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Summary of Contents for Netstor NS722TB3
- Page 1 NS722TB3 2-bay (5.25” ) LTO Tape Drive to Thunderbolt™ 3 Desktop Enclosure User Manual First edition, Oct. 2021...
- Page 2 1. Unpack the NS722TB3 2. Storage Enclosure Description Panel Layout 3. Desktop Storage Setup Procedure 4. Power On/Off NS722TB3 5. Verification 5.1 macOS 5.2 Windows Operating System 6. Thunderbolt 3 Card LEDs Status...
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Page 3: Storage Enclosure Description
2. Storage Enclosure Description Panel Layout 1. Power-On Indicator LED This power-on indicator LED only indicates power’s status. When NS722TB3 is powered on, it shows blue light. When storage enclosure is powered off, it shows no light. Go Top ↑... - Page 4 7. Thumbscrews to loosen/tighten the side cover 6. Cooling Fan 90 × 90 x 25 mm. 5. mini-SAS Port This mini-SAS port is for connecting to device such as external LTO or external HDD enclosure. 4. Thunderbolt 3 Connectors Connecting Thunderbolt 3 cables to upstream computer and downstream device.
- Page 5 3. Desktop Storage Setup Procedure 1. By front, when Netstor unit is standing vertically, the left 5.25” slot is the first bay, and the right 5.25” slot is the second bay. Put NS722TB3 storage horizontally on a level surface on a stable table.
- Page 6 3. Use a screwdriver to unscrew the six screws on the drive metal cage, and then detach the drive metal cage from inside the storage enclosure. 4. Detach the front cover of first 5.25” bay slot by loosening its four screws at the drive metal cage on both sides.
- Page 7 5. Insert the LTO tape drive into first 5.25” bay slot at drive metal cage. After the LTO tape drive is inserted, use screws to fasten the LTO tape drive with the metal cage on both sides. * Repeat the above steps 4 and 5 for the installation of the second LTO tape drive within the metal cage.
- Page 8 7. Restore drive metal cage back to its original position within the storage enclosure, and use a screwdriver to tighten the six screws on the metal cage to allow the metal cage to be securely fastened to the inside of the storage enclosure. 8.
- Page 9 9. Connect NS722TB3 and Thunderbolt 3 host computer with Thunderbolt 3 cable, and then connect Netstor storage with power source. power source Go Top ↑...
- Page 10 “I” position for enable 2. As NS722TB3 storage is connected to computer by Thunderbolt 3 cable, as shutting down computer, the NS722TB3 will be shut down automatically as well. * NS722TB3 supports hot-plug and hot-unplug for powering on and off.
- Page 11 HBA’s info to be shown at macOS’s System Information) 3. Verify the driver of NS722TB3’s Host Bus Adapter. Following point 2, there is an item Driver Installed indicating the status of Host Bus Adapter’s driver. The driver is already embedded in macOS 10.14 and later version.
- Page 12 Note: The Power Nap function is enabled at macOS operating system by default. With Power Nap enabled, during sleep mode, the background task such as checking for new e-mail, calendar and iCloud updates will cyclically occur. As the background task takes place, all the Mac’s interfaces including Thunderbolt 3 will wake up, which will lead to the Thunderbolt 3 device being waked up as well.
- Page 13 5.2 Windows Operating System 1. Verify Netstor NS722TB3 is recognized by host computer. At the desktop of Windows operating system, right click This PC, and select Manage. As window of Computer Management pops up, click Device Manager in the left column, click View at the top menu bar, and select Devices by connection.
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Page 14: Thunderbolt 3 Card Leds Status
LEDs lighting status will be before NS722TB3 is powered on and after the Netstor unit is powered on. Power-off: Before NS722TB3 is powered on, only LED 2 will illuminate green light, and the rest LED 3 through LED 6 won’t illuminate light. green light not show light Go Top ↑... - Page 15 Power-on: After NS722TB3 is powered on, LED 2 through LED 5 will illuminate green light. At this time, if a USB device or a monitor is daisy chained to the second Thunderbolt 3 port on the Netstor Thunderbolt 3 card, then LED 6 will illuminate green light. On the other hand, provided the second Thunderbolt 3 port is not connected with any device/monitor, LED 6 won’t illuminate light.
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