Addonics Technologies Computer Drive CCMSPC1 User Manual

ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES  
Model: CCMSPC1 & CCMSPC2  
Single CipherChain (CCMSPC1)  
CipherChain. Resetting will turn off the CipherChain, clear the key  
Host SATA port (blue color)  
(Connect to SATA host)  
Device SATA port  
(Connect to SATA device)  
code and remove the drive icon. We recommend resetting the  
CipherChain whenever a hard drive is removed from a system to  
ensure better security.  
4-pin floppy  
power connection  
b. Likewise when a new hard drive is added to a removable drive  
system. The CipherChain 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.  
Disable reset  
switch jumper  
Reset switch  
HDD LED  
Power LED  
Cipher keyhole  
Green Power LED: In order to turn on the power to the CipherChain, the  
cipher key must be inserted prior to power on the system or resetting the  
CipherChain. If the power LED does not light up, the system will not  
detect the hard drive connected to the CipherChain.  
Dual CipherChain (CCMSPC2)  
1. For two SATA devices  
Yellow Power LED: Lights up when there is drive activity.  
Host SATA port 1  
Device SATA port 2  
(Connect to 2nd SATA  
device)  
(Connect to 1st SATA host)  
Basic Hardware Installation  
Device SATA port 1  
Host SATA port 2 (blue color)  
(Connect to 2nd SATA host)  
(Connect to 1s SATA device)  
1. Mount the CipherChain into the SCSI-1 (Centronics 50-pin) slot on  
the PC case. If there is no available SCSI-1 slot, use the PCI  
bracket provided and mount the CipherChain on the PCI slot.  
2. Using the provided floppy Y-power cable connect the CipherChain  
4-pin floppy power connector to the system’s power supply.  
3. Connect the SATA hard drive or storage device to the Device SATA  
port on the CipherChain using a SATA cable. Remember to connect  
power to the storage device.  
4. Connect the Host SATA port (port with Blue color) on the  
CipherChain to the onboard SATA port of the motherboard or an  
add-in SATA controller card using a SATA cable.  
2. For daisy-chaining to increase encryption security  
How to operate the CipherChain:  
Note: Hot swapping refers to the ability to plug and unplug the component  
without rebooting.  
1. Insert the AES 256-bit cipher key into the cipher keyhole on the  
CipherChain.  
2. For SATA port that supports hotswap.  
Power on the CipherChain and SATA storage device at the  
same time or turn on storage device first before the CipherChain.  
For SATA port that does not support hotswap.  
Power on the CipherChain and SATA storage device at the  
same time.  
Device SATA port  
(Connect to SATA device)  
Host SATA port (blue color)  
(Connect to SATA host)  
3. Observed that the green Power LED should light up. If it does not,  
re-insert the cipher key and re-power the devices or reset the  
CipherChain.  
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.  
Note: You may remove the cipher key from the CipherChain once  
the CipherChain is powered on. All the files being transferred into  
the drive are still encrypted even if the cipher key is removed.  
Note: The cipher keys for the two CipherChains can be of same or  
different code.  
Disable reset switch jumper By default, CipherChain reset switch is  
enabled. To disable reset, remove the jumper. Disabling the reset switch  
is recommended if the CipherChain is connected to a boot drive or non-  
hotswap SATA controller card.  
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.  
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 CipherChain 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  
For additional information about the CipherChain, refer to the  
CipherChain manual on the CD or download a copy from  
TECHNICAL SUPPORT  
Phone:  
Hours:  
Email:  
408-453-6212  
8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST  
 

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