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Data Express DE75 SAS/SATA Install Guide

Removable SAS/SATA Drive Enclosure

Receiving Frame Board

Factory-Installed Jumper (Pins 15 & 17)

 – Factory-installed 

jumper. DO NOT REMOVE!

Remote Activity LED (RLED)

 – These pins provide a remote 

LED device activity indicator (Pin 13=Cathode, Pin 14-Anode).

Frame Data Connectivity – 

For SATA operation the SATA data 

cable must be connected to the SAS/SATA Host 1 Connector. 

SATA hard drives do not support the SAS Host 2 Connector. SAS 

hard drives can use either SAS Host 1 Connector or SAS Host 2 

Connector. The DE75 supports the SAS dual host feature for fail 

over protection. 

Note: 

SAS hard drives require a SAS host. SAS hard drives 

will not work with a SATA host.

Frame Installation

For SATA operation connect a SATA data cable to the SATA/SAS 

host 1 connector. 

For SAS operation connect a SATA/SAS data cable to either 

SATA/SAS Host 1 or SAS Host 2 connector. 

For dual host capabilities connect SATA/SAS data cables to 

SATA/SAS Host 1 and SAS Host 2.

Connect SATA power or ATX power to the power connectors on the 

back of the DE75. The DE75 will support either ATX or SATA power. 

Slide the frame into an available drive bay and secure the frame. 

Drive Installation

1.   Carefully insert the drive into the carrier. Slide the drive to-

wards the Drive Carrier Board, so that the I/O connector on the 

drive mates with the connector on the Drive Carrier Board. Hold 

the drive in place, then turn the drive/carrier assembly over.

2.   Fasten the drive into place with the four provided #6-32 

Phillips Under Cut Flat Hd. Screws. Some drives may require 

minor adjustment to position before securing into carrier with 

screws.

3.   Install the provided drive cover. Insert the front end of the cover 

first and then slide the cover towards the rear of the carrier. 

Secure drive cover with the two provided #4-40 Phillips Under 

Cut Flat Hd. Screws.

The DE75 SAS/SATA is a low-profile removable hard drive enclosure 

designed to provide durable and reliable mounting for one (1) 3.5” 

low profile Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 Gb/s or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 

drive, within a standard or undersized 5.25” half-height peripheral 

expansion slot. The low profile filler bracket can be removed for 

space-constrained mounting.

Note: 

The DE75 SAS/SATA frame is not a universal frame 

and does not support the DE75 IDE carrier. It is backwards 

compatible and will support the DE75 SATA 1.5 Gb/s carriers.

Figure 2: Drive Installation Overview

Drive Cover

(provided)

SATA/SAS Drive

(not included)

Drive Carrier 

Board

Drive Carrier

Figure 1: Receiving Frame Board (rear view)

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