatic power features are:

• Sleep -WhenyourMaccomputergoestosleep,thePegasus2unitautomaticallyshutsdownafter

allbackgroundactivitiesarenished.

• Wake – When your Mac computer wakes, the Pegasus2 unit automatically powers on.

• Shutdown – When your Mac computer shuts down, the Pegasus2 unit automatically shuts down.

• Restart After Shutdown – When your Mac computer powers up, the Pegasus2 unit automatically

powers up.

• Spin down HDD-ThePegasus2includesapowersavingfeaturethatspinsdowntheharddisk

drivesifthelogicaldriveisidlefor30minutes.Thiscanbeenabledordisabledandtheidletime

canbechangedinthePROMISEUtility.ClickontheController link in the Dashboard, then click

the Settingsbuttontoseehowtochangethissetting.

shutting down the pegAsus2

The shuts down automatically if you turn off your Mac. If you want to turn off the Pegasus2 without

shuttingdownyourcomputer,followthestepsbelow.

To shut down the Pegasus2 unit:

1. EjectthePegasus2byright-clickingonthedriveiconandchoosingtheEject option.

2. LaunchthePROMISEUtilityandclickontheSubsystemInformationmenubuttonatthetop

of the interface, unlock the user interface (see “Unlocking the UI” on page 15), click on the

Shutdownbutton,thenclickonShutdown in the new menu that appears. You will need to type

“conrm”inthepop-upmenuandclickontheConrmbutton.

Alternatively,youcanpressandholdthePowerButtonuntilthePowerLEDonthebuttonturns

orange. When you release the Power Button, the LED goes dark.

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