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Avid
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VideoRAID
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ST
Chassis Replacement Instructions
This document provides the instructions for replacing the Avid VideoRAID ST chassis. The process requires you to remove your SATA hard disk drives from your current chassis and re-install them in the new chassis. Even if you are not currently experiencing any problem
Avid encourages you to replace the chassis at your earliest convenience to avoid a potential problem affecting your data or performance.
You need to return your original VideoRAID ST chassis to Avid using the packaging that came with the replacement chassis. Specific return instructions are included with your replacement chassis, and will vary by location.
Issue Description
Avid learned of a SAS connector tolerance issue with all VideoRAID ST systems shipped prior to September 5, 2008. The problem is sporadic and potentially significant, as it impacts connectivity between the hard disk drives and the SAS cables they connect with, in the
VideoRAID ST. Therefore, Avid has provided you with this warranty exchange of the
VideoRAID ST chassis.
Units That Have Not Been Opened
If your VideoRAID ST has never been set up, remove the chassis from the box (the drives ship uninstalled) and put the replacement chassis in its place. Return the original chassis to
Avid. When you are ready to setup the VideoRAID ST follow the standard instructions include in the Avid VideoRAID ST Setup and User’s Guide .
Replacing the Chassis
When replacing drives in the Avid VideoRAID ST chassis, the positioning of the 5 individual drives is allowed to change. However, drives sets cannot be mixed between
VideoRAID ST chassis. Each drive set of 5, must stay as a complete 5-drive set when moved from one chassis to another.
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If more details are needed with these instructions, see the
User’s Guide that came with the unit.
Avid VideoRAID ST Setup and
To replace the VideoRAID ST chassis:
1. Shut down your workstation host that is connected to the VideoRAID ST.
2. Power down the VideoRAID ST.
3. Unplug the miniSAS cable from the top SAS connector on the rear of the
Avid VideoRAID ST chassis.
4. Unplug the power cord from the power connector on the Avid VideoRAID ST.
miniSAS connector
Power connector
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5. Ensure that you are using the appropriate antistatic precautions.
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Never touch any exposed electrical connectors or components without using antistatic precautions, as they can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD).
6. Place the replacement chassis beside the original chassis.
Avid recommends you pull the drives out of the original chassis and insert them into the replacement chassis in one action. Doing this reduces:
Static damage from other surfaces and handing the drive carrier more than once.
Physical damage to components caused by stacking the drives on each other or on hard surfaces.
Replacing the Chassis
7. Slide the drive carrier latch on the front of the disk drive to the right.
8. Pull open the drive carrier handle on the front of the disk drive.
VideoRAID ST
Drive carrier handle
Drive carrier latch
9. Removed the disk drive carrier from the VideoRAID ST chassis.
10. Insert the removed disk drive carrier into an empty slot in the replacement
Avid VideoRAID ST chassis. The carrier snaps into place.
11. Close the handle on the disk drive carrier to secure the drive in the chassis.
12. Repeat Steps 7 and 11 for each of the remaining disk drive carriers.
13. Reconnect the miniSAS cable into the top SAS connector on the rear of the
Avid VideoRAID ST chassis.
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The bottom SAS connector on the Avid VideoRAID ST enclosure is not used.
14. Plug the power cord into the power connector on the rear of the Avid VideoRAID ST.
15. Power on your Avid VideoRAID ST and wait till all the blue LEDs on the drives are lit in a steady blue state (typically about 30 seconds).
16. Power on your host workstation.
The storage is recognized by the host workstation as originally configured with all data intact.
17. Return the original chassis to Avid.
COPYRIGHT © 2008 Avid Technology, Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Avid and Avid VideoRAID are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
Avid VideoRAID ST Chassis Replacement Instructions • 0130-30100-01 Rev. A • October 2008
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