Data Express DX175 User Manual
2 Frame Installation
a. Slide the DX175 receiving frame into an open 5.25-inch drive bay on your computer.
b. Secure the frame to the chassis with the mounting screws provided.
c. Attach a SAS or SATA data cable to the SAS/SATA data connector on the rear of the frame and attach
the other end to the appropriate SAS or SATA host inside your computer.
d. Attach a SATA power connector from your computer to the rear of the frame.
3 Drive Installation
a. Unlock the carrier if it is locked into the frame. Insert a Data Express Key into the lock and turn it 90
degrees counterclockwise.
b. Push in on the ejection button of the carrier to pop it out.
c. Press in on the button securing the cover to the rear of the carrier and lift the cover upwards to remove
it.
d. Mount a 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch drive inside of the carrier.
e. With one hand on top of the drive, turn the carrier over. Then secure the drive to the carrier using the
screws provided.
f. Reattach the carrier cover. Insert the front of the carrier into the front of the cover while simultaneously
lowering the cover over the top of the carrier.
4 Operating Your DX175
4.1 Powering on the DX175
a. Insert the DX175 carrier into the frame. Push it in until the carrier clicks.
b. You may optionally secure the carrier to the frame. Insert the provided Data Express Key into the
keylock and turn it 90 degrees clockwise.
c. To power the DX175 on, press and hold the power button until the Drive Ready LED begins to
flash.
If a carrier containing a drive is already installed into the receiving frame before a system
power up, you do not have to press and hold the switch to power on the drive. The DX175
will turn on automatically when the system is powered on.
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