Thermaltake MAX-1542 User manual

MAX-1542
Mobile Rack / HDD Canister
with SAS & SATA Backplane
P/N: RC14 00101A
*Hard Drive(s) not included
*Require Hot-Swap SAS or SATA Controller Card/Motherboard
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All other registered trademarks belong to their respective companies. www.thermaltake.com
Hardware Installation
1. Front & Back Views
2. Hard Drive Disk Installa ti on
1 = HDD Status Blue LED Indicator
2 = HDD Tray Security Lock Mechanism
3 = Slide-to-Open HDD Tray Switch
4 = 15-Pin Serial ATA Power Connector
5 = HDD Status LED On (O) & Off (X) Switch
6 = Dual 40mm Cooling Fans
7 = SAS / SATA Data Connectors
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HDD1 HDD3
HDD2 HDD4
* Hard Drive not included
- Insert 2.5” Hard Drive into the Tray.
- Use the provided screws and fasten them into 4
highlighted holes from the bottom of the Tray into the
bottom of the Hard Drive.
- For Hard Drive with height of 9.5mm,close the top
cover by sliding the highlighted cap into the front of the
Tray first, then the rear of retention clip.
- For Hard Drive with height over 9.5mm,it does not
require the top cover.
- After the necessary top cover closure,slide the HDD
Tray back to the HDD Canister Base.
- Next, follow the Quick Installation in next page for the
rest of the Setup.
Note:
- All New / Raw hard drive(s) should follow hard drive / system manufacturer guideline or
visit Thermaltake FAQ Site to partition, format and any necessary steps prior initial
usage. Hard drive(s) not properly partitioned or formatted will not work. ( See below for
General Guideline to Partition & Format “NEW & RAW” hard drives)
- RAID Compatibility & Configuration bases on RAID Controller Card / On-Board RAID
Controller Chipset.
- All New or Raw Hard Drive requires an initial Partition & Format after Hardware Setup.
1. Fasten all screws necessary for any needed hard drive(s).
2. e-Assemble the top cover for individual hard drive tray if necessary.
3. Slide any needed hard drive tray(s) into HDD canister base.
4. Push the Red-Color handling bar into closed position.
5. Use the provided Security Key to Lock the HDD Tray if desired.
6. Connect all necessary data and power cable onto the rear end of HDD canister base.
7. Connect all necessary data and power cable from the rear end of HDD canister base to
either the SAS/SATA Controller Card or SAS/SATA Connectors on the motherboard.
8. Turn on the power of the computer.
9. Wait for your operating system to automatically search and recognize your newly
installed hard drive(s) before usage.
10. For optional RAID Configuration & Setup, please follow the user manual instructions
from your SAS/SATA Controller Card or Motherboard.
11. All New or Raw Hard Drive requires an initial Partition & Format. For instructions on
how to partition & format, please visit Thermaltake FAQ
Site: http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/support/FAQ
Or, See below for
General Guideline to Partition & Format “NEW & RAW” hard drives
Quick Installation
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For Windows Operating System:
1. After connecting all necessary cable(s) to PC, insert the Hard Drive into drive slot.
2. Power on the HDD Docking Station.
3. After OS recognizes the “New Hardware”, the driver will automatically be installed.
4. Next, “Right Click” on My Computer (Computer for Vista OS) icon on the desktop and
choose option: Manage.
5. Under Storage > Disk Management, initialize the newly installed hard drive. If the drive
has been initialized before, the initialize option will not be available.
6. Right Click on the newly added hard drive and choose New Partition.
General Guideline to Partition & Format
“NEW & RAW” hard drives
7. Follow the onscreen New Partition Wizard to setup Partition and Format hard drive.
(Be Sure to Assign a Drive Letter).
8. Once Partition and Format is completed, hard drive is ready to use.
For Mac OS:
Mac OS 9.2 & earlier version does not support partition creation for external hard drive. In
order to create partition for external hard drive with Mac OS 9.2 & earlier, user will need to
purchase additional 3rd party software to create hard drive partition. For Mac OS X, simply
use the Disk Utility to Partition and Format external hard drive as follows:
1. Select Disk Utilities in the utilities folder.
2. Choose newly added external drive and format it.
For technical support request, please visit
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/contact/TechSupport/techreq-form.htm
Or, please call support Hot-Line @ 1-800-988-1088.
Company Information
Thermaltake Technology, USA
Address: 525 Parriott Place, City of Industry, CA 91745
TEL: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for Class B digital
device pursuant to Part 15 of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules.
CE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European
Council Directive on the approximation of the law of the member states relating to
electromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EEC) according to EN 55022 Class B.
FCC and CE Compliance Statement
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against frequency
interference in residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy, and if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions
may cause harmful interference to radio communication.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged
to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
- Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected to
CAUTION!
The Federal Communications Commission warns the user that changes or
modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for the
compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment.
Note:
If you want to operate Hard Drives on both Windows and Mac OS, it is
recommended to format the hard drive in Windows and choose FAT32 fil format.
Do not change set partition or format hard drive. Otherwise, Windows OS will not
be able to recognize the hard drive.
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FCC and CE Radiation Norm
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