Manual - Fantec
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1. Note Please enable GPT if the total capacity is more than 2TB and enable MBR if the When the data is being rebuilt LED total capacity is less than 2TB of rebuild HDD error and HDD 1 8 depends on which HDD i i is being rebuilt error will be on Activate MBR if total volume is less than 2TB Initialize Disk meme Use the following partition style for the selected disks MBR Master Boot Record GPT GUID Partition Table Note The GPT partition style is not recognized by all previous versions of R is recommended for disks larger than 2TB or disks used on Windows taniumdased computers MEN i ok Conca Windows Vista 32 64 bit Windows 7 32 64 bit Under Windows Vista 32 64 bit if the total capacity is more than 16TB it s strongly recommend to choose Allocation unit size at 8192 when formatting the HDD Initialize Disk New Simple Volume Wizard ar Lal Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Activate GPT if total volume is more than 2TB You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it Select disks Choose whether you want to format this volume and if so what settings you want to use 171 Do net format this volume Allocation unit size Volume label Perform a quick format 2048 E Enable file and folder co ea Note The GPT partition style is not recognized by all previous versions of Windows It is recommended2. Controls auto amp manual modes and fan speed from level 1 to level 3 21 28 HDD1 HDD2 HDD3 HDD4 HDD5 HDD6 HDD7 HDD8 Blue active Purple access Red rebuild 29 Key slot Descriptions 1 Fan 2 RAID Mode confirmation button 3 eSATA port 4 USB 3 0 USB 2 0 port 5 AC Input port 6 Lock HDD HANDLE INSIDE Descriptions 1 HDD1 error 2 HDD2 error 3 HDDS error 4 HDD4 error 5 HDD5 error 6 HDD6 error 7 HDD7 error 8 HDD8 error RAID O S ETU P Spanning RAID mode setup BIG RAID mode setup users need to press and HOLD the RAID button for 3 seconds till the LED flashes press again to change the mode SPN Mode button Defaut Setting at RAID 5 mode FT fantec gt amp OMG gt RAID O Spanning BIG 2x N Ye After selecting the RAID you want press and HOLD the confirmation button in the rear panel till the device shuts down Spanning concatenates multiple hard drives as a single large volume resulting in a seamless expansion of virtual volumes beyond the physical limitations of separately connected hard drives The data are written from HDD1 to HDD8 Note The computer will detect 1 drive DATA TRANSFER HDD 1 3TB HBB 3 3TB oT 24TB 2x Raid 0 Spanning is the same like Raid 0 Spanning Note The computer will detect 2 drives 4 J DATA TRANSFER i al Layer 1 HDS 3 3TB
3. 8 BAY RAID ENCLOSURE For 3 5 SATA I Il HARD DRIVE IF J fantec English SUPERSPEED USB 3 0 CONTENTS OVERVIEW LED indication SETUP RAID mode setup LED display status LED DISPLAY STATUS INITIALIZATION Windows Vista 32 64 bit Windows 7 32 64 bit Macintosh O S 10 5 REFERENCES Trouble shooting Please visit our website for more information http www fantec de For questions or needs regarding this device please visit our Fantec Support Forum http www fantec forum com 11 16 16 19 21 10 15 20 18 20 24 OVERVIEW DIAGRAM of QB X8US3R FRONT PANEL Descriptions LED INDICATION 1 Power button It needs to be pressed and held for 3 seconds to power off O This design prevents accidental power off 2 eSATA in use access 3 Rebuild 4 Blue Power on Orange Sleep mode 5 HDD error When any of HDD1 HDD8 has error HDD error is on 6 USB in use access 7 2X Spanning Mode BIG JBOD 8 Spanning Mode BIG JBOD 9 2X RAID 0 Striping Mode 10 RAID 0 Striping Mode 11 2 X RAID 5 12 RAID 50 13 2 X RAID 10 14 Smart Fan automatic mode 15 Smart Fan manual mode 16 Fan speed level 1 17 Fan speed level 2 18 Fan speed level 3 19 Mode RAID mode button needs to be pressed and held for 3 seconds to switch the device s raid mode Q This design will prevent accidental execution of this function 20 Fan button
4. J a 15 i a 5 3TB es DB 12TB 12TB RAID O into one logical storage unit It is the automated process of writing data across multiple drives simultaneously Striping If one drive in a striped set fails all of the data in the stripe set is lost Note The computer will detect 1 drive HDD1 3TB HDD 2 3TB HDD3 3TB i D p _ HDD 4 3TB DATA TRANSFER HDD 5 3TB HDD 6 3TB HDD 7 3TB HDD 8 3TB 2x Raid 0 Striping is the same like Raid 0 striping Note The computer will detect 2 drives RAID O Striping B Cm Prope Prope Cm Props Props Poo mr B B B B T B B B Striping is a method of concatenating multiple hard drives Striping is used to increase the performance of disk reads The multiple hard drives will write data in column effect 24TB Layer 1 12TB Layer 2 12TB RAID 5 Striped set with distributed parity 2x N 197 Distributed parity requires all drives but one to be present to operate drive failure requires replacement but the array is not destroyed by a single drive failure Upon drive failure any subsequent reads can be calculated from the distributed parity such that the drive failure is masked from the end user 0 The array will have data loss in the event of a second drive failure and is vulnerable until the data that was o
