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3.  Enclosure Setup

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3.1  RAID card installation and PCIe expansion

1. Place NA338TB3 chassis on a level surface of a stable table.

2. Open the chassis by removing the top cover.

The enclosure setup includes three parts. First, the RAID card installation and 

PCIe expansion. Second, the SSDs or 2.5" HDDs installation for storage. Third, 

Mac host connection.

3. In order to have the PCIe expansion unit be turned to the upright position for the 

RAID/third-party PCIe card installation, unscrew the three black screws at rear right 

side of NA338TB3 chassis as well as unscrew the black screw at the front side of PCIe 

expansion unit. After unscrewing, manually turn the PCIe expansion unit for the 

upright position.

4. Three PCIe slots at rear of PCIe expansion unit are covered by removable L-shape 

metal brackets. After unscrewing the screw of the L-shape metal bracket, the PCIe 

slot is ready for the third-party PCIe card installation.

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Summary of Contents for NA338TB3

Page 1: ...First edition Nov 2020 User Manual NA338TB3 2U 16 bay 2 5 Thunderbolt 3 Storage and PCIe Expansion...

Page 2: ...re If this device appears to be malfunctioning contact Netstor Do not drop the enclosures or any of its drive modules dropping or mishandling of the enclosure or drive modules may result in a malfunct...

Page 3: ...torage 4 4 1 1 Overview 1 2 Package Checklist 3 3 Mac host connection 9 9 3 3 1 External connection with Mac 3 3 2 Embedded Mac mini installation 11 12 4 1 1 Embedded Mac mini Application 4 1 2 Mac PC...

Page 4: ...the Thunderbolt 3 computer through the present day blazing fast Thunderbolt 3 40Gbps interface Before installing the unit verify the package contains the following items D Power cord x 1 E Thunderbolt...

Page 5: ...lure Indicator 3 Power on button Blue power on 4 Mute Button Reset for buzzer beeping 5 Fan Status LED Normal Green Failure Red too slow RPM or stop 6 Temperature LED Normal Green Over 50 C Red 7 8 10...

Page 6: ...have the PCIe expansion unit be turned to the upright position for the RAID third party PCIe card installation unscrew the three black screws at rear right side of NA338TB3 chassis as well as unscrew...

Page 7: ...rts PCIe card x16 x8 x4 x1 PCIe expension slot board LEDs Status slot 4 slot 3 slot 2 slot 1 5 The layout of the PCIe slots within the PCIe expansion unit is as follows 6 Connect the internal data cab...

Page 8: ...the other third party PCIe cards are installed properly restore the PCIe expansion unit from upright position to the original horizontal position And screw the four black screws back to the unit 1 Ta...

Page 9: ...oduction On the other hand for the internal application embed a Thunderbolt 3 Mac mini in the built in removable plate drawer for operation 1 Arrange a Thunderbolt 3 Mac computer near the NA338TB3 1 A...

Page 10: ...drawer case Close and tighten the thumbscrew to fasten Mac mini with the plate drawer 3 Insert the drawer with Mac mini back to the NA338TB3 storage enclosure and tighten the two thumbscrews on the re...

Page 11: ...ly please refer to section 4 1 2 1 After the NA338TB3 storage enclosure is connected to the power source by the power cord turn the power switch of NA338TB3 s PSU at rear of the chassis to I position...

Page 12: ...supply unit 2 The NA338TB3 is designed to be powered on off simultaneously with the Thunderbolt 3 host computer so when computer is connected to Netstor unit externally by Thunderbolt 3 cable power o...

Page 13: ...d within being recognized by the host computer For the macOS operating system see section 4 2 1 As for the Windows operating system please refer to section 4 2 2 1 Verify Netstor Thunderbolt 3 card is...

Page 14: ...rs for the RAID card and the third party PCIe cards are installed on the macOS operating system When seeing RAID card and all the third party PCIe cards listed in PCI section at macOS s System Informa...

Page 15: ...u bar and then select Devices by connection 2 Click on ACPI x64 based PC select Microsoft ACPI Compliant System and click on PCI Express Root Complex Then items Intel 100 Series Chipset Family PCI Exp...

Page 16: ...mputer 4 After installing the driver and the GUI program launch the GUI program by selecting ArcHttpSrvGUI in All Programs in Windows Start to execute the application 5 After executing ArcHttpSrvGUI a...

Page 17: ...er bottom part of the window Right click on the portion of the RAID volume and select New Simple Volume to format the RAID volume 10 After the formatting is completed the RAID volume drive will be sho...

Page 18: ...green light not show light On the Thunderbolt 3 card within the NA338TB3 storage there are totally ve LEDs From top to bottom they are LED 2 for 3V3 LED 3 for 5V0_ATX LED 4 for 3V3_LC LED 5 for 0V9_SV...

Page 19: ...sy chained to the second Thunderbolt 3 port on the Netstor Thunderbolt 3 card LED 6 will also illuminate green light On the other hand provided that the second Thunderbolt 3 port is not connected with...

Page 20: ...e light Thunderbolt target card in SLOT 1 is in Gen2 mode LED6 for SLOT2 As LED6 illuminates solid blue light it indicates the PCIe card in SLOT 2 is in Gen3 mode As LED6 blinking blue light PCIe card...

Page 21: ...ase contact your regional distributor or Netstor Technology Taiwan Netstor Technology Co Ltd www netstor com tw 6F No 1 Alley 16 Lane 235 Baoqiao Rd Xindian District New Taipei City 231 45 Taiwan R O...

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