TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION

PAGE

Introduction ........................................................................................................

4

About This Manual ............................................................................................

4

Safety Precautions............................................................................................

4

Product Description...........................................................................................

5

Installation .........................................................................................................

6

Shipment Contents............................................................................................

6

Required Tool....................................................................................................

8

Preparations......................................................................................................

8

Installation Precautions.....................................................................................

8

Rail Installation..................................................................................................

9

8X RAID Installation.........................................................................................

11

Cable Connections...........................................................................................

12

Operations........................................................................................................

13

Powering up TranzStor 8X ...............................................................................

13

Establish Serial Connection.............................................................................

13

Verify Channel Settings ...................................................................................

14

Begin Quick Install Wizard...............................................................................

15

Add New Logical Drive.....................................................................................

17

Status Indicators .............................................................................................

20

TP7 Description................................................................................................

21

Inserting the TP7.............................................................................................

22

Removing the TP7 ..........................................................................................

23

Removing the Door .........................................................................................

24

Replacing the Door .........................................................................................

25

Maintenance ...................................................................................................

26

Cleaning the TranzStor 8X ..............................................................................

26

Replacing the Fan Assembly ..........................................................................

27

Troubleshooting...............................................................................................

28

Confi guring the Channels After Reset ............................................................

28

Drive Failures ..................................................................................................

34

Schematics for TranzStor 8X ..........................................................................

39

Appendix ..........................................................................................................

41

Specifi cations...................................................................................................

41

Replacements ..................................................................................................

42

Warranties ......................................................................................................

43

Customer Support...........................................................................................

49

Customer Feedback........................................................................................

50

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