Antipodes EX User Manual page 5

User Installed Storage
ADD INTERNAL STORAGE:
Because Antipodes Music Servers are so low-noise then you get the best sound quality by playing from les stored on internal SSD storage.
Beginning with the CORE and the EDGE, and in the current line-up with the EX and CX, users are able to buy and install their own storage. This
makes the use of SSD storage, and future expansions of storage more affordable and much simpler to accomplish.
The high-end audio industry is very specialist and low-volume, so adding commodity items at the factory can add a lot of cost before it gets to
the consumer, and SSDs are still costly items. The computer industry is much higher-volume and more suited to selling commodities, so
customers can buy SSDs much more easily and at lower cost from their computer store. SSD Warranty issues will also be much simpler to
manage and resolve if they arise. This is why we introduced user-installable storage.
You don't need any tools. What you do is this:
1. Buy any one or two 2.5" 7mm Sata SSDs (the most common kind) from your computer store.
2. Slide the SSDs in the slots at the rear of your Antipodes server and push them home rmly. They will be gripped very securely.
3. Contact Antipodes Support to book an online session to setup your storage.
When installed, the SSDs sit a little proud of the rear panel so that you can grip them for removal.
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