User Manual - Oyen Digital
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1. 33 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS cech ANAA E a a a AN A A 33 HARDWARE INSTALLATION a aa 33 DRIVER INSTALLATION Sa INA ea Da Ega SET KG E ge ad aa 34 VERIFY DRIVER INSTALLATION aana Na aa E a ga E Ng ak Da D aa a E ga aaa aaa Ka gaga aas 34 Sisa nga gag A NGA ag Tag GET ER 34 Windows 05 5 2 2 atc aa b pa od Oo D ead 34 Windows 2003 and XPa AE E 35 Windows 2000 esae tte aa itu lnc Do da na aa ANG 35 amp 36 GENERAL 5 ai 36 anana adan ngkah ngae ad ab mmc E gadha anggas ai a ma Ra a ga Al ea aa dn 36 DISCREPANCY IN REPORTED amp ACTUAL SIZE CAPACITY ene anae ene nana ana anan anan tnnt na nen nn wanan an ena th tn tenta 37 Foro MH nga ad 37 IO IMEEM 38 ERU 38 RAID tai daa c Rec aub RE Ea RE E ad aba AN 38 5 shcucats2. 38 RAID OFI S 39 REBUT aariat 39 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS nn remnants anane nnangngne anana nengnnananenannanane 40 GENERAL INFORMATION COPYRIGHT Copyright 2009 ONNTO Corporation All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of ONNTO Corporation The product information provided in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on behalf of the vendor The vendor assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual NOTICES AND CLASSIFICATIONS FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation amp This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a comm
3. an naa anna 18 RAIDIMODES 19 RAID MODE COMPARISON LIST eene cio Nga ig 19 RAID O STRIPING ee ipte tb drei iubes DA Tag Na GANGGA aa tel esu E nen UIS 20 RAIDT MIRRORING 21 RAID 5 oa 22 RAIDS A HOTSPARE oni a aa a N AE 23 RAID OF a NG 24 SETTING CHANGING THE RAID MODE amp NUMBER OF HDDS MANUALLY 25 RAIDSWITCH Pr 27 HD SWITCH Sa aaa ne nagane a aa nana a ang aana a aa aa E 27 NUMBER OF DISKS SUPPORTING EACH RAID 28 HDD SLOT NUMBER q 28 HDD ALL OGATION vescesiessccetestciestencsiscatrensazsccsssnsscsacenustacvestontescuranastasuudssdedssdundecuesnsuauedsousttedeasieepeataisivens 29 30 POWER LED heramana 30 ALERT 30 HDDLEDX 30 SAFE REMOVAL OF THE RAID SYSTEM 2 aana anna a tenta anna anang nana a anna anan nan nen 31 2522 0 25 aaa inediti ana aia ca ananeng anan 31 Pesanan H 32 Disk Volume Oyer 2 G s EAEE PEA E A A 32 ESATA PCI EXPRESS CARD 5
4. 3 5 SATA compatible hard drive is required for the RAID System unit Once the HDDs are formatted the actual available storage capacity can vary depending on the selected operating environment normally 5 10 96 less Optional Accessories 4 eSATA PCI PCI X or PCI Express Card Package Contents 4 bay RAID HDD screws x 16 Quick Start Guide FireWire 400 cable FireWire 800 cable d x 4 spare HDD screws rovided on back partof USB Type B to lid A cable eSATA cable External power supply v4 Please keep all package contents and packaging material in the event that the product must be returned SYSTEM UNIT VIEWS e The status indication of each LED indicator is listed under the LED INDICATORS section 2 gt 5 gt E Rear View mauuumuEEEEEEERR WANDA NAHAN NAHAN WAHAN NAHAN NAHAN FireWire 800 2 ports Q RAID Mode Switch D HD Switch Power Switch oc in Firewire 400 LSB 2 0 Type eSATA Port Top amp Cover View Exposed HDD Slots indicate HDD 1 through HDD 4 2 4 5 0000000000000002 ume HENCE 1 00000000000000054 Y 4 M o INSERTING REPLACING THE HARD DRIVES IN THE RAID SYSTEM 1 Place the RAID System with its front view facing you Position one hand on the front edge and one on the back edge of the top lid Simultaneou
5. Mirroring RAID 5 RAID 54 HotSpare RAID 0 1 Data Transfer Speed eSATA up to 3Gbit sec USB 2 0 up to 480Mbit sec 1394a up to 400Mbit sec 1394b up to 800Mbit sec System Material Aluminum case with plastic parts LED Indicators Power Connection Health Access Rebuild RAID Alert Input AC 90 264V Power Supply Output DC 12V 5A Peak current 12A Dimension 80 x 80 x 10 mm x2 FAN Speed 1900 R P M 10 Noise 17 13 dB A max Dimension 210 L x 138 W x 213 H mm Weight without 2 3 KGS HDD Certification CE FCC 40
