Tower with USIB connector
• Any IDE or ATAPI Storage device can be converted to USB or Firewire
connection via the Addonics USIB interface board and USIB interface cable.
• IDE and ATAPI drives must be set as Master device.
USIB back panel
Inside of the USIB back panel
IDE Device Installation to the USIB Connector
The USIB setup can do hot swap when Addonics mobile racks are used
• When using an Addonics mobile rack, make sure that the power from the
USIB board is connected to the power input from the cradle. The power to
the Addonics cradle can only go one way.
• For USB2 connection, attach the Addonics USB2.0 USIB interface cable to
the USIB connector.
• For Firewire connection, attach the Addonics Firewire USIB interface cable
to the USIB connector.
• When non-Addonics mobile rack is used. The Storage Tower can be
powered down and restarted to swap out hard drive without rebooting the
system when using USB or Firewire interface.
• To un-mount the drive from the computer using a non-Addonics mobile rack
the USIB cable must be detach from the back of the Storage Tower or the
Storage Tower power must be power off to un-mount the drive from the
computer. The drive will not be hot swappable by turning the switch on and
off from the front of the mobile rack.
IDE ribbon cable
IDE drive
USIB connector