Hardware RAID-1 (Mirror)
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1. In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB both the hard ware and Operating System need to support large volumes e g Windows Vista 32bit 64bit or Mac OS X 10 4 and above Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 4 Appendix 4 APPENDIX 4 1 FAQ Q How do format my storage solution A OWC has detailed instructions online for most popular operating systems located at http www newertech com format Q What file system should choose when formatting my drive A This will depend on how you want to use the drive but in general we recommend e Mac OS X HFS Mac OS Extended e Windows 2000 XP Vista e For cross platform compatibility FAT32 is compatible but single file sizes are limited to 4GB Other options using 3rd party software exist but are not covered here Q Why does the LED indicator for one of the drives light up red A A red LED is a warning indicator you either have a failed hard drive or no hard drive is installed in the drive bay Replace the hard drive to correct the problem Q Why does the LED indicator to the right of the drive activity lights light up orange A If the orange LED is lit a rebuild is performing or the device is being reformatted Normally this indicates that you had a failed hard drive or data was written out of sync and the rebuild is correcting the error Q How many drives can fail before lose my data A Since this is a RAID 1 Mirrored solution2. 5 2 Support Hours Of Operation 8AM 10PM CST Monday Friday 9AM 4PM CST Saturday By Telephone 815 308 7601 Live Chat is available during normal business hours as well Visit http www newertech com support for more information Or you can email Submit your email at hnttp www newertech com support Copyrights Copyright 2007 2011 Newer Technology Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored ina retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of Newer Technology Changes The material in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Newer Technology assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein Newer Technology reserves the right to make changes or revi sions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes FCC Statement Warning Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate this device NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These l
3. Mac or to use the disk as a non boot disk with any Mac If you are using Mac OS X 10 3 9 or earlier you must repartion and format the hard drive using this method Apple also has an article about repartitioning available at http support apple com kb 1S1600 2 2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU PLAN ON USING YOUR DRIVE WITH A PC SYSTEM Please turn to section 3 4 and proceed from there to reformat your drive to use with a PC Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 2 Formatting 2 3 Formatting your Guardian MAXimus on a Macintosh with Mac OS X IMPORTANT NOTE This procedure will erase all data on your hard disk drives in the Guardian MAXimus Back up any important data before proceeding o The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer Initialize Click on the Initialize button Q 000 Disk Utility B Z 100 03 GB 5T9100824A MacBook Pro E 640 08 GB NewerTech MATSHITA DVD R 35 Select a disk volume or image Select the device with no volumes attached to it in this picture that would be the 640 GB Newer Technology device Click on the picture of the drive icon next to the text Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 2 Formatting ff J 000 NewerTech Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image 24 100 03 GB ST9100824A E MacBook Pro If you re having trouble with the selected ATSR 640 08 GB NewerTech Click Repair Disk If the repair fai
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5. multiple partitions Click Apply to finish 100 03 GB ST9100824AS First Aid Erase aA pianak Pro Volume Scheme Volume Information Ej 640 08 GB NewerTech 9 MATSHITA DVD R UJ 857 i Format Mac OS Extended Journaled iz Size 640 08 GB To partition the selected disk choose a volume scheme Set the name format and size for each volume Then click Apply A new partition will be created Size 640 08 GB Disk Description NewerTech Total Capacity 640 08 GB 640 083 828 736 Bytes Connection Bus FireWire Write Status Read Write Connection Type External S M A R T Status Not Supported Connection ID 512384771114567 Partition Map Scheme Master Boot Record You will be asked to confirm that you wish to format the drive agree and then after a few moments partitioning will complete and the Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus volume will mount on your desktop You can quit Disk Utility you re all set Only for XP 2000 ME and earlier XP 64 BIT Vista amp Windows 7 can continue to the next section If you purchased a preconfigured solution from NewerTech it comes preformatted using the Mac OS HFS file system on a GUID drive partition Unfortunately this is not readable by Windows without special software If you wish to use your storage solution on a computer running Windows you will need to repartition and reformat using the following instructions Command Prompt Go to th