6. highly recommended to use the numbering stickers provided in the package to help identify the HDD allocation Although the HDD slots can help with organization when the hard disks are pull out without remembering their arrangement order the data may be lost if the HDD allocation is not the same as the one originally set in the RAID System 29 LED INDICATORS T 4 9 gt 2 d gt Power LED 1 Power Power off None RAID Alert LED x 1 Healthy None Danger Blink Red Error Red Danger The RAID LED will blink if RAID status is in danger For example RAID 5 needs to have a minimum of 3 disks If one of the disks is not working properly or fails the LED indicator will blink and remind you to take actions Those actions may include replacing a healthy HDD Error The RAID Alert LED will be on in RED if RAID status is in error When the number of disk set is not supported by certain RAID mode or the number of disk inserted is not the same as HDD Switch setting RAID cannot be created successfully HDD LED x 8 There are 2 LEDs for each HDD slot The left LED indicates Connection and the right one indicates Health Access 30 The Connection LED is only one color white When ihe is connected the white LED will be on The Connection LED also indicates HDD power status and disk rebuild st
7. is used the resulting speed will be limited to the lowest one available amp When an additional FireWire connector is plugged in the connector will be viewed as a daisy chain port When an additional USB or eSATA connectors is plugged in the connector will be viewed as its originate port either USB or eSATA respectively 18 RAID MODES A Redundant Array of Independent or Inexpensive Disks RAID is a system that utilizes multiple hard drives to share or replicate data among the disks The benefit depending on the selected RAID Mode combinations of disks is one or more of increased data integrity fault tolerance throughput or capacity when compared to single drives k Deleting the current partition prior to changing RAID modes is highly recommended z Using identical HDDs with the same capacity and RPM and from the same manufacturer are highly recommended for best capacity utilization RAID Mode Comparison List 19 RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 Striping is a performance oriented non redundant data mapping technique It combines multiple hard drives into a single logical unit Instead of seeing several different hard drives the operating system sees only one large drive Striping splits data evenly across two or more disks simultaneously dramatically increasing performance Striping can be implemented in disks of differing sizes but the storage space added to the array by each disk is limited to the size
8. of the smallest disk Although Striping is an easily implemented simple configuration Striping should never be used for mission critical applications The speed of operation is excellent in comparison to other RAID modes 854 In Striping mode it is not possible to see the HDDs as more than one unit If you choose to insert all 4 HDDs it will still be viewed as one single storage unit When you choose to insert only two HDDs there is not limitation on the order of HDD insertion or the slot number um d a In Siriping mode if one disk in the RAID System fails all data in installed disks will be lost X When operating under Striping mode it is not recommended to do HDD Hot Swap Any attempt to do so may result in complete loss of all data 20 RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 Mirroring consists of at least two drives storing duplicate copies of the same data In this mode the data is simultaneously written to two disks Thus the storage capacity of a two disk array is combined into a single disk and the capacity is limited to the size of the smallest disk The speed of operation is very slow in comparison to other RAID modes During rebuild the first HDD inserted into one of the HDD slots and is recognized by the RAID System as the source HDD To rebuild existing data from a source HDD to a backup HDD target HDD the source HDD must first be inserted into one of the HDD
