HighPoint Rocket 1504 User manual

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Rocket 1504 (R1504)
4x M.2 Port to PCIe 4.0 x16 NVMe HBA
Quick Installation Guide
V1.02

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System Requirements
PC Requirements
•Any PC System or Motherboard with an industry standard PCIe x16
physical slot
•Microsoft Windows
•VMware vSphere/ESXi
•Red Hat Enterprise Linux
•SuSE Linux
•Ubuntu Linux
•Citrix XenServer
•CentOS Linux
•Debian Linux
•Oracle Enterprise Linux
•Fedora
•FreeBSD
•macOS

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R1504 Kit Content
•1x R1504
•1x Quick Installation Guide
R1504 Hardware
Front View
Full-Height bracket
Anodized aluminum heat sink
PCIe 4.0 x16 Host Interface
Low-Noise Cooling Fan

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R1504 Hardware Installation:
Step 1. On the rear of the R1504, remove the six screws that secure the
unit’s heat sink to the PCB.
Step 2. After removing the screws, carefully remove the heat sink from
the R1504.
Step 3. After removing the casing, carefully turn it over to view the
thermal pad. The blue film must be removed from the pad before
reinstalling the panel. This film protects the pad from damage and
foreign objects prior to installation, however, it can also prevent
the thermal pad form conducting the heat away from the NVMe
SSDs if not remove.

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Step 4. These 4 screws are used to install the NVMe SSDs.
The R1504 can support any M.2 form factor (2242, 2260, 2280,
and 22110).
Step 5. Please remove the screws on the right side of R1504.
Step 6. Gently insert the NVMe SSD into the slot.
Note: If the NVMe SSDs were used previously, make sure the
connectors are clean and free of dust prior to installation.
Step 7. Refasten the screw to secure the NVMe SSD.
Repeat Steps 5 to 7 to install the remaining NVMe SSD.
Note: Make sure the NVMe SSDs are carefully, but securely
installed into each M.2 port. Loose connections can cause a variety
of stability and performance issues, and may ultimately result in
data loss.

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The following example shows four PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD installed
into Port 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Step 8. Reattach the heat sink after installing all of the NVMe SSDs.
Step 9. On the rear of the R1504, refasten the 6 screws that were
removed in step 1.
Note:Make sure the aluminum cover is properly aligned with the
controller board (PCB), and that it makes full contact with the
thermal pad, before refastening it to the R1504. If the cover is
improperly installed, the fan and thermal pad will be unable to
sufficiently cool the NVMe SSDs and controller componentry, which
may result in damage to the NVMe SSDs or controller hardware,
performance loss, unstable I/O, and the loss of data.
Port1
Port2
Port3
Port4

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Resources
A variety of manuals, guides and FAQs are available for the R1504
NVMe HBA.
Document Downloads:
https://www.highpoint-tech.com/nvme-aic/r1504
FAQ & Troubleshooting:
FAQ - HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
Customer Support
If you encounter any problems while utilizing the R1504 drive, or have
any questions about this or any other HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department.
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https://www.highpoint-tech.com/support-and-services
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