Enclosure and Drive Cradle Overview
The drive enclosure is the enclosure where a SATA hard drive is mounted and
secured by 4 screws.
Drive cradle, also known as fixed tray, is the frame that mounts inside the drive
bay of a desktop, server or any computing equipment. The drive cradle provides
both power and data connection between the computer and the drive enclosure.
The Diamond cipher drive cradle fits into any standard 5 ¼” drive bay and can
connect to the computer via IDE or SCSI. The Diamond drive cradle is
compatible with all Diamond drive enclosures and Diamond cipher Drive
enclosures. As a result you can insert SATA or IDE hard drive, encrypted or
unencrypted, into the same drive cradle of a computer.
Addonics
T E C H N O L O G I E S
Diamond Cipher AES 256-bit Mobile Rack
Model: DCMR256I & DCMR256SC
Drive
Power LED
Drive Activity
LED
Drive Cradle
User’s Guide
Cipher Key
Power Switch /
Locking Mechanism
Cipher Key Socket
FCC Warning Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If the equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user
is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following
suggestions.
Encryption key
active LED
Handle
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver
Connect the equipment to a different power outlet other than the one where receiver is
connected
Consult a certified television or radio technician
Step 4
Cable Connections
Turn the Diamond enclosure over with
the hard drive mounting holes facing
up. Use the included flat head screws
to secure the hard drive onto the
bottom of the enclosure and turn in
the screw to the “LOCK” position.
Model: DCMR256I
Power: Using the 4-pin floppy connector of the Y-cable, connect it to the floppy-
type power connector on the converter. To provide power for the y-cable,
connect it to one of your desktop's 4-pin molex cable.
Data: Connect the IDE ribbon cable to the 40-pin IDE connector of the SATA to
IDE converter board and to the IDE channel of your motherboard.
LED cable: No need to connect. By factory default, LED signal would come from
the hard drive.
Powering On Drive Cradle:
To power on the drive cradle, slide in the Diamond cartridge and using the key
(supplied), turn the cradle lock located at the front of the cradle to the LOCK
position. This will provide power as indicated by the green LED lighting up and
secure the cartridge.
Powering On the Mobile Rack:
Note: Be sure the Diamond cipher key is inserted into the drive enclosure prior
to turning on the power of the drive cradle. The hard drive will not be
detected by the computer if the power to the drive cradle is turned on
without the Cipher key. Under such condition, the power on the drive
cradle will have to be turned off and turned back on again with the
Cipher key already inserted into the drive enclosure in order to detect
the hard drive.
IDE-SATA Converter
Power Switch:
To power on the enclosure, use the key provided to turn the locking mechanism
on the drive cradle into the Lock position. When the switch is turned on, the
green LED located on the left side of the drive cradle would light up to indicate
power. The encryption key LED will also light up. The amber LED will blink if
there is drive activity.
Power & Drive
Activity LED
Note: Brand new hard drive must be partitioned and formatted first before a
drive letter is assigned by the OS. When a hard drive with data on it is
formatted with the Diamond cipher all the data will be erased.
40-pin IDE ribbon
cable
Key Lock Switch
Once the drive is detected by the system OS, the Diamond cipher key
may be removed from the drive enclosure. The encryption key LED will
turn off but the Diamond Cipher hard drive will continue operating
normally (encrypting) till it is removed from the system or powered off.
Note: This configuration would not support hot-swap.
Model: DCMR256SC
Technical Support
Power: Using the 4-pin floppy connector of the Y-cable, connect it to the floppy-
type power connector on the converter. To provide power for the y-cable,
connect it to one of your desktop's 4-pin molex cable.
If you need assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please call Addonics
Technical Support. Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they will
need your help to do so. Calling the technical support staff without all the proper
information can be both time consuming and frustrating. Here are some tips to
help you out:
Data: Connect the SCSI cable to the 68-pin SCSI connector of the SATA to SCSI
converter board and to your SCSI controller.
MODEL NUMBER – Please have this number on hand.
SYSTEM INFORMATION – Type of computer, peripherals, etc.
OPERATING SYSTEM – What version of Windows
LED cable: No need to connect. By factory default, LED signal would come from
the hard drive.
WHAT’S THE TROUBLE? – Give enough information
about your problem so that we can recreate and diagnose it.
Powering On Drive Cradle: To power on the drive cradle, slide in the Diamond
cartridge and using the key (supplied), turn the cradle lock located at the front of
the cradle to the LOCK position. This will provide power as indicated by the
green LED lighting up and secure the cartridge.
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Contact Information
Phone:
Fax:
408-573-8580
408-573-8588
Email:
Internet:
IDE-SCSI Converter
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Phone:
Hours:
Email:
408-453-6212
8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST
Power & Drive
Activity LED
68-pin SCSI
ribbon cable
Key Lock Switch
Note: This configuration would not support hot-swap.
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