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    I. Detailed Description of Cipher Snap-In Module: 
                      
      
    Disable reset switch jumper – By default, Cipher Snap-In 
    reset switch is enabled. To disable reset, remove the jumper. 
    Disabling the reset switch is recommended if the Cipher 
    Snap-In is connected to a boot drive or non-hotswap SATA 
    controller card.  
     
    Reset switch – Under certain applications, the RESET 
    button enables the adding and removing of hard drives 
    without restarting the system. Following is an example of 
    such an application:  
    a. When the Cipher Snap-In is connecting a removable 
    drive system to a SATA port that supports hot swap, the 
    drive can be removed without powering off the 
    computer. However the drive icon will still be there as 
    the system does not realize a hard drive is removed 
    from the system. In addition, the key code still resides 
    inside the Cipher Snap-In. Resetting will turn off the 
    Cipher Snap-In, clear the key code and remove the 
    drive icon. We recommend resetting the Cipher Snap-In 
    whenever a hard drive is removed from a system to 
    ensure better security. 
     
    b. Likewise when a new hard drive is added to a 
    removable drive system. The Cipher Snap-In can be 
    initialized again by pressing the RESET button while 
    with the Cipher key inserted. Note that if the new hard 
    drive is not encrypted or the Cipher key does not match 
    what is on the encrypted hard drive, it will show up as 
    an unallocated drive under the drive management 
    screen and no drive icon will show up in My Computer 
    folder. So it is very important to make sure that the 
    correct Cipher key is used on the hard drive. 
    Proceeding to initialize the hard drive will erase all 
    the data beyond any possibility of recovery.  
     
    Green Power LED: In order to turn on the power to the 
    Cipher Snap-In, the cipher key must be inserted prior to 
    power on the system or resetting the Cipher Snap-In. If the 
    power LED does not light up, the system will not detect the 
    hard drive connected to the Cipher Snap-In. 
     
    Yellow Power LED: Lights up when there is drive activity. 
     
     
     
     
    Drive door swings open to accommodate a 3.5” SATA drive 
    Drive activity  LED 
    Power  LED 
    Cipher Snap-In  4-pin Molex power connector 
    Reserved connector 
    Cipher Snap-In module Device SATA port (Connect to SATA device) 
    Cipher Snap-In  4-pin floppypower connection 
    Reset switch 
    HDD LED Cipher keyhole 
    Power LED 
    Disable reset switch jumper 
    Host SATA port (blue color) (Connect to SATA host) 
    Host SATA port (blue color) (Connect to SATA host) 
    Host SATA port  (blue color) (Connect to SATA host)  
    						
    							 
    ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES 
    Model: CSN256 
     
     
    II. Basic Hardware Installation 
     
    1. Mount the Cipher Snap-In into a 5.25” drive bay on the 
    PC case.      
    2. Connect the Cipher Snap-In 4-pin Molex power 
    connector to the system’s power supply to provide 
    power to the hard drive and CipherChain module. 
    3. Connect the Host SATA port (port with Blue color) on 
    the Cipher Snap-In to the onboard SATA port of the 
    motherboard or an add-in SATA controller card using a 
    SATA cable. 
     
     
    III. How to operate the Cipher Snap-In: 
     
    Note: Hot swapping refers to the ability to plug and unplug 
    the component without rebooting. 
     
    For a SATA port that supports hotswap and the system is 
    turned on. 
    1. Insert the AES 256-bit cipher key into the cipher keyhole 
    on the Cipher Snap-In. 
    2. Slide the 3.5” SATA hard into the Cipher Snap-In. 
    3. Observed that the green Power LED should light up. If it 
    does not, re-insert the cipher key and re-power the drive 
    by removing it from the  Cipher Snap-In. 
    4. For new drive, go to the operating system’s 
    management utility to partition, format and mount the 
    encrypted drive. 
    5. Go to File Manager and view the encrypted drive. 
     
     
     
    For SATA port that does NOT support hotswap and the 
    system is turned off. 
    1. Insert the AES 256-bit cipher key into the cipher keyhole 
    on the Cipher Snap-In. 
    2. Slide the 3.5” SATA hard into the Cipher Snap-In. 
    3.  Power on the system. 
    4. Observed that the green Power LED should light up. If it 
    does not, re-insert the cipher key restart your system. 
    5. For new drive, go to the operating system’s 
    management utility to partition, format and mount the 
    encrypted drive. 
    6. Go to File Manager and view the encrypted drive. 
     
    Note: You may remove the cipher key from the Cipher 
    Snap-In once the Cipher Snap-In is powered on. All the 
    files being transferred into the drive are still encrypted 
    even if the cipher key is removed. 
     
     
    Best Practices: 
     Create a label to identify the SATA storage device and 
    the Cipher key used to encrypt the device. 
     Always keep a spare master key in a safe place. 
     
     
     
    For additional information about the Cipher Snap-In, refer to 
    the Cipher Snap-In manual on the CD or download a copy 
    from www.addonics.com 
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Procedure on using an existing boot drive in the Cipher 
    Snap-In 
     
    In case you plan to use an existing boot drive on the Cipher 
    Snap-In so you can encrypt it, by just inserting the existing 
    boot drive on the Cipher Snap-In does NOT encrypt it. 
     
    You would need to either do a fresh install of the operating 
    system on another drive that is on the Cipher Snap-In or 
    would first clone the boot drive by placing a second drive on 
    the Cipher Snap-In then duplicate the boot drive using a 
    cloning software. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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