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3.2.2 Procedure for setting up a RAID 1 volume

2. Right click ﬁrst M.2 SSD, and select

New Mirrored Volume

3. Select second M.2 SSD [Disk 2] in the Available section.

Go Top ↑

1. Go to Windows’ Disk Management: the two M.2 SSDs in storage will appear in information section.

Summary of Contents for NA611TB3

Page 1: ...First edition Nov 2017 User Manual NA611TB3 Thunderbolt 3 NVMe SSD Storage...

Page 2: ...A611TB3 Storage Unit 8 2 4 Additional Info on Installing M 2 SSD in Different Length 3 Operation 10 10 3 1 macOS High Sierra 10 13 or later 12 3 1 1 Procedure for setting up a RAID 0 volume 15 3 1 2 P...

Page 3: ...Receptacle 7 Fan Speed Adjustment 8 Thunderbolt 3 port 1 Power Button 2 Power Status LED Orange Standby mode Blue Power on 3 SSD 1 Status Flashing white NVMe access 4 SSD 2 Status Flashing white NVMe...

Page 4: ...Go Top 2 1 Pre Steps for M 2 SSD Module Installation 1 Loosen the two screws at rear of storage Detach the rear panel and pull out the aluminum plate with backplane completely 2 Loosen the four screw...

Page 5: ...5 Go Top 3 Unplug the 2 pin power cable of 2x2 cm fan from backplane 4 Detach the backplane from the aluminum plate Overturn and put the backplane on a level surface on table SSD 1 SSD 2...

Page 6: ...epeat the above point 1 for installation SSD 1 SSD 2 SSD 1 SSD 2 The step is for M 2 SSD 2280 by default If you plan to use M 2 SSD 22110 or other lengths of SSD please refer to section 2 4 page 8 abo...

Page 7: ...backplane back to the aluminum plate tighten the four screws and plug the 2 pin power cable of 2x2 cm fan back to the backplane 7 Go Top 2 Insert the backplane plate back into storage Recover the rear...

Page 8: ...M 2 NVMe SSD in storage the circular mount on backplane needs to be shifted to other location to t the length of SSD The following is the instance for utilizing M 2 SSD 22110 1 Loosen both SSD1 and SS...

Page 9: ...rews that are tighten with the circular mounts 4 Move the circular mounts from default 2280 to location 22110 5 Tighten the two screws back to have the screws fastened to the circular mounts Go back t...

Page 10: ...ower source through the included power adapter and power cord And then connect storage and Mac computer via Thunderbolt 3 cable 2 Press the front power button to switch on the storage Power LED turns...

Page 11: ...torage is at the powered on status 4 When at macOS s desktop click Apple icon at the top menu bar Select About This Mac and click System Report Click Thunderbolt in the left column As NA611TB3 appears...

Page 12: ...ault tolerance 1 Go to macOS s Disk Utility The two M 2 SSDs in NA611TB3 will appear in the left hand column 2 Click File at the top menu bar and select RAID Assistant 3 Select Striped RAID 0 and clic...

Page 13: ...13 Go Top 4 Put the checks to the two M 2 SSDs and click Next 5 Con rm the Properties and click Next 6 The con rmation pane for creating RAID 0 volume will pop up click Create to proceed...

Page 14: ...8 You will see RAID 0 volume is created successfully and the RAID 0 volume is ready for use 14 Go Top 7 When the process is complete click Done to nish...

Page 15: ...ity The two M 2 SSDs in NA611TB3 will appear in the left hand column 2 Click File at the top menu bar and select RAID Assistant 3 Select Mirrored RAID 1 and click Next 15 Go Top 3 1 2 Procedure for se...

Page 16: ...16 Go Top 4 Put the checks to the two M 2 SSDs and click Next 5 Con rm the Properties and click Next 6 The con rmation pane for creating RAID 1 volume will pop up click Create to proceed...

Page 17: ...17 Go Top 7 When the process is complete click Done to nish 8 You will see RAID 1 volume is created successfully and the RAID 1 volume is ready for use...

Page 18: ...able 3 2 Thunderbolt 3 Windows PC laptop Windows 10 8 1 2 Press the front power button to switch on the storage Power LED turns orange indicating standby mode 3 Power on computer and NA611TB3 powers o...

Page 19: ...2 1 Procedure for setting up a RAID 0 volume 19 Go Top 1 Go to Windows Disk Management the two M 2 SSDs in storage will appear in information section 2 Right click rst M 2 SSD and select New Striped V...

Page 20: ...Add button to add Disk 2 to the Selected section and then click Next to proceed 5 Click Finish button to complete setting up RAID 0 volume 6 The RAID 0 volume of NA611TB3 will appear at This PC and i...

Page 21: ...RAID 1 volume 2 Right click rst M 2 SSD and select New Mirrored Volume 3 Select second M 2 SSD Disk 2 in the Available section 21 Go Top 1 Go to Windows Disk Management the two M 2 SSDs in storage wi...

Page 22: ...Add button to add Disk 2 to the Selected section and then click Next to proceed 5 Click Finish button to complete setting up RAID 1 volume 6 The RAID 1 volume of NA611TB3 will appear at This PC and i...

Page 23: ...ill power off automatically at this time the unit s power LED will turn orange to indicate the storage is at the standby mode the Thunderbolt 3 port s 15W power charging is still working and effective...

Page 24: ...roviding heavy workloads are continuously run with M 2 SSD s controller which will generate more heat than average within the storage then you can increase the fan speed manually to provide more cooli...