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TOWERRAID TR8M
(
-B
)
P
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE v1.0
Package Contents
Hard Drive Installation
Item Quantity
TR8M+B/TR8M+ ....................................................................... 1
Removable Tray ..................................................................... 8
Power Cord ............................................................................ 1
eSATA Cable .......................................................................... 2
2-Port eSATA PCIe Adaptor .................................................. 1
Screws ..................................................................................... 1 set
Quick Installation Guide........................................................ 1
CD Manual ............................................................................. 1
3. Install each hard drive by placing them into the hard drive trays and securing them on
both sides with the included screws.
4. Place the trays back into the unit and lock them in place by pushing the tray handles in.
5. Close the front hard drive panel.
Hard Drive Installation (Continued)
QUICK
INSTALLATION
GUIDE
POWER
PCLink 2
8 7 6 5
4 3 2 1
PCLink 1
POWER
PCLink 2
8 7 6 5
4 3 2 1
PCLink 1
1. Open the front hard drive panel of the unit.
2. Remove the hard drive trays by pushing the tray tab to the right and releasing the
tray handle.
Please contact Sans Digital in case of any missing or damaged items.
POWER
PCLink 2
8 7 6 5
4 3 2 1
PCLink 1
POWER
PCLink 2
8 7 6 5
4 3 2 1
PCLink 1
POWER
PCLink2
87 65
43 21
PCLink1
eSATA
eSATA
eSATA
eSATA
LED & Connection Diagrams
POWER
PCLink 2
8 7 6 5
4 3 2 1
PCLink 1
HDD LEDS
HDD 8
HDD 7
HDD 6
HDD 5
HDD 4
HDD 3
HDD 2
HDD 1
8 7 6 5
4 3 2 1
eSATA 2
eSATA 1
eSATA 1
eSATA 2
eSATA 1
eSATA 2
Controller
Card
1. Power LED - Lights when unit is powered on.
2. PC Link LED - Lights when unit is connected to computer via eSATA port.
3. HDD LEDs - Green when HDD is installed. Orange when HDD is being accessed.
Installing the PCIe Adapter Card to a Computer
PCI-Express Slots
PCI-E Card
Windows System Installation
Step 1
Step 4
Select “Manual Setup (Recommended
Selection)”, specify driver search from
CD-Rom.
Step 3
From your desktop, point the cursor at “My
Computer”, right click and select
“Manage”.
Right click on “Mass Storage Controller” and
select “Update Driver”.
Select the driver and begin installation
process. After SATA card installation is
completed, it will be ready for use.
Step 2
Unplug AC power from computer before installation.
Insert the PCIe Card into an available PCIe slot (x1 / x4 / x8 / x16) on
your computer (Step 1) and secure with screw (Step 2). Both PCIe 1.0 &
2.0 are compatible, where 2.0 provides optimal performance.
Note: Please refer to CD for driver installation.
Other Sans Digital Products
JBOD
A3
A2
A1
A4
B3
B2
B1
B4
B5
DISK 0 DISK 1
RAID 0
A5
A3
A1
A7
A6
A4
A2
A8
DISK 0 DISK 1
SPANNING
A3
A2
A1
A4
A7
A6
A5
A8
A12
A11
A10
A13
DISK 0 DISK 1
RAID 1
A3
A2
A1
A4
A3
A2
A1
A4
DISK 0 DISK 1
RAID 5
B1
A1
C1
B2
A2
C2
B3
A3
C3
D1 D2 D3
Cp
Bp
Ap
Dp
DISK 0 DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK 3
RAID (1+0)
A3
A1
A5
A4
A2
A8
A6
A7
A3
A1
A5
A4
A2
A8
A6
A7
DISK 0 DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK 3
RAID Mode Setup and Diagrams
To setup RAID mode, please insert the included CD into the computer and install the
Web GUI. Follow the installation instructions in the Detailed Manual to fully setup the
desired RAID mode.
RAID system should not be use as a substitute for your data backups. A data backup
strategy should be implemented to fully protect your data assets.
• 5-Bay IDE / SATA Hard Drive Organizing Rack
• Designed with a 4.7” cooling fan and a hollow aluminum frame for
efficient heat dissipation.
• Designed with an ON/OFF power switch, which controls the power of
hard drives, when a 20-pin or 24-pin ATX power supply is connected.
• Expandable to 10-bay by stacking an additional unit on top and
securing it with a tool-less screw.
• 4-Bay External RAID Enclosure
• Access 4 hard drives while using only one cable.
• Provides RAID 5 protection with over 200MB/s in performance.
• Bundled with dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card.
• Supports JBOD and RAID modes on Linux, MAC and Windows;
supporting Windows 7 and Snow Leopard.
• Available in black and silver finish.
• 5-Bay External RAID Enclosure
• Access 5 hard drives while using only one cable.
• Hardware RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 3, 5 and CLONE with hot spare.
• USB 3.0 and eSATA host interefaces, supporting PC, Mac and Linux.
• Bundled with R622 2-port PCIe 2.0 x1 eSATA 6G controller card. Over
200MB/s in RAID 5 performance
• Available in black and silver finish.
• 8-Bay External JBOD Enclosure
• Access 8 hard drives while using only one cable.
• Supports eight 3.5-inch SATA hard drives to USB 3.0 interface, using a
single USB 3.0 cable.
• Backward compatible with USB 2.0.
• Access eight SATA hard drives individually (JBOD).
• Available in black and silver finish.
HDDRACK5
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