Connecting SATA Expansion Units
The TS-hX86 series supports one SATA expansion unit and is compatible with the following models:
• TL-D400S
• TL-D800S
• TL-D1600S
• TL-R400S
• TL-R1200S-RP
1.
Power off the NAS.
2.
Install a host bus adapter on the PCIe slot.
Note
The QNAP QXP host bus adapter is required for connecting the SATA JBOD enclosure to a
host device. Third-party host bus adapters are not compatible with QNAP JBOD enclosures.
For details, see
3.
Connect the expansion units to the NAS using the following topology.
4.
Power on the SATA JBOD expansion units.
5.
Power on the NAS.
6.
Verify that the expansion units are recognized by the NAS.
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