The RS6541AW is the latest member of our PCIe Gen4 NVMe RAID Enclosure product family. HighPoint RocketStor series NVMe RAID Enclosures are ideal for Industrial and Media applications that require a compact, external storage solution capable of delivering uncompromised transfer performance.
2. RS6541AW Hardware Description 2.1. RS6541AW Layout The layout of the RS6541AW is presented in four parts. 2.1.1. Controller card--Front View The following figure shows the key components of the controller card. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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CDFP Status LED -- The status of CDFP status connected with the Enclosure. Host Status LED -- The state of RS6541AW PCIe bandwidth. Beeper This beeper is for factory commissioning only. ○ Chip Broadcom PEX 88048 chip. ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
CDFP Status LED The Enclosure is powered off. Solid Green The CDFP status is working at PCIe 4.0 with 4 x4 Mode. Flash Green The CDFP status is working at not PCIe 4.0 but 4 x4 Mode. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The bandwidth status of the disk in the Enclosure and the reset status of the ○ Enclosure. RAID LED The status of the RAID array. ○ HighPoint Logo LED The connection status of CDFP cable and reset status of host system. ○ Tray LED The I/O status of the current disk. ○...
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RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide The following table describes the Status LED, PCIe LED, RAID LED, HighPoint Logo LED and Tray LED indicators of the Enclosure. Table 4: LED Indicators of the Enclosure Color Status Description Status LED Note: If the host system is in reset status, the Status LED status will remain as before.
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The LED blinks red at 1 Hz to indicate that the disk is in rebuilding status. Note: Blue LED may be also ON and it may cause red LED into purple. Solid Red The disk has failed. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
The Retimer chip temperature is >100℃. The SSD temperature is > the SSD warning threshold. 1-1-1-1-1-1 Both “1-0-1-0-1-0” and “1-0-0-1-0-0” above occur simultaneously. 100M Ethernet RJ45 Used monitor the RS6541AW via an internet connection. ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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SSDP embedded: The device will report its IP/ Mac/ SN/ Name to the local network so that application program could know how many HighPoint Devices in the local network and list them quickly. User Management: Only one user support and only one session could be ...
LP-MD2, Single Width Power consumption Full load power consumption: 63.08W No load power consumption: <10W Power supply PCIe: 12V, 3.3V Work temperature +5°C ~ + 55°C Storage temperature -20°C ~ +80°C MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) 920,585 Hours HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
RS6541AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide 3. Controller Card Connector 3.1. CDFP Connector Pin Designation The controller card has one CDFP connector. The following figure shows the connector pin designation. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
CDFP Host to CDFP Device cable. Length 1M. 2.1.5. Cable Diagram CDFP CDFP 2.1.6. Cable Drawings and Pinouts The following figure shows the pinout for the HighPoint CDFP-CDFP-1M cable, one x8 CDFP to one x8 CDFP connection. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
1. Use a wired ESD wrist strap that is properly grounded. 2. Unpack and remove the RS6541AW and check it for damage. If it appears damaged, please get in touch with HighPoint Technical Support. 3. Press the drive tray eject button to eject the eject mechanisms.
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12. Insert the controller card into the motherboard’s PCIe x16 slot. 13. Switch on the Enclosure power switch to power up the Enclosure, then power up the motherboard. Note: Ensure the NVMe SSDs are installed before powering on and using the Enclosure! HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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