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Appendix: The Functions on Backplane

1. Function of Backplane Drive Fault LED (SW1-1)

SW1 

(Default)

JP1 

(Default)

There are sixteen drive fault LEDs beside each HDD connector on the backplane 

inside the Netstor unit.

This switch determines whether the drive fault LED on the backplane appears to 

be permanent red light or flashing red light when the HDD fails. The default 

setting is set to be drive fault LED showing flashing red light.

The situation of the drive fault LED appearing varies according to different 

RAID card employed.

2. Function of SAS HDD act state LED on Backplane (SW1-2)

There are sixteen HDD act state LEDs beside each HDD connector on the 

backplane inside the Netstor unit.

This switch determines whether the HDD act state LED on the backplane appears 

to show blue light or no light when the SAS HDD is inserted into the NS780S-G3. 

The default setting is set to be SAS HDD act state LED showing no light.

There is one switch module on the backplane of NS780S-G3 providing four functions 

on SW1-1, SW1-2, SW1-3, and SW1-4. The description for each function is given in the 

following point one through point four.

1

N

2

3

4

1

N

2

3

4

1

3

ON

OFF

Summary of Contents for NS780S-G3

Page 1: ...First edition Oct 2019 User Manual NS780S G3 Desktop 16 Bay PCIe to SAS SATA Enclosure...

Page 2: ...n Off 12 7 Operation 14 4 Enclosure Setup 6 3 Panel Layout 5 6 RAID Card HBA Card Installation 8 Hard Drive Installation 14 LED Status on Host card and Target card 15 macOS operating system 15 Windows...

Page 3: ...ight 19 9 2 Global HDD LED showing red light Appendix The Functions on Backplane 20 20 1 Function of Backplane Drive Fault LED SW1 1 21 5 Global HDD LED fault indicator jumper 21 3 Function of LED act...

Page 4: ...HD 1920 1080 and 3D animation Featuring easy setup of the enclosure the NS780S G3 can be easily connected to host computer through only one data cable connectivity Before installing this unit verify...

Page 5: ...5 Global HDD LED Reading writing blue Periodic access ashing blue HDD failure red go to page 19 for the detail Rebuilding interlacing of ashing blue and ashing red 4 Temperature LED Green temperature...

Page 6: ...G3 from its packaging and place the enclosure on the even surface close to the computer 2 Loosen the two thumbscrews and remove the side door from NS780S G3 3 Detach the pillar under the sixteen drive...

Page 7: ...S780S G3 backplane Connect the topmost mini SAS connector labeled SAS Port 1 on backplane to Channel 1 4 mini SAS connector on RAID HBA the second connector labeled SAS Port 2 to Channel 5 8 mini SAS...

Page 8: ...drive tray and then pull the tray out of the enclosure 8 Place the drive tray on a at surface and then attach the hard drive into the tray 6 Restore the pillar back to the original state by tightening...

Page 9: ...the tray as shown in the picture below 10 Insert the drive tray containing the HDD into the NS780S G3 enclosure correctly and then tighten the thumbscrew on the tray 11 Go over steps 7 to 10 again fo...

Page 10: ...slot compatible with PCIe 3 0 16 slot in the computer and then secure the host adapter with a screw 2 Connect one end of the PCIe 8 data cable to the external PCIe 3 0 8 connector on NS780S G3 host a...

Page 11: ...ata cable connector must be at the same side as Nestor host card and target card s obverse side when cable is connected to the host target card 3 Connect the other end of the PCIe 8 data cable to the...

Page 12: ...he NS780S G3 by the host computer the other is to power on off the Netstor unit manually Switch SW1 4 on the backplane within the Netstor unit determines whether to power the Netstor storage on or off...

Page 13: ...ue light to power on the Netstor unit And then power on your host computer 3 After the computer is shut down press and hold NS780S G3 enclosure s front LED button for over two seconds until the LED bu...

Page 14: ...er and NS780S G3 is NOT linked SW1 switch When SW1 switch is turned to the left position the NP960AG3 card will be set as the host card The LED1 will show red light to indicate the NP960AG3 card is co...

Page 15: ...o the user s manual of the RAID controller card that is installed in NS780S G3 Windows operating system 1 Verify the RAID card in NS780S G3 is recognized by host computer Right click This PC and selec...

Page 16: ...e on the fan module The front two fans The front 120 120 25 mm cooling fan speed can be adjusted Pull out the fan module there are four sets of jumpers labeled with 6V 8V 10V 12V from top to bottom on...

Page 17: ...jumper is placed over pin 1 and pin 2 for label F the fan spins at full speed If all the pins are open no jumper being placed over the pins the fan will not spin The rear two fans To adjust the fan s...

Page 18: ...showing red light When one of the cooling fans within Netstor unit fails the fan LED in front of NS780S G3 enclosure will show red light The approach to distinguish which cooling fan in the Netstor un...

Page 19: ...the web GUI from the last step locate the number of drive bay in the Netstor unit and you will see with the number of the failure drive it will show red light 9 2 Global HDD LED showing red light When...

Page 20: ...ring varies according to different RAID card employed 2 Function of SAS HDD act state LED on Backplane SW1 2 There are sixteen HDD act state LEDs beside each HDD connector on the backplane inside the...

Page 21: ...rd s SGPIO or the HDD itself The default setting is set to be the source coming from the HDD itself 4 Function of Power on off by Host or Manually SW1 4 This switch determines whether to power Netstor...

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