Addonics Technologies ZSAES256EU User Manual

Under certain applications, the RESET button enables the connecting and 

disconnecting of the Cipher Z-Drive Enclosure without restarting the system. 

Following are examples of such applications: 

 

a.  When the cipher key is removed from the Z-Drive Enclosure, pressing the 

reset switch will clear the key code and remove the drive icon. This is good for 

security when the Z-Drive Enclosure is left unattended.

b.  Likewise when the Z-Drive Enclosure is connected and powered on with a 

cipher key, pressing the RESET button will initialize the drive. Note that if the hard 

drive is not encrypted or if the cipher key does not match with 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 on the My Computer folder. 

It’s very important to make sure that the correct cipher key is used on the hard 

drive. 

In order for the green power LED of the CipherChain mounted on the Cipher 

Z-Drive Enclosure to turn on, the cipher key must be inserted prior to powering or 

resetting the Cipher Z-Drive Enclosure. If the power LED does not light up, the 

computer will not detect the hard drive connected to the Cipher Z-Drive 

Enclosure.

Lights up when there is drive activity.