TowerRAID - TR4U User Manual
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1. 8 3 2 EE EE EE 8 3 3 V delidcquejs 9 34 sesse sis eed esse sesde Ee UY se SERES IS Sonn S REEL S PAR de Ge Ee ede be EUER SIR UR SUMA dee dee 10 CHAPTER 4 ALLOCATING PARTIT ION eere eee eene eee eterno osos osos 13 4 1 ALLOCATING PARTITION ON WINDOWS 2000 13 42 ALLOCATING PARTITION ON WINDOWS XP AND SERVER 2003 32 64BITS 17 4 3 ALLOCATING PARTITION ON WINDOWS VISTA 32 64 21 4 4 ALLOCATING PARTITION ON MACINTOSH OS 25 CHAPTER FAQ EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE IE 30 Chapter WELCOME INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing SANS DIGITAL TR4U storage appliance Using a revolutionary 4 bay design it creates a versatile USB storage box that will fulfill you never ending storage need 1 2 Front Door Tool less Screw TES NU Sas ed MM NE SS UN M mee s S Em Power Outlet USB Connector Power Access LED Power Switch d DIP Switch PRECAUTION Please read the precautions carefully before you using SANS DIGITAL TR4U storage appliance Ensur2. Partition Bask 14 68 GB HE Partbboh Dan System Informanhon Performance Logs and Alerts Shared Folders Device Manager 0 De t i Local Users ard Groups 9 00 68 4 40 GB NTFS 14 68 GB NTFS Heallry System Healthy Disk Defragnerter g Logcal Drives I Removable Storage d Services and Appke ations 5 Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk 13 Create Partition Wizard Welcome to the Create Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives amp basic disk may also contain volumes created with windows NT 4 0 and earlier You can also use MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next lt Back Cancel 6 Select the partition type you want to create than click Next Create Partition Wizard Select Partition Type You can specify what type of partition to create Select the type of partition you want to create Primary partition C Extended partition Logical drive Description A primary partition is a volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows 2000 and other operating systems can start from a primary partition You can create up to four primary partitions on a basic disk or you can make three primary partitions and an extended partit
3. ond d a 4 E a APPRRRRRRERRERHERHAA ummuuuuuumum dde OECO Ee Emu Power OFF Chapter 3 MODE SETTING 3 1 INTRODUCTION The SANS DIGITAL TR4U storage appliance is an easy to use storage that provides variety of modes you can simplely set up the mode by hardware DIP switch on the back panel The mode shows as seen below 3 2 DISK DRIVE MODE Please read the notics carefully before you change disk drive mode The following notices are intended to remind you to operate the product correctly Please read and ensure that you understand them before you proceed to change disk drive mode e Data will be lost when the mode change e Turn off the power of storage device before change mode e 2TB capacity is the limitation for each disk volume Switch the DIP to setup the disk drive mode on the back panel Please refer to the diagrams e Standard Drive Mode It is a JBOD mode where the unit will access each hard drive individually The number of Hard Drive avalible to computer equal to the number of hard drive you installed e Combine Drive Mode lt is a Spanning mode where the unit will combine all of the hard drives installed and access it like one large hard drive There is only one hard drive show on the computer STANDARD DRIVE MODE DISK DRIVE NUBMER CONBINE DRIVE MODE ON ON 250GB x 4 ta 112 112 STANDARD DRI
4. Console DigitalColor Meter Directory Access Grapher 26 4 Wed 10 27AM 0 e MAC OS 10 4 3 In the windows on the left Select the newly added Storage E First Aid Erase Partition RAID 4 Restore 14 57 3 GB IC3SLO60AVV2 MAC OSX 10 4 e repair a disk or volume select its icon in the list on the left and click Repair Disk 87 0 MB Pioneer DVD R e To repair disk permission problems on a disk or volume that has Mac OS X installed select its icon and click Repair Disk Permissions y 75 8 MB Untitled 0 e Click the Verify buttons to test the disk or permissions without changing anything 476 7 GB Century To repair your startup disk start up from your Mac OS X Install disc CD or DVD then _ x choose Utilities Disk Utility Disk Description Total Capacity Connection Bus Write Status Connection Type S M A R T Status Connection ID 4 7 First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore 5857 3 GB IC35LO60AVV2 MAC OSX 10 4 87 0 MB Pioneer DVD R 75 8 MB Untitled 0 76 7 GB Century Format Volume Scheme Volume Information Size Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme Click each volume represented in the scheme and specify a volume name format and size Click Partition v Disk Description Total Capacity Connection Bus Write Status Connection Type
