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1. SC 88 Disk Box USER S MANUAL Copyiightand Fademaiks The information of the products in this manual is subject to change without priomotice and doesnot represent a commitment on the part of the vendor who assumes no liability or responsibility for any emors that may appear in this manual Sans Digital isthe trademarks of Sans Digital All brandsand trademarks are the properties of their respective owners This manual contains materials protected under Intemational Copyright Conventions All nghts reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form orby any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without the written permission of the manufacturerand the author All inquirnes should be addressed to Sans Digital Bble of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 KLOVNE NEN vara 1 VEUs teenies 1 LS SOS CMC AON S aigan 2 l4 System O UIO 0 mcs unas eiae abo onde Fea enin 2 15 HDDCOompbatbillby ndisse moi RAF EA drbrn Cu E DR tts 3 16 SAME LEEDS assis no hr audi Even Dude dr c ced 3 BADON OM e 4 Chapter 2 Installation 5 21 Installing 96 98m nad oed inh c PR ores bv a rH rbd 5 Chapter 3 Mechanic Setting 12 3 1 Setting DIP SWIKCHES usse i vt a CC i Rl 12 3 2 AGIDO SC GOS vetta palais red ene dens E ds da dE 13 3 3 ReDlacihg AD DS usano ivakfa ton Eua Cua Hac e ata2. USER S MANUAL The default is OFF But if pin 4 is adjusted to ON the highest transfer rate will reach 160MB sec 3 2 Adding SC 88s Please notice the following issues when you install two or more SC 88s 1 Power off the whole system Please power off the host and all operating SC 88s first It is better to remove the powercordsin order not to tum on the system by touching the button mista kenly during installation 2 Connecting amp Terminating Repeat the proceduresdescribed in Chapter 2 and use cablesto connect SC88s The terminator can be reserved on the original SC 88 or plugged to another one 3 Setting SCSI ID amp configuration mode Be sure that each device hasa unique ID number No matterhow many SC 88s are installed and connected the SCSI ID set on every push wheel switch cannot be repeated The selectable number for SC 88 is from O to 15 But don t select 7 that is preset forthe host adapter 4 After installation and setting please power on the whole system and inspect the LED signals 13 SC88 USER S MANUAL Figure 3 3 Replacing HDDs Please take the following stepsto replace the hard dnves if it isnecessary 1 Power off the whole system including the host and the installed SC 88s and remove the powercords 2 Open the hand screw of the front case pull the HDD kit out the tray 3 Remove the powercable and IDE cable on the HDD 4 Remove the screwson the back of the HDD kit to ta
3. Westem Digital VN NN 1 6 Signal LEDs There are 8 LEDs in 4 groupson the front panel of SC88 Each group of 2 LEDs showsthe status of a hard drive The red green LED showstwo different conditions When it is green the hard drive is nomal but when red abnormal or not installed Another yellow LED showsthat the hard drive isbusy SC88 USER S MANUAL 1 7 About SCSI Please be aware ofthe following issues before using SCSI devices 1 SCSI ID Each device attached to the SCSI host adapter must be assigned a unique SCSI ID which distinctively identifies a SCSI device for its data transfer and processing While connecting more than one SCSI devices it s not necessary to use sequential SCSI ID numbersaslong asthe host adapter and each device have different numbers For Ultra2 Wide SCSI interface the selectable SCSI ID is from O to 15 But 7 is usually reserved forthe SCSI adapter 2 Terminator SCSI is featured with high scalability In orderto ensure reliable ata transmission on the SCSI bus a terminator should be installed at the end of the bus No matter how many SCSI devices are attached to the bus the last device must be installed with a terminator SC88 USER S MANUAL Chapter 2 1 Installing SC 88 Be sure that all devices are not plugged in before completing the installation 1 Openthe front case and back case by removing the screws with a screwdrnveras shown below Figure 2 1 SC88 USER S MANUAL 2 P
4. o 14 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 15 SC88 USER S MANUAL Chapter 1 1 Overview SC 88 can connect 4 IDE hard drives in Master Slave mode at most The Disk Box can also support a hard drive largerthan 400GB through the 48 bit LBA Logic Block Addressing technology And by SCSI daisy chain up to 7 sets of SC 88 can be connected to expand the whole system s storage capacity 1 2 Features Forenhancing the performance of hard drivesand the stability of data transfer the controller board of SC88 can be set in Spanning or BOD Normal mode Spanning meansto let 2 or more hard drivesbecome a big one while J BOD to maintain the capacity of each hard drive The chip also hasa SCSI ID which owns 4 LUNs Logical Unit No Accordingly the number of hard drives appearing on the PC can be 1 Spanning mode or4 J BOD mode High capacity of data storage reaches4 IDE hard drives BigDrives Technology supports 500G B and above drive capacity _ Fully supports Ultra 160 LVD SCSI features On board Flash ROM is easy for firmware update SC88 USER S MANUAL 1 3 Specifications Host Interface Ultra 160 LVD SCSI up to 160MB sec transfer rate Extemal SCSI portfordaisy chain up to 7 boxes Selectable SCSI ID from 0 to 15 One SCSI ID to configure hard drives in Spanning or BOD HDD Type Supports ATA 133 100 66 33 hard drive HDD Expansion Supports 500G B HDD with BigDrives Technology Maximum c
