User Manual

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Echo Express SE I T3E Inner Assembly
1 – Port Access Cover
This covers the opening in the chassis
when a single-width PCIe card with
no daughter card is installed in the
PCIe slot.
2 – Thunderbolt Interface Card
This is installed into its own slot and
may not be moved to the PCIe slot.
3 – PCIe Slot
This is an x8 mechanical (x4 electrical)
PCIe 3.0 slot. It is also compatible with
PCIe 2.0 and 1.1 cards.
4 – Fan
The temperature-controlled fan
provides cooling for the installed
PCIe card and the chassis’ supporting
Thunderbolt circuitry. It operates at
a whisper when the card is running
cool, and speeds up when the
temperature rises. Do not block the
fan or the vent holes on the back of
the chassis to prevent overheating.
Echo Express SE I T3E Power Adapter
1 – Power Adapter
Connect this to the Echo Express SE I
chassis’ power port. Note that the
power indicator on top lights when
the adapter is connected to AC power.
2 – Power Cord
Connect this between a power outlet
and the power adapter. Note that
the power cord included with your
product may appear different than
the one pictured here, depending on
where the product was purchased.
Thunderbolt Connector Retainer Clip
This clip secures the Thunderbolt 3
connector plugged into one of the Echo
chassis’ Thunderbolt 3 ports to prevent
accidental cable disconnection. This clip
is compatible with Sonnet 0.5- and 0.7-
meter Thunderbolt 3 cables, but not with
Sonnet 1- or 2-meter Thunderbolt 3 cables
(which require ThunderLok 3L, part
number TB3-LOK2L).
Chapter 2 – Echo Express SE I - Thunderbolt 3 Edition (T3E) Description
Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) Cable
Connect this cable between the
Echo chassis and one of your
computer’s Thunderbolt 3 ports
(often indicated by a
logo), or
other Thunderbolt peripheral
device in the chain connected to
the computer. Connecting the
Echo chassis to a computer port
marked with the USB icon (
)
is NOT supported.