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Summary of Contents for HighPoint NA381TB3
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Page 1: User Manual
HighPoint NA381TB3 4U 24 bay ( 3.5" / 2.5" ) Thunderbolt™ 3 Storage and PCIe Expansion User Manual First edition, June. 2017... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
1. Overview 2. Package Checklist 3. Panel Layout 4. Hardware Configuration 5. Building Up Procedures 5.1 PCIe Card Installation 5.2 Hard Drive Installation 5.3 Connecting to Host Computer 5.3.1 Thunderbolt 3 Mac host 5.3.2 Mac mini Installation 6. Operation and Verification 6.1 Verification steps for Mac... -
Page 3: Overview
1. Overview Based on the latest Thunderbolt 3 technology and PCIe architecture, the creative, innovative design of HighPoint NA381TB3 features RAID level protection and high- performance with PCIe Gen3 expansion ability to Thunderbolt Mac through the blazing- fast Thunderbolt interface. Moreover, the Thunderbolt 3 HighPoint NA381TB3 enclosure accommodates SAS/SATA 6G/3Gbps hard drives and can be installed with professional PCIe cards for application. -
Page 4: Panel Layout
3. Panel Layout 1. HDD Power LED 。White - Power On Indicator 2. HDD Status LED 。Flash Blue - HDD Accessing Indicator, Red - HDD Failure Indicator 3. PSU power button 。“I” for enable, “0” for disable 4. Power cord receptacles 5. -
Page 5: Hardware Configuration
2. RocketRAID 2760A 24-Channel 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID HBA 5. Building Up Procedures 5.1 PCIe Card Installation 1. Place HighPoint NA381TB3 chassis on a level surface of a stable table. 2. Open the chassis by removing the top cover. Go Top ↑... - Page 6 3. Three PCIe slots on rear of HighPoint NA381TB3 are covered by removable L-shape metal brackets. Unscrew the screw of the removable L-shape metal bracket to let the PCIe slots be ready for PCIe cards installation. 4. Install one SAS/SATA RAID card and other PCIe cards into proper PCIe slots of HighPoint NA381TB3, and then tighten them with screws on the brackets of the PCIe cards.
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Page 7: Hard Drive Installation
5.3 Connecting to Host Computer 5.3.1 Thunderbolt 3 Mac host 1. Connect HighPoint NA381TB3 to Thunderbolt 3 Mac directly by Thunderbolt 3 cable. 2. Immobilize the chassis on a server rack or proper place. 3. Connect HighPoint NA381TB3 with power source. -
Page 8: Mac Mini Installation
Mac mini Server into drawer, and restore the L-type bracket to fasten Mac mini Server with drawer. 3. Connect HighPoint NA381TB3 and Mac mini Server with Thunderbolt 3 cable via Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter. 4. Immobilize the chassis on a server rack or proper place. -
Page 9: Operation And Verification
6. Operation and Verification 6.1 Verification steps for Mac 1. When HighPoint NA381TB3 is connected to the power source, turn on the power switch of storage’s PSU. (turn the switch to “I” position to enable the power supply unit) turn the switch to position “... - Page 10 3. Verify HighPoint Thunderbolt 3 target card is recognized by Mac. Click the Apple icon on top left of the screen, select About This Mac, and click System Report, and then System Information pane will pop up. Select Thunderbolt at the left side of the pane;...
- Page 11 4. Verify the PCIe cards installed in HighPoint NA381TB3. After the verification of HighPoint Thunderbolt 3 target card, click PCI at the left side of the pane, and all the PCIe cards installed in HighPoint NA381TB3 will be shown in the information area within the pane.
- Page 12 6. After verifying RAID card’s driver is installed, follow the operation procedure instructed by RAID card’s manufacturer to set up the RAID volume. 7. While HighPoint NA381TB3 is connected to Mac by Thunderbolt cable, when shutting down Mac, the HighPoint NA381TB3 will be shut down simultaneously as well.
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