3ware RDC 400 Guide

3ware RAID Drive Cage
RDC-400 Quick Start Guide:

RDC-400 is an internal drive expansion cage that
supports four (4) hot swap drives in a 3 drive space.
It maximizes storage capacity and minimizes space.

Features:

• Requires 3 standard 5.25” half-height form factor slots

• Supports up to four 3.5” hot plugging ATA drive trays with key lock

• Accommodates four 1” height ATA disk drives

• Back plane design

• Two built-in fans provide self-contained ventilation

• Individual hard drive power and activity indicators

• Front access design to facilitate hot swap

• Compatible with ATA/133, 100, 66 and 33 drives

• Key locked power management for reliable hot swap

Note:

3ware has tested the unit in typical tower’s from major OEM’s, in addition to
component built system towers. The configurations included current 5400 rpm
and 7200 rpm drives from the leading suppliers of disc dives.

The performance of this product is dependent on the actual chassis, drive, cable
and power supply used.

PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING THIS UNIT

Installing into your computer:

1. Shut down your computer and turn off the power and remove remove the
power cable. Install the box as illustrated in figure 1.

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2. Connect the cables as shown in figure 2. When connecting cables to
the IDE bus make sure the numerical pins are lined up with the
connector, else you may damage the hard disk drive.

Figure 2

Installing a hard drive in the disk tray

1. Remove an empty disk tray.

2. Unpack the hard drive. Set the HDD to "Master". Refer to the manufacturer’s
documentation for the location of this jumper .

CAUTION: Static electrical discharge (ESD) can damage your drive or other
components. To avoid ESD, ground yourself by touching any metal on the
subsystem chassis.

3. Connect the power cable to the power connector on the hard drive.

4. Connect the 40-pin ATA cable to the IDE connector on the hard drive.
Align the colored edge of the cable with pin 1 of the connector.

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