KillDisk Station Overview
Thecus chassis components (front)
- 5x HDD bays
- The chassis has 5 disk slots with removable bays for the system to perform actions on up to 5 hard drives at a time. The bays support 2.5" and 3.5" SATA disks for use with standard HDD's and SSD's. They are also physically lockable using the provided keys.
- Disk status LEDs
- Each Disk Bay contains 2 status LED's to monitor the bay status and activity.
- USB 3.0 port
- Connect USB devices to KillDisk Desktop with high-speed USB 3.0 support.
- 5 x LED light indicators
- 5 LED indicators are used to give feedback to the user on KillDisk operations
- Power button
- Turns on/off the Thecus hardware unit.
- Reset button
- Resets the hardware unit.
- LCD display
- Shows the current status and allows user to navigate and access KillDisk menus, initiate processes and see the progress.
- Navigation buttons
- Buttons allow user to navigate through the menus on the LCD display.
Thecus chassis components (back)
- Power switch
- Master power switch for the unit.
- Power cable connector
- Connector for a NEMA 5-15-P, 3 pronged power cable.
- Audio and microphone connectors
- Standard connectors. Not necessary for any KillDisk operations.
- 1 x eSATA port
- Standard high performance eSATA port for connecting drives to the KillDisk Desktop hardware.
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- Standard USB 2.0 ports. Can be used for connecting storage devices or peripherals (i.e. mouse and keyboard) to the system.
- 1x HDMI port
- Standard HDMI port. Can be used to connect an external monitor to the KillDisk Desktop system.
- 1 x VGA port
- Standard VGA port. Can be used to connect an external monitor to the KillDisk Desktop system.
- 2 x Ethernet port
- Ethernet ports for networking.
Thecus Lights and Indicators
The system has 2 main areas with lights and indicators: the chassis and the individual hard drive bays.
Chassis Indicators
The chassis has 5 LED indicators on the left side of the hardware unit.
Item | Description |
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1 - Activity Indicator | Flashes during any KillDisk active process such as Erase, Examine, loading etc. |
2 - LAN 1 Indicator | Lights up when the LAN 1 port is used. |
3 - LAN 2 Indicator | Lights up when the LAN 2 port is used. |
4 - Not used | - |
5 - Critical Error Indicator | Lights up in red when a critical error occurs in the system. |
Disk Bay Indicators
Disk Bays have their own LEDs that are utilized to give the user information on the current status of the individual bay (or disk using the bay).
Item | Description |
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6 - Active Disk Indicator | Green, solid when disk bay is being used. |
7 - Disk Status Indicator | Green, flashing - read/write activity |
Red, solid - erase finished | |
Red, flashing - read/write error |