Netstor NA221A-G3 User Manual Download

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2. Power on the computer, and the Netstor unit will power on along automatically.

As the Netstor unit is powered on, Netstor enclosure’s front power-on indicator

LED will show blue light.

3. Verify the third-party PCIe card installed in NA221A-G3. At macOS’s desktop,

click the Apple icon on top left of the screen, select

About This Mac

, click

System Report

, and the System Information pane will pop up.

1. Connect NA221A-G3 chassis with power source, and then connect Netstor

chassis and tower Mac Pro with the included external PCIe 3.0 ×4 data cable.

9.2 macOS

External PCIe 3.0 x4 data cable

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Note the ring-pull of the external PCIe ×4 data cable connector must be at the same

side as Nestor host card and target card’s obverse side when cable is connected to
the host/target card.

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Summary of Contents for NA221A-G3

Page 1: ...First edition Sep 2019 User Manual NA221A G3 External PCIe 3 0 expansion chassis Single slot with built in 65W power supply...

Page 2: ...NA221A G3 1 Overview 2 Package Checklist 3 Panel Layout 8 Fan Speed Adjustment 3 3 4 4 LED Status on Host card and Target card 5 6 7 7 Installation of Netstor PCIe 3 0 4 Host Card in Computer 9 10 9 O...

Page 3: ...ding con guration in support of production This user s manual will help you set up the Netstor NA221A G3 enclosure with your computer system 2 Package Checklist Before installing the unit verify the p...

Page 4: ...e slot for expansion 4 Thumbscrews Loosening them for removing the outer casing 5 Power cord receptacle 1 Power on indicator LED 1 2 5 3 4 4 This power on indicator LED only indicates the power status...

Page 5: ...221A G3 is NOT linked SW1 switch When SW1 switch is turned to the left position the NP963AG3 card will be set as the host card The LED1 will show red light to indicate the NP963AG3 card is con gured a...

Page 6: ...5 PCIe Card Hardware Configuration 6 Go Top Slot 1 PCIe 3 0 4 target card Slot 2 PCIe x16 slot supports PCIe card x16 x8 x4 x1 slot 1 slot 2...

Page 7: ...power source for prevention of electric shock or damage to PCIe add on card 1 Loosen the thumbscrews and remove NA221A G3 enclosure s outer casing 2 The PCIe slot at rear panel of NA221A G3 is pre co...

Page 8: ...3 Insert PCIe add on card in the PCIe slot within the enclosure and tighten it with the screw on PCIe add on card s bracket 8 Go Top 4 Restore NA221A G3 s outer casing and tighten the thumbscrews...

Page 9: ...n the LED1 on host card will show red light to indicate it is the right con guration of being a host card 4 Install Netstor PCIe 3 0 4 host card in the available PCIe 3 0 2 0 4 x8 x16 slot in computer...

Page 10: ...bottom part of the PCB board that is beneath the 4 4 cm cooling fan there is an SW2 fan speed switch with labels Off Low and High The default setting is set at Low for the low fan speed Users can cho...

Page 11: ...ng automatically As the Netstor unit is powered on Netstor enclosure s front power on indicator LED will show blue light 9 Operation and Verification External PCIe 3 0 x4 data cable 9 1 Windows Operat...

Page 12: ...and the third party PCIe card installed in NA221A G3 will be shown meaning that the PCIe card in the Netstor enclosure is recognized correctly by the host computer 5 After the Windows driver for the...

Page 13: ...eft of the screen select About This Mac click System Report and the System Information pane will pop up 13 Go Top 1 Connect NA221A G3 chassis with power source and then connect Netstor chassis and tow...

Page 14: ...or com tw 6F No 1 Alley 16 Lane 235 Baoqiao Rd Xindian District New Taipei City 231 45 Taiwan R O C sales netstor com tw 886 2 2917 1500 6 After the macOS driver for the third party PCIe card in NA221...