5. SI portson the back of SC 88 to the extemal SCSI port on the host with the given SCSI cable If there isno vacant SS port on the host please insert a SCSI adapteron the motherboard first 10 SC88 USER S MANUAL 10 Plug a terminator into another SCSI port on the back of SC 88 Use SCSI Cable to connect two ormore SC 88 and install the terminatoratthe last SC 88 11 Close the lock of the front case and plug inthe Disk Box and examine if the LEDs on the front panel are the normal 11 SC88 USER S MANUAL Chapter 3 1 Setting DIP Switches This chapter is about the relevant mechanic setting of SC 88 On the back of SC 88 there is only one 4 pin DIP switch By the switch the operating mode of all hard drivescan be set The defaults of all the 4 pins are OFF OFF Defaults are all OFF ON Pin 1 2 3 4 ewe NN 160M B sec OF OF OF Jm omr Ea om om om om gt rer om ON om og masc om om ON OF 1 Pin 2 Spanning Mode vs BOD Mode The default is Spanning Mode It combines 2 or more hard drives into a big one The enlarged capacity is convenient for data storage 2 Pin 3 SCSI Host Transfer Rate at 80MB sec vs 40MB sec The default is BOM B sec But if the SCSI adapter isnot so capable orthe signals become unstable after connecting several SC 88s you are recommended to lowerthe speed to 40MB sec 3 Pin 4 SCSI Host Transfer Rate at 160M B sec 12 SC88
6. apacity of 14TB by connecting 7 units 28 PC s 500GB hard drives Two independent channels of IDE bus Four intemal IDE connector Management On board Flash ROM forfimware update Spanning orJ BOD mode selected by DIP switch Environment 0 C 50 C 32 F 122 F for operation 20 C 70 C 4 F 158 F for storage Safety FCC CE Power Powersupply of 160W AC input voltage 47 63Hz 100 127V 3A 200 240V 1 5A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 1 4 System Outlook Power Supply Control Board DC Power Cable IDE Cable HDD KR FA Puig Shy 25 GA H EL LCD Panel HDD Status Indicator Model SC 88TA doesnot have an LCD panel SC88 USER S MANUAL i CN13 4 pin Power Connector CN8 IDE Port Primary CN11 15 22 33 Fan Connectors 5 94 Signal Tai CN30 SCSI ID Switch CN6 HDD Status Signal CN16 Switch for HU ATX Power LULTTLLLTETETITETILTLIL TE 110 0mm z CN9 IDE Port Secondary CHIPSET K FITTE TET Z CN14 ATX Power NJ Con n ecto r 8001 ZL REV 1 1 MADE IN TAIWAN Hi Lo laa 183 1 5 CN24 Mode Sense CN3 LVD SCSI External Port CN10 LVD SCSI External Port PRIMARY MASTER ACCESS LED CNS PRIMARY SLAVE ACCESS LED LH SYSTEM POWER LED SECONDARY_MASTER_ACCESS_LED 7 EH CN21 SECONDARY SLAVE ACCESS LED 1 5 HDD Compatbility SC 88 supports any DMA 133 100 66 33 hard drives produced by the following world famous manufacturers HITAC HI Maxtor Seagate
7. ition and then Format it 4 If the newly installed hard drive doesn t appearon the screen it may be improperly installed ordamaged Please try again 16
8. ke the hard drive 5 Replace with new hard drivesand recoverthe machine system 14 SC88 USER S MANUAL Troubleshooting Chapter If the installed SC88 doesnot function nommally please check the following items 1 LEDs do not light under normal circumstances 2 Red LED lights after HDD is installed 3 Green LED tums into red per 10 seconds after HDD is installed 4 System does not show all HDDs in normal mode 15 Please check if the powercord IDE cable and signalline are loose If you have installed a hard drive but the red LED lights please do the following three things 1 Re plug the IDE cablesand the status signal lines which are 3 pin color cables connecting to CN6 see Figure 3 1 2 Replace the hard drive if the red LED still lig hts 3 Contact the Technical Support if the problem still exists That meansthere isa bad sector in the HDD Please get a good HDD Checkthe BIOS screen while booting up the system See if it displays LUN 23 SC88 USER S MANUAL 5 HDD is not recognized in the system If you cannot see the hard drives installed on SC88 in OS please take the following steps Take Windows 2000 for example 1 Right click My Computer and enter Manage 2 Choose Disk Management under Storage and a given hard drive ID will appearon the right lower comer of the window 3 If the newly installed hard drive has no ID please do New Part
9. ullthe frontcase outand downward Figure 2 2 3 Pull the HDD Kit out the mount kit SC88 USER S MANUAL Figure 2 3 4 Setthe IDE hard drivesasMasterorSlave according to theirlocation Insert the HDD jumperto cable select and DC powercable and IDE cable on the HDD Fig ure 2 4 5 Postion the HDD into the tray and secure the HDD using the HDD screws provided Figure 2 5 SC88 USER S MANUAL 6 Putthe HDD into the case and go on 4 5 Figure 2 6 7 Connectthe IDE hard drivesand the IDE portson the controller board with an IDE cable Connect the farend ofthe cableto the IDE ports and the two nearendsto the hard drives Be aware ofthe direction of foolproof design NOTICE If the hard drive have been set as Master or Slave the two connectorscan be inserted into either hard drive on the same channel Yet you need to connect according to primary or secondary IDE ports on Figure 2 7 Only thus can LED correspond to the place where the hard drivesare and become lighted SC88 USER S MANUAL S Slave M Master IDE HDD 4 IDE HDD 3 Secondary Secondary Slave Master IDE Port IDE Port Secondary IDE Port Primary DVR Disk Controller External SCSI Port Figure 2 7 IDE HDD 2 IDE HDD 1 Primary Primary Slave Master SC88 USER S MANUAL 8 Connectthe cables of powerand the 4 hard drives respectively Set SCSI ID on the SCSI ID push wheel switch 9 Connectanyone of the SC
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