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1. synergy Global Technology Inc www RackmountMart com Toll Free 1 888 865 6888 Tel 510 226 8368 Fax 510 226 8968 Email sales RackmountMart com TAU401 TAU401 4 Bay Simple amp Efficient Hardware RAID 5 Desktop Storage Quick start guide www RackmountMart com Copyright Synergy global Technology Inc Proudly Assembled in the U S A Welcome Thank you for choosing TAU401 Thank you for buying RackmountMart TAU401 series A 4 bay desktop RAID 5 solution for professionals who demand exceptional data protection Featuring up to 8TB of capacity cable less backplane and universal connectivity including FW400 800 eSATA and USB for PC and Mac What is in the box Carefully unpack your TAU401 storage system and inventory the accessories according to your model type Oz D Hot swap Disk Trays Qty 4 Quick Install Guide Qty 1 Oa Oz 0A O select pi HDD Mounting Hardware Qty 32 Unpack your TAU401 Unpack all components including the HDD mounting screws key sets and cables If you are missing any of the items mentioned above please contact at www rackmountmart com 4 Bay Simple amp Efficient Hardware RAID 5 Desktop Storage Quick start guide Learn and ide2. RAID 5 configuration automaticlly Quick start guide Format Volume for Mac OS Please refer to your computer s documentation for detailed information on formatting amp preparing volumes for use To format the drive for Mac OS X 1 Go to the Applications folder on your system hard drive 2 Open the Utilities folder 3 Double click on the Disk Utility Program 4 Find the drive in the left hand window and select the drive 5 Click on the Partition tab 6 7 8 9 1 Under Volume Scheme select 1 Partition Type a name for the drive in the box provided Select Mac OS extended under the format options Click on Partition in the Partition dialog box 0 The drive will be formatted and mounted on the desktop NOTE If you wish to use the drive on PC and Mac systems we recommend leaving the drive formatted as Mac OS Extended and installing a program such as MacDrive www mediafour com on the PC systems so that PC read and work with the Mac OS Extended format Format Volume for Windows XP Vista To format the drive for Windows XP Oo ON ADU BRWHN gt Click on Control Panel Performance amp Maintenance Administrative Tools Click on the Computer Management icon Click on the Disk Management Icon Right click on the new drive s icon in the right hand window Select the Format option click yes in warning window Type a name for the drive under volume label Select perform quic
3. k format option Click OK in format warning box The drive will be formatted and available in My Computer amp Windows Explorer Troubleshooting This section covers some common support questions If you are experiencing an urgent issue please contact your dealer or visit us online at www rackmountmart com Connection Problems Always double check for loose cable connections or improperly seated disks if you experience problems where a disk or volume does not appear in your computer or you recieve an error message stating a disk missing when you have the drives configured as a RAID set 1 Disconnect the data cables and reconnect the cable ensureing the connector is inserted securely in your TAU401 2 Make sure the connector is properly secured on your FireWire port 3 Check your TAU401 drive presence LEDs located on the front panel of your array if the LEDs are not lit power down your TAU401 remove the disk and reinsert the disk module After re inserting the the disk power on your TAU401 If the problem persists please contact wwwARackmountMart com Troubleshooting Cont d This section covers some common support questions If you are experiencing an urgent issue please contact your dealer or visit us online at www rackmountmart com Disk Capacity Problems Your TAU401 features a next generation Oxford FireWire chipset This chipset offers support for hard disk capacities up to 2 0TB per disk However d
4. ntify each component of TAU401 O Understanding your TAU401 Front 1 Security Key Lock 2 Hot swap HDDs Tray 3 Power LED 4 HDD Active LED 5 Fan Error LED 6 Alarm Mute Button 7 LCM Button Next 8 LCM Button Select 9 System LED 10 RAID Active LED Rear 11 Thumb Screw for FAN module 12 Power Switch 13 ATX PS2 Power Supply 14 FW 400 port 15 FW 800 port 16 USB 2 0 port 17 eSATA port 18 FAN module Disk Installation If your system was purchased with capacity please skip this section and immediately go to next section If your system was purchased without disks install each disk into the provided disk trays and fasten using the supplied hdd screws Do not use any other mounting screws other than the ones provided with your system System or disk damage may occur if using non approved mounting hardware l w J Disk Tray m F am m Figure 1 EES Figure 2 Disk tray Bottom view Insert Disk Module After fastening each disk insert the disk trays in the open disk bay on your system For added security your system is equipped with locking disk bays to prevent accidental or malicious disk removal Gently press tray handle to insert HDD Figure 7 Da Oz Dz Ae ed ex _
5. o Next Select i 4 Bay Simple amp Efficient Hardware RAID 5 Desktop Storage Quick start guide Connecting Your TAU401 Your TAU401 can be connected to a Mac or Windows based workstations through a choice of small computer interface connections such as FW400 FW800 High speed USB2 0 and eSATA Figure 8 E FW400 FW800 FW800 USB eSATA NOTE Do not connect two ports at the same time Doing so may cause your TAU401 to function incorrectly Always select one interface port at atime FW800 Port Figure 9 Power On After connecting Data FW400 800 USB eSATA cable to your system and host computer power on your TAU401 first then power on your host computer Your array is now ready for RAID configuration in the LCM On Off WARNING To minimize the chance of electrical shock always follow proper safety rules when working with electrical materials 63 Figure 11 Configure TAU401 The LCM will have following messages show up Z Oz Next Ta Select 2 IO 5 4 Waiting Next J Select Ae ed es Active o Next Select Menu Next Select 4 Bay Simple amp Efficient Hardware RAID 5 Desktop Storage After you power on the TAU401 the system will start
6. ue to the OS 2TB limitation Mac OS 10 4 and Windows XP 32 bit do not support capacity over 2 0TB The company reserves the right to modify product specifications without prior notice and assumes no responsibility for any error which may appear in this publication All brand names logo and registered trademarks are properties of their respective owners Copyright 2008 Synergy Global Technology Inc All rights reserved 4 Bay Simple amp Efficient Hardware RAID 5 Desktop Storage Quick start guide
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