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U s e r ’ s G u i d e f o r Q i o ™ E 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l S x S ™ M e d i a R e a d e r & W r i t e r F or Windows[...]
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1 I n tr o du cti o n an d P ac ka ge C o nt en ts. . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. . 1 Intro duct ion Package Contents— QIO- E3 -E 34 Package Contents— QIO- E3 -PC IE 2 Qi o E 3 E n cl o su r e D es cri pti on .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . [...]
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Packa ge Conte nt s— Q IO -E3- E34 1 – S o nn e t P CI e B us Ex t e n d er Ex p r es s Ca r d/ 3 4 a da p t er 2 – Q i o E3 p r o f es si o n al S xS m ed i a r ea d er / wr i t e r ( en cl o s ur e ) 3 – C ar ryi n g c as e 4 – 1 - m e t er e x t er n al P CI e x 1 i n t e rf a c e c a b l e 5 – U ni v e rs al 1 2 V p o w e r s u p p [...]
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2 1 – P o w e r In di ca t o r L ED Th i s in di ca t o r l ig h ts w h e n Q i o E 3 i s p o w er e d , th e S o n n et a d a pt e r ca r d i s in st a l l ed p r o pe r l y i n i t s s l o t , th e P CI e c ab l e b et w ee n t h e tw o i s p l u gg e d i n s ec ur e l y , an d th e c o m p u t e r p o w er ed o n 2 – S xS M ed i a S l o ts T[...]
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3 8 . A ft er y o u r c o m p u t e r fi ni s h e s r es ta rt in g , p r oc ee d t o C – S xS D ri v e rs I n s ta ll a t i o n S t e ps if y o u d o wnl o a de d th e S xS d ri v er s . I f y o u di d n o t d o wn l oa d th e S xS d ri v e rs a n d y o u p ur ch a s e d th e Q I O- E3 -P C IE, g o t o D – Ex p r e s s B u s Ex t e n d er P C[...]
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4 D – E xpress Bus E x tender PCIe 2.0 Installation Steps (c ontinu ed) 5 . I f y o u i ns ta ll ed th e c ar d i n t o a M a c Pr o ( Mi d 20 1 0) , M a c Pr o ( Ea r l y 2 00 9) , o r M ac P ro ( Ea r l y 2 008 ) , p r oc ee d t o t o C ha p t er 4 – M a c U s er ’ s Q i o E3 C o nn ec ti o n S t ep s . I f y o u in s ta l l e d t h e c a r[...]
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5 C ha pt er 4 – M ac U se r ’ s Qi o E 3 C on ne ct i on St ep s C on n ecti ng Qi o E3 to a M a cB o o k P ro WITH a Th un de rb ol t ™ P o r t I t i s i m p o rt an t t h a t y o u c o nn ec t t h e P C I e B us E xt e n de r E xp re s s Ca rd / 34 a d a pt e r an d t h e Q i o E3 e n cl o su r e i n t h e p r o pe r o r d er ; i f y o u r[...]
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6 C ha pt er 4 – M ac U se r ’ s Qi o E 3 C on ne ct i on St ep s Connec t ing Qio E 3 to a Mac P ro I t i s i m p o rt an t t h a t y o u c o nn ec t a n d p o w e r Q i o E 3 i n t h e p r o pe r o rd er , b e f o r e y o u tu rn o n y o ur c o m p u te r : 1 . I ns ta ll th e s o ftw ar e an d B u s Ex t en d er P CI e 2. 0 a d a p t e r ca [...]
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A – E xpress Bus E x tender PCIe 2.0 Installation Steps I f y o u p ur c h a se d t h e Q I O- E3- PC IE , in st a ll t h e P CI e a da p t er c ar d i n t o y ou r c o m p u t e r fir s t. O t he rw is e , s k i p t o t he n e x t p a g e . 1 . S h u t d o wn y o ur c o m p u t e r , a n d th e n t o u ch a n e xp an s i o n c ar d a cc e s s c[...]
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B – Connec t Qio E 3 to a L aptop Compute r C o n n ec t th e P CI e B us E xt e n de r E xp re s s Ca rd / 34 a d a p t e r an d th e Q i o E3 e n cl o su r e i n t h e p r o p er o r d er , b e f o r e y o u tu rn o n y ou r c o mp ut er : 1 . C o nn e ct th e e xt er n al P C I e x 1 i n t er f a ce c ab l e t o t h e P CI e B us Ex t e n d er[...]
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9 C ha pt er 6 – Wi nd ow s U se r ’ s BI O S S etup and S of t ware Inst allat ion Steps A – BIOS S et t ings Chan ge for Desk top Us ers 1 . T u rn o n y o ur c o m p u t er an d b oo t i mm e di a t el y in t o t h e c o m p u t er ’ s B I O S ( o r s e tu p) m e n u . P l e as e r e f e r t o t h e c o m p u t er ’ s u s er ’ s gu i[...]
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10 C ha pt er 6 – Wi nd ow s U se r ’ s BI O S S etup and S of t ware Inst allat ion Steps B – S of t ware D ownloa d (cont inued) 5 . W h e n th e wi n d o w s h o win g th e c o n t e n t s o f th e . zi p fi l e a p p ea rs , l oc a t e an d c li ck t h e E x tr a ct F il es b u tt o n. 6 . W h e n th e E x tr a ct C o mp r e s s e d ( Z [...]
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In ser t ing and Remo v ing Cards • I ns e rt c ar ds s tr ai gh t i n t o t h e s l o ts , p ar al l e l t o th e t op c o v e r o f th e Q i o E3 e n cl o su r e • Do n o t f o r c e a c ar d i n t o t h e s l o t , a s y o u m a y d am a g e t h e c ar d o r t h e s l o t c o nn e ct o r • T o i ns e rt a c ar d , p us h i t i n t o t h e [...]
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C ha pt er 8 – Using Dr ives Connected v ia e SA T A 12 Mac Users : Connec t ing / D isconnec t ing Dr ives • Ma c O S X u se r s m a y h o t - p l u g an d h o t -s w a p d ri v e s c o nn ec t ed t o t h e Q i o E 3 • Be f o r e di s c o n n ec ti ng c a b l es fr o m th e Q i o E 3 o r a tt a ch ed dr i v e s , e j e ct a n y m o un t ed d[...]
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C ha pt er 9 – Ti ps an d Kn o wn Is su e s Know n I ssues S o m e Ex p r es s Ca rd A d a pt e rs a re N o t Pr o p er l y R e c o gn iz e d Wh en H o t -P l u gg e d In t o th e Q i o E 3 E n cl o su r e F ir e Wi r e an d c o m b o F i re W ir e/ U S B c ar ds w il l n o t o pe r a t e w h e n p l u g g ed in w h il e th e c o m pu t e r i s o[...]
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C ha pt er 1 0 – S pe c ifi cati o ns , Pr ec au ti on s, FC C C om pl ia n ce , a nd Su pp ort I nf o rma t i on Warning s (cont inued) • Do n o t e xp o s e th e d e vi c e t o r ai n , u se i t n e ar w a t er o r c o n ta in er s th a t c o n t ai n l i q ui d s w hi ch m i gh t s p i ll i n t o a n y o p en in gs , o r i n d am p o r w e [...]
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Th i s p a ge le ft i n te nti on al l y bl an k[...]
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