Netstor NA611TB3 User manual

First edition, Nov. 2017
User Manual
NA611TB3
Thunderbolt™ 3 NVMe SSD Storage

1. Unpack the NA611TB3
2. Install M.2 NVMe SSD
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5. Fan Speed Adjustment 24
4. Power off the System 23
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2.1 Pre-Steps for M.2 SSD Module Installation
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2.2 Install M.2 SSD Module
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2.3 Restore NA611TB3 Storage Unit
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2.4 Additional Info on Installing M.2 SSD in
Different Length
3. Operation 10
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3.1 macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later
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3.1.1 Procedure for setting up a RAID 0 volume
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3.1.2 Procedure for setting up a RAID 1 volume
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3.2 Thunderbolt 3 Windows PC/laptop
(Windows 10 / 8.1)
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3.2.1 Procedure for setting up a RAID 0 volume
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3.2.2 Procedure for setting up a RAID 1 volume

1. Unpack the NA611TB3
The box contains the following items:
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5. Cooling Fan
6. Power Receptacle
7. Fan Speed Adjustment
8. Thunderbolt 3 port
1. Power Button
2. Power Status LED
。Orange - Standby mode
Blue - Power on
3. SSD 1 Status
。Flashing white - NVMe access
4. SSD 2 Status
。Flashing white - NVMe access
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。Netstor NA611TB3
。Thunderbolt 3 cable (0.5 m)
。Power adapter
。Power cord

2. Install M.2 NVMe SSD
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2.1 Pre-Steps for M.2 SSD Module Installation
1. Loosen the two screws at rear of storage. Detach the rear panel, and pull out the
aluminum plate with backplane completely.
2. Loosen the four screws on the backplane plate.

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3. Unplug the 2-pin power cable of 2x2 cm fan from backplane.
4. Detach the backplane from the aluminum plate. Overturn and put the backplane
on a level surface on table.
SSD 1 SSD 2

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2.2 Install M.2 SSD Module
1. Loosen SSD1 location’s screw. Insert M.2 NVMe SSD 2280 module into the M.2 socket.
Tighten SSD1’s screw.
2. When installing second M.2 SSD module, repeat the above point 1 for installation.
SSD 1
SSD 2
SSD 1
SSD 2
※The step is for M.2 SSD 2280 by default. If you plan to use M.2 SSD 22110 or other lengths of SSD,
please refer to section 2.4 (page 8.) about installing M.2 SSD in different length.
3. A thermal pad is on the surface of the aluminum plate; peel off the blue cover on
the thermal pad in favor of M.2 SSDs thermal conduction.

2.3 Restore NA611TB3 Storage Unit
1. Attach the backplane back to the aluminum plate, tighten the four screws, and plug
the 2-pin power cable of 2x2 cm fan back to the backplane.
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2. Insert the backplane plate back into storage. Recover the rear panel, and tighten
the two screws at rear side.

2.4 Additional Info on Installing M.2 SSD in Different Length
If you wish to use other length of M.2 NVMe SSD in storage, the circular mount on backplane
needs to be shifted to other location to fit the length of SSD. The following is the instance for
utilizing M.2 SSD 22110:
1. Loosen both SSD1 and SSD2 locations’ screws.
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SSD 1
SSD 2
2. Uninstall Netstor Thunderbolt 3 card from PCIe x4 slot.

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3. Loosen the two screws that are tighten with the circular mounts.
4. Move the circular mounts from default 2280 to location 22110.
5. Tighten the two screws back to have the screws fastened to the circular mounts.
※ Go back to 2.2 Install M.2 SSD Module.

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power adapter
3. Operation
3.1 macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later
1. Connect the Thunderbolt 3 NVMe SSD storage with power source through the included
power adapter and power cord. And then connect storage and Mac computer via
Thunderbolt 3 cable.
2. Press the front power button to switch on the storage. Power LED turns orange
indicating standby mode.
When at standby mode, the Thunderbolt 3 port can provide 15W @ 5V / 3A power charging.
standby mode

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3. Power on Mac computer and NA611TB3 powers on automatically. Power LED turns
blue meaning storage is at the powered on status.
4. When at macOS's desktop, click Apple icon at the top menu bar. Select About
This Mac, and click System Report. Click Thunderbolt in the left column. As
NA611TB3 appears within the information section, the Thunderbolt 3 storage is
recognized by Mac computer.
powered mode

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※RAID 0 has no backup feature; it is without fault tolerance.
1. Go to macOS’s Disk Utility. The two M.2 SSDs in NA611TB3 will appear in the
left-hand column.
2. Click File at the top menu bar, and select RAID Assistant.
3. Select Striped (RAID 0), and click Next.
3.1.1 Procedure for setting up a RAID 0 volume

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4. Put the checks to the two M.2 SSDs, and click Next.
5. Confirm the Properties, and click Next.
6. The confirmation pane for creating RAID 0 volume will pop up; click Create to proceed.

8. You will see RAID 0 volume is created successfully, and the RAID 0 volume is ready for use.
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7. When the process is complete, click Done to finish.

1. Go to macOS’s Disk Utility. The two M.2 SSDs in NA611TB3 will appear in the left-hand column.
2. Click File at the top menu bar, and select RAID Assistant.
3. Select Mirrored (RAID 1), and click Next.
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3.1.2 Procedure for setting up a RAID 1 volume

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4. Put the checks to the two M.2 SSDs, and click Next.
5. Confirm the Properties, and click Next.
6. The confirmation pane for creating RAID 1 volume will pop up; click Create to proceed.

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7. When the process is complete, click Done to finish.
8. You will see RAID 1 volume is created successfully, and the RAID 1 volume is ready for use.

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1. Connect the Thunderbolt 3 NVMe SSD storage with power source through the included
power adapter and power cord, and then connect storage and Windows PC/laptop via
Thunderbolt 3 cable.
3.2 Thunderbolt 3 Windows PC/laptop (Windows 10 / 8.1)
2. Press the front power button to switch on the storage. Power LED turns orange indicating
standby mode.
3. Power on computer and NA611TB3 powers on automatically. Power LED turns blue
meaning storage is at the powered on status.
When at standby mode, the Thunderbolt 3 port can provide 15W @ 5V / 3A power charging.
standby mode
power adapter

※RAID 0 has no backup feature; it is without fault tolerance.
3.2.1 Procedure for setting up a RAID 0 volume
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1. Go to Windows’ Disk Management: the two M.2 SSDs in storage will appear
in information section.
2. Right click first M.2 SSD, and select New Striped Volume.
3. Select second M.2 SSD [Disk 2] in the Available section.

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4. Click Add button to add Disk 2 to the Selected section, and then click Next to proceed.
5. Click Finish button to complete setting up RAID 0 volume.
6. The RAID 0 volume of NA611TB3 will appear at This PC, and it’s ready for use.