easyRAID M2B
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1. nennen nennen nnn nnns 16 Liu 18 1 easyRAID M2B Chapter 1 Introduction easyRAID M2B ER M2B provides disk mirror function for the internal RAID Level 1 for small offices or home offices easyRAID M2B is an excellent low cost high efficiency substitute for expensive RAID Level 5 and low efficiency magnetic tape as a back up 1 1 Functions and Features The two hard disks can simultaneously perform mirroring with synchronization One of the two hard disks can function as source and the other as target for back up purpose Providing on line rebuild function Hot plug to replace damaged HDD without interrupting system ATA 133 E IDE interface up to 133 MB s Alarm for HDD failure System maintains normal performance when any HDD is damaged Supports most PC Operating Systems OS no drivers required Compatible with most HDD LCD screen showing HDD operating status Status Indicator for HDD reading or writing modes High power fan to prevent overheating High quality stainless handle SUS 302 for Removable Carrier 2 easyRAID M2B 1 2 Product Specifications System Specifications Environmental Conditions Power Reliability Dimensions Safety 1 3 System Requirements and support Hardware Requirements Host Interface Processor RAID level Installatio2. 13 easyRAID M2B 4 2 LCD display showing HDD status Disk on the upper deck Primary Disk Fail Disk on the lower deck Secondary Disk OK Pri HDD Fail Sec HDD Disk on the upper deck Primary Disk OK Disk on the lower deck Secondary Disk Fail Pri HDD OK Sec HDD Fail Disk on the upper deck Primary Disk Fail Disk on the lower deck Secondary Disk Fail Disk on the upper deck Primary Disk OK Disk on the lower deck Secondary Disk OK Primary Disk capacity Secondary Disk capacity Wrong Capacity PRI SEC e Secondary Disk capacity gt Primary Disk capacity Wrong Capacity SEC PRI 14 easyRAID M2B When the LCD shows Rebuilding Flag Error 1 Close the computer Rebuild Flag ERR Pri S SEC S 2 Fold on the Select button 3 Open the Computer 4 When the LCD shows Clear Rebuilding Yes No select Yes Clear Rebuilding Yes No 5 After selecting Yes the LCD will show the following Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK 6 Please reboot the computer 15 easyRAID M2B Chapter 5 Questions amp Answers Q1 Why is the computer system unable to reboot or re configure after ER M2B is installed A 1 ER M2B supports IDE I O interface However it is not compatible with motherboards building the ITE IT8680F A chip Replace it with another I O chip compatible with the ER M2B 2 Check if IDE bus connector is co
3. hard disks have different capacities ER M2B will auto detect and set the capacity according to the smaller one This way your Computer will suppose that the ER M2B has a smaller capacity 10 easyRAID M2B Installing one new HDD Auto Rebuild mode 1 2 Locate the original HDD in either the upper or lower deck of ER M2B In the event of no HDD inside ER M2B s buzzer begins to sound after computer is started To switch off the alarm use a sharp pointed object to turn off the buzzer on the front panel The Access LED on the lower part of the panel will be on Note 1 After loading the OS insert the Removable Carrier with the new HDD into the upper or lower deck of the ER M2B The capacity of the new HDD should be equal to or greater than the original one Wait a few minutes after which the ER M2B will automatically perform the Auto Rebuild function Refer to Chapter 4 Automatic Rebuild Function After the Auto Rebuild use a sharp pointed object to turn on the buzzer on the front panel The Access LED on the lower part of the panel will be off Note 2 Hot plug and data on line rebuild 1 In the event of any installed HDD s operation failure the ER M2B buzzer will sound Pull out the Removable Carrier together with the damaged HDD without turning the power off PC will continue normally to store data into the other HDD no data loss will happen First follow the reverse order of the steps described in Section 2 5 Inst
