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V2406A Instructions Guide Installing a SATA Solid-State Drive/Hard Disk Drive (SSD/HDD) in a Moxa V2406A Edition 1.0, April 2017 Technical Support Contact Information www.moxa.com/support Moxa Americas: Moxa China (Shanghai office): Toll-free: 1-888-669-2872 Toll-free: 800-820-5036 Tel: 1-714-528-6777 Tel: +86-21-5258-9955 Fax: 1-714-528-6778...
Required Parts ............- 4 - 3. Installation Flowchart ............. - 5 - 4. Installing a SATA Hard Disk ..........- 5 - Opening the V2406A to Access the HDD/SSD Area ..- 5 - Installing or Replacing an SSD/HDD ......- 9 - 4.2.1 Installing an SSD/HDD in the HDD Tray .....
SSD/HDD in your Moxa V2406A. If you want to install a new 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD storage device • in your V2406A, refer to section 4.2.1. To replace an existing 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD storage device in • your V2406A, refer to section 4.2.2.
2.3 Required Parts 2.3.1 You will require the following parts to install a new SSD/HDD: • Hard disk installation package (Moxa Ordering No.: FK-75125-02) • SATA SSD/HDD (Refer to the V2400A Component Compatibility Guide for compatible models.) 2.3.2 To replace an existing SSD/HDD, you will require the following: •...
4. Installing a SATA Hard Disk Installing a SATA hard disk involves first removing the bottom cover of the V2406A to access the HDD/SSD installation area on the main board, installing a HDD/SSD assembly, and reassembling the V2406A by putting back the cover and securing it with screws.
4.1.1 Place the V2406A upside down on the working area as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 4.1.2 Remove the two terminal blocks on the rear panel as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2 - 6 -...
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4.1.4 Use a Phillips screwdriver (item 1 in Table 2) to remove the ten (10) screws (indicated with red circles) on the front and rear panels as shown in Figure 4. After removing the screws, place the V2406A such that its rear panel is facing towards you. Figure 4...
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4.1.5 Open the rear panel partially as shown in Figure 5. Do not pull out any wires or cables connected to the rear panel (see Figure 6). Figure 5 Figure 6 - 8 -...
4.1.6 Slide out the bottom cover of the V2406A completely as shown in Figure 7. Figure 7 4.2 Installing or Replacing an SSD/HDD 4.2.1 Installing an SSD/HDD in the HDD Tray Follow the instructions detailed below to install an SSD/HDD in the HDD tray to build the SSD/HDD assembly: 4.2.1.1...
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4.2.1.2 Slide in the yellow anti-shock pads into the side notches provided on the HDD tray as shown in Figure 9. Figure 9 4.2.1.3 Turn the SATA connector clockwise by 90 degrees and gently insert the connector head into the opening on the HDD tray until it completely passes through the opening as shown in Figures 10 and 11.
4.2.1.4 Connect the SATA cable to the HDD/SSD and fix the HDD/SSD to the tray as shown in Figure 12. Figure 12 4.2.1.5 Use a Phillips screwdriver (item 1 in Table 2) to tighten the four (4) screws to secure the HDD/SSD on to the tray as shown in Figure 13.
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4.2.2.2 Disconnect the SATA power cable from the main board as shown in Figure 15. Figure 15 4.2.2.3 Use a Phillips screwdriver (item 1 in Table 2) to remove the four (4) screws that attach the HDD/SSD assembly to the board as shown in Figure 16. Figure 16 - 12 -...
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4.2.2.4 Gently pull out the HDD/SSD assembly as shown in Figure Figure 17 4.2.2.5 Use a Phillips screwdriver (item 1 in Table 2) to remove the four (4) screws on the HDD tray as shown in Figure Figure 18 4.2.2.6 Disconnect the SATA cable from the HDD/SSD and remove the HDD/SSD as shown in Figure 19.
4.2.2.7 Connect the SATA cable to the new HDD/SSD and fix the HDD/SSD to the tray as shown in Figure 20. Figure 20 4.2.2.8 Use a Phillips screwdriver (item 1 in Table 2) to tighten the screws (4 nos.) to secure the HDD/SSD to the tray as shown in Figure 21.
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4.3.1 Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the black screw located in the HDD/SSD area on the main board as shown in Figure Figure 22 4.3.2 Move the cable tie that is holding the wire aside as shown in Figure 23. Figure 23 - 15 -...
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4.3.3 Place the HDD/SSD assembly on top of the four pillars in the installation area and put back the cable tie as shown in Figure 24. Figure 24 4.3.4 Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the four (4) screws to fix the HDD/SSD assembly to the board as shown in Figure 25.
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4.3.5 Connect the free end of the SATA power cable to the mainboard as shown in Figure 26. Figure 26 4.3.6 Connect the free end of the SATA data cable to main board as shown in Figure 27. Figure 27 - 17 -...
V2406A housing and secure the same with screws as follows: 4.4.1 Slide in the bottom cover of the V2406A from the rear panel towards the front panel as shown in Figure 28. Do this gently and carefully to avoid bending or damaging any wires/cables or fixtures.
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4.4.3 Push the front and rear panels back in place and use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the ten (10) screws (marked with red circles) on the front and rear panel as shown in Figure 30. Figure 30 4.4.4 Use a hexagon nut driver to tighten the eight (8) hexagon screws (marked with red circles) on the front and rear panels as shown in Figure 31.
4.4.5 Put back the two terminal blocks on the rear panel. Figure 32 5. Testing the Newly Installed HDD/SSD To verify that the HDD/SSD that you just installed is working fine, perform the following checks: 5.1 Enter the BIOS setup utility by pressing the F2 key while the system is booting up.
5.2 In the configuration screen, select Advanced HDC Configuration as shown in Figure 34. Figure 34 5.3 Verify the information [brand and model] displayed for Serial ATA Port 3 as shown in Figure 35. Figure 35 - 21 -...
5.4 Select Exit Exit Discarding Changes to exit the BIOS configuration utility. Figure 36 The SSD/HDD installation process is complete. You can now start using the disk. - 22 -...
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