Sonnet Technologies xMac mini Server (Revision D and Later) - Manual (Page 15)

A – Verify the xMac mini Server is Recognized
1. Press the power button on the front panel of the xMac mini server to
turn on the Mac mini. If you haven’t yet set up the computer, follow
the onscreen directions to complete the setup process.
2. From the Apple menu, select About This Mac; the System Information
application will launch.
3. When the About This Mac window opens, click More Info; a summary
of specifications will appear.
4. Click System Report; a full report window will appear.
5. In the System Information window, click Thunderbolt under the
Hardware header in the left column (Figure 13).
6. In the top right column under the Thunderbolt Device Tree header,
you should see Mac mini, followed “Echo Express PCIe 2.0” (Echo
Express is a sister product of the xMac mini Server and uses the same
Thunderbolt expansion system for PCIe cards
(Figure 13).
B – Verify Installed Cards are Recognized
1. When a card is installed into one of xMac mini Server’s PCIe slots,
the PCIe slot (listed as a port), the Status should appear as connected
(Figure 13).
2. Click PCI Cards under the Hardware header in the left column
(Figure 14).
3. At the top of the right column, installed cards are listed. By selecting
a card at the top, detailed information is listed. You should see “Yes”
next to Driver Installed and Tunnel Compatible, otherwise the card or
driver may not be Thunderbolt compatible
(Figure 14).
Chapter 4 – Verify Connections Using System Information
Figure 13
Figure 14
Support Note: If you do not see “Echo Express PCIe 2.0” listed,
disconnect and reconnect the Thunderbolt cable between the
computer and xMac mini Server. Note that it is not necessary to shut down
the computer before disconnecting and reconnecting the cable.
Support Note: While xMac mini Server requires no drivers,
installed cards require Thunderbolt-compatible drivers to enable
their use with xMac mini Server.
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