6. will not illuminate if the drive is not being accessed they will turn off e If a hard drive fails one of the middle two lights HDD1 or HDD2 will turn red indicating which drive has failed Upon replacement of the failed mechanism the failed mechanism s indicator light will change from solid red to flashing red as it is being accessed to write data onto the drive rebuilding the mirrored RAID The rightmost LED is the Rebuild indicator If a drive has failed and the Guardian MAXimus is rebuilding the LED will flash green during the rebuild process If the rebuild fails the rebuild light will turn off and the failed hard drive light will illuminate red again If this happens please contact our support department for further assistance In the event of a drive failure rebuilding can take several hours to overnight You may continue to use your Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus as you normally would during the rebuild process The Guardian MAXimus does not need to be connected to your computer to rebuild it can be disconnected but left powered on to rebuild In the event of a drive failure you must make sure the good drive with your data is in HDD1 the drive that attaches to the bridge card and the new drive you are writing to is in HDD2 the drive that attaches to the SATA cable If the good drive with your data is in HDD2 it will be overwritten and the data possibly lost For instructions on how to disassemble your
7. 10 6 3 2006 10 6 3 2006 10 6 3 2007 10 6 3 2008 10 6 3 2006 10 6 3 2009 10 6 3 OS Version Boots USB Se AAARSB ARAB BABA BAB To ensure that your files are protected and to prevent the loss of your data we strongly suggest that you keep two copies of your data One copy on your Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus and a second copy on either your internal hard drive or another storage medium such as an optical backup or on a second external hard drive Any data loss or corruption while using the Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will Newer Technology be held liable for compensation or the recovery of any lost data Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 5 Customer Service 5 CUSTOMER SERVICE 5 1 Before Contacting Customer Service Read this manual and review Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Tips Try to confirm the problem is with the hard drive If you have a second computer move the enclosure to that system and verify that the solution does not function with that machine eVisit our tech center for more support suggestions including FAQs http www newertech com support If you still need support please have the following available to you e The serial number of the enclosure e Your invoice number e What operating system you are using e Which kind and model of computer you are using All of this will help soeed your support contact along
8. 2000 XP Vista Windows 7 1 1 3 Supported Hard Drives e Supports two 3 5 SATA Hard Disk Drive HDD e Supports up to 64MB Data Buffer HDD only e Supports up to 10 000RPM speeds HDD only e Hard Drives of identical capacity model are required 1 2 Contents Item Quantity Guardian MAXimus Power brick and cable eSATA cable 1394B FireWire 800 cable 1394A FireWire 400 cable USB 3 0 cable Screws 2 sizes types Software CD Bundle User Guide amp Owner s Manual ee ee ee ee Contents may vary Please see item listing for exact contents ea tie ge Firmware images and descriptions may vary slightly between this manual and the unit shipped Functions and features may change depending on the firmware version Please visit the product webpage for the most recent specifications 1 3 About This Manual Nlavsar Te achn ol anav Gilardian MAYimIIc Chantar 1N odli CTION Newer FECNNOIOGY GUAaldlan MAA AIMUS _napter iIntroaquction 1 4 Port View amp Interface Connections FireWire 800 Ports FireWire 400 Port JOMId9O0 D 6r idul Kensington Lock The Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus has multiple interfaces to work with any computer system eSATA Port The utmost in speed If you re trying to make your Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus the fastest it can be attach an eSATA cable to this port FireWire 400 1394A
