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Introduction TS421S TS821S SilverStone Technology's external storage devices, the TS421S and TS821S are 4-bay and 8-bay storage towers with Mini-SAS interface that support four and eight 2.5" HDD/SSD and hot-swap function. For security, each drive tray also has metal key lock. Built-in cooling fan behind the chassis ensures drive and run cool for extended life.
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Product Overview TS421S 24Gbps LEFT SIDE FRONT RIGHT SIDE BOTTOM DC-IN 12V MINI-SAS SFF-8088 BACK...
Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Product Overview TS821S 48Gbps LEFT SIDE FRONT RIGHT SIDE BOTTOM DC-IN 12V DC-IN 12V MINI-SAS SFF-8088_2 MINI-SAS SFF-8088_1 BACK...
Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Front and Rear View DC-IN 12V 24Gbps MINI-SAS SFF-8088 A: 2.5" HDD Tray (HDD1, HDD2, HDD3, HDD4) A: DC IN connector B: Power On / Power Off button B: Mini-SAS SFF-8088 connector C: Power Led / Fan failed LED D: Overheating LED A: 2,5-Zoll-Laufwerkeinsatz A: Gleichspannungseingang...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Front and Rear View DC-IN 12V DC-IN 12V 48Gbps MINI-SAS SFF-8088_2 MINI-SAS SFF-8088_1 D E F G A: Zone 1, 2.5" HDD Tray (HDD1, HDD2, HDD3, HDD4) A: Zone 2 DC IN connector B: Zone 2, 2.5" HDD Tray (HDD5, HDD6, HDD7, HDD8) B: Zone 2 Mini-SAS SFF-8088 connector C: Power On / Power Off button C: Zone 1 DC IN connector...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Front and Rear View A: Зона 1, Лоток 2,5" HDD (HDD1, HDD2, HDD3, HDD4) A: Разъём DC IN Зона 2 B: Зона 2, Лоток 2,5" HDD (HDD5, HDD6, HDD7, HDD8) B: Разъём Mini-SAS SFF-8088 Зона 2 C: Кнопка...
Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Packaging contents TS421S TS421S Enclosure Mini SAS SFF-8088 cable, 1000mm Mini SAS SFF-8087 (TARGET) to SATA 7-Pin x 4 with sideband cable, 500mm Mini SAS SFF-8088 to Mini SAS SFF-8087 adapter Power adapter card Screw with screw bag TS821S TS821S Enclosure Mini SAS SFF-8088 cable, 1000mm...
Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide TS421S TS821S ECP01 x 1 SATA port ECP01 X 2 SATA port SA011 x 1 SA022 x 1 SFF-8088 TO SFF-8088 Mini-SAS cable x 1 SFF-8088 TO SFF-8088 Mini-SAS cable x 2 SFF-8087(Target) to SATA 7Pin x 4 cable x 1 SFF-8087(Target) to SATA 7Pin x 4 cable x 2 Please check below list before installation 1.
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide Por favor, compruebe la lista siguiente antes de la instalación 1. Cuando monte un disco duro, por favor tenga cuidado con la electricidad estática, ya que puede causar fallos del dispositivo. Por favor, toque otros objetos de metal para descargarse o lleve guantes anti-estática antes de tocar los discos duros. 2.
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide TS421S TS821S Please take part D to mount on your chassis expansion slot Zur Montage an Ihrem Gehäuseerweiterungssteckplatz bitte Teil D zur Hand nehmen Veuillez prendre la partie D à monter sur l'emplacement d'extension de votre châssis Por favor, coja la parte D para montarla en el zócalo de expansión de su chasis Prendere la parte D da installare sullo slot di espansione del telaio Пожалуйста, возьмите...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide Please connect with part C to motherboard. Connect the SATA side to the motherboard and another side to part D with Mini-SAS SFF-8087 connector Bitte verbinden Sie Teil C mit dem Motherboard. Verbinden Sie die SATA-Seite mit dem Motherboard und die andere Seite mit Teil D mit Mini-SAS-SFF-8087-Anschluss Veuillez raccorder avec la partie C sur la carte mère.