5. for editinc Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme Click each volume represented in the scheme and specify a volume name format and size Click Partition Partition Total Capacity Write Status S M A R T Status 28 7 Confirm to partition the disk by click Partition Partition Disk Partitioning a disk will destroy all information on the disk Are you sure you wish to erase the disk Cancel Partition 8 The newly formatted disk with the Volume name will display on the windows in the left First Aid 1 Partition RAID 1 5 57 3 GB IC35LO60AVV2 MAC Osx 10 4 87 0 MB Pioneer DVD R 575 8 MB Untitled Single 1 4176 7 GB Century Format i Single 1 Volume Scheme Volume Information Size 76 57 Single 1 Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme Click each volume represented in the scheme and specify a volume name format and size Click Partition Disk Description Total Capacity Connection Bus Write Status Connection Type S M A R T Status Connection ID 9 Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other disks 10 Close the Disk Utility window upon completion The new disks will appear on the desktop and ready for use 29 Chapter 5 FAQ The unit is not recognizing in the disk management disk utility Make sure USB and Power cables a
6. S M A R T Status Connection ID 5 Select Volumes Scheme 27 6 New Image E 57 3 GB IC35L060AVV2 MAC OS 9 2 2 MAC OSX 10 4 9 87 0 MB Pioneer DVD R 739 75 8 MB Untitled 0 E 76 7 GB Century Disk Description Connection Bus Connection Type Connection ID Info Eject First Aid Volume Scheme V Current 2 Partitions 3 Partitions 4 Partitions 5 Partitions 6 Partitions 7 Partitions 8 Partitions 9 Partitions 10 Partitions 11 Partitions 12 Partitions 13 Partitions 14 Partitions 15 Partitions 16 Partitions Erase Partition RAID Restore Volume Information Name Format OS Size Install OS 9 Disk Drivers olume that can servi select Mac OS 9 Drivers i Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme Click each volume represented in the scheme and specify a volume name format and size Click Partition f Options Partition Total Capacity Write Status S M A R T Status click Partition D 24 57 3 IC35L060AVV2 E MAC OSX 10 4 87 0 MB Pioneer DVD R 55 75 8 MB Untitled 0 76 7 GB Century Disk Description Connection Bus Connection Type Connection ID First Aid Volume Scheme tition Erase Partition RAID Restore Volume Information Name Single 1 Format Size GB
7. a i Jl ji j r fk if ff BIN 1 I M a A A ot 2 Remove the upper chassis cover backwards and lifts it upwards d 3 Open the front door and install the HDDs in order from the top to the bottom Please refer to the diagram 4 Fasten the tool less screws to secure the hard drive 5 Close the front door and the chassis cover fasten the tool less screws on the back panel MEN um a 2 3 UNINSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE e Release the tool less screw e Remove the Hard Drive from the SATA connector by use the tool less screw 2 4 POWER ON OFF e Power ON Push the power switch located in the front to switch on the power sussa CC ee BERE EE EE he SEEEIIEELIIEEEEE EEA a an r RPTPPRRPRPTERPER Li BRSERREELEARE AE ERA E LISELIASILI a se Power ON ARR4R4 PRPPRPPRPRPPRRRRRRRRRRESEESS a EEE LE muuuuuu PY dy dy ete DIIIIIJ PhP RFPS REE EEE dd dd 1 1 1 ELE e EE Ce 258 wapuuHHSSHTATETRFFRRRRRRRRESEEMA nun
8. 95 2 Partition Basic Healthy OMB OMB 100 CJDISK 1 F Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 306 76 GB 306 69 GB 99 n Basic DISK 1 F 306 76 GB 306 76 GB NTFS Healthy 0 CDRom E Online Primary Partition fl Extended Partition Logical Drive EE EE Repeat the above procedure if there are any other partitions Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed X in the top right corner of the window Click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop The new drives will be display and properly named The new disks are now available for use Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help de Back mk B Search ut Folders EA History ues X m Computer Hew Volume Local Disk Capacity 1 35 TB Used 108 MB C Free 1 36 TB Free Space 1 36 Capacity 1 36 M4107 40084 E 1 a c 3 Floppy backup D VECES Control Panel C Program F FilesCammo system 18 My Computer 2 16 Computer Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back p j TA Search 44 Folders 05 x EE Address My Computer PP Go _ Total Size ix 1 ua clas Floppy 3 Inch Floppy Disk ae Disk z a Local Disk 4 39 GB 2 79 GB My Computer Local Disk 14 6 GB 2 80 GE Compact Disc Select an item view its
9. Auto Power Mode Automatic On Off with the computer or Normal Power Mode manual On Off Supports Plug amp Play automatic system configuration Supports USB high speed 480 Mbps and backward compatibilies to full speed 12 Mbps data transfer modes Supports Plug amp Play for easy installation Compact Enclosure with Dust Free Cover 150 watts power supply 1 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Please make sure your system meet the following requirements e IBM PC AT Compatible iMac mini Mac Pro Macbook Macbook Pro G5 Power Macintosh eMac iMac PowerBook G4 iBook G4 e Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 Mac OS X 10 3 or higher operation system with latest service pack installed e An available USB port I 5 PRODUCT CONTENTS The following parts are content SANS DIGITAL TR4U x Tor e USB2 0 Cable x t e Cable x USB 2 0 Cable Tool less Screw x 8 e Tool less Screw x 8 e Setup and Installation Driver e User Manual amp Utilities CD x 17 AC Cable i TR4U Unit User Manual amp Utility CD Chapter 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 BEFORE INSTALLING Before plug in the power cable switch the VAC to the correct position For example 115 for USA JAPAN 230 for UK before installing Fail to do so will result in malfunctions or damage 2 2 INSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE Please refer below procedure to complete the HDD installation Remove the Tool less screws on the back panel A ur dd Jl dd n k CY
10. device Confirm devices to be stopped Choose to continue Windows will attempt to stop the following devices After the devices are stopped they may be removed safely USB Mass Storage Device pe EE iL s Century Eos SBA USE Device Cancel 5 Click on Close to finish 52 Safely Remove Hardware Select the device you want to unplug or eject and then click Stop hen Windows notifies vou that itis safe to da unplug the device from your computer Hardware devices Display device components WARNING To assure no data will be lost always follow the unplug procedure Fail to do so will result in data lost 11 FAis not accessible The parameter is incorrect 12 Chapter 4 ALLOCATING PARTITION 4 1 ALLOCATING PARTITION ON WINDOWS 2000 Before creating any partitions disk drive mode must be selected using the DIP switch on the back panel Turn on the computer and open the Control Panel window located at Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click on Administrative Tools File Edit view Favorites Tools Help du Back v Search C Foldes c4 iS GE X A Ea Address Control Panel SS I Gl HS m m 9 B Accessibilty Add Remove Add Remove Automatic Date Time Control Panel Options Hardware Programs ools Updates E Oo A Configures administrative settings For your computer Display Folder Options Fonts Game Intel R GMA Internet
11. 14 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS gt Services and Applications Online Healthy System Boot Page F Healthy Logical Drive 4 Disk 1 Basic 2048 00 GB Online Unallocated DVD No Media Unallocated H Primary partition Extended partition lll Free space Logical drive 3 File Action View Help e 2090 Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type File System Status i System Tools ta system Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition Disk Management 4 gt Task Scheduler amp backup D Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Logical Drive b Event Viewer Shared Folders gt Reliability and Performance 2 Device Manager Storage More Actions gt Disk 0 nnt Basic system backup D Dik Management 74 53 GB 14 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS gt pe Services and Applications Online Healthy System Boot Page F Healthy Logical Drive Basic Aff 2048 00 12048 New Simple Volume Online Unallocated P New Spanned Volume 4 New Striped Volume cS CD ROM 0 DVD E Properties No Media Help ll Unallocated H Primary partition Extended partition ll Free space Logical drive 22 4 Click Next to create a simple volume New Simple Volume Wizard Welcome to the New 5i
12. 6 New Partition Wizard Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create Primary partition Extended partition Logical drive Description primary partition is a volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partition You can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition 7 Specify the partition size you want to create click Next 18 New Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 157057 Minimum disk space in MB Partition size in MB 8 Assign the drive letter or path you want to create click Next New Partition Wizard Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access you can assign a drive letter or drive path to your partition Assign the following drive letter Q Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Do not assign a drive letter or drive path 9 Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format select the File system Allocation unit size Volume label and click Next New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings yo