9. 7 Options Revert Apply il Disk Description NewerTech Total Capacity 640 08 GB 640 083 828 736 Bytes Connection Bus FireWire Write Status Read Write Connection Type External S M A R T Status Not Supported Connection ID 512384771114567 Partition Map Scheme Master Boot Record You then need to choose how many partitions you wish your Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus to have For ease of use we re selecting one partition here but of course you could select more if you wish to have multiple volumes created Simply use the pulldown menu under Volume Scheme to create more partitions Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 2 Formatting 5 000 NewerTech E 100 03 GB ST9100824AS E MacBook Pro Volume Scheme Volumg as Ed 640 08 GB NewerTech Gewonn GMAX ming gt MATSHITA DVD R UJ 857 Size 640 08 To partition the selected disk choose a volume scheme Set the name format and size for each volume Then click Apply A new partition will be created Size 640 08 GB oF C revert Disk Description NewerTech Total Capacity 640 08 GB 640 083 828 736 Bytes Connection Bus FireWire Write Status Read Write Connection Type External S M A R T Status Not Supported Connection ID 512384771114567 Partition Map Scheme Master Boot Record Choose a name for the volume You will need to repeat this step for each volume if you selected
10. Guardian MAXimus please visit http eshop macsales com tech center index cfm page manuals item nwtgmax html Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 2 Formatting 2 FORMATTING 2 1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU PLAN ON USING YOUR DRIVE TO BOOT ON A G3 G4 OR G5 SYSTEM If you purchased a preconfigured Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus your new external hard drive has been formatted for the Macintosh as a Mac OS X Extended Journaled volume using the GUID Partition Table scheme This means that your new drive is ready to use immediately out of the box if you have an Intel based Macintosh computer For your new external hard drive to provide boot compatibility meaning you wish to run the operating system from the external drive with Power PC based computers G3 G4 G5 using Mac OS X you will need to repartition format the drive and change the partition mapping from GUID to APM Apple Partition Map If you do not plan to use your new external drive as the start up drive you do not need to perform this procedure your new drive will work as formatted for normal external storage use and step by step instructions to do so are covered on the next pages of this manual Notes GPT GUID Partition Table To use the disk as a boot volume on an Intel based Mac or to use the disk as a non boot disk with any Mac with Mac OS X version 10 4 or later APM Apple Partition Map to use the disk as a boot volume on a Power PC based
11. Help pear similar to how Disk gt om Bee 1 does below Notice that Wait compte menapement Loca is System Tools Partition Basic FAT Healthy EISA Configuration 31 MB the space on the lower fm Event Viewer 9 C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 18 61 GB 12 right reads as Unallo elie ocal Users and Groups cated Rig ht click in this Performance Logs and Alerts Device Manager space and choose New eS Removable Storage 7 Disk Defragmenter Disk Management Partition w Services and Applications A C 131 MB FAT 18 61 GB NTFS Healthy EIS Healthy System i Oaar Properties gt E Unallocated JJ Primary partition Help The New Partition Wiz PEZZA ard will launch Click Next to Welcome to the New Partition continue 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 You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next Specify your partition Select the partition you want to create type as Primary and click Next O Piznay pation Extended partition Logical dive D The wizard will display the maximum partition size for your drive It is strongly Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 19069 recommended that you d
12. N newertechnology Guardian Imus A Ciaran imus Hardware RAID 1 Mirror Performance Storage Solution Owners Manual Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1 1 1 Mac Requirements 1 1 2 PC Requirements 1 1 3 Supported Hard Drives 1 2 CONTENTS 1 3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1 4 PORT VIEW amp INTERFACE CONNECTIONS 1 5 CABLE CONNECTIONS amp QUICKSTART GUIDE 1 6 FRONT STATUS LIGHTS 2 FORMATTING 2 1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BOOTING ON AN OLDER MACINTOSH 2 2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU PLAN ON USING YOUR DRIVE WITH A PC SYSTEM 2 3 MACINTOSH FORMATTING 2 4 REMOVING AN EXISTING GUID PARTITION 2 5 WINDOWS FORMATTING 2 6 MACDRIVE 8 3 TROUBLESHOOTING amp TIPS 3 1 TROUBLESHOOTING 3 2 USAGE TIPS 4 APPENDIX 4 1 FAQ 4 2 ABOUT DATA BACKUP 5 CUSTOMER SERVICE 5 1 BEFORE CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE 5 2 CUSTOMER SERVICE HOURS OF OPERATION Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 1 Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 System Requirements 1 1 1 Mac Requirements e Minimum PowerPC G4 Processor 128MB RAM e eSATA interface Mac OS X 10 3 or later OR e FireWire interface Mac OS X 10 2 or later OR e USB 2 0 interface Mac OS X 10 2 or later 1 1 2 PC Requirements e Minimum 500MHz Intel Pentium 3 Processor 128MB RAM e eSATA interface Windows XP Vista OR e FireWire interface Windows 2000 XP Vista OR e USB 2 0 interface Windows