4. A Ws A To insert the Removable Carrier 1 Following the direction indicated by the arrow slide the Removable Carrier along the rail into the slot end of the upper or lower deck 2 Following the direction indicated by the arrow turn the Removable Carrier Handle to the end in order to fix it with the spring 1 Push in 2 Turn to the end 2 5 Installing HDD in the Removable Carrier Set Master Slave jumpers to MASTER factory default Connect the power cord and the Removable Carriers EIDE IDE interface cable to the HDD Inset the HDD into the Removable Carrier e Fasten the HDD with the attached 64 32 screws in their four locations Place the power cord and the EIDE IDE interface cable lower than the surface of the HDD in order to avoid any hindrance when taking out the HDD Please refer to the following illustration 8 easyRAID M2B 6332 4 Screws 2 6 Installing the ER M2B in your Computer Turn the power off Make sure there are two 514 Expansion bays available for the ER M2B Setup MASTER or SLAVE positions of ER M2B according to your needs Factory default Master If you need to set it to SLAVE please modify the jumpers on the back panel of the ER M2B Remove computer case and insert the ER M2B into the Expansion bay Connect power cord and EIDE IDE interface cable to the right connector Fasten ER M2B at four places with attached M3x6mm screws according to the following illustr
5. LED displays Red when buzzer switch is Off Inside the ER M2B LCD ini Controller ae s T7 Select button Pri HDD OK X Sec HDD Fall ol LJ 2mm o r Upper Deck Removable Carrier Lower Deck Removable UL Carrier Back Panel EIDE Controller ex xx 2751 Master Slave eS oN dumper Slave O C oo oa oa 9 L n8 e Ha BE a oo 00 Q L CHANNEL IN Vaser Save H DC Power Socket Outlet 6 easyRAID M2B 2 3 How to open close the front panel Opening the front panel 1 Touch the right side center of the front panel with your finger as indicated by the arrow There is a trigger to open the panel Closing the front panel 1 Turn the panel in the direction indicated by the arrow to connect it with the trigger until it clicks inside which means the front panel is closed 2 4 How to remove insert the Removable Carrier e Removing the Removable Carrier 1 Following the indicated direction press down and hold the Removable Carrier Handle to unlock the spring from its button 2 Turn the Removable Carrier Handle in the direction indicated by the arrow to remove the Removable Carrier 3 Pull out the Removable Carrier along the direction shown in the figure 7 easyRAID M2B SS Se 2 Turn 3 Pull out 2223 PA P
6. alling HDD in Removable Carrier to remove the damaged HDD and then replace it with a new HDD Insert the Removable Carrier with the new HDD into the ER M2B Wait a moment The ER M2B will automatically perform rebuild function on the new HDD Refer to Chapter 4 Automatic Rebuild Function Use a sharp pointed object to turn on the buzzer on the front panel The Access LED on the lower part of the panel will be off Refer to Note 2 After the rebuild process is over any data on the newly installed HDD will be overwritten Note1 Alarm functions when buzzer switch is On Note2 Buzzer access LED displays red when buzzer switch is Off 11 easyRAID M2B Chapter 4 Automatic Rebuild Function Automatic Rebuild Function A R F supports Windows NT4 0 Server amp Workstation Windows 98 95 3 1X Dos 6 22 SCO UNIX System V Linux RedHat Slackware Debian S u S E OPEN Turbo Novell NetWare V3 12 V4 1X V5 X In most OS the A R F is performed in the background in order to restore rapidly a HDD to its normal read write operation When the A R F runs under Windows 95 98 during active DMA if mouse operation or foreground response should slow down please close the DMA and start the A R F once again Please choose optimal hardware and ER M2B compatible OS The HDD on the upper deck is designated as the Primary the one on the lower deck as the Secondary 4 1 Installing an extra HDD for rebuilding While the HDD with
