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- Page 1 RS6542AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide RocketStor 6542AW (RS6542AW) NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide V1.00 - May 7, 2025 Copyright 2025 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
4. Cable Accessory ...................17 4.1. CDFP-CDFP-1M ..................17 4.1.1. Cable Diagram ..................... 17 4.1.2. Cable Drawings and Pinouts ................17 5. RS6542AW Installation Instructions ..........19 6. Revision History .................. 21 Version 1.00, May 7, 2025 .................. 21 HighPoint Technologies, Inc... -
Page 3: Overview
The RS6542AW 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. -
Page 4: Rs6542Aw Hardware Description
2.1. RS6542AW Layout The layout of the RS6542AW is presented in four parts. 2.1.1. Front View (Controller Card) The following figure shows the key components of the controller card. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc... - Page 5 Host Status LED -- The status of the controller card PCIe bandwidth. Beeper This beeper is for factory commissioning only. ○ ○ 4-pin connectors. Connects the adapter to a Cooling Fan module. Chip Broadcom PEX 88048 chip. ○ HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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Page 6: Diagnostic Led View (Controller Card)
Right Status LED The controller card is powered off.. Solid Green The CDFP cable is connected correctly. Flash Green The CDFP cable is not connected correctly. Solid Red The controller card and the Enclosure is a mismatch. HighPoint Technologies, Inc... -
Page 7: Front View (Enclosure)
The bandwidth status of the disk in the Enclosure. ○ RAID LED The status of the RAID array. ○ HighPoint Logo LED The connection status of CDFP cable . ○ Tray LED The I/O status of the current disk. ○... - Page 8 RS6542AW 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 The Enclosure is powered off.
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Page 9: Rear View (Enclosure)
Note: The fan speed choice depends on the higher temperature of the SSD or Broad (LM75). 0: OFF Manual Fan Control 1: Low Speed 2: Medium Speed 3: High Speed 4: Full Speed Power Switch ON/OFF Switch. ○ To shut down the whole power of the Enclosure. HighPoint Technologies, Inc... - Page 10 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 ...
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Page 11: Pcie Host Interface
KCMYXVUG6T40. Actual power consumption may differ based on system hardware and configuration. Operating Voltage 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... -
Page 12: Controller Card Connector
RS6542AW 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... - Page 13 RS6542AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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Page 15: Cdfp Connetor Pinout
Table 7: Connetor Pinouts Name Name TX14P TX15P TX14N TX15N TX12P TX13P TX12N TX13N TX10P TX11P TX10N TX11N TX8P TX9P TX8N TX9N REF0_CLK+ CDFP_ID_0 REF0_CLK- CDFP_ID_1 TX06P TX7P TX06N TX7N TX4P TX5P TX4N TX5N TX2P TX3P TX2N TX3N HighPoint Technologies, Inc... - Page 16 RESET1# B10X PRSNT1# A10Y GPIO0 B10Y PRSNT2# RX14P RX15P RX14N RX15N RX12P RX13P RX12N RX13N RX10P RX11P RX10N RX11N RX8P RX9P RX8N RX9N I2C0_CLK I2C1_CLK I2C0_SDA I2C1_SDA RX6P RX7P RX6N RX7N RX4P RX5P RX4N RX5N RX2P RX3P HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
- Page 17 RS6542AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide RX2N RX3N RX0P RX1P RX0N RX1N C10X GPIO1 D10X GPIO2 C10Y RESET2# D10Y GPIO3 HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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Page 18: Cable Accessory
CDFP Host to CDFP Device cable. Length 1M. 4.1.1. Cable Diagram CDFP CDFP 4.1.2. 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... - Page 19 RS6542AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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Page 20: Rs6542Aw Installation Instructions
1. Use a wired ESD wrist strap that is properly grounded. 2. Unpack and remove the RS6542AW 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. - Page 21 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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Page 22: Revision History
RS6542AW NVMe RAID Enclosure User Guide 6. Revision History Version 1.00, May 7, 2025 Initial version. HighPoint Technologies, Inc...
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