SuperImager™ Unit - How to connect the Expansion Box with SCSI,
1394, and SAS devices
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The SuperImager™ unit with a built-in expansion port.
AC/DC power supply adapter to power the Expansion Box.
Expansion data cable (DVI style)
Expansion Box with:
o SCSI controller installed
o Express card reader installed
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The Expansion Box connection (It is not hot pluggable)
User should follow these steps in order to connect and use the Expansion Box:
1) Connect the (expansion DVI style) cable to the Expansion Box
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2) Connect the other side of the expansion cable to the Expansion Port on the main unit. (The
Expansion Port located on either the back panel of the 8” Field unit or on the top panel of the
main rugged unit).
3) Connect the Expansion Box to the AC/DC power bricks on the AC power outlet (with Supplied AC
2 prong cable)
4) Turn the Expansion Box power switch on.
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Expansion Box On/off Switch
Expansion Box DC power in
5) Power and boot up the main unit.
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SCSI hard disk drive connection:
1) Plug the VHDCI68 Pin Male to HD68 Pin Female adapter to connect the SCSI 2 channel LVDS
cable to the SCSI controller front connector.
2) Connect the SCSI terminator in the last slot of the SCSI cable.
3) Connect the SCSI hard disk drive to the first connector of the SCSi dual channel cable.
4) Power the SCSI drive with the external power supply.
5) When running the application, on the port selection screen, the user should not select any
source port/”Suspect” port. The user only needs to select the targets/”Evidence” ports.
6) The user selects the detect drives icon in the run screen.
7) SCSI hard drives will appear with the “label” SCSI in the other drives detected panel.
8) The user can connect and disconnect SCSI hard drives without having to reboot the main
Unit. (User will have to re scan for new hardware in the device manager every time he
change the SCSI hard drive)
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SCSI hard disk
drives
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SCSI comments:
1. The user will have to set a different ID jumper on each SCSI drive in order for the OS
to recognize the 2 SCSI drives plugged into the same cable.
2. For support 50 Pin Narrow SCSI drives, the user can purchase a 50 Pin Narrow
Female to 68 Pin Female adapter from a third part supplier. For example, a 68
Female ADP-9056 from CS Electronics at http://www.cs-electronics.com/scsi1-scsi2adapt.htm
3. We do not recommend using more than two SCSI drives, due to the limited
250MB/s bandwidth of the box.
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The Express Port Card Reader and 1394 (It is not hot pluggable)
If the user intends to use the 1394 Express card adapter, he should insert the 1394A/B dual port
into the Express Card reader of the Expansion Box before he boot the main unit. The Adapter is
not hot pluggable. 1394A devices that are inserted to this adapter will have to power by
external power source. Also user will have to scan for new hardware in the device manager,
every time he changes the 1394 device.
The user should use 1394 data cables (not supplied) to connect the 1394 devices to the 1394
express card adapter.
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The Express port Card Reader and 4 SAS adapter (It is not hot pluggable)
Sonnet 4 Ports Express Card Adapter:
Supports SAS/SATA storage systems with a 4-port mini-SAS interface, detachable Express Card/54
stabilizer
Portable Mini-SAS Connection
Sonnet’s Tempo™ SAS Pro Express Card/34 card enables the user to connect a Windows® laptop
(with an Express Card slot) to a storage system with a mini-SAS interface. This 3 Gb/s host controller
supports up to four SAS or SATA drives. Sonnet includes a detachable stabilizer that provides extra
stability and prevents the card from becoming dislodging from an Express Card/54 slot due to the
stiffness of a mini-SAS cable.
The Sonnet Tempo need to be used with a Mini SAS cable splitter attached to 4 SAS data and power
The Sonnet Tempo device is not hot pluggable. User will have to plug the device into the Expansion
box before he boot the main unit.
User will need to download and installed device drives from Sonnet website into the main unit.
User should scan for new hardware in the main unit’s device manger, every time he changes the
plugged SAS/SATA hard drives to this adapter.
The expected top speed 10GB/min per channel.
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Host-Based
SFF-8088
26-CKT External Universal Key
(4) Target-Based SFF-8482
29-Pin Drive Connector with power
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