7. ation Replace and fasten computer case i Su ENS M3x6mm 8 pcs 9 easyRAID M2B Chapter RAID Use After proper installation the ER M2B can be considered as one HDD Both FDISK and FORMAT commands have the same function on the two Hard Disks inside the ER M2B e Some OS can perform self partitioning and formatting without going through the above mentioned process After turning PC power on ER M2B s two hard disks maintain synchronized operation unless one of them stops working 3 1 Factory Default e Buzzer On Off switch ON e MASTER SLAVE JUMPER MASTER 3 2 Installation Installing two new Hard Disks 1 Push the switch on the right side center of the ER M2B to open its front panel Refer to Section 2 3 How to open close the front panel Insert two Removable Carriers into the ER M2B HDD assembled Refer to Section 2 4 How to remove insert the Removable Carrier For handling convenience open the panel as wide as possible Set Operation Mode Switch to NORMAL on the upper right corner of controller Turn the power on In the BIOS setting screen change HDD type to AUTO This will enable the computer system to automatically detect the type and model of your Hard Disks After restarting the computer the ER M2B will automatically format HDD synchronously In addition it will install the OS and other required software Refer to OS Installation Guide When the two installed
8. data is on the upper deck of the ER M2B start the computer The computer will automatically detect the HDD on the lower deck of the ER M2B In case of abnormal operation the buzzer will sound and the LCD will show the following 1 Insert a new HDD correctly on the lower deck of the ER M2B Screen will display and buzzer will sound in case of abnormal operation If the HDD is properly set up the LCD will show the following Pri HDD OK Sec HDD 12 easyRAID M2B 2 A few seconds later the LCD will show Rebuilding Pri sec The data in the upper deck s HDD will be rebuilt in the lower deck s HDD XXX Percentage completed ranging from 0 100 3 When the rebuild is completed LCD will show While data is in the HDD on the upper deck of the ER M2B start up the computer The computer system will automatically check the status of the HDD on the upper deck of the ER M2B In case of failure the buzzer will sound and the LCD will show the following 1 Set up a new HDD on the lower deck of the ER M2B If the HDD is properly set up the LCD will show the following Pri D D OK Sec HDD 2 A few seconds later the LCD will show Rebuilding Sec Pri XXXS The data in the lower deck s HDD will be rebuilt in the upper deck s HDD XXX Percentage completed ranging from 0 100 3 When the rebuild function is completed the LCD will show
9. e a sharp pointed object to turn off buzzer alarm on the front panel Refer to Section 2 2 Part Description 3 Use a sharp pointed object to turn on buzzer alarm on the front panel Q7 Why do the responses of the computer system slow down when ER M2B is under rebuilding A 1 The performance of computer system is related to CPU motherboard design and peripherals ER M2B can slow down PC performance Q8 Is it possible to lose data or disable performance when performing BACK UP in the ER M2B A 1 To avoid data loss from overwriting on source disk make sure the source disk is on the upper deck target disk on the lower deck 2 The capacity of the target disk must be larger than the source disk Q9 How is the HDD capacity configured when replacing with a new disk A 1 ER M2B is configured to the least capacity detected when ER M2B is installed for the first time 2 When larger capacity is replaced in ER M2B the HDD capacity of ER M2B remains unchanged 17 easyRAID M2B APPENDIX 1 Although the ER M2B is structured to be compatible with other HDD main brands we will not be responsible for any data loss resulting in any damages or defects 2 The brand names and products used in this manual are trademarks registered trademarks trade names of their respective holders 3 Specification and feature is subject to change with out notice 18 easyRAID M2B
10. easyRAID M2B User s Manual Version 2 0 Chapter 1 inserire vin c in kimi ce xi 2 1 1 Functions and PealufGs 2 1 2 Product Specifications sss nnne 3 1 3 System Requirements and 3 1 4 Note Read carefully before using 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation e HRT 5 2 1 Package 5 22 Pat SCUOLA 5 2 3 How to open close the front panel 7 2 4 How to remove insert the Removable Carrier 7 2 5 Installing HDD in the Removable Carrier 8 2 6 Installing the ER M2B in your 9 Chapter 3 LT PEE M 10 9 1 Factory Default seas teo o ra see re he 10 9 2 Installall hi oto dae m eu aet ertet td tac 10 Chapter 4 Automatic Rebuild 12 4 1 Installing an extra HDD for rebuilding 12 4 2 LCD display showing HDD status een rt ie n iet RO eet 14 Chapter 5 Questions amp
