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3u 16-bay external pcie ×8 jbod storage with pcie slot expansion

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NA333A-G3
3U 16-Bay External PCIe ×8 JBOD Storage with PCIe Slot Expansion
User Manual
Third edition, Nov. 2020

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Summary of Contents for Netstor NA333A-G3

  • Page 1 NA333A-G3 3U 16-Bay External PCIe ×8 JBOD Storage with PCIe Slot Expansion User Manual Third edition, Nov. 2020...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1. Unpack the NA333A-G3 2. Panel Layout 3. PCIe Expansion Layout 4. Build Up Procedure 5. Operation Questions and Answers...
  • Page 3: Panel Layout

    1. Unpack the NA333A-G3 The box contains the following items: 。Netstor NA333A-G3 enclosure × 1 。HDD tray × 16 (installed in chassis) 。PCIe 3.0 ×8 host card × 1 。PCIe 3.0 ×8 data cable (1.5 meter) × 1 。Internal mini-SAS cable × 4 。Power cord ×...
  • Page 4 8. External PCIe ×8 connector 。Connecting external PCIe ×8 data cable to host computer 6. Power cord receptacles 7. Hot-swappable blower fans Go Top ↑...
  • Page 5: Pcie Expansion Layout

    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.
  • Page 6: Build Up Procedure

    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 NA333A-G3 and fix them with screws on the brackets of the cards. PCIe Card PCIe Card...
  • Page 7 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 to channel 5~8 mini-SAS connector on card, the third to channel 9~12 mini-SAS connector on card, and the fourth, bottommost to channel 13~16 mini-SAS connector on RAID card.
  • Page 8 Power ※ Note the ring-pull of the external PCIe ×8 data cable connector must be at the same side as Netstor host card and target card’s obverse side when cable is connected to the host/target card. 6. Pull out all the HDD trays from the storage enclosure.
  • Page 9: Operation

    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 ↑...
  • Page 10: Questions And Answers

    PCIe card work well and how to install third-party PCIe card’s driver? Yes, the third-party PCIe card will work well in NA333A-G3 just like it is in the host computer. And the installation procedure for the third-party PCIe card’s driver is the same.
  • Page 11 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 ↑...