PROMISE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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   OCTET CONDUCTOR(PCI)

   Card Type     Hard drive duplicator controller card            
   Hard Drives   One master EIDE/IDE drive (eight target EIDE/IDE 
   supported     drives)                                          
   Floppy drives None                                             
   supported     
   Data Bus      32-bit PCI                                       
   Card Size     Half-length, full-height card                    

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   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                        CONNECTIONS                         |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |      Function      | Location  |    Function    | Location |
   |--------------------+-----------+----------------+----------|
   | Primary connector  |    J2     | Secondary      |    J4    |
   | to Octet Station   |           | connector to   |          |
   | CABLE1-IN -        |           | Octet Station  |          |
   | external           |           | CABLE2-IN via  |          |
   |                    |           | adapter cable  |          |
   |                    |           | extender (see  |          |
   |                    |           | note)          |          |
   |--------------------+-----------+----------------+----------|
   | Primary connector  |    J3     |                |          |
   | to Octet Station   |           |                |          |
   | CABLE1-IN -        |           |                |          |
   | internal           |           |                |          |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |      Note: The controller and Octet Conductor are          |
   |      connected via two adapter cables. One cable extends   |
   |      from connector J3 to the "CABLE1-IN" connector on the |
   |      Octet Conductor (via external connector J2). A second |
   |      cable extends from J4 to "CABLE2-IN" on the Octet     |
   |      Conductor (via an Adapter Cable Extender that fits    |
   |      into a open slot next to the controller). The cable   |
   |      extender provides the path between the secondary      |
   |      internal connector J4 and the external cable.         |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS                 |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |               Function                | Location | Setting |
   |---------------------------------------+----------+---------|
   |>> | Octet Conductor controller is     |    J1    |  Open   |
   |   | only controller installed OR      |          |         |
   |   |                                   |          |         |
   |   | the primary controller is         |          |         |
   |   | installed in two controller       |          |         |
   |   | configuration.                    |          |         |
   |---+-----------------------------------+----------+---------|
   |   | Octet Conductor is the secondary  |    J1    | Closed  |
   |   | controller installed in two       |          |         |
   |   |                                   |          |         |
   |   | controller configuration.         |          |         |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |            MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL INFORMATION             |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   | The Octet Conductor controller interfaces between the host |
   | system and an Octet Station, which duplicates the contents |
   | of one master drive to eight target drives. Two Octet      |
   | Conductor controllers can be installed per system to       |
   | perform a total of sixteen target drive duplications.      |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

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   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                        CONNECTIONS                         |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |    Function     | Location |      Function      | Location |
   |-----------------+----------+--------------------+----------|
   | Cable connector |   CN0    | Cable connector -  |   CN9    |
   | - master        |          | CABLE1-IN          |          |
   |-----------------+----------+--------------------+----------|
   | Cable connector |   CN1    | Cable connector -  |   CN10   |
   | - target1       |          | CABLE2-IN          |          |
   |-----------------+----------+--------------------+----------|
   | Cable connector |   CN2    | Start/stop button  |    J2    |
   | - target2       |          |                    |          |
   |-----------------+----------+--------------------+----------|
   | Cable connector |   CN3    | Power connector -  |    J3    |
   | - target3       |          | master             |          |
   |-----------------+----------+--------------------+----------|
   | Cable connector |   CN4    | Power connectors - |  J4-J7   |
   | - target4       |          | target             |          |
   |-----------------+----------+--------------------+----------|
   | Cable connector |   CN5    | Power switch       |    J8    |
   | - target5       |          |                    |          |
   |-----------------+----------+--------------------+----------|
   | Cable connector |   CN6    | Power supply       |    J9    |
   | - target6       |          |                    |          |
   |-----------------+----------+--------------------+----------|
   | Cable connector |   CN7    | Voltage selector   |   J10    |
   | - target7       |          |                    |          |
   |-----------------+----------+--------------------+----------|
   | Cable connector |   CN8    |                    |          |
   | - target8       |          |                    |          |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                     DIAGNOSTIC LED(S)                      |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |  LED  | Color |  Status  |            Condition            |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED1  | Green |    On    |    Target drive 1 is active     |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED1  | Green | Blinking | Duplication error on target 1or |
   |       |       |          |         no hard drive 1         |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED1  | Green |   Off    |     Target drive 1 is idle      |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED2  |  Red  |    On    | Power is on to target drives 1  |
   |       |       |          |               & 2               |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED2  |  Red  |   Off    | Power is off to target drives 1 |
   |       |       |          |               & 2               |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED3  | Green |    On    |    Target drive 2 is active     |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED3  | Green | Blinking |  Duplication error on target 2  |
   |       |       |          |        or no hard drive         |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED3  | Green |   Off    |     Target drive 2 is idle      |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED4  | Green |    On    |    Target drive 3 is active     |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED4  | Green | Blinking |  Duplication error on target 3  |
   |       |       |          |        or no hard drive         |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED4  | Green |   Off    |     Target drive 3 is idle      |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED5  |  Red  |    On    | Power is on to target drives 3  |
   |       |       |          |               & 4               |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED5  |  Red  |   Off    | Power is off to target drives 3 |
   |       |       |          |               & 4               |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED6  | Green |    On    |    Target drive 4 is active     |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED6  | Green | Blinking |  Duplication error on target 4  |
   |       |       |          |        or no hard drive         |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED6  | Green |   Off    |     Target drive 4 is idle      |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED7  | Green |    On    |    Target drive 5 is active     |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED7  | Green | Blinking |  Duplication error on target 5  |
   |       |       |          |        or no hard drive         |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED7  | Green |   Off    |     Target drive 5 is idle      |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED8  |  Red  |    On    | Power is on to target drives 5  |
   |       |       |          |               & 6               |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED8  |  Red  |   Off    | Power is off to target drives 5 |
   |       |       |          |               & 6               |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED9  | Green |    On    |    Target drive 6 is active     |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED9  | Green | Blinking |  Duplication error on target 6  |
   |       |       |          |        or no hard drive         |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED9  | Green |   Off    |     Target drive 6 is idle      |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED10 | Green |    On    |    Target drive 7 is active     |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED10 | Green | Blinking |  Duplication error on target 7  |
   |       |       |          |        or no hard drive         |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED10 | Green |   Off    |     Target drive 7 is idle      |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED11 |  Red  |    On    | Power is on to target drives 7  |
   |       |       |          |               & 8               |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED11 |  Red  |   Off    | Power is off to target drives 7 |
   |       |       |          |               & 8               |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED12 | Green |    On    |    Target drive 8 is active     |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED14 | Green | Blinking |  Duplication error on target 8  |
   |       |       |          |        or no hard drive         |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED12 | Green |   Off    |     Target drive 8 is idle      |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED13 |  Red  |    On    |   Power is on to master drive   |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED13 |  Red  |   Off    |  Power is off to master drive   |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED14 | Green |    On    |     Master drive is active      |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED14 | Green |   Off    |      Master drive is idle       |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED15 |  Red  |    On    |       Octet Station is on       |
   |-------+-------+----------+---------------------------------|
   | LED15 |  Red  |    On    |      Octet Station is off       |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+