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide TS421S TS821S Use cable part B to connect enclosure and part D Kabel Teil B zur Verbindung von Gehäuse und Teil D verwenden Utilisez la partie de câble B pour raccorder le boîtier et la partie D Use el cable parte B para conectar la carcasa y la parte D Utilizzare il cavo parte B per collegare l'alloggiamento e la parte D Используйте...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide TS421S Install part E (ECP01) into chassis expansion slot Teil E (ECP01) im Gehäuseerweiterungssteckplatz installieren Installez la partie E (ECP01) dans l'emplacement d'extension du châssis Instale la parte E (ECP01) en el zócalo de expansión del chasis Installare la parte E (ECP01) nello slot di espansione del telaio Установите...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide 04-1 Please connect power supply to ECP01 by either peripheral 4 pin connector or SATA 15 pin connector Netzteil über den 4-poligen Peripherie- oder den 15-poligen SATA-Anschluss mit der ECP01 verbinden Veuillez connecter l'alimentation électrique à l'ECP01 avec le connecteur périphérique à 4 broches ou le connecteur SATA à 15 broches Por favor, conecte la fuente de alimentación al ECP01 bien mediante el conector para periféricos de 4 pines o el conector SATA de 15 pines Collegare l'alimentazione all'ECP01 tramite connettore a 4 pin della periferica o connettore SATA a 15 pin...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide 04-2 TS421S TS821S Connect power cord to enclosure Netzkabel an Gehäuse anschließen Raccordez le cordon d'alimentation au boîtier Conecte el cable de potencia a la carcasa Collegare il cavo di alimentazione all'alloggiamento Подключите кабель питания 將電源線連接至主機...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide TS421S TS821S Push left to pop out the HDD tray panel Zum Entfernen der Laufwerkeinsatzblende nach links drücken Poussez vers la gauche pour sortir le panneau du plateau du disque dur Presione hacia la izquierda para sacar la bandeja del HDD Spingere a sinistra per estrarre il pannello del cassetto HDD Нажмите...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide TS421S TS821S Pull out tray and secure HDD with screws Einsatz herausziehen und Laufwerk mit Schrauben befestigen Retirez le plateau et fixez le disque dur avec des vis Saque la bandeja y fije el HDD con tornillos Estrarre il cassetto e fissare l'HDD con viti Вытащите...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide TS421S TS821S Use the key to lock each tray Jeden einzelnen Einsatz per Schlüssel abschließen Utilisez la clé pour verrouiller chaque plateau Use la llave para cerrar cada bandeja Utilizzare la chiave per bloccare ogni cassetto Используйте...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Installation Guide Turn on your PSU on your PC chassis and press the power button on TS421S / TS821S to start the device Ihr Netzteil an Ihrem PC-Gehäuse einschalten und Ein- / Austaste am TS421S / TS821S zum Starten des Geräts drücken Allumez votre unité...
Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup In Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 Please right-click on the lower left corner of the Start button, select "Disk Management." (as shown in the illustration). In Windows 7 / Vista or prior versions Please right-click "Computer"...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup In the "Computer Management" window, select "Disk Management." It will show disk drive as "not initialized". Please Right-click and select "Disk initialization." Wählen Sie im Fenster „Computer Management (Computerverwaltung)“ die Option „Disk Management (Datenträgerverwaltung)“. Der Datenträger wird als „Not initialized (Nicht initialisiert)“...
Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup The window “Disk initialization” will appear. Press the OK button. ※About partition format MBR partition formatted capacity limit is 2TB. We suggest using GPT format on disk drives with capacity of 2TB or above, but GPT may not be recognized by Windows 2000 and XP In addition, some older hardware cannot divide sectors with over 2TB capacity.
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup The state of disks will turn to "connection" , when the "Initialization Disk" is completed. At this state, the drive still cannot be used, you must create a partition and format it. Please right click the "unallocated" sector and select "New Simple Volume." Der Datenträgerzustand wird zu „Connection (Verbindung)“, wenn „Initialize Disk (Datenträger initialisieren)“...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup The “New Simple Volume Wizard” window will open, then press “Next”. Das Fenster „New Simple Volume Wizard (Assistent zum Erstellen neuer einfacher Volumes)“ öffnet sich; klicken Sie dann auf „ Next (Weiter)“. La fenêtre « New Simple Volume Wizard (Assistant nouveau volume simple) » s'ouvre, appuyez ensuite « Next (Suivant) ». La ventana del “Asistente para nuevo volumen simple”...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup When the “specify volume size” pop up, you can set partition size to arbitrary value. The size is not particularly specified as the maximum capacity setting. After the setup is complete, press “Next.” Wenn „Specify Volume Size (Volumegröße festlegen)“...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup In the “assigned drive letter and path” window. Assign drive letter. Drive letter is usually done in alphabets starting with letter C, if not specified, it will be assigned in alphabetical order. Do not select “hanging in the following empty NTFS folder” and “does not assign a drive letter or drive path” under normal circumstances. ※...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup The “Format Partition” window. For “File System”, choose NTFS. Please do not use other file format. You can specify the size of the allocation unit size when configuring partition. If you don’t need to specify, then please select default volume.