13. Controllers Driver Options Windows Update Windows 2000 Support SN 2 va gt bw Java Plug in Mouse Network and Phone and Power Options Dial up Co Modem Printers Regional Scanners and Scheduled Silicon Image Sounds and Options Cameras Tasks Contr Multimedia 6 Symantec Users and LiveUpdate Passwords Configures administrative settings for your computer My Computer 2 2 Double click on Computer Management 3 Administrative Tools E B ei xl File Edit Favorites Tools Help gt Qsearch C Foldes c4 05 OS X Ea Address Administrative Tools Component Computer Data Sources Event Viewer Local Security Performance Adm inistrative Too 5 Services Management ODBC Policy Computer Management 43 Shortcut Services Telnet Server Manages disks and provides access to Administration other tools to manage local and remote computers Modified 10 27 2005 3 44 PM Size 1 42 KB Attributes normal disks and provides access to other tools to manage local and remote computers 1 42 KB 8 My Computer 2 od Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives 4 Right click on each Unallocated partition and select Create Partition from the pop up menu g Computer Management Action Gm e D e d Partition Base System 4 40GB 2 79 GB
14. Finish Create Partition Wizard Completing the Create Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the Create Partition Wizard You specified the following settings Partition type Primary Partition Disks Selected Disk 2 Partition size 314123 MB Drive letter or path F File System NTFS Allocation Unit Size Default Vakie ahel DISK 1 To close this wizard click Finish lt Back Cancel Restart your computer after completed the steps ablove The status of the created partition in the Disk Management window will change to Formatting The percentage complete will be displayed Depending upon the size of the partition the format process may take several minutes When 15 completed the status will change to Healthy and the name and drive letter will be updated Once the disk reports Healthy it appears to the computer and ready to use Computer Management Local H p System Tools Event Viewer H System Information E Performance Logs and Alerts Shared Folders 183 Device Manager Mi Local Users and Groups 54 Storage EN Disk Management iy Disk Defragmenter 3 Logical Drives Removable Storage me Services and Applications volume Layout Type File System Status Capacity Free Space Free e C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 4 40 GB 2 79 GB 63 ES D Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 14 63 GB 2 81 GB 19
15. TowerRAID TR4U User Manual www sansdigital com 10038 Pioneer Santa Fe Springs CA 90670 562 949 1988 F 562 949 3328 Table of Contents CHAPTER VVEECOMEB iieiisisssseonskeseiv t 3 LI INTRODUCTION EE EE EE N OE 3 1 2 EE EE N EE EE N EE OE 3 1 3 EE N EE EE N EE 3 14 SYSTEMREOUIKEMENTS use siste des een Ea eoe ss de be dade Gee YE ed rau Ex Io di ve de ese ee ei se ees ke eed de d LS PRODUCT CONTENTS dd ASe NE DE eg GEN Ge RA GER AGS ENS Ge GN ESSE ke GEE GER E PERS dk eke 4 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION eds ses es sesse ee les Ged ge bg ds de des Ges eb eo SG sg G RSG eg dek ed 5 2 1 BEFOREINSITALLING is iese Rt 5 22 INSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE iis sasies soas Reo REPE be ese see ERR roS be ss oes ee GE Gede ees ees ias De be Pea Gee ek He bee ees EP ke eed 5 23 UNINSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE issie eise doe sses sessies diode Spo ES an dee oe sees soes ee F dee ed dee od see sedes dee 6 dad ies ese sie ie nes vee ee ee oe gee ig Ge dee sie re Ee Ge Gee 6 CHAPTER 3 MODE SETTING uices aaa dd ds se dd 8 31 INTRODUGTION sessies
16. VE MODE DISK DRIVE NUBMER CONBINE DRIVE MODE 250GB x 3 ON 6 250GB x 2 dit STANDARD DRIVE MODE DISK DRIVE NUBMER CONBINE DRIVE MODE N il 250GB x 1 3 3 POWER MODE Switch the DIP 2 on the back panel to set up the NORMAL POWER MODE or AUTO POWER MODE In NORMAL POWER MODE SANS DIGITAL TR4U operates in manual on and off Press once on the power button power will turn on Hold power button for more than 3 seconds power will turn off In AUTO POWER MODE operating SANS DIGITAL TR4U will automatically power on when PC system is on and power off when PC system is off HORMAL POWER MODE f AUTO POWER MODE AUTOMATICALLY POWER ON AUTOMATICALLY POWER OFF POWER OFF 3 4 UNPLUG PROCEDURE Right click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon Windows Professional 2 Click on the Safely Remove Hardware Windows Professional EZ EI TT Re Oe 3 Select USB Mass Storage Device click on on Stop 10 gt Safely Remove Hardware Select the device you want to unplug or eject and then click Stop when Windows notifies vau that it is safe to so unplug the device from your computer Hardware devices USB Mass Storage Device at Location 0 Display device components Close 4 Select Century EX35SW4_SB4 A USB Device click OK gt Stop a Hardware