13. Port For backwards compatibility with older systems FireWire 800 1394B Ports Connect one FireWire 800 port to your computer using the included cable and have an extra FireWire 800 port to add peripherals with USB 3 0 Port Connect one of your computer s USB ports to the Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus here using the included cable This port is backwards compatible with all versions of USB Power Port Insert the power adapter plug here On Off Switch Turn the Guardian MAXimus on and off here Security Slot Attach a security cable here to prevent theft 1 5 Cable Connections amp Quickstart Guide Attachment of the cables is simple on any platform 7 Plug the power input cord into the wall and to the Guardian MAXimus 2 Connect the eSATA FireWire 800 FireWire 400 or USB 3 0 cable appropriate for the interface your computer supports into the drive and computer For best performance use the eSATA connection 3 Power the Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus on ront status Lig ITS Identifying the Guardian MAXimus front status lights The NewerTech Guardian Maximus has 4 LED status lights on the front of the case to visually display what it is doing and to warn you of any errors e The leftmost LED is a blue power light This will illuminate normally when the case is powered on e The middle two LEDs HDD1 and HDD2 are green and will illuminate when hard drive 1 and hard drive 2 are being written to They
14. acDrive 8 Using your new Storage Solution on both Macs and PCs MacDrive takes the guesswork out of sharing files Whether you are trans ferring files between home and the office a class room lab and your dorm room or even on the same computer MacDrive makes it painless In fact you ll hardly know MacDrive is working Once installed MacDrive will automatically give you access to any Mac disk you pop into your com puter MacDrive even puts an apple icon on the Mac disk just to keep things clear You can access files on the Mac disk just like you would with a Windows formatted disk Open files from the disk or from within a program Mac ndows iles between Mac disks and Wi cDrive 8 FOR WINDOWS Share f oN bag fe ELIN files automatically get the right icons iets and file name extensions under both pane Windows and Mac OS Works great ee eee with software from Microsoft Adobe Tera es Quark FileMaker Avid Digidesign L Mediafour Corel NewTek and more You can find MacDrive 8 at Ntip esnop macsa les com search macdrive Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 3 Troubleshooting amp Tips 3 TROUBLESHOOTING amp TIPS 3 1 Troubleshooting Some of the most simple problems can be traced to power or connectivity issues Begin your troubleshooting by verifying that power is plugged into the external stor age solution and if connected to a power strip Make sure that the power
15. e DOS command prompt by select ing Run from the Start Menu Aan Rur 2 x Type the name of a program Folder document or Type j n cmd j n text box an d h it th e O K b ut Internet resource and Windows will open it for you I ton Open cmd OK Cancel Browse Type diskpart and hit enter cx C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe diskpart lt C gt Copyright 1985 2661 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings fAdministrator gt diskpart Type list disk and hit enter PMicrosoft DiskPart version 5 1 3565 Copyright lt C gt 1999 2003 Microsoft Corporation fOn computer BBELLMAN XP DISKPART gt list disk Type select disk x replacing x with the number of the disk you want to reformat Typically you will see an asterisk under GPT for the disk requiring formatting Disk HH Status Disk Online Disk 1 Online BDISKPART gt select disk 1 WARNING The clean command will destroy ALL data on the disk you run it on Be sure there is nothing you need to keep on your drive before running any of these commands Type clean and hit enter Disk 1 is now the selected disk wDISKPART gt clean Type exit and hit enter Close the command prompt window You may now proceed with formatting the drive Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 2 Formatting 2 5 Formatting your Guardian MAXimus on Windows 2000 and later Instructions for other operating sy
16. erent from that to which the receiver is connected Health And Safety Precautions e Use proper anti static precautions while performing the installation of your hard drives into this drive enclosure Failure to do so can cause damage to your drive mechanisms and or the hard drive enclosure e Read this User s Guide carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device e Do not open your hard drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions Your hard drive contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified Other World Computing Technical Support representative e Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects containing liquids on the drive as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury General Use Precautions Do not expose the enclosure to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Doing so may damage the drive or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Conversely placing your drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit e Always unplug the hard drive from the electrical outl
