FUSION D500P ™ 5-Bay Serial ATA Disk Enclosure with Port Multiplier User’s Guide For Windows
Fusion D500P Specifications and Features Enclosure Specifications Drive Tray (Bay 1) Drive Presence LED (Bay 1) Drive Activity LED (Bay 1) Drive Tray (Bay 2) Drive Presence LED (Bay 2) Drive Activity LED (Bay 2) Drive Tray (Bay 3) Drive Presence LED (Bay 3) Drive Activity LED (Bay 3) Drive Tray (Bay 4) Drive Presence LED (Bay 4) Drive Activity LED (Bay 4) Drive Tray (Bay 5) Drive Presence LED (Bay 5) Drive Activity LED (Bay 5) Enclosure Power LED Figure 1 Power Switch Locking eSATA Connector P
Safety Precautions and Disclaimers SAFETY PRECAUTIONS DISCLAIMERS Please read this section carefully before proceeding. These precautions explain the correct and safe use of this device, thereby helping to prevent injury to you or others, and also help you to minimize the risk of damaging the device. Drive Usage: Sonnet Technologies has qualified the hard drives listed below for use in Fusion D500P storage systems.
Drive Installation and Enclosure Setup 1. Remove the Fusion D500P and its drive trays from their packaging, and place them near the computer to which the enclosure will be connected. 2. Take one of the drive trays and push its lever release button in until the lever pops out (Figure 3). push in lever release button WARNING: When handling computer products, take care to prevent components from being damaged by static electricity; avoid working in carpeted areas.
Drive Installation and Enclosure Setup WARNING: When inserting drive modules into the enclosure, do not force the levers closed. If a lever does not close easily, remove and reinsert the module, and then push the lever in again. 6. Carefully slide the drive module into the enclosure until its lever starts to close, and then push the lever in until it clicks to secure the drive module inside the enclosure (Figure 7). push lever until it clicks 7. Repeat steps 2-6 for additional drives.
Tips and Additional Information This section covers some common sense tips for using the Fusion D500P enclosure. Hot-swapping drives: When used with a Mac running Mac OS X, Fusion D500P supports drive hot-swapping*, enabling you to exchange a drive or a set of drives without having to shut down your computer. This does not mean you can simply pull out a drive at any time; you must follow the procedures below or you may lose data in the process.