9. 4 Bay RAID System for 3 5 SATA HDD Expands Storage Easily and Backup Data Safely USB 2 0 eSATA FireWire 400 FireWire 800 User s Manual ikl EIC C 15 Rev 06 Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION 5 5 4 COPYRIGHT 4 NOTICES AND 6 8 4 0 440 segan ms anan 0 4 ON AG FS 4 INTRODUCTION fec 6 Io wl dl 6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT 7 PE NK aa a NA Ne Kan AM MID 7 MAC insani ad sah baran aaa ad a Pk dana ka abad ena gina 7 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ctc Den aan ana agan aan Yana an bar ah angene gat gan Ngan iang ag gg aga 7 PACKAGE CONTENTS aa Gana kag panah an ea ian pan ah a aan nar akan d kg fan aia den 7 SYSTEM UNIT VIEWS 8 FRONT VIEW DM E P MED DE 8 REAR VIEW ceteri secus 8 amp COVER VIEW EXPOSED Borneo 9 INSERTING REPLACING THE HARD DRIVES IN THE RAID 5 10 CONNECTING THE RAID SYSTEM TO COMPUTER rtr anna anana anang nana anan 16 CONNECTING MULTIPLE DEVICES
10. HDD why does the RAID System only recognized the HDD available space as to be less than 750GB A Many customers are confused by their host systems when it reports a discrepancy between reported capacity and actual capacity Several factors can come into play when your host system views and reports the capacity of a hard drive There are actually two different numbering systems used to express units of storage capacity Binary which says that a kilobyte is equal to 1024 bytes and Decimal which says that a kilobyte is equal to 1000 bytes Most commonly used to display storage capacity is in Decimal The surprising fact is that even though it seems like you will have more bytes under Binary the Decimal calculation system actually presents a greater storage capacity More description on capacity issues can be found at the Seagate website under FAQs http www seagate com ww v index jsp locale en US amp name Storage Capacity Measurement Standards Seagate Technology amp vgnextoid 9493781e73d5d010VgnVCM100000dd04090 aRCRD HDD Allocation Q I ve pulled out all the disks inside the RAID System and now want to put them back but don t remember the HDD allocation Will my data be safe if put the HDDs back into the RAID System if they re not in the correct allocation A No it would NOT be safe for your data if the HDDs were not placed back into the RAID System in their original arrangement order We would highly recommend all users
11. ID System is operating under the RAID 5 HotSpare mode A Due to the chipset design the System is created to recognize HDD slot no 1 as the backup HDD Therefore when one of the HDDs fails the backup HDD in slot no 1 will automatically start to rebuild to replace the failed disk 38 RAID 0 1 Normally when operating under the RAID 0 1 mode two HDDs are allowed to fail without losing the data Is there any special restrictions or limitations for the RS M4QO A As long as the two failed disks are not in the special combination of HDD slots nos 2 amp 3 or 1 amp 4 the data can be rebuild once the failed disks are replace with new ones Rebuild Q Does the RAID System have to be connected to the host computer when it is in rebuild mode A No it does not have to be The RAID System can support offline rebuild which means it can perform the rebuild function without being connected to a host computer JBOD Q have 4 HDDs Can use them as separate HDDs on the RAID System A No the RAID System does not support the JBOD Just a Bunch Of Disks function The 4 bay RAID System is specially designed for power users who prefer enhanced storage capability and advanced RAID features 39 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS Connector eSATA x 1 USB 2 0 x 1 1394a x 1 1394b x 1 HDD Support 3 5 SATA HDD dentical HDD recommended same manufacturer capacity and RPM RAID Level RAID 0 Striping RAID 1
12. atus When the target HDD is being rebuilt the white LED will blink The Health Access LED is dual color red blue The red color is for Health condition The blue color is for Access condition When the HDD is not healthy the red LED will be on When the HDD is being accessed the blue LED will flash When HDD is healthy and not being accessed no LED color will be on Disk error None Red None E 5 SAT Data access White None Flash Blue KAN DE P Disk Source HDD White None Blue DID E Z Rebuild Target HDD Blink White None Blue LAS c 9i x The difference between a flashing LED and a blinking LED is that flashing refers to the read write activity and blinking refers to slow but regular pulses SAFE REMOVAL OF THE RAID SYSTEM Safe removal of the Enclosure from the host controller is highly recommended especially when switching interfaces In order to safely remove your Enclosure from the host controller you would need to eject the device on your host controller system v4 If using a Mac System safe removal of the Enclosure from the host for all interfaces is necessary lt If using PC System safe removal of the RAID System from the host depends on the interface Most current USB and FireWire host controllers handle USB and FireWire devices as external devices thus it is highly recommended that the Enclosure be safely removed from the host if you are using either one of the interface
13. ercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications CONTACT US We are committed to offer economical high quality connectivity and storage enclosure solutions to the market Your questions inquiries or comments are welcomed For Technical Support please go to our website at www onnto com tw ONNTO Corporation No 60 Lane 321 Yang Guang St Nei Hu Taipei 114 Taiwan Tel 886 2 8797 8868 Fax 886 2 8797 4801 Email question onnto com tw PRECAUTIONS FOR THE RAID SYSTEM The main circuit board of the RAID System is susceptible to static electricity Proper grounding is required to prevent electrical damage to the RAID System unit or other connected devices including the host computer Always place the RAID System unit on a smooth surface and avoid all dramatic movement vibration and percussion Do NOT allow water to enter the RAID System unit Installation of additional equipment in the host computer may be required Visit our website to download the latest product information updates Do NOT attempt to service this unit yourself Disassembling the RAID System unit s inner parts will expose you to dangerous voltages or other hazards Do NOT block the ventilation Proper airflow is required to ensure reliable operation and to prevent overhea
14. ganized as stripes across multiple disks And then the striped disk sets are mirrored It is usually called mirror of stripes RAID 0 1 mode provides excellent data protection and fault tolerance The speed of operation is fast in comparison to other RAID modes except in RAID 0 x Under the RAID 0 1 mode 4 HDDs in an array are required However the storage capacity is only as 2 HDDs which the total will be based on the smallest size of the HDDs RAID 0 1 RAID 1 RAID 0 RAID 0 Po Po Se 2 1 A2 AS A4 A3 4 B2 B1 B2 B4 B3 B4 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 54 In RAID 0 1 mode if any 2 of the 4 disks at the same time the data can still be reconstructed when they are replaced with new HDDs However if both failed disks are in either HDD slots 2 amp 3 or 1 amp 4 the data will be lost 24 SETTING CHANGING THE RAID MODE amp NUMBER OF HDDS MANUALLY Changing the Mode deletes all data stored on the device If you have saved data in the drives backup all data before changing the RAID Mode 1 Power off the RAID System HEENEHEEEEE HEEEH PTTL CX 25 3 Next use the same small flat blade screwdriver to select the number of HDDs HD Sw
15. gy IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Keyboards 5 Mice other pointing devices 8 Monitors 439 Network adapters 97 Other devices Ports COM amp LPT 2 SCSI and RAID controllers TE 178211 Controller Silicon Image Sil 3132 SATALink Controller Sound video and game controllers 9 2 System devices 9 Universal Serial Bus controllers Q amp As General How do choose the proper RAID mode for my RAID System based on the tasks need to perform A Since the RS M4QO System is a Mass Storage device which means its size capacity is sufficient for data management the different RAID mode settings can help you administer the enormous data storage from the HDDs combination It is highly recommended to choose the RAID mode based on what is the essential factor to complete your task The most common three factors are size capacity speed and data protection For example if using the System to simply watch films for enjoyment the RAID 0 mode is perfect because it can maintain decent speed and still have a large storage capacity However if the work requires you to process large files and to have a high volume of data access such as for a graphic designer or film editor it ll more efficient to choose RAID 5 or RAID 5 HotSpare modes Both modes provide the ability to do HDD hot swap without affecting the data itself and have a higher data protection level Lastly
