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SUPERSWAP 4600
USER MANUAL
Version 1.0a
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SuperSwap 4600 User Manual Copyright © 2006 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copyright by Promise Technology, Inc. (Promise Technology). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of Promise Technology. Trademarks Promise, and the Promise logo are registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Impor
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Notices Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1: Introduction • About This Manual, below • Overview, page 2 • Specifications, page 3 • Key Features, page 3 Thank you for purchasing Promise Technology’s SuperSwap 4600 internal disk drive enclosure. About This Manual This User Manual describes how to setup, use and maintain the SuperSwap 4600 internal disk drive enclosure. This manual includes a full table of contents, chapter task lists, and cross- references to help you find the specific information you are looking for. Also incl
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SuperSwap 4600 User Manual Overview The SuperSwap 4600 drive enclosure installs easily into three contiguous 5.25- inch component bays in your personal computer or workstation. SuperSwap 4600 drive carrier and enclosure extend the data storage capabilities of your system by adding up to four additional 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch form factor Serial ATA (SATA) disk drive or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) disk drive to your system. SuperSwap 4600 also allows you to easily swap your disk drives in and ou
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Chapter 1: Introduction Power Fan (1of 2) Connector (1of 3) SATA Connector (1 of 4) Management Connector Sequential Daisy-Chain Startup Connector Switch (1 of 2) Figure 2. SuperSwap 4600 Rear View Specifications • Fits most 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch form factor SATA or SAS disk drives • Occupies three contiguous 5.25-inch component bays in PC chassis • Standard Serial ATA interface • Built-in Enclosure, Array Status and Drive Activity LED indicators • Two dedicated cooling fans • Durable metal const
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SuperSwap 4600 User Manual • Supports standard 10,000 rpm and 15,000 rpm SAS disk drives • Combine with Promise Serial ATA RAID products to provide striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1), distributed parity (RAID 5) and mirroring/striping (RAID 10) at the hardware level • Supports Promise Serial ATA RAID products • Supports hot-swapping of disk drives • Global LED displays high-level condition of the SuperSwap enclosure • Status LEDs indicate high-level condition of the disk drives • Activity
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Chapter 2: Installation • Unpack your SuperSwap 4600 (below) • Install the Enclosure (below) • Install a Disk Drive (page 11) • Remove a Disk Drive (page 14) Unpack your SuperSwap 4600 The SuperSwap 4600 box contains the following items: • SuperSwap Drive Enclosure • (16) Screws to attach 3.5-inch disk drives to drive carriers • (4) Drive Carriers • (16) Screws to attach 2.5-inch •Quick Start Guide disk drives to drive carriers • 3-pin to 3-pin SMBus Cable • (8) Screws to mount Enclosure
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SuperSwap 4600 User Manual 4. Remove the drive carriers from the SuperSwap 4600 enclosure and set them aside. 5. If your PC chassis uses slide brackets (above), attach two slides to each side of the SuperSwap enclosure. Otherwise, continue with Step 6. 6
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Chapter 2: Installation 6. Carefully slide the SuperSwap 4600 enclosure into the drive bays. 7. Align the front of the housing assembly with the front of your computer. 8. If your PC chassis has fixed mounting brackets, install and snug the eight screws into the eight threaded mounting holes (four on each side) of the housing assembly. Otherwise, continue with Step 9. Note If you are installing two SuperSwap 4600s into the same computer chassis, install the other SuperSwap now before makin
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SuperSwap 4600 User Manual SuperSwap Port 1 4600 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 SMBus Cable Serial ATA Cable FASTTRAK SX4300 FastTrak SX4300 Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Controller Card 9. Connect a Serial ATA cables from your FastTrak or SuperTrak Controller card. Promise recommends connecting the Serial ATA cables in Port number order. For example, the top connector is Port 1 and it connects to Port 1 on the FastTrak controller card, as shown above. 10. Connect the 3-to-3 pin SMBus cable from the Ma
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Chapter 2: Installation SuperSwap 1 Daisy Chain OUT Connector Daisy Chain IN Connector Daisy Chain 6-pin Cable SuperSwap 2 11. Optional. If you are installing multiple SuperSwap 4600s, install a 6-pin daisy-chain cable from the daisy-chain OUT connector of the first SuperSwap to the daisy-chain IN connector of the second. You can daisy-chain up to two SuperSwap 4600 enclosures. 9
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SuperSwap 4600 User Manual Power Connectors Sequential Startup Switch 12. Connect three of your computer’s internal power cables to the power connectors on the back of the SuperSwap enclosure. Provide a direct connection to the power supply for all three SuperSwap power connectors. Cautions • Promise Technology recommends that you compare the capacity of your Power Supply against the wattage required by your PC plus the disk drives you plan to install in the SuperSwap 4600. Upgrade your P
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Chapter 2: Installation Sequential Startup Option Sequential Startup enables SuperSwap to start one disk drive at a time in order to eliminate a sudden heavy draw on the computer’s power supply. The switch is located on the back of the SuperSwap enclosure (see above). ON is to the left, OFF is to the right. The ON setting spins up the first two disk drives at the same time, then a two-second pause before spinning up the third disk drive, then another two- second pause before spinning up the
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SuperSwap 4600 User Manual 1. Carefully place a SATA or SAS disk drive into the drive carrier and slide it all the way to the back. 2. Install and tighten the four mounting screws through the sides of the drive carrier (above). 12
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Chapter 2: Installation 2.5-inch Drive Data and power connectors 1. Carefully lay the disk drive and bracket into the drive carrier. Be sure the data and power connectors face out though the slot in the carrier.. 2. Carefully turn the drive carrier over and support the disk drive. Install the four countersink screws through the holes in the bottom of the drive carrier, to attach the disk drive. Gently tighten the screws. 13
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SuperSwap 4600 User Manual Install Drive Carrier into Enclosure 1. Carefully slide the drive carrier into the housing assembly with the handle turned out all the way. 2. As the carrier snaps into place, the handle will swing inward. 3. Press the handle flat against the drive carrier to fully seat it. Note The previous generation of SuperSwap enclosures used the key lock to activate power as well as secure the drive carrier. SuperSwap 4600 uses only the handle to secure the drive carrier.