17. c Healthy OMB 100 9 90 System Information EDSK 1 Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 306 76 GB 306 69 GB 99 eA Performance Logs and Alerts 9 61 Shared Folders Device Manager gt BEES Local Users and Groups E Bg Storage EN Disk Management H Disk Defragmenter 19 08 GB oS Logical Drives Online HE Removable Storage Ege Services and Applications cBDisk 2 Basic DISK 1 F 306 76 GB 306 76 GB NTFS Online Health 0 CDRom E Online Bl Primary Partition gl Extended Partition Logical Drive Repeat the above procedure if there are any other partitions Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed X in the top right corner of the window Click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop The new drives will be display and properly named The new disks are now available for use 20 Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back a Search Falders Address Files Stored on T This Computer System Tasks View system information mm Shared Documents Liitimax s Documents T Add or remove programs Change a setting Hard Disk Drives Other Places Local Disk D 7 2 Network Places H Documents Shared D cuments gt Control Panel Details My Computer Ar CD Drive E System Folder m 4 3 ALLOCATING PARTITION ON WINDOWS VISTA 32 64BITS Before creating any partitions disk driv
18. description Local Disk 306 GB 306 GB System Folder Displays the Files and Folders on your 5 computer See also Documents Network Places Network and Dial up Connections 6 objectis La My Computer 4 2 ALLOCATING PARTITION ON WINDOWS XP AND SERVER 2003 32 64BITS Before creating any partitions disk drive mode must be selected using the DIP switch on the back panel Turn on the computer and open the Control Panel window located at Start gt Control Panel Double click on Administrative Tools Panel Edt View Pawortes Took Hel amp d ic Folders mE Contre Panel Ede amp o gt posed Budd Vlae daad aber er ee Cheba TS a gt gt alder Pant 7 4 9 Habsa Tahan and Poser Opin Printers and e 29 g Tiron De Center Contr Aude Devices 2 Double click on Computer Management dntinisiratie Tools Fin Fab Favorites Tank ini U Poddene 5 Teo T Dew went aar wa vel File ard Folder Tasks Portet Dpi es Tie t Meva thi File E DS Sources COOIC Eveni Meier DY Seer this i wd Publkh thet Fla kha ab toca 5 T x j this ei
19. e mode must first be created using the DIP switch on the rear panel Once the sets have been created allow the system to load Windows Once Windows is running open the Computer Management window Right click on Computer and select Manage from the pop up menu Internet Internet Explorer E mail Windows Documents Welcome Center Windows Media Center Pictures Music Windows Ultimate Extras Games Windows Media Player Search iy Windows Photo Gallery R tk ecent Items Windows Live Messenger Download Computer Open l Explore Windows DVD Maker Network Search 4 Windows Meeting Space Connect To Manage Map Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Control Panel Default Programs Show on Desktop Rename Programs Help and Support Properties Start Search OO Pa 11 33 AM 2 Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives 21 File Action Computer Management Local Status 4 i System Tools Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition gt Task Scheduler backup D Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Logical Drive b B Event Viewer p Shared Folders gt amp Local Users and Groups gt Reliability and Performance 8 Device Manager Storage More Actions gt 7 Basic system backup D UE Dik Management 74 53 GB
20. e that you use the product correctly according to the procedure described in this guide The following safety precautions are intended to remind you to operate the product safely and correctly Please read and ensure that you understand them before you proceed to the other sections of this guide Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the product that is not describe in this guide Do not allow the product to come into contact with water or other liquids In the event that water or other liquids enter the interior immediately unplug the product from the computer Continued use of the product may result in fire or electrical shock Please consult your product distributor or the closest support center Do not handle the product near a heat source or expose them to direct flame or heat Never place the product in close to equipment generating storage electromagnetic fields Exposure to strong magnetic fields may cause malfunctions or corrupt data Windows 3 x 95 98SE ME NT is not supported Please be noted the following product is not supported Toshiba DynaBook Satellite series All K6 CPU models IBM Aptiva E series All K6 CPU models Sotec E note M260 series All AMD K6 system PC with sis7000 7001 7002 PCI to USB host controller lt 4 4 4 FEATURES Four 3 5 inch SATA hard disk drives to USB interface Selectable USB mode Hard Drives can combine Spanning mode or individually access JBOD Selectable Power mode
