Contents
About This Guide.......................................................................................................................................... 3
Audience.......................................................................................................................................................3
Document Conventions................................................................................................................................ 3
About TS-x53B............................................................................................................................................. 4
Hardware Specifications............................................................................................................................... 4
Package Contents........................................................................................................................................ 5
Components................................................................................................................................................. 6
Front Panel............................................................................................................................................... 6
Back Panel............................................................................................................................................... 7
Right Panel............................................................................................................................................... 8
Drive Numbering.......................................................................................................................................8
Installation Requirements............................................................................................................................. 9
Setting Up the NAS.....................................................................................................................................10
Hardware Installation.................................................................................................................................. 11
Installing Drives...................................................................................................................................... 11
Installing Expansion Cards..................................................................................................................... 20
Replacing Memory Modules................................................................................................................... 27
QTS Installation.......................................................................................................................................... 32
Power Button.............................................................................................................................................. 38
Reset Button............................................................................................................................................... 38
USB One-Touch Copy Button..................................................................................................................... 38
OLED Panel................................................................................................................................................39
Viewing TCP/IP Settings........................................................................................................................ 39
Configuring TCP/IP Settings...................................................................................................................39
Viewing Drive Information.......................................................................................................................40
Viewing Volume Information................................................................................................................... 40
Viewing System Information................................................................................................................... 41
Powering Off the NAS............................................................................................................................ 41
Restarting the NAS.................................................................................................................................41
Changing the OLED Password...............................................................................................................41
OLED Error Messages........................................................................................................................... 42
LEDs........................................................................................................................................................... 42
Beep Alarm................................................................................................................................................. 44
Hot-Swapping Failed Drives....................................................................................................................... 45
Support and Other Resources.................................................................................................................... 46
TS-x53B User Guide
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