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup Окно "Format Partition (Форматирование раздела)". Для поля "File System (Файловая система)" выберите NTFS. Не используйте другие файловые форматы. При настройке раздела вы можете указать размер единицы распределения. В противном случае выберите том по умолчанию. Задайте...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup “Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard” window. If settings are correct, press Finish and formatting will begin. Das „Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard (Fertigstellen des Assistenten)“-Fenster. Wenn die Einstellungen stimmen, klicken Sie auf „Fertigstellen“; die Formatierung beginnt. Fenêtre «...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S System Setup When formatting, disk window will display the format condition. After formatting is complete, this disk icon will appear in “My Computer”. Now you can start using the formatted drive. Bei der Formatierung zeigt das Datenträgerfenster den Fortschritt. Nach Abschluss der Formatierung erscheint das Datenträgersymbol unter „My Computer (Arbeitsplatz)“.
Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Caution While in the formatting process, a warning window will appear but it does not mean formatting has failed. While in the formatting process, please do not power off the PC, power off the docking station, unplug cables, or turn off Windows, etc…...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S MAC OSX Open the "Disk Utility." ※ "Disk Utility " in the “Applications” “Utilities” folder. The left column displays the disks that can be formatted, this docking will be displayed as "Xx GB (HDD / SSD capacity) Media." Click to format it.
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S MAC OSX The disk information will show on this page. Die Datenträgerinformationen werden auf dieser Seite angezeigt. Les informations du disque s'afficheront sur cette page. La información del disco se mostrará en esta página. In questa pagina saranno mostrate le informazioni sul disco. На...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S MAC OSX Click the “Partition.” You can change the partition setting. Klicken Sie auf „Partition(Partition)“. Sie können die Partitionseinstellungen ändern. Cliquez sur « Partition (Partition) ». Vous pouvez modifier le paramétrage de la partition. Haga clic en “Partición”. Puede cambiar la configuración de la partición. Fare clic su “Partition (Partizione)”.
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S MAC OSX Click the lower right corner “Apply” after setting. The warning window wills popup. Click “Partition” to confirm. If not, click "Cancel.” Klicken Sie nach der Einrichtung unten links auf „Apply (Anwenden)“. Ein Warnfenster wird angezeigt. Klicken Sie zum Bestätigen auf „Partition (Partitionieren)“.
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S MAC OSX The disk partition will appear on the desktop. Die Datenträgerpartition erscheint am Desktop. La partition du disque apparaît sur le bureau. La partición del disco aparecerá en el escritorio. Sul desktop apparirà la partizione del disco. Раздел...
Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Troubleshooting If a suspected case of failure occurs, please check for the following: ■ Device cannot be identified. Please check ・Are power and signal cable connected correctly? ・Is the green power LED lit? ・Is the driver installed correctly? ・Is the latest driver version installed? ・Are you running Windows XP whilst trying to use drive with over 2TB capacity? (Windows XP can’t identify drives over 2TB capacity.) ■...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Troubleshooting Si sospecha que existe un posible fallo, por favor compruebe lo siguiente: ■ El dispositivo no se puede identificar. Por favor, compruebe ・¿Están conectados correctamente los cables de potencia y señal? ・¿Está encendido el LED de potencia verde? ・¿Está...
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Tower Storage TS421S / TS821S Q: Can I use drives that already have existing data? A: Mostly yes, but depending on the environment in which the drive was previously used, there may be incompatibility, so to avoid unpredictable data loss, please backup first before using it. Q: Does this product support hot plug? A: Yes.
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Replacement product will be warranted for remainder of the warranty period or thirty days, whichever is longer. All products should be sent back to the place of purchase if it is within 30 days of purchase, after 30 days, customers need to initiate RMA procedure with SilverStone Technology in USA by first downloading the “USA RMA form for end-users”...
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