16. if the work requires instant and continuous backup of data such as for a writer or editor then RAID 0 1 would be the best choice since it can provide both high data protection and speed with less storage capacity HDD Capacity Q All my HDDs are at least 1TB or above will the RAID System be able to support the gigantic storage capacity A Yes the RAID System will be able to support any HDDs over 1TB size capacity However most older host systems cannot support over 2TB of total capacity only Mac OS 10 3 and newer and PC Windows Vista or newer In addition based on the host system you have there may be limitations on the port connections when the storage size is over 2TB Please see the chart below Windows 2000 XP or older Windows 64 bit Windows 2003 32 Vise No Yes Windows bit 64 bit SP1 and SP2 Vista Windows 2008 32 Vee Ves Yes Linux Linux 32 bit 64 bit No No No Mac Mac OS 9 10 1 10 2 No No No Mac OS 10 3 10 4 10 5 Yes Yes Yes Q would like to format my hard drives with the FAT a k a File Allocation Table format which can be read and written by both Mac and PC Is there any limitation on its capacity A Yes please check the table below for reference 36 Capacity Vista Windows 32GB 4GB 2GB Limitation 16384 2 2 Discrepancy in Reported amp Actual Size Capacity Q If have a 750GB
17. ign enables effortless HDD hot swapping Dissipates heat efficiently with aluminum housing Maximizes airflow with silent fans and mechanical designs Supports hot plug and HDD hot swap Supports both online and offline rebuild X Any loss corruption or destruction of data is the sole responsibility of the user of the RAID System Under no circumstances will the manufacturer be held liable for the recovery or restoration of any data 554 SmartGuider is trayless device that utilizes the simplicity of a handle and screws The integrated handle is attached to the HDD with auto limiting segmented screws Then the entire setup can be slide into the unit by aligning the screws with the specially designed guides This enables flexibility in removal and insertion of the HDDs with ease System Requirement To use the 4 Bay RAID System the minimum system configuration in the host computer require the following PC 266MHz or faster CPU Windows Vista requires a minimum 800MHz CPU 4 64MB of RAM Windows Vista requires 512MB of RAM 4 Microsoft Windows 2000 XP 2003 or Vista 4 One available eSATA port USB 2 0 IEEE 1394a or IEEE 1394b port Depends on model MAC Macintosh PowerPC or Intel Core Duo processor 64MB of RAM Mac OS X 10 4 requires 256MB of RAM Mac OS X 10 2 or higher PowerPC or Mac OS X 10 4 Intel or higher One available eSATA port USB 2 0 IEEE 1394a or IEEE 1394b port Depends on model
18. itch NAHAN 4 After setting the new RAID mode and the number of HDDs power the RAID System on game Senne eee BEHEEEEEEEREERE NANA KK It is highly recommended to always power off the RAID System before setting or changing the RAID Mode Switch and the HD Switch to ensure the new changes are accepted by the System 26 RAID Switch RAID Mode Switch RAID 0 Striping RAID 1 Mirroring aiv RAID 5 RAID 5 HotSpare RAID 0 1 Pr HD Switch Disk Number Setting HD Switch 2 an 4 mm 4 HotSpare v4 If the HD Switch setting is not supported by the RAID mode desired or the number of disk inserted is not the same as recommended the RAID System cannot be created successfully and the RAID Alert LED will be on Please see more explanation in the LED INDICATORS section 27 NUMBER OF DISKS SUPPORTING RAID MODE RAID 0 Striping sori RAID 1 2 Mirroring RAID 5 4 5 HotSpare 4 0 1 4 HDD SLOT NUMBER _ 00000000000000 _ 00000600000600 NS x It is highly recommended to place the HDDs into the RAID System in order from 1 through 4 consistently starting with slot 1 indicated as HDD 1 28 HDD ALLOCATION It is
19. on the upward position When inserting the HDD on its reverse side the SmartGuider System won t be able to align and the HDD cannot be inserted 10 Align the handle with the guide rails and slide the HDD into the indicated slot Firmly push downward until a thump sound is heard Repeat the same procedures for the rest of HDDs In most cases you would need to firmly push the trays to a close until a thump sound is heard 14 11 Place RAID System with its front view facing you and the top lid on Position one hand on the front edge and one on the back edge of the top lid Simultaneously push the lid firmly downward and toward you back to front x A click sound would indicate grasp of the top lid security clasp 12 Now the RAID System is ready for connection to a computer 15 CONNECTING THE RAID SYSTEM TO A COMPUTER Complete the following steps to connect the RAID System to a host computer 4 The RAID System should only be connected to a host computer via one interface Connection of the system to a computer via two or more interfaces simultaneously is not recommended 1 Connect the AC DC power adapter BERGE RRR 2 Insert both ends of the USB 2 0 eSATA FireWire 400 or Fire Wire 800 cable s into the corresp
20. onding port of the RAID System and the host n It is highly recommended to select only one interface to do data transfer 16 3 Turn the power switch to the position anguuuEEEE nunnu NEHEEEEERENEHEN NENEEEEEEEEENEN 4 When connected the Power LED light will become steadily green and the HDD LED lights will become white and blink about 15 seconds If the HDDs are inside the RAID System the HDD LED lights will remain steadily white If there are no HDDs inside the RAID System the HDD LED lights will turn off after blinking 17 5 You are now ready to begin using your RAID System x Due to compatibility issues if you use the eSATA interface to do the data transfer the Silicon Image eSATA host controller is highly recommended Connecting Multiple Devices Using FireWire 400 or 800 you can connect other computer hardware or digital devices to your RAID System This connection is called Daisy chain Items connected to the RAID System may be such as digital video camera another HDD DVD writer and much more However you must use the same interface in order for the Daisy Chain to work The computer will not recognize different interfaces if they are all used at the same time In addition if a mix of connections
21. rity calculation RAID 5 mode provides decent data protection and fault tolerance The speed of operation is average in comparison to other RAID modes n The number of disks supported by RAID 5 is 3 or 4 The storage capacity will become all disks in total but minus 1 The capacity is limited to the size of the smallest disks RAID 5 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 ya If one of the disks fails the data be reconstructed through parity calculation once the broken disk is replaced with a new one 22 RAID 5 HotSpare In the RAID 5 HotSpare mode also called HotStand the last disk in the system is left empty as backup When any of the disks in the system fails the back up disk will automatically be rebuilt to replace the failure disk RAID 5 HotSpare mode provides more than decent data protection and fault tolerance The speed of operation is slow in comparison to other RAID modes x Under the RAID 5 HotSpare mode 4 HDDs in an array are required The storage capacity will become 3 minus 1 totaling only 2 HDD storing capacity But it is limited to the smallest size of HDDs plus 1 more HDD as the backup disk RAID 5 HotSpare Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Yt If one of the disks fails the source data can be reconstructed through parity calculation without replacing it with a new disk In the 4 Bay RAID System the Disk 4 is located in the HDD 1 slot position 23 RAID 0 1 In the RAID 0 1 mode data is or
22. s However if you are using the eSATA interface depending on the eSATA controller the host may handle external eSATA HDD devices as internal HDD devices If so safe removal of the Enclosure from the host is unnecessary 31 EKTERNAL BOOTUP External Bootup may be required if the user has two different operating systems set up in both the host computer and the RAID System PC The External Bootup with different interface OS Interfaces USB 2 0 FireWire eSATA Windows No No Yes DOS Yes No Yes Linux No No Yes MAC The External Bootup varies with different platform and interfaces Ly A A A atto B 2 U drive O Q Power PC CPU G4 or Later No No Yes No Intel CoreDuo Yes No Yes No based Core2Duo CPU Or Later Yes Yes Yes No X If the computer does not come with eSATA interface and an optional eSATA card is added choosing the card that comes with the built in driver in the operation system is highly recommended Disk Volume Over 2TB The 2 HDD support is determined by the chipset used the device and the operating system itself The RAID System supports and recognizes 2 TB HDDs but the actual 2 support will vary depending on the different operating systems used 05 USB FireWire eSATA Windows 2000 XP or older No No No Windows XP 64 bit Windows 2003 32 Yes No Yes Windows bit 64 bit SP1 and SP2 Windo
23. slots After the host detects the source HDD the target HDD should then be inserted in the other HDD tray The RAID System will then recognize the target HDD the rebuild process will begin when the HDD LED starts blinking amp In Mirroring mode only 2 HDDs are allowed for the function to perform properly There is no limitation on the order of insertion or the slot number However if all 4 HDDs are inserted the RAID System can only do Mirroring in the HDDs positioned in HDD 1 and HDD 2 It is not possible to process two sets of HDDs at the same time RAID 1 gt MU Disk 1 Disk 2 x In Mirroring mode if one of the disks fails either source or backup the data is still available However if the source disk fails during the rebuild process the data in both disks will be lost z It is NOT recommended to do hot swap for the source disk during the rebuild process because the data in both disks will be lost 21 RAID 5 RAID 5 uses block level striping with parity data distributed across all member disks It is also called Parity RAID Every time a block is written to a disk in a RAID 5 disk array a parity block is generated within the same stripe A block is composed of many consecutive sectors on a disk A series of blocks a block from each of the disks in an array is collectively called a stripe The parity information inside the parity block is not the identical copy of the source data It is generated via pa
24. sly push the lid in the direction away from you front to back using your thumbs 4 A click sound would indicate the release of the top lid security clasp 2 Lift the top lid up to remove and expose the top view or HDD slots Take out the handles from the enclosure itself and locate the HDD screws in the packaging box 10 Fasten the Handles onto the HDDs 3 Place the HDD with the metal cover side facing and ensure that the interface connectors are oriented toward your left side 4 Position the handle to the HDD end which is facing away from the interface connectors and align it with the screw hole openings Connectors 11 5 Fasten the handle onto the inserting and tightening the screws the left one firsi then the right one 6 Now flip the HDD so it is facing you with the PCBA Printed Circuit Board on top and the unfasten handle side facing you 12 7 Insert and fasten the screws the left one first then the right one 8 Finally test sliding the handle to make sure that the holes glide smoothly on the screw guides Repeat the same procedures for the rest of HDDs X The auto limiting segmented screws are designed to prevent the HDDs or and the handles from damages due to over tightening Furthermore this design makes the handle slide easily without any tightness 13 9 Hold the HDD with the metal cover side facing you and the handle attached
25. t gt 4 999 Mon Silicon Image Sil 3132 SATALink Controller Power off Card 9 If a driver installation failure error message appears after restarting the computer follow the recommendations provided in the error message Windows OS 1 Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and choose Manage from the pop up menu 2 Double click Device Manager 3 Double click SCSI and RAID controllers 4 Verify that the Sil 3132 SATALink Controller appears as shown below 34 Windows 2003 and XP fumme File Action Help E m amp ARA md Computer Disk drives a Display adapters 22 DVD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers lt Floppy disk drives IDE ATA ATAPI controllers IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers x9 Keyboards 75 Mice and other pointing devices 3 Monitors 88 Network adapters 27 Ports COM amp LPT 88 Processors SCSI and RAID controllers ITE 178211 Controller t Silicon Image Sil 3132 SATALink Controller Sound video and game controllers 427 System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Hh E E Rr HF Windows Z000 C Dewice Manager o Action View les Eg ES PSND2 SLI Computer Disk drives Display adapters A DYD CD ROM drives 2 Floppy disk controllers Floppy disk drives 3 IDE controllers
