CONTENT Overview 1 LED indication RAID Mode Selection 3 RAID mode setup / LED display status Quick Installation Guide 4 About RAID RAID function 8 System Requirements 10 Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Macintosh O.S. 10.3x or later Microsoft Windows Installation 11 Single mode (Non-RAID) / Spanning & Striping (RAID 0) / Mirroring (RAID 1) Macintosh System Installation 19 Cautions 22 QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE Version 1.3
Detail View Front View 1. Power / Sleep indicator 2. Rebuild indicator 3. HDD1 Access Indicator 4. HDD2 Access Indicator 5. HDD1 Error Indicator RAID MODE LED View 1. DIP switch 2. RAID Mode Confirmation button 3. Single Mode LED indication 4. RAID 0 Mode LED indication 5. JBOD (Spanning) Mode LED indication 6. RAID 1 Mode LED indication Mode Single Mode LED RAID 0 Mode LED JBOD Mode LED RAID 1 Mode Status Green Green Green Green 6. HDD2 Error Indicator 7. Ventilation LED Indicator Front panel Status Power Sleep mode Blue Blue flicking Rebuild Red Active HDD 1 Orange Active HDD 2 Orange Error HDD 1 Red Error HDD 2 Red Rear View 1. FAN 2. USB 3.0 port 5 6 3. e-sata port 4. DC IN 7 5. Synchronization mode switch 6. Smart Fan mode switch 7. Power button 5 6 ON 5. Synchronization mode switch When the PC is off, the device goes off in 15 seconds. 6. Smart Fan mode switch OFF 1 2
RAID Mode Selection Users should set up the RAID mode when the device is powered off. RAID Mode LED indication SW1 RAID Mode SW (3) Single ( Non - RAID ) Above 2TB Single ( Non - RAID ) Under 2TB Striping ( RAID 0 ) Above 2TB Striping ( RAID 0 ) Spanning ( JBOD ) Spanning ( JBOD ) Under 2TB Above 2TB Under 2TB Quick Installation Guide A. Remove 4 screws from the bottom of the unit and lift up the cover to open. Mirroring ( RAID 1 ) Above 2TB Mirroring ( RAID 1 ) Under 2TB B. Remove 2 screws from the 2 bay rack and slide it out. 3 4
C. Insert HDD1 and HDD2 into HDD rack and secure them with screws provided. E. Select the RAID mode via DIP switch referring to manual on page 3 in the section of RAID mode selection. D. Please insert 2 bay rack back to enclosure and reinstall screws connect the power supply to the DC IN and plug in the USB or e-sata cable. F. With the enclosure powered OFF, press and hold the RAID confirmation button (next to the DIP switch), then press the power on button wait for the Raid mode LED you selected to light up. (refer to page 3, RAID Mode LED indication) Note: User have to make sure the host e-sata port supports port-multiplier. 5 6
About RAID LED light SINGLE MODE Non-RAID: (Single Mode) Computer will show up as two independent drives. This function can be used if RAID is not required, if one HDD is installed or two different barnds or capacities of HDD are installed. RAID 0 JBOD (Spanning) MODE G. Put the cover lid back and reinstall the screws. RAID 0 - Striping: Two HDDs will show up as one large single drive but speed performance will boost up. The two HDDs will write Data in column effect. This form of array splits each piece of Data across both HDDs in segments. Data are store between first HDD and second HDD. While the HDD is stripe in writing, the next head of next HDD is move to next track to write. The Data is writing without any form of data-checking. Once one HDD is damaged and all data can be lost. Note: HDDs initialized format If the HDDs are unformatted, you have to initialize, partition and format them on your PC For Mircosoft Windows Operating System refer to page 11 For Apple Mac OS X System refer to page 19. Same capacity / Brand HDD 3TB 3TB 6TB 7 68
RAID 0 SPANNING MODE RAID 0 - Spanning: Two HDDs will show up as one large single drive. Spanning is an array (not RAID) that is written sequentially across two drives. 3TB 6TB 3TB Same capacity / Brand HDD RAID 1 MIRRORING MODE RAID 1 Mirroring: Using this mode will require 2 identical HDDs; meaning they must be the same capacity, brand and model number. Under RAID1, it will create an extra copy (or mirror) set of data to second drive. The backup data are more important for safe keeping and the available data only show up in one large single drive. This is useful when first HDD fails and it can be replaced by second set of identical data instantly. System Requirements Windows System Minimum Requirements: Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM e-sata :With support for Port-Multiplier function USB 2.0 equipped PC: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 USB 3.0 equipped PC: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 Package Contents RAID enclosure X 1 External Power Adapter: AC Input 100-240V~1.6A, DC Output 5V / 12V 2A X 1 Power Cord X 1 USB3.0 X 1 e-sata cable X 1 Screw Driver X 1 Macintosh System Minimum Requirements: Minimum Apple G4 processor, 128MB RAM e-sata :With support for Port-Multiplier function USB 2.0 equipped Mac: Mac O.S. 10.X or Later Same capacity / Brand HDD 3TB 9 10
Microsoft Windows Installation Microsoft Windows Installation Microsoft Windows Before connecting to the PC, please refer to the Hard Drive Assembly Procedures for RAID set-up. If HDD is pre-installed by our vendor; users can connect directly to PC and start using the unit. If users wish to change the setting, please refer to the Hard Drive Assembly for correct way of setting. Turn on PC and start Windows system. Connect the device with USB(or e-sata) cable and the power adapter. Windows will search and install drive in Disk Management. Single mode (Non-RAID) - 2 New Simple Volumes Disk Initialization Note: For 2TB Hard drive, users must format in GPT Partitions and use Windows Vista or Windows 7 in 64bit. Start Search input diskmgmt.msc at Start Search Single Mode - New simple volume New simple volume / Partition 11 12
Spanning and Striping (RAID 0) - 1 New Simple Volume Disk Initialization If Spanning or Striping mode capacity above 2TB, please refer to Microsoft Windows Vista GPT FAQ. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/gpt_faq.mspx 13 14
Disk Initialization 15 16
Mirroring (RAID 1) - 1 New Simple Volume Disk Initialization 17 18
Create new partition in Disk Utility Macintosh System Installation Before connecting to the Macintosh, please refer to the Hard Drive Assembly Procedures for RAID set-up. If HDD is pre-installed by our vendor, user can connect directly to Macintosh and start using the unit. If wish to change the settings please refer to Hard Drive Assembly for correct way of setting. Turn on Macintosh and start Mac OS. Connect the device with the power adapter. Mac OS will search and install drive in Disk Utility. External drive will appear on Desktop. 19 20
Macintosh System Remove the external hard drive from Macintosh... Drag the Ext Hard Disk to trash bin. Unplug USB and remove the power adapter. Erase Hard Driver Note: If users wish to use device under both Windows and Mac OS system, HDD at FAT32 or HFS format is strongly recommended. Also, please do the formatting under Windows OS. If formatting is done under Mac OS, the drive might not be recognized in Windows. HDD format recommended Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 NTFS Mac OS X HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) Both Windows and Macintosh OS FAT32 Cautions 21 Before using RAID enclosure 1. Changing RAID modes may cause data lost, backup your data before making changes. 2.Do not cover or block the ventilation hole. 3. Check for visible damage on unit, accessories and cables before using the device. 4. Do not expose the enclosure to water and humid condition. 5. When both HDD are installed at the same time in any RAID mode, all data will be formatted. 6. When using RAID function, HDD of the same capacity, model name and brand is strongly recommended. 7. When using esata interface on PC/MAC, the system's esata port must support Port-Multiplier. 22