21. ion ES 7 Specify the partition size you want to create than click Next Create Partition Wizard x Specify Partition Size How big do you want the partition to be cde Choose a partition size that is smaller than the maximum disk space Maximum disk space 314123 MB Minimum disk space MB Amount of disk space to use i we lt Back Cancel 8 Assign the drive letter or path you want to create click Next 14 Create Partition Wizard x Assign Drive Letter or Path You can assign a drive letter or drive path to a partition Assign a drive letter Mount this volume at an empty folder that supports drive paths Browse C Do not assign a drive letter or drive path lt Back Cancel 9 Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a Quick Format setup File system to use Allocation unit size Volume label than click Next Create Partition Wizard E x Format Partition can customize the formatting of the partition Specify whether you want to format this partition C Do not format this partition Format this partition with the following settings Formatting File system to use NTFS Allocation unit size Default hd Volume label pis 1 v Perform a Quick Format Enable file and folder compression lt Back Cancel 10 When the Create Partition Wizard has completed click
22. isk selected Disk 1 Volume size 2087150 MB Drive letter or path F File zystem NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label Combine format Yee close this wizard click Finish 24 The status of the created partition in the Disk Management window will change to Formatting The percentage complete will be displayed Depending upon the size of the partition the format process may take several minutes When completed the status will change to Healthy and the name and drive letter will be updated Once the disk reports Healthy it appears to the computer and ready to use Ep Mc outer Manaaemen File Action View Help 260 Computer Management Loca Volume Layout Type Fite Syste Status em il System Tools ta system C Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition Disk Management a p Task Scheduler ta combine Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Primary Partition gt Event Viewer backup D Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Logical Drive 22 Shared Folders gt Local Users and Groups gt nh Reliability and Performance ET Device Manager J 4 amp Storage Disk Management system C p 03 x pere 14 75 GB NTFS 59 77 GB NTFS ig Services and Applications Healthy System Boot Page F f Healthy Logical Drive More Actions Basic combine 2048 00 GB 2048 00 GB NTFS 4 Onli
23. l x thig file KI d 3 Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives 4 Right click on each Unallocated partition and select New Partition from the pop up menu 17 1 Computer Management File Action View Window Help gt e 28 8 BS Computer Management Local Layout Type File System Faut Tolerance System Tools Partition Basic Healthy System 4 40GB 1 97 GB 44 8 E Event Viewer p Partition Basic Healthy 14 68 GB 2 81 GB 19 E Shared Folders Local Users and Groups 3 Performance Logs and Alerts Device Manager Removable Storage M 0 P 20 DATO NC 19 08 GB 4 40 GB NTFS 14 68 GB NTFS Disk Management Online Healthy System Healthy fe Services and Applications Z9pisk 1 Basic l1 153 38 GB 0153 38 GB Online Unalloc ate d Mew Partition T Properties 2 CD ROM E Help No Media gt Unallocated Primary partition lll Extended partition B Logical drive 5 Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk 4 basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives Y ou can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next
