background image

15

Go Top ↑

macOS operating system

Firstly, verify Netstor Thunderbolt 3 card in NS780TB3 is recognized by Thunderbolt 3 

Mac computer. Click Apple icon at the top menu bar, select 

About This Mac

, and click 

System Report

 button. Click 

Thunderbolt

 in the left column, as the model name 

NS780TB3 appears in the information area, it means Netstor storage’s Thunderbolt 3 

card is recognized by Thunderbolt 3 Mac computer.

To configure the RAID setting for the storage, please refer to the user’s manual of the 

RAID card that is installed in NS780TB3.

Secondly, verify the RAID card in NS780TB3 is recognized by Thunderbolt 3 Mac 

computer. Click Apple icon at the top menu bar, select 

About This Mac

, and click 

System Report

 button. Click 

PCI

 in the left column, as the RAID card info appears in 

the information area, it means Netstor storage’s RAID controller card is recognized 

by Thunderbolt 3 Mac computer.

Firstly, verify Netstor Thunderbolt 3 card in NS780TB3 is recognized by Thunderbolt 3 

host computer. At Windows 10’s desktop, right click on the Thunderbolt icon at the 

bottom right of the desktop screen, and select ‘View Attached Devices’. And then the 

window of view attached devices will pop up; as it shows the model name NS780TB3, 

it means Netstor storage’s Thunderbolt 3 card is recognized by Thunderbolt 3 host computer.

Secondly, verify the RAID card in NS780TB3 is recognized by Thunderbolt 3 host computer. 

Right click 

This PC

, and select 

Manage

. As window of Computer Management pops up, click 

Device Manager

 in the left column, click 

View

 at the top menu bar, and select 

Devices by 

connection

Click 

ACPI x64-based PC

, select 

Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System

, and click 

PCI Express 

Root Complex

. Open the PCI Express Root Port, and the RAID card in NS780TB3 will be 

shown, meaning the storage’s RAID card is recognized by the Thunderbolt 3 host computer.

Windows operating system

Summary of Contents for NS780TB3

Page 1: ...First edition Aug 2020 User Manual NS780TB3 Desktop 16 Bay 3 5 2 5 Thunderbolt 3 RAID Storage...

Page 2: ...Computer Connection 10 6 Power On Off 11 7 Operation 13 4 Enclosure Setup 6 3 Panel Layout 5 6 RAID Card HBA Card Installation 8 Hard Drive Installation 13 Thunderbolt 3 Card LEDs Status 15 macOS ope...

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: ...ds of 4K 4096 2304 Full HD 1920 1080 3D animation and so on Featuring easy setup of the enclosure the NS780TB3 can be easily connected to Thunderbolt 3 host computer through only one data cable connec...

Page 5: ...D 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 normal Red...

Page 6: ...s packaging and place the enclosure on the even surface close to the Thunderbolt 3 host computer 2 Loosen the two thumbscrews and remove the side door from NS780TB3 3 Detach the pillar under the sixte...

Page 7: ...3 backplane Connect the topmost mini SAS connector labeled SAS Port 1 on backplane to Channel 1 4 mini SAS connector on RAID card the second connector labeled SAS Port 2 to Channel 5 8 mini SAS connec...

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: ...e tray as shown in the picture below 10 Insert the drive tray containing the HDD into the NS780TB3 storage enclosure correctly and then tighten the thumbscrew on the tray 11 Go over steps 7 to 10 agai...

Page 10: ...Top 1 Connect one end of the Thunderbolt 3 cable to host computer s Thunderbolt 3 port 2 Connect the other end of the Thunderbolt 3 cable to NS780TB3 storage s Thunderbolt 3 port 5 Host Computer Conne...

Page 11: ...ge will be powered on along automatically 6 Power On Off NS780TB3 is designed to be powered on off by the Thunderbolt 3 host computer 1 Connect one end of power cord to the power cord receptacle at re...

Page 12: ...12 Go Top 3 When the Thunderbolt 3 host computer is shut down the Netstor storage will be powered off automatically as well 1 shut down 2 powered off automatically...

Page 13: ...3 LED 3 for 5V0_ATX LED 4 for 3V3_LC LED 5 for 0V9_SVR and LED 6 for 0V9_USB The following information describes what the LEDs lighting status will be before NS780TB3 is powered on and after the Netst...

Page 14: ...nitor is daisy chained to the second Thunderbolt 3 port on the Netstor Thunderbolt 3 card then LED 6 will show green light On the other hand provided the second Thunderbolt 3 port is not connected wit...

Page 15: ...ontroller card is recognized by Thunderbolt 3 Mac computer Firstly verify Netstor Thunderbolt 3 card in NS780TB3 is recognized by Thunderbolt 3 host computer At Windows 10 s desktop right click on the...

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 NS780TB3 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: ...aring 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: ...GPIO 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 is created for the other model of Netstor...

Reviews: