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2.4  Additional Info on Installing M.2 SSD in Different Length

If you wish to use other length of M.2 NVMe SSD in storage, the circular mount on backplane 

needs to be shifted to other location to fit the length of SSD. The following is the instance for 

utilizing M.2 SSD 22110:

1. Loosen both SSD1 and SSD2 locations’ screws.

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SSD 1

SSD 2

2. Uninstall Netstor Thunderbolt 3 card from PCIe x4 slot.

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...

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