Addonics Technologies CCMSPC1 Manual 

 
ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES 
Model: CCMSPC1 & CCMSPC2 
 
Single CipherChain (CCMSPC1) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dual CipherChain (CCMSPC2) 
 
1. For two SATA devices 
 
 
 
 
 
2. For daisy-chaining to increase encryption security 
               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.  
 
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  
 
 
 
CipherChain. Resetting will turn off the CipherChain, clear the key 
code and remove the drive icon. We recommend resetting the 
CipherChain whenever a hard drive is removed from a system to 
ensure better security. 
 
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.  
 
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. 
 
Yellow Power LED: Lights up when there is drive activity. 
 
 
Basic Hardware Installation 
 
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. 
 
 
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. 
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. 
 
 
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. 
 
For additional information about the CipherChain, refer to the 
CipherChain manual on the CD or download a copy from 
www.addonics.com 
 
 
TECHNICAL SUPPORT 
Phone:    408-453-6212 
Hours:    8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST 
Email:             http://www.addonics.com/support/query/ 

Device SATA port 
(Connect to SATA device) 

Host SATA port (blue color) 
(Connect to SATA host) 

4-pin floppy 
power connection 

Reset switch 

HDD LED 

Cipher keyhole 

Power LED 

Disable reset 
switch jumper 

Device SATA port 1 
(Connect to 1
s
 SATA device) 

Device SATA port 2 
(Connect to 2
nd
 SATA 
device) 

Host SATA port 1 
(Connect to 1
st
 SATA host) 

Host SATA port 2 (blue color) 
(Connect to 2
nd
 SATA host) 

Device SATA port 
(Connect to SATA device) 

Host SATA port (blue color) 
(Connect to SATA host) 

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