24. mple Volume Wizard This wizard helps you create a simple volume on a disk simple volume can only be on a single disk To continue click Next New Simple Volume Wizard Specify Volume Size Choose a volume size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maximum disk space in MB Minimum disk space in MB Simple volume size in MB New Simple Volume Wizard Assign Drive Letter or Path For easier access you can assign a drive letter or dive path to your partition Assign the following drive letter UO Da not assign a drive letter ar drive path 7 Click Format this volume with the following settings and Perform a quick format select the File system Allocation unit size Volume label click Next 23 New Simple Volume Wizard Format Partition store data this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this volume and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this volume 9 Format this volume with the following settings File system NTFS Volume label Combine Perform a quick format Enable file and folder compression 8 When the New Simple Volume Wizard has completed click Finish New Simple Volume Wizard Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard You have successfully completed the New Simple Volume Wizard You selected the following settings Volume type Simple Volume D
25. ne Healthy Prima DVD Ma Media lg Unallocated fg Primary partition li Extended partition y Free space i Logical drive Repeat the above procedure if there are any other partitions Close the Data Management window by clicking on the small boxed X in the top right corner of the window Click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop The new drives will be display and properly named The new disks are now available for use oxo B Organze Views AutoPlay Properties zl System properties el Uninstall or change a program Name Type z Total Size Free Space Hard Disk Drives 3 system backup D Favorite Links E Documents E Pictures Music an 4 95 GB free of 14 7 GB 30 3 GB free of 59 7 GB Jg Recently Changed combine F 199 TB free of 1 99 TB Public Devices with Removable Storage 2 Floppy Disk Drive 23 DVD RW E Folders A combine Spaceused lFilesystem NTFS space free 1 99 TB Total size 1 99 TB 4 4 ALLOCATING PARTITION ON MACINTOSH OS X 25 l Click Go click on Utilities Finder File Edit View Forward Enclasing Folder Computer Home 6 Network iDisk Applications Recent Folders Go to Folder Connect to server Activity Monitor AirPort Admin Utility X Audio MIDI Setup Bluetooth File Exchange ColorSync Utility 28
26. re connected properly Reconnect the cables and power on the unit 2 The unit is not working consistently with the computer Windows 3 x 95 98SE ME NT is not supported Please check with your computer s operating systems versions 3 When copying files the transfer speed is slow The transfer spend is slow when connect to USBI l interface In order to increase the transfer rate using USB 2 0 is recommended 4 When format in the Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 the dialog box appear Unfinished formatting Windows 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 can not format HDD over 32GB by FAT32 Please format by NTFS 5 When using different capacity or brand HDD can we still using Combine mode Yes 6 When Hard Drive failure on Combine mode is it possible to recover the data in other hard drive It depends on the location of the failure hard drive The Sample 2 image below the entire disk can not be read Failure hard drive and any hard drive afterward will fail to read hence data in those hard drive will be loss DISK1 MASTER DISK2 SLAVE 91 MASTER Sample 1 In Sample data can read from disk to disk 2 while any data on the disk 3 and 4 will be loss DISK1 Ole iN MASTER DISK2 SLAVE DISK3 MASTER DISK4 SLAVE Sample 2 In Sample 2 no data can be read from any disk 30
27. u want to use Do not format this partition Format this partition with the following settings File system NT FS Allocation unit size Default Volume label DISK 1 Perform a quick format Enable file and folder compression 10 When the New Partition Wizard has completed click Finish and restart your computer 19 New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Y Wizard You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard Y ou selected the following settings Partition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 157057 MB Drive letter or path F File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label DISK 1 Fuck formak Yes To close this wizard click Finish The status of the created partition in the Disk Management window will change to Formatting The percentage complete will be displayed Depending upon the size of the partition the format process may take several minutes When completed the status will change to Healthy and the name and drive letter will be updated Once the disk reports Healthy it appears to the computer and ready to use ND Action wiew ET f Tree File System 3b Free Copier Management ES c Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 4 40 GB GB 63 65 E System Tools 8 DY Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 14 68 GB 2 81 GB 19 E Event Viewer 29 Partition Basi
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