3. PCIe Expansion Layout SW1-1 Power on/off by Host Power on/off by Manual SW1-2 FAN SPEED HIGH FAN SPEED LOW SLOT1(Upstream PCIex16) Slot 1: Target card Slot 2: PCIe ×8 slot 。(already fixed in the chassis) 。(open-type; supports PCIe card ×16/×8/×4/×1) 。RAID card is recommended to be installed in this slot as it’s closest to backplane’s connectors.
4. Build Up Procedure 1. Open the chassis by removing the top cover. 2. Install RAID card and other third-party PCIe cards into proper PCIe slots within NA380A-G3 and fix them with screws on the brackets of the cards. RAID Card PCIe Card PCIe Card Go Top ↑...
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3. Connect all internal mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables between RAID card and backplane. Connect the first, topmost mini-SAS connector on backplane to channel 1~4 mini-SAS connector on RAID card, the second mini-SAS connector on backplane to channel 5~8 mini-SAS connector on card, and subsequently all the way downward to the sixth, bottommost mini-SAS connector on backplane to channel 21~24 mini-SAS connector on RAID card.
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Host Computer Power Power 6. Pull out all the HDD trays from the storage enclosure. 7. Place hard drives in the trays and fix them with hard drive mounting screws. Insert HDD trays back to NA380A-G3 storage enclosure. Go Top ↑...
5. Operation 1. Power on NA333A-G3 storage first before powering on the host computer. 2. As all the hard drives are identified by the host computer, please follow the operational procedure by RAID card. Host Computer Go Top ↑...
PCIe card work well and how to install third-party PCIe card’s driver? Yes, the third-party PCIe card will work well in NA380A-G3 just like it is in the host computer. And the installation procedure for the third-party PCIe card’s driver is the same.
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If you have any questions, please contact your regional distributor, or Netstor Technology, Taiwan. Netstor Technology Co. Ltd. 6F, No. 1, Alley 16, Lane 235, Baoqiao Rd., Xindian District, New Taipei City 231-45, Taiwan, R.O.C. www. netstor. com .tw sales@ netstor.com.tw +886 2 2917 1500 Go Top ↑...
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