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"Smooth Mind (Dual Mogul)"
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Summary of Contents for ASTEK A8S20816-SBC

  • Page 1 “Simple Mind” “Smooth Mind” “Smooth Mind (Dual Mogul)” User’s Manual Document Number: 90-000243 Version:...
  • Page 2 Astek; nor does the purchase or use of a product from Astek convey a license under any patent rights, copyrights, trademark rights, or any other of the intellectual property rights of Astek or third parties.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Activity/Fault LEDs ..............................14 4 Specifications ............................14 Electrical Specifications ............................14 Environmental Specifications ..........................14 Mechanical Specifications ............................15 5 Troubleshooting ........................... 16 Diagnostics ................................16 Support ................................... 16 Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved 90-000243-A...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Common Setup Single Computer Plug in Mini SAS HD into the back of the case and connect the other end to the computer that will be using the SmoothMind enclosure. 90-000243-A Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved...
  • Page 6 Dual Mogul configurations with eight ports instead of the standard four, and other connection options. See page 14 for detailed configuration setup. Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved 90-000243-A...
  • Page 7: Installation Procedures

    Make Sure JBOD is connected to computer and power on. 1.1 Ignore the box that pops up saying drivers have been installed. There are no drivers. Navigate to the start menu, right click on Computer and click manage. 90-000243-A Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved...
  • Page 8 A8S2XX16-SBC User Manual A window should pop up similar to this. 3.1 Click storage and navigate to Disk Management Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved 90-000243-A...
  • Page 9 You should end up with a window similar to this after pressing enter. None of the drives will appear and be usable by the computer at this point. Current Available Drives Partitioned HD Unallocated HD 90-000243-A Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved...
  • Page 10 Simple Volume. A window should pop up to set up the volume. Choose how large you would like the volume to be and click next. Choose the volume label for that drive/ RAID and click next. Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved 90-000243-A...
  • Page 11 Choose if you do not want to format the HD or if you do and specify options and click next. The setup will show you all of the options you selected. If they are correct click finish, if not, go back and follow Step 4 again. 90-000243-A Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved...
  • Page 12 Once you click finish the drive will pop up and start formatting. Once finished the drive should be formatted and usable and will appear in My Computer as a normal hard drive. Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved 90-000243-A...
  • Page 13: Typical Use Cases

    There is also the optional configuration of connecting the single chassis to up to 8 computers. Drive Limiting Drive limiting is available for all uses. To limit which drives are visible to specific output ports contact Astek or your chassis provider for custom firmware 90-000243-A Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved...
  • Page 14: A8S2Xx16-Sbc Single Board Computer Characteristics

    Do not operate the A8S2XX16-SBC continuously without sufficient cooling. The default configuration does NOT support auto-shutdown due to exceeding thermal CAUTION limits, and as such, damage many occur to your board if operated continuously without airflow. Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved 90-000243-A...
  • Page 15: Mechanical Specifications

    A8S2XX16-SBC Single Board Computer Characteristics Mechanical Specifications 90-000243-A Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved...
  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    A8S2XX16-SBC User Manual 3 Troubleshooting Diagnostics Support Copyright © 2011 by Astek Corporation. All rights reserved 90-000243-A...

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