StorCase Technology DS50 User Manual

Kingston T ec hnology

Data Silo

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DS50

External SCSI Expansion Chassis

User's Guide

Kingston Technology

DS50

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Data Silo

®

External SCSI Expansion Chassis

User's Guide

Part No. D89-0000-0008 B00 November 1997

Kingston Technology Company

17580 Newhope Street

Phone [phone] Fax [phone]

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Limited W arranty

KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (“Kingston”) warrants that this product is free from defects in material and
workmanship. Subject to the conditions and limitations set forth below, Kingston will, at its option, either repair or
replace any part of this product which proves defective by reason of improper workmanship or materials. Repair
parts or replacement products will be provided by Kingston on an exchange basis, and will be either new or
refurbished to be functionally equivalent to new.

This warranty does not cover any damage to this product which results from accident, abuse, misuse, natural or
personal disaster, or any unauthorized disassembly, repair or modification.

Duration of Warranty

Lifetime Warranty:

memory modules and boards), networking adapters and. hubs (excluding power supply unit), solid state PCMCIA
interface adapters, and microprocessor upgrade products.

Seven Year Warranty:

from the date of original retail purchase: storage enclosures, including power supply units, cables, terminators, and
accessories.

Five Year Warranty:

the date of original retail purchase: networking hub power supply unit; and all other Kingston products (other than
those products covered by a two-year or one-year warranty, as provided below).

Two Year Warranty:

the date of original retail purchase: Winchester hard disk drives in a 2.5 inch, 3.5 inch or 5.25 inch form factor.

One Year Warranty:

the date of original retail purchase: Winchester hard disk drives in a 1.8 inch form factor, optical reading and storage
products, and magnetic tape storage products.

To obtain warranty service, return the defective product, freight prepaid and insured, to your local authorized
Kingston dealer or distributor, or to the Kingston factory service center located at 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain
Valley, California 92708, U.S.A. You must include the product serial number (if applicable) and a detailed
description of the problem you are experiencing. You must also include proof of the date of original retail purchase
as evidence that the product is within the applicable warranty period. If you return the product directly to the
Kingston factory, you must first obtain a Return Material Authorization (“RMA”) number by calling Kingston
Customer Service at [phone], and include the RMA number prominently displayed on the outside of your
package. Products must be properly packaged to prevent damage in transit.

Kingston provides free technical support. If you experience any difficulty during the installation or subsequent use
of a Kingston product, please contact Kingstons Technical Support department at either: [phone] U.S.
headquarters, or Kingston Germany Office at (089) 62 71 56-21, prior, to servicing your system. This warranty
covers only repair or replacement of defective Kingston products, as provided above. Kingston is not liable for, and
does not cover under warranty, any costs associated with servicing and/or installation of Kingston products.

Disclaimers – The foregoing is the complete warranty for Kingston products and supersedes all other
warranties and representations, whether oral or written. Except as expressly set forth above, no other
warranties are made with respect to Kingston products and Kingston expressly disclaims all warranties
not stated herein, including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any implied warranty of merchant­ability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will Kingston be liable to the purchaser, or to any user
of the Kingston product, for any damages, expenses, lost revenues, lost savings, lost profits, or any other
incidental or consequential damages arising from the purchase, use or inability to use the Kingston
product, even if Kingston has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Copyright© 1997 Kingston Technology Company. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Kingston

The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for life: solid state memory (e.g.,

The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for a period of seven years

The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for a period of five years from

The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for a period of two years from

The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for a period of one year from

Warranty Claim Requirements

Free Technical Support

Technology and the Kingston logo are trademarks of Kingston Technology Company.

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Declaration of Conformity

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Company’s Name:

Company’s Address:

Manufacturer’s Address:

Product Name:

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specifications:

Safety Agencies:

CSA “Certified”
UL
TÜV “GS License”

Safety Directive:

EMC Directive:

Kingston Technology Company
Storage Products Division

17580 Newhope Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

17580 Newhope Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Data Silo DS50
DS50-SXXX

Safety Tests:

CAN/CSA-C22.2 No950-93
UL 1950
EN 60950/06.88
EN 60950 A1/08.90
EN 60950 A2/10.91
73/23/EEC low voltage

EMC Tests:

EN 50081-1:1992 for Generic Emission
CISPR22:1995/EN 55022:1987 Class B
EN 50082-1:1992 for Generic Immunity

89/336/EEC
FCC Part 15, Class B

License #:

LR90843-3
E129724
S 9272828

IEC 1000-4-2:1994 ESD
IEC 1000-4-3:1994 Radiated EM Field
IEC 1000-4-4:1994 Fast Transient/Burst

Year of Manufacture:

Signature:___________________
Full name: Dieter Paul
Position: Vice President of Engineering

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NOTICE: This User's Guide is subject to periodic updates without notice. Please check Kingston's

website at http://www.kingston.com or contact your Kingston representative for the latest
revision of this document.

