3Ware RDC-TRAY - Hard Drive hot-plug Tray Quick Start Manual

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RDC-400 Quick Start Guide:

RDC-400 is an internal drive expansion cage that

supports four (4) hot swap drives in a 3 drive space.

It maximizes storage capacity and minimizes space.

Features:

Requires 3 standard 5.25" half-height form factor slots

Supports up to four 3.5" hot plugging ATA drive trays with key lock

Accommodates four 1" height ATA disk drives

Back plane design

Two built-in fans provide self-contained ventilation

Individual hard drive power and activity indicators

Front access design to facilitate hot swap

Compatible with ATA/133, 100, 66 and 33 drives

Key locked power management for reliable hot swap

Note:

3ware has tested the unit in typical tower's from major OEM's, in addition to

component built system towers. The configurations included current 5400 rpm

and 7200 rpm drives from the leading suppliers of disc dives.

The performance of this product is dependent on the actual chassis, drive, cable

and power supply used.

PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING THIS UNIT

Installing into your computer:

1. Shut down your computer and turn off the power and remove remove the

power cable. Install the box as illustrated in figure 1.

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Page 1 Key locked power management for reliable hot swap Note: 3ware has tested the unit in typical tower’s from major OEM’s, in addition to component built system towers. The configurations included current 5400 rpm and 7200 rpm drives from the leading suppliers of disc dives.
Page 2 2. Connect the cables as shown in figure 2. When connecting cables to the IDE bus make sure the numerical pins are lined up with the connector, else you may damage the hard disk drive. Figure 2 Installing a hard drive in the disk tray 1.
Page 3: Specifications
See figure 3. 5. Insert the hard drive into the disk tray. 6. Install the mounting screws on each side to secure the drive in the disk tray. 7. Slide the tray into a slot until it clicks into place. 8.
Page 4 2.8kgs / 6.17lbs (without drives) Copyright ©2003 3ware, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the proper written consent of 3ware, Inc., 455 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale CA 94085 Disclaimer 3ware, Inc.

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