Sata Drive Bays - Kontron KBox C-101 User Manual

7. System Overview

7.3.13. SATA Drive Bays

Depending on the ordered system configuration, your KBox C-101 can be equipped with up to two removable drive bays
(refer to Fig. 10 and Fig. 19) or two internal 2.5" SATA HDD. The internal HDDs/SSDs are not accessible from the outside.
The two 2.5" removable drive bays (DRIVE 1 and DRIVE 2) are accessible from the front side (Fig. 10) of the KBox C-101.
Both drive bays are designed for removable 2.5" SATA SSD/HDDs (without mounting frames).
The drives support following dive speeds:
DRIVE 1: up to SATA 6 Gb/s.
DRIVE 2: up to SATA 3 Gb/s.
If the KBox C-101 configuration with internal SATA HDD/SSD was chosen, the Drive 1 and Drive 2 for
removable SATA HDD/SSD are not available (refer to Fig. 6).
If the KBox C-101 configuration with removable SATA HDD/SSD was chosen, no installation of an internal
SATA HDD (with mounting frame) is possible.
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Fig. 19: Drive 1 and Drive 2 for removable 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD
(option); closed drive bays
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Fig. 21: Inserting/removing a 2.5" removable SSD
Legend for Fig. 19, Fig. 20 and Fig. 21:
1 Slide button to release the drive bay cover
2 Cover of the drive bay
3 Drive bay for 2.5" removable SATA HDD/SSD
To install/remove a drive, please perform the following steps:
1. Slide the drive cover release button to the right (Fig. 19, pos. 1). The drive cover will spring up.
2. Pull the drive cover up.
3. Insert/remove the drive into /out from the bay receptacle.
4. Close the cover.
The drive is now ready for operation.
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Fig. 20: Drive bay 1 with opened drive bay cover
These interfaces support hot-swapping.
To prevent data loss when removing the
removable HDD/SSD, it may not be removed
during a read or write access [while the green
DRIVE LED (Fig. 16) of the drives is green
flashing].
4 Opened drive bay cover
5 Inserting or removing a 2.5" removable SATA HDD/SSD
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