11. ild Function to copy data to the new target HDD Normal HDD mode for ER M2B is Ultra DMA In the event of failure to work with EIDE connector HDD will automatically configure itself in PIO mode 4 or with lower speed There is a 6mm Ball Bearing Fan integrated in the ER M2B to prevent overheating for 7200rpm HDD When two 7200rpm Hard Disks are installed in a very busy server we suggest adopting a PC case with optimal design for overheating prevention in order to avoid PC or RAID crashes In case of power failure during the Auto Rebuild Function controller will remember the rebuilding progress percentage and carry on the operations when the power is restored 4 easyRAID M2B Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Package Contents Your easyRAID M2B package includes the following please contact our distributors in case of any missing or damaged items Item Quantity ER M2B 1 Removable Carrier 2 User s Guide 1 Accessories bag 1 including 8 x 622 32 screw and 8 x M3x6 screw User s Guide Accessories R bag emovable d Carrier Removable Carrier 2 2 Part Description Front Panel Buzzer On Off Switch System Access LED Upper deck HDD Access LED Lower deck HDD Access LED Buzzer On Off Access LED 5 easyRAID M2B DC 12V Fan Lock Unlock Switch SUS 302 Buzzer On Off switch Alarm functions when buzzer switch is on To release the function please push the button Push the button again to recover the function
12. n Space Drive HDD Selection Mode Big Drive Support Overheating prevention Operating Temperature Non operating Temperature Input Voltage DC MTBF Measures mm Weight CE Certificate 1 Computer System with IDE Interface 2 HDD with standard EIDE IDE Interface 3 2 x 514 Expansion Bay 4 One 4 pin DC power socket outlet ATA 133 UDMA 133 8032 Microprozessor 1 514 FH Expansion Bay 2x ATA 133 UDMA 133 E IDE 1 Height Master Slave Yes 6cm Ball Bearing Fan 0 55 C 20 70 C 5V 12V gt 250 000 Hours 146 W x 238 D x 85 H 1 5 Kg HDD excluded easyRAID M2B 1 4 Note Read carefully before using ER M2B 1 10 Use two identical hard disks same brand name and model for optimum performance and greatest convenience To obtain optimum performance use two brand new hard disks or hard disks in perfect conditions without any damaged sectors Use hard disks with a minimum capacity of 3 2GB Ultra DMA 33 66 Easy to use with hard disks manufactured by QUANTUM IBM HITACHI MAXTOR or Western Digital Whether it is the upper or lower deck please set up both Hard Disks in ER M2B to MASTER mode Drive Mode HDD Factory Default or else HDD won t be detected If replacing an old HDD with a new one please purchase the same brand and choose a disk capacity greater than or equal to the original one ER M2B will automatically format a new HDD No need to use FDISK or FORMAT Use the Auto Rebu
13. nnected properly 3 Check if Operation Mode Switch is set to NORMAL position on the control panel for copy mode Q2 What happens if power is shut down while the ER M2B is running A 1 In case of power failure during the Auto Rebuild Function controller will remember the rebuilding progress percentage and carry on the operations when the power is restored 2 In case of power failure during BACK UP copied data will be incomplete and you will have to restart BACK UP when power is restored Q3 What is the configuration for ER M2B with 1 or 2 hard disks when one HDD is already installed A 1 On the same IDE buses set the jumper for ER M2B to MASTER and the original disk to SLAVE Otherwise the original HDD cannot be detected 2 On different IDE buses set MASTER or SLAVE for ER M2B and original HDD respectively Q4 When using the ER M2B the computer system is unable to read write properly A 1 Check if IDE bus connector is inserted properly 2 Check if IDE bus length is 46cm or 18 Compliant to ATA 4 specification Q5 The buzzer alarm keeps sounding during ER M2B operation A Checkif both Removable Carriers hard disks installed on the upper and lower decks are inserted into the right position Please refer to section 2 5 Installing HDD in Removable Carrier and section 2 4 Remove insert Removable Carrier 16 easyRAID M2B Q6 How to turn on off the buzzer A 1 The factory default of the buzzer on off switch is ON 2 Us
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