17. et if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire e Use only the power supply shipped with the device e Do not use the hard drive near other electrical appliances such as televisions radios or speakers Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products e Do not place the drive near sources of magnetic interference such as computer displays televisions or speakers Magnetic interfer ence can affect the operation and stability of your hard drive e Do not place heavy objects on top of the drive If you detect a problem consult the Troubleshooting section in this manual e Protect your hard drive from excessive exposure to dust during use or storage Dust can build up inside the device increasing the risk of damage or malfunction e Other World Computing recommends the use of normal glass cleaning products to keep the high lustre finish at its finest with this product Be sure not to get any moisture inside the holes and if you do allow time to air dry before use e Do not block the ventilation outlets on the rear of the drive These help to keep your drive cool during operation Blocking the ventilation outlets may cause damage to your drive and cause an increased risk of short circuiting or fire gt newertechnologyu R2 6 20 11 JD NWTMANGMAXU30M Copyright 2010
18. have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard Click Finish Completing the New Partition Wizard You selected the following settings Partition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 19069 MB Drive letter or path E File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label Newer Technology Mutiek farmat Yes To close this wizard click Finish Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 2 Formatting TO Once you have finished with the for matting wizard you will see that your new drive represented as Disk E in this case will display a message of Formatting This should only take a couple of minutes if you chose the quick format option E f 18 62 GB Formatting TO After a moment or two the drive s status will change from Formatting to Healthy Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 2 Formatting OE At this point you may close the Computer Management window Your drive is ready to use and can be found in My Computer My Computer File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Ly Bact J D po Search gt Folders Ei Address Hard Disk Drives System Tasks view system information e Local Disk C e Newer Technology E W Add or remove programs G Change a setting Devices with Removable Storage Other Places p 314 Floppy 4 a CD Drive D My Network Places A My Documents 2 6 M
19. imits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial 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 with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense NOTE 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 in a residential installation This equip ment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference with radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit diff
20. is turned on at the switch on the strip Then simply verify that your cables both ends are properly plugged into the com puter and storage solution If they are and the storage solution is still not working properly try connecting to another interface such as the USB connection and see if the device works properly 3 2 Tips To properly dismount any connected hard drives from your computer you need to fol low a few simple steps e For Macintosh systems For the safe removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lost always eject or unmount the drive from your operating system before powering off There are two methods to umount disks with Macintosh systems Either drag the icon for the hard disk you wish to dismount to the trash can or click the eject icon next to the hard disk name in under the DEVICES tab in the sidebar in any finder window e For Windows systems 1 Go to the System Tray located in the lower right corner of your screen Click on the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image 2 A message will appear detailing the devices that the Eject icon controls i e Safely remove Click on this prompt 3 You will then be given the following message Safe to Remove Hardware It is now safe to unhook the Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus General information e Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions Do not cover the enclosure s ventilation holes e
