Dynapower TurboBox NA211A-LD User manual

2. Package checklist
1. Overview
3. Panel layout
NA211A-LD
TurboBox is an external device for PCI Express slot expansion.
Both desktop PCs and laptops can be connected with the
TurboBox. This quick installation guide helps you with the setting up
of the PCIe slot expansion box.
Before the installation of this unit, verify the package contains the
following items.
If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please
contact your sales representative.
1. Power button and LED
Optional combination
2. PCIe x4 connector for host connection
3. Power cord receptacle
4. PCIe expansion
5. Thumbscrew for loosening and tightening on
the top cover
Blue – Power on
Note: To power on or turn off the TurboBox, press the power
button for three seconds.
Slot1 : PCIe x4 slot
Slot2 : PCIe x8 slot
Slot3 : PCIe x8 slot
Slot4 : Target adapter card
(already fixed in the TurboBox)
For desktop PCs, the speed of PCIe expansion slots runs at
PCIe ×4.
For laptops, the speed of PCIe expansion slots runs at PCIe ×1.
‧Turbo ExpressCard
PCIe ×4 to Multilane (SFF-8470) data
cable, 1 meter
External PCIe Slot Expansion Box
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4
4. Installation of PCIe add-on card on
NA211A-LD
In the following, the SAS/SATA RAID/non-RAID card
with internal mini-SAS (SFF-8087) connector is taken as
an example for installation of PCIe add-on card on
NA211A-LD.
One of the following combinations should be determined for
connecting the TurboBox NA211A-LD to the desktop PC or laptop.
Power cord x 1
B
Slot blower (installed) x 1
DCarrying bag x 1
E
G
CD containing
user manual x 1
C
ExpressCard 34 adapter for laptop
TurboBox x 1
A
4 3 2 1
‧inside
WARNING: Before you install the SAS/SATA RAID/non-
RAID card onto NA211A-LD, be sure to
disconnect the power source from NA210A-LD
in order to prevent electric shock or damage to
the add-on card.
‧Turbo PCI Express
PCI Express adapter for desktop PC
PCIe ×4 to PCIe ×4 data cable, 1.5 meter
F

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
2. Remove one of the lids on rear of NA211A-LD for
installation of the SAS/SATA RAID/non-RAID card.
3. Insert the SAS/SATA RAID/non-RAID card into one of
the PCIe ×8 slots, and then tighten the screw on the
riser to the NA211A-LD.
WARNING: Using a screwdriver or tools to remove the lid to
avoid any injury to your finger.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
2. Attach 2.5” SAS/SATA hard disk drive or solid
state drive onto the drive tray, and then tighten
four screws on drive tray. After four screws are
tightened on drive tray, insert the drive tray back
into drive enclosure.
5. Connect the power cord to the power cord receptacle and
the end of PCIe ×4 data cable to the PCIe ×4 connector
on rear of NA211A-LD.
3. When four drive trays with 2.5” SAS/SATA hard
disk drives or solid state drives are within drive
enclosure inside NA210A-LD, connect the end of
mini-SAS data cable to mini-SAS connector on
SAS/SATA RAID/non-RAID card.
WARNING: The slot blower has been fixed inside the
NA211A-LD to help with the ventilation.
6. Fan Speed Adjustment
You are able to adjust the speed of 80×80×25 mm cooling
fan on TurboBox NA211A-LD. To adjust the fan speed,
pull the 80×80×25 mm cooling fan out, and you will see
five sets of jumpers labeled with F, 1, 2, 3, and
4 respectively from left to right on the board.
The default setting is the jumper being placed over pin 9
and pin 10 for label 4, meaning the slowest speed of fan.
If the jumper is placed over pin 1 and pin 2 for label F,
the fan will spin at full speed. From label 1 to label 3, the
fan speed decreases. If all of the pins are open (meaning
no jumper is placed over the pins), the fan will not spin.
2 4 6 8 10
1 3 5 7 9
5. Installation of 2.5” SAS/SATA hard
disk drive or solid state drive on
NA211A-LD
7. Installation of host adapter card and
cable connection
NA211A-LD External PCIe Slot Expansion Box
1. Loosen the thumbscrew and remove the top cover
of NA211A-LD.
1. Loosen the thumbscrew on drive tray. Pull out the
lever of tray, and then pull out the drive tray out of
the drive enclosure.
4. Put the top cover back to the top of NA211A-LD, and then
tighten the thumbscrew on the top cover.
1
2
3
4
pull out
2
1
3
4SAS/SATA RAID/
non-RAID card

