Addonics Technologies AE5RCS35NSAW manual

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  • Page 1

    Addonics T E C H N O L O G I E S 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array Enclosure (AE5RC S35NSA, AE5R CS35NSAW) User’s Guide Version 1.0[...]

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    Addonics Technologies – 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array User’s Guide v1.0 1 FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har mful interference in a residential installation. Th [...]

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    Addonics Technologies – 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array User’s Guide v1.0 2 Contents FCC Warning ................................ ................................ ................... 1 Limited Warranty ................................ ................................ ............ 1 Contents ................................ ...............................[...]

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    Addonics Technologies – 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array User’s Guide v1.0 3 Chapter 1 General In formation The Addonics 3 -to- 5 Disk Array syste m makes implementin g sophisticated RAID technology into any computer simple. Designed to accommodate up to five 3.5" SATA o r SATA II har d drives into thr ee 5 ¼” drive bay , each har d drive can be e[...]

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    Addonics Technologies – 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array User’s Guide v1.0 4 Chapter 2 Disk Array Par ts and Funct ions Front Panel D1 – D5: HD1 – HD5 power switch D6: Reset Sw itch for buzzer alar m and Overheating P ress the Reset Sw itch to stop the alarm, and Overheatin g LED goes off. D7 – D11: Power and HDD access LED LED light is GREEN when p[...]

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    Addonics Technologies – 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array User’s Guide v1.0 5 POWER SWITCH Each indi vidual hard dr ive on the disk array has its own pow er switch. TURNING ON a Hard Drive To turn on a har d drive, using a pointed obje ct insert i t on the cir cular slot (D1 – D5) located on top of the power logo and push it. The power and HDD access LED[...]

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    Addonics Technologies – 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array User’s Guide v1.0 6 Rear View POWER1 : 4- pin Molex Power connector Note: One 4- pin Molex power connector powers 2 drives. In order t o powe r all 5 drives all three 4 - pin conn ectors must be co nn ected POWER2 : 15- pin Serial ATA Data Power connector Note: The top 15- pin Serial ATA Data Power [...]

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    Addonics Technologies – 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array User’s Guide v1.0 7 lJP1 : Temperature setting jumper lJP 2 & J4: Exten sion function jumper FLR : Fan failure detection (red) FL+ : F an failure detection (+) FLG : F an failure detection (green) RS T: Reset Sw itch for buzzer alar m and Overheating LED TLR : Temperature detection (red) 5V+ : 5[...]

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    Addonics Technologies – 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array User’s Guide v1.0 8 Chapter 3 Caddy Drive Drawer Install Using the screws provided, se cure the ha rd dr ive to the drive drawer.[...]

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    Addonics Technologies – 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array User’s Guide v1.0 9 Chapter 4 Product Application 5SA Disk Arra y Mounted on a Storage Tower 5SA Disk Array as a Standalone[...]

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    Addonics Technologies – 3-to- 5 SA Disk Array User’s Guide v1.0 10 Technical Support If yo u need assistan ce to get y our unit functionin g properly, please call Addonics Technical Support . Our techn ical staff will be happy to assist you, but they will need y our help to do so. Calling t he techni cal support staff without all the proper inf[...]