21. ls back up and erase the disk e If Repair Disk is unavailable click Verify Disk If the disk needs repairs start up from G MATSHITA DVD R UJ 857 your Mac OS X installation disc and then choose Utilities gt Disk Utility If you have a permissions problem with a file installed by the Mac OS X installer click Repair Disk Permissions M Show details Clear History Verify Disk Permissions Verify Disk Repair Disk Permissions Repair Disk E Disk Description NewerTech Total Capacity 640 08 GB 640 083 828 736 Bytes Connection Bus FireWire Write Status Read Write Connection Type External S M A R T Status Not Supported Connection ID 512384771114567 Partition Map Scheme Unformatted Once you ve selected the Newer Technology device you will notice the above change in the Disk Utility application Click on the Partition tab in this picture 4 000o NewerTech TA q 40 oes itl det Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image a o Verify Info Burn Mount First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore Volume Scheme Volume Information iPartition Name Untitled 1 Format Mac OS Extended Journaled Size 640 08 GB To partition the selected disk choose a volume scheme Set the name format and size for each volume Then click Apply A new partition will be created Size 640 08 GB E 100 03 GB ST9100824AS Z MacBook Pro 640 08 GB NewerTech Q MATSHITA DVD R UJ 85
22. o not change the default value Click Next Minimum disk space in MB 8 Partition size in MB EE z Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 2 Formatting If you like you can specify the drive Assign the following drive letter letter designation for your new drive Mount in the following empty NTFS folder Otherwise one will automatically be as e H M n Sig ned Click Next Do not assign a drive letter or drive path New Partition Wizard Before you can use the Fini ation drive it must be form atted On To store data on this partition you must format it first most systems running Windows 2000 or later it is advisable to Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use specify the file system as NTFS O Do not format this partition Leave the Allocation unit size as Format this partition with the following settings Default and feel free to give pe eatem AEE v the drive whatever name you Allocation urit sze Defaut x prefer Be sure to check the box Volume label Newer Technology Perform a q uick format If you Perform a quick format C Enable file and folder compression do not it will likely take several hours for your drive to format Click Next New Partition Wizard At the end of the Wizard you will see a summary of the information that you speci fied during the previous steps You
23. stems can be found at http www newertech com format D With the drive connected to the computer and powered on right click on the My Computer icon and select Man T open age from the menu The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard WE mE window should appear J Manage Map Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive If the Wizard does not appear expand the Storage menu by 3 Create Shortcut clicking on the plus sign Then right click next to the disk Delete number of the drive that you have just connected and click a Properties Initialize to bring up the Wizard 2 In the next window there should MORSAN be only one drive listed That will i eee before Logical Disk Manager can access it be the drive that you connected via eSATA FireWire or USB Make sure the Select one or more disks to initialize box next to the drive name is checked and click Next The Wiza rd will perform its tasks Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard and you will get the following screen Gmodin ineinitialize and You may click Finish Convert Disk Wizard You have successfully completed the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard You selected the following settings Initialize Disk 1 Convert None To close this wizard click Finish Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 2 Formatting D Your drive will ap Computer Management Seles rae By Fie Action View Window
24. you can have 1 drive fail without losing any data If both hard drives fail you will lose your data The Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus will alert you using it s LED lights on the front of the enclosure that a drive has failed by turning RED Replace that hard drive immediately to avoid losing data Q Will the hard drives spin down when my computer goes into to sleep or stand by mode A Yes they will spin down to a low power mode to save energy It will take about 10 seconds to access your data after being in sleep or stand by mode Q have an older Intel based Mac can use my NewerTech Guardian MAXimus as a boot drive A Yes Older Pre 2008 Intel Mac systems require the use of USB for booting but it certainly will work Post 2008 Intel Mac systems can boot via either USB or FireWire Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus Chapter 4 Appendix question continued The list of systems that can boot via FireWire are as follows Machine Model Mac Pro 1 1 Mac Pro 2 1 Mac Pro 3 1 Imac 5 1 Imac 7 1 Imac 8 1 Macbook 1 1 Macbook 3 1 Macbook 4 1 Macbook Pro 1 1 Macbook Pro 2 1 Macbook Pro 3 1 Macbook Pro 4 1 Mac Mini 1 1 Mac Mini 3 1 Release Date Aug 1 Apr 1 Jan 1 Sep 1 Aug 1 Apr 1 May 1 May 1 Feb 1 May 1 Oct 1 Jun 1 Feb 1 Feb 1 Mar 1 4 2 About Data Backup 2006 10 6 3 2007 10 6 3 2008 10 6 3 2006 10 6 3 2007 10 6 3 2008 10 6 3 2006 10 6 3 2007 10 6 3 2008
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