A. Connect the end of PCI Express data cable with
screw connector to Turbo
ExpressCard 34 host adapter.
B. Insert the Turbo ExpressCard 34 host adapter
into the ExpressCard slot on laptop.
‧For laptop
‧For Windows operating system
‧For removing NA210A-LD from laptop
A. Install Turbo PCI Express host
adapter card into a
PCI Express ×4 slot
(a PCI Express ×8 or ×16 slot
is also available) on desktop PC,
and then tighten the screw on
the riser to the desktop PC.
B. Connect the end of PCI Express ×4 data
cable to Turbo PCI Express
host adapter card on desktop PC.
‧For desktop PC
motherboard
When you want to verify a successful installation on
Windows operating system, go to My Computer and
right click the icon of My Computer. Select Manage
from the menu (see figure 9-1), and click
Device Manager in the left side of window of
Computer Management (see figure 9-2).
A. Double click the icon of safely remove hardware
in the bottom right side of the screen, and then
disconnect TurboBox from the application.
B. Power off TurboBox.
‧For desktop PC
A. Power off desktop PC.
B. Power off TurboBox.
11. Verify installation
Figure 9-1
Figure 9-2
And then click View from the top side of the window, and
select Devices by connection.
Open ACPI Multiprocessor PC, open Microsoft
ACPI-Compliant System, open PCI bus, click PCI Express
Root Port, click PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge, and click
again PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge. And then you will
find your third party PCIe card under PCI standard
PCI-to-PCI bridge.
NA211A-LD External PCIe Slot Expansion Box
WARNING: Before the installation of the host adapter card on
desktop PC, be sure to disconnect the power source
from the desktop PC in order to prevent electric
shock or damage to the add-on card.
8. Power on the TurboBox
Press the power button for
three seconds to
power on the TurboBox.
You should always power on TurbBox first, and then
turn on the computer in order to make BIOS on
computer identify TurboBox and arrange resources in
an appropriate way.
Software or driver is not needed after the connection
between TurboBox and computer is made, but as a third
party PCIe card is installed in TurboBox, a request for
driver of the third party PCIe card will be prompted by
the operating system.
9. Power on the computer
10. Remove TurboBox and power off

‧For Mac OS X
To verify a successful installation on Mac OS X, select
About This Mac under the Apple icon.
Note: If there is a yellow exclamation mark in front of the
third party PCIe card under PCI standard PCI-to-PCI
bridge, it means the third party PCIe card is without the
driver, so you have to install its driver on operating
system to make it work with the computer.
If there is no third party PCIe card plugged in TurboBox,
you will see two PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridges below
the PCI Express Root Port. When the third PCIe slot (x4)
on TurboBox is plugged with the third party PCIe card,
three PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridges will be shown below
the PCI Express Root Port.
Click More Info… from the window.
Click PCI Cards from the left side of the window, and
when there is no third party PCIe card plugged in
TurboBox, you will see three pci-bridges that indicate
three PCIe slots on TurboBox.
When a third party PCIe card is plugged in one of the
PCIe slots on TurboBox, the third party PCIe card will be
shown under the three pci-bridges.
When the driver of the third party PCIe card is installed
on Mac OS X, your computer will begin working with the
third party PCIe card on TurboBox.
NA211A-LD External PCIe Slot Expansion Box
After the driver is installed on operating system, the third party
PCIe card will work properly with the computer via TurboBox,
and the name of the third party PCIe card will be shown under
PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge; furthermore, the name of the
third party PCIe card will also be shown in the list of
Device Manager.
Note: You may see PCI Express Root Ports with different
ending numbers such as 2940, 2948, and 294A.
These different ending numbers indicate different
PCIe slots on motherboard.