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KIP External Hard Drive

Installation Guide
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Contents
Parts List…………………………………………………….…2

Installation Excluding 77/79/800/940……………5

Installation for KIP Plotters 800/940……………..7

Installation for KIP Plotters 77/79………………….10

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Parts List
1 – Vantec NexStar CX External Hard Drive
Enclosure

1 – Power Supply

1 – 80 inch eSata Cable

1 – eSata Slot Plate for Controller

1 – eSata 12” M/F Extension cable

1 – Esata Mount Plate for machine

1 – Small Bushing (800/940 only)

1 – Large Bushing (77/79 only)

1 - Instructions

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Installation Except for Installation For

77/79/800/940 800/940
1. Open Box and remove all parts 1. Open Box and remove all parts

2. Power off KIP Printer 2. Power Off the KIP Printer

3. Open and remove the Controller from 3. Open and remove the HDD from the
the KIP Plotter and remove the Hard controller
Drive
4. Connect the HDD into the HDD KIT
4. Connect the Hard Drive into the External
HDD Enclosure.
5. Install the 80” Sata cable into the
controller along with the supplied
5. Install the PCI Slot Plate into the bushing in the KIT.
controller. (Except for 77/79/800/940)

6. Connect the HDD KIT to the eSata cable

6. Attach the eSata Mount plate to the and turn on the machine.
machine. (Except for 77/79/800/940)

7. Connect the Hard Drive Kit to the eSata

port on the back of the machine and
power on the KIP Plotter.

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Installation for 77/79

1. Open Box and remove all parts

2. Power off KIP Printer

3. Open and remove the Controller from

the KIP Plotter and remove the Hard
Drive

4. Connect the Hard Drive into the External

HDD Enclosure.

5. Install the PCI Slot Plate into the

controller.

6. Attach the bushing to the back of the

machine and run the 80” cable through.

7. Connect the Hard Drive Kit to the eSata

port on the back of the machine and
power on the KIP Plotter.

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Installation Except
for 77/79/800/940

1. Remove all parts in suppled KIT.

2. Power down printer and wait 5 mins so

the controller has enough time to shut
down correctly.

3. Remove the HDD from the controller.

4. Install the HDD inside the external

enclosure.

Please note that one (1) screw will hold in

the HDD

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5. Install the PCI slot plate into the
controller. When you install the slot
place make sure to connect the sata
port to the shown connection on the
motherboard of the controller.

6. Attach the mount plate to the machine

by punching out a spot on the back of
the machine.

7. Once completed you will be able to

connect the external HDD Kit to the
machine and simply just power on. The
machine will boot to this HDD
automatically.

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Installation for
800/940

1. Remove all parts in suppled KIT.

2. Power down printer and wait 5 mins so

the controller has enough time to shut
down correctly.

3. Remove the HDD from the controller.

4. Install the HDD inside the external

enclosure.

Please note that one (1) screw will hold in

the HDD

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5. Remove the cover for the controller.

6. Connect the 80” sata cable to the SATA

6Gb/s port on the motherboard

7. Attach the small bushing to the

controller and run the cable through it to
prevent the cable from getting cut.

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8. Reinstall the controller into the machine

and attach the cable to the cable tie.

Attach the plate back onto the machine,

and then plug in the external hard drive and
power up the machine.

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Installation for
77/79

8. Remove all parts in suppled KIT.

9. Power down printer and wait 5 mins so

the controller has enough time to shut
down correctly.

10. Remove the HDD from the controller.

11. Install the HDD inside the external

enclosure.

Please note that one (1) screw will hold in

the HDD

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12. Install the PCI slot plate into the

controller. When you install the slot
place make sure to connect the sata
port to the shown connection on the
motherboard of the controller.

13. Run the 80” cable from the slot plate in

the controller to the back left of the
machine. Attach the large bushing in the
supplied hole and run the cable through
it as well.

14. Reassemble all covers; attach the

external hard drive kit to the eSata cable
and power on the machine. The
machine will automatically boot to the
hard drive.

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