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Table of Contents

DATA SILO DS50 ................................................................................................................. 1

Packaging Materials ..................................................................................................... 1

Serial Number ............................................................................................................... 1

General Description ...................................................................................................... 2

Data Silo Front Panel ........................................................................................... 4

Data Silo Rear Panel ............................................................................................ 5

DATA SILO INSTALLATION ................................................................................................ 6

Installing the Drive(s) into the Data Silo ...................................................................... 6

Removing the DS50 Cover .................................................................................. 6

Drive Preparation.................................................................................................. 7

Drive Installation ................................................................................................. 1 0

Connecting the Data Silo to the Computer System .................................................. 14

Selecting the SCSI ID Number .................................................................................. 15

APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................... 17

Appendix A - Specifications/Dimensions ................................................................... 18

Appendix B - Drive Interface Adapter Options .......................................................... 2 0

Appendix C - Cables, Connectors and Terminators ................................................. 21

Reader's Comments ........................................................................................................... 25

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List of Figures

Figure 1: Data Silo DS50 Family ................................................................................... 2

Figure 2: Data Silo DS50 Drive Installation Overview.................................................. 3

Figure 3: Data Silo Front Panel ..................................................................................... 4

Figure 4: Data Silo Rear Panel...................................................................................... 5

Figure 5: Removing the Cover....................................................................................... 6

Figure 6: 8-Bit SCSI ID Cable Connection.................................................................... 8

Figure 7: 16-Bit SCSI ID Cable Connection ................................................................. 9

Figure 8: Removing the Filler Panel ............................................................................ 10

Figure 9: Loosen the Drive Mounting Bracket Screws............................................... 11

Figure 10: Removing the Drive Mounting Bracket........................................................ 11

Figure 11: Installing the Drive into the Drive Mounting Bracket .................................. 13

Figure 12: Adjusting the Drive Clearance ..................................................................... 13

Figure 13: Typical Daisy-Chain Connections ............................................................... 14

Figure 14: SCSI ID Selection Switches ........................................................................ 1 5

Figure A-1: Data Silo Physical Dimensions.................................................................... 19

Figure B-1: Drive Interface Adapters .............................................................................. 20

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List of Tables

Table C-1: External Cables .................................................................................................. 21

Table C-2: International Power Cables................................................................................ 2 2

Table C-3: System Connectors ............................................................................................ 23

Table C-4: Terminators......................................................................................................... 24

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Introduction 1

Data Silo® DS50

Packaging Materials

The Kingston Technology Data Silo® external expansion chassis is shipped in a container
designed to provide protection and prevent damage during shipment. The Data Silo was
carefully inspected before and during the packing procedure at the factory. Evidence of any
damage to the Data Silo should be reported to the shipper immediately.

If the wrong Data Silo model has been received, please call Kingston's Storage Product
Division at [phone]. A staff member will give you a Return Material Authorization
(RMA) number to facilitate processing. Kingston cannot accept returns which do not
display an RMA number on the outside of the package. Return the unit with all the original
packing materials.

Before removing any component from its packaging, discharge any static electricity by
touching a properly grounded metal object.

Serial Number

The Data Silo is labeled with a serial number. This number must be reported to the
Kingston Customer Service Representative in order to receive a Return Material Authoriza­tion (RMA) for warranty claims. Locate the serial number label and record the number in
the space provided below.

Data Silo Serial Number:

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General Description

The Kingston Technology Data Silo® DS50 series of stand-alone expansion chassis provide
rugged and reliable housing for 3.5 inch half-height SCSI storage devices.

The Data Silo DS50 is available in single and dual bay configurations (Figure 1). Each
chassis is constructed of rugged steel and is equipped with an auto-ranging power supply,
power-on LED, highly-rated cooling fan, and all necessary internal wiring and mounting
hardware. Removable front filler panel(s) facilitate the mounting of either fixed or removable
media devices.

The Data Silo is available with 50-pin SCSI 2 or 68-pin SCSI 3 interfaces. Both Data Silo
models come with externally mounted SCSI ID selection switch(es) for easy unit ID
selection.

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Figure 1: Data Silo DS50 Family

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Introduction 3

This User's Guide describes the steps required for installing drive(s) into the Data Silo
DS50 external expansion chassis. The illustrations and instructions contained in this
manual are generally representative of all Data Silo DS50 models. Your Data Silo may
differ slightly from the illustrations shown. Although each Data Silo model contains different
drive bay or I/O interface configurations, the installation process is basically the same for
all models.

This guide is intended to supplement documentation provided with the host computer
system, the operating system, and the drive to be installed within the Data Silo. Figure 2
below illustrates a typical drive installation into a Data Silo DS50 external expansion
chassis.

SCSI ID

FACTORY

WARNING

3.5" Drive
(Not Included)

3.5" Drive
Mounting Bracket

SCSI ID
Select Connector

DC Power
Cable

SCSI ID
Select Cable

Power-On
LED

Drive Activity
LED

Removable
Front
Filler Panel

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Data Silo

NEW

Cover

Internal I/O
Connector

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Figure 2: Data Silo DS50 Drive Installation Overview

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