User Manual

Disk carrier release button
Drive carrier front view
iNstalliNg your driVes
The drive carrier accommodates 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drives, with or without a SAS-to-SATA adapter.
Cautions
Swingopenthedrivecarrierhandlebeforeyouinsertthedrive
carrierintotheenclosure.
Toavoidhandcontactwithanelectricalhazard,removeonlyone
drivecarrieratime.
Important
SATA drives require a SAS-to-SATA adapter, available from PROMISE
Technology at http://www.promise.com
SAS drives do not require adapters.
1. Press the drive carrier release button. The handle springs open.
2. Grasp the handle and gently pull the empty drive carrier out of the enclosure.
3. If you are installing SATA drives, attach a SAS-to-SATA adapter onto the power and data connectors of
each drive.
4. Carefully lay the drive into the carrier with the power and data connectors facing away from the carrier
handle.
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