26. ting Do unplug the RAID System unit from the electrical outlet when not in use to provide an ecological friendly environment Useonly the power supply cable provided with the RAID System unit INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the DataTale 3 5 SATA HDD 4 bay RAID System The DataTale 3 5 SATA HDD 4 bay RAID System provides massive storage capacity and advanced RAID configuration options in a desktop storage device The RAID Mode Switch allows easy configuration of RAID 0 Striping RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 5 RAID 5 HotSpare and RAID 0 1 RAID modes k Please thoroughly read and follow the instructions provided in this manual Failure to do so may result in damage to the RAID System and any or all of the connected devices Features Supports current SATA II compliant HDDs fully backward compatible with SATA 1 0 and SATA 1 0a compliant HDDs Connects flexibly via an eSATA USB 2 0 1394a or 1394b port Provides RAID 0 Striping RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 5 RAID 5 HotSpare and RAID 0 1 for effective storage management Supports automatic rebuild in RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 5 HotSpare and RAID 0 1 Configures RAID modes easily using switches no IT expertise required Simplifies RAID management no software installation required Monitors system status via LED indicators Prevents over tightened HDDs with auto limiting segmented screws Features a trayless function with the SmartGuider and user friendly des
27. to use the number stickers in the package to help identify which HDD belongs to which HDD slot You may stick them onto the handles or HDDs as identification 37 Allocation RAID 0 If have 4 HDDs create two sets of storage units by using RAID 0 mode A The RS M4QO is designed to support 4 HDDs but it cannot create or support two sets of storage units under the RAID 0 mode RAID 1 Q If inserted 4 HDDs into the RAID System to do RAID 1 and have already set the HD Switch to 4 HDDs why are only HDD 1 and HDD 2 LED lights staying white A The RS M4QO can only process two HDDs under the RAID 1 Mirroring mode under HDD 1 and HDD 2 slots only if all 4 HDDs are inserted Based on the chipset it is not possible to process two sets of HDDs at the same time RAID 5 Q If have inserted 4 HDDs set the RAID Switch at RAID 5 but have the HD Switch set at 3 HDDs Will this work A Yes you may do so but the RAID System will automatically reset the RAID mode to RAID 5 HotSpare The RAID System is created to determine first on the number of HDDs inserted into the System then the RAID mode setting Occasionally the System will still reflect a healthy status even though the number of HDDs inserted is not the same as the HD Switch setting RAID 5 HotSpare Q Why is the HDD 1 LED light off when the RA
28. ws Vista Windows 2008 32 Vee Yes Yer bit 64 bit Linux Linux 32 bit 64 bit No No No Mac Mac OS 9 10 1 10 2 No No No Mac OS 10 3 10 4 10 5 Yes Yes Yes 32 eSATA PCI EXPRESS CARD INSTALLATION Complete the steps provided in this section to install the eSATA PCI Express Card to use with the RAID System The eSATA PCI Express Card provides a host computer with two Windows and Mac compatible eSATA ports System Requirements Windows 2000 or later 32 bit 64 bit OS Mac OS 10 4 or later An available PCI Express slot CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Hardware Installation 1 2 3 Power off and unplug your computer Remove the housing of your computer and locate an available PCI Express slot on your motherboard Insert the card in the available PCI Express slot Ensure that the card is firmly seated in the slot Replace the housing of your computer 33 Driver Installation Follow the provided prompts to complete the driver installation For the Windows system the Add New Hardware Wizard will open automatically Insert the installation CD included in the package navigate to and open the installation file For Mac OS insert the installation CD and locate the Mac driver installation file Follow the provided instructions to complete the driver installation k Please refer to Users Manual under eSATA Host Card section on our website Verify Driver Installation Mac OS LIN l
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