Sonnet Thunderbolt User manual

Quick Start Guide
You Should Have
The following items should be included in your product package:
• Sonnet USB 3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt adapter
System Requirements
The Sonnet USB 3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt adapter requires the
following in order to operate with your system:
• One available Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt port
• OS X®10.8.5 or later; or Windows®8 or Windows 7
• Internet access (for driver download, Windows only)
SONNET USB 3.0 + eSATA THUNDERBOLT
™
ADAPTER
Support Note: This document was up to date
at the time of printing. However, changes to the
hardware or software may have occurred since
then. Please check the Sonnet website for the latest
documentation.
1. Go to www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php
2. Click the Thunderbolt Product link.
3. Click the USB 3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt Adapter link,
and then click the Documentation link.
4. Click the USB 3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt Adapter
Quick Start Guide [English] link, and then check the
Document Version information. If the version listed
is later than this document, click the Download Now
button for the latest version.

Setup Steps
The following section includes information regarding the drivers
that support the USB 3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt Adapter.
Driver Information—Mac Users
The drivers that enable the USB 3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt Adapter
to work with your computer are installed as part of OS X 10.8.5
and later; the Sonnet adapter is ready to use when you power on
your computer.
Formatting Drives—OS X Users
Use Disk Utility (found in the Utilities folder within the
Applications folder) to set up connected drives for use.
Installation Steps—Windows Users
The following sections cover eSATA driver installation steps for
to support the Sonnet USB 3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt adapter on
a Windows computer. Note that the required USB drivers are pre-
installed under Windows. Follow the instructions in order!
1 – Connecting the Adapter to Your Computer For
the First Time—Windows Users
Follow these steps the first time you connect the Sonnet adapter to
your computer, otherwise it may not be recognized properly.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Connect the USB 3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt adapter to a
Thunderbolt port on your computer.
3. Start up your computer. If your computer has 10Gbps
Thunderbolt, skip to 2 – Driver Download/Installation
Steps—Windows Users in the next column. If your computer
has 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2, switch to the desktop; a New
Thunderbolt Devices Attached window will appear.
4. From the drop-down menu in the New Thunderbolt Devices
Attached window, select Always Connect, and then click OK.
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2 – Driver Download/Installation Steps—Windows Users
1. Log onto the Internet. Go to www.sonnettech.com/support,
and then click the Online Support Knowledgebase link.
2. Click the Thunderbolt Product link, and then click the USB
3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt Adapter link.
3. Click the USB 3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt adapter eSATA
Driver (Windows) link, and then click Download Now; a
new window or tab will appear. In the new window, click
asmedia_1061.exe, and then click Download.
4. When asked whether you want to run or save the file, click
Save. When the message stating the download completed
appears, click Open folder; a new window will appear.
5. Locate and double-click the asmedia_1061 file. When asked to
select an extract location, accept the default location or select
a new one, and then click Extract; the file will be extracted.
6. Locate and double-click the setup file (if you haven’t disabled
User Access Control (UAC) on your computer, a UAC window
will appear; click Yes); the Asmedia ASM106x SATA Host
Controller InstallShield Wizard window appears. Click Next.
7. When the License Agreement window appears, click the “I
accept the terms…” radio button, and then click Next; the
driver will be installed.
8. When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears,
click Finish.
9. When a window appears asking you to restart, click Yes;
your computer will restart, and then the Sonnet adapter will
be ready for use.
Formatting Drives—Windows Users
If you intend to format drives connected to the Sonnet adapter
using Windows drive formatting tools, you may locate the
information by using “format volume” as a search term in
Windows Help.

Listed below are pictures and descriptions of the Sonnet adapter’s
ports and indicators.
USB 3.0 Port – Plug in a standard USB 3.0 cable. The Sonnet
adapter is also compatible with USB 2.0 cables. However; when a
USB 2.0 cable is used to connect a USB 3.0 device, its performance may
be greatly reduced.
eSATA Port – Plug in a data cable with an eSATA connectors to
the Sonnet adapter. Note that bare SATA drives and some old
drive enclosures use SATA I connectors; use of these devices with
the Sonnet adapter requires a cable with a SATA I connector on
one end.
Thunderbolt Connector – Plug this connector into one of your
computer’s Thunderbolt ports, or at the end of a Thunderbolt
device chain.
Product Description, Known Limitations and Advice
3
Thunderbolt
Connector
USB 3.0
Port
Known Limitations and Advice
• USB 3.0 devices require USB 3.0 cables to support USB 3.0
(SuperSpeed) transfer speeds (up to 5 Gb/s). Use of USB 2.0 cables
between USB 3.0 devices and the USB 3.0 + eSATA Thunderbolt
Adapter is supported, but data transfers are limited to USB 2.0
speeds (up to 480 Mb/s).
• Many peripherals require additional drivers and application
software to operate or have full functionality. Software should
be included with the device, or available to download from the
manufacturer’s Website. Check the peripheral’s user’s manual
for information about necessary software.
• Always “eject”, “stop”, “unplug”, or “put away” any drive (hard
drive, SSD, etc.) before disconnecting it from its cable or the
Sonnet adapter.
• Always “eject” any memory card before removing it from the
card reader, or disconnecting the card reader (with the card
inserted in it) from its cable or the Sonnet adapter.
• Disconnecting drives while they are transferring or receiving
data, may result in damage to the file(s) being transferred or
cause your system to hang.
• Although some USB peripherals may draw power directly
from the Sonnet adapter, many devices require an external
power source. Remember to use external power supplies when
necessary.
• You may connect the Sonnet adapter to and disconnect it from
your computer while your computer is on; be sure to follow
the above advice regarding disconnecting connected USB and
eSATA devices.
• Operating system software updates may break compatibility.
Specific device drivers that work under one version of OS X or
Windows may not work under a later version. Before updating
to the latest OS, we recommend that you contact Sonnet to
verify that the existing drivers work. Note that in some cases,
other software updates for the computer may also break
compatibility.
eSATA Port

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