5. ay and pull it out 20 Operation Environment Temperature 0 50 C Humidity 90 RH 21 Smart fan controlled by the built in thermal sensor and it comes with 2 modes auto manual and 3 levels of speed Level 1 higher than 55 C 2 500rpm 3 500rpm Level 2 45 C 54 C 1 800rpm 2 500rpm Level 3 below 45 C 1 200rpm 1 800rpm 22 Operation System Windows Vista 32bit 64bit Windows 7 32bit 64bit under MBR partition supports total capacity up to 2TB only Windows Vista 32bit 64bit Windows 7 32bit 64bit with GPT partition enabled supports total capacity of more than 2TB Mac OS X 10 5 or later Only for USB 2 0 23 Support USB transfer speeds of Low speed 1 5Mbps Full speed 12Mbps High Speed 480Mbps Super Speed 5Gbps eSATA transfer speed 1 5 3 0Gbps 24 Under Windows Vista 32 64 bit Windows XP 64 bit if the total capacity is more than 16TB it s strongly recommend to choose Allocation unit size at 8192 when formatting the HDD Users could find more information about cluster allocation at http support microsoft com kb 302873 Cluster size 512 1 024 2 048 4 096 17 592 186 040 320 16TB 8 192 35 184 372 080 640 32TB 16 384 70 368 744 161 280 64TB 32 768 140 737 488 322 560 128TB 65 536 281 474 976 645 120 2561B N REMINDERS e Follow all instructions e Do not place this device near water e Clean only with dry cloth e Do not bloc
6. for disks larger than 2TB or disks used on ttanium based computers Users could find more information about cluster allocation at http support microsoft com kb 302873 r ial Type fre Sym a O eapon Frwe Space Free Foun Potmance SE am RER AG RIG OS e a 32 768 140 737 488 322 560 128TB SOARS Sak AAT A a Gee ane oa ie 7 65 536 281 474 976 645 120 256TB Disk format completed he wrest PKK Ks was an o um Yat ma a 9 0 ee Caire Mesthy Syme Boot icma Healthy Page f n Pumery Pon siesiy Pumar Putno masm Pomier Patton Ha Pa fie i red Renere a WTFE biati Paman Pacman miah AMOR S Ho m wah iT a HF od Eh he WH Petty Peg fin Preriry Pete i ae Fr SEE empl Minar HIF Beatie Demem Beat brine Com Dag Pebra Peis LO ki FL Disk 5 Sener a E eee Wate Pe Ea Waf sii D oy ai oy an Kl 45 GB FE iiai gh HFE 1h TES iiki Gk TFS Hinay Gyere Baa ia Healy Page Fia Pamer Far ay Pi Windows Vista 32 64 bit Windows 7 32 64 bit Windows Vista 32 64 bit Windows 7 32 64 bit 18 Macintosh O S 10 5 1 Click Disk Utility icon 3 Click Erase D lt 4 m Fridd a mi Wet fk Finder File Edit View Go Window Help cy Are you sure you want w erase the ask AJW RAID O panning i Ca Bag a disk debra ai data on af ne Or Biisi Tired london gti ieee cement gt CUGET T i ad J Seclind2010 003 dma Tran da samea ena HE yp MacProAudi
7. he PC ae HDD1 gt HDD8 blue active is on Striping 2x N O O Blue Active Purple Transferring Data LED Display Status MODE LED Display RAI D 5 When any of HDD1 HDD8 is recognized by the PC HDD1 gt HDD8 blue active is on Striped set with distributed parity 2x Blue Active Purple Transferring Data Red Rebuild When the data is being rebuilt LED of rebuild HDD error and HDD 1 8 depends on which HDD is being rebuilt error will be on LED Display Status MODE LED Display RAI D 5O When any of HDD1 HDD8 is recognized by the PC HDD1 gt HDD8 blue active is on Striped set with dedistributed parity 50 Blue Active Purple Transferring Data Red Rebuild When the data is being rebuilt LED of rebuild HDD error and HDD 1 8 depends on which HDD is being rebuilt error will be on LED Display Status INITIALIZATION MODE LED Display Windows Vista 82 64 bit Windows 7 32 64 bit If the HDD is uninitialized you may have to initialize it by doing steps as followed At first click Start Execute at your PC and key in diskmgmt msc After that please press Enter key RAID 1 0 When any of HDD1 gt HDD8 is recognized by the PC HDD1 gt HDD8 blue active is on Mirroring Striping o Blue Active O diskmgmt mse Red Rebuild Start disk initialization
8. k any ventilation openings e Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions e Do not place near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers Stoves or the devices including amplifiers that produce heat Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon them or against them Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Unplug this during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the devices has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the devices the devices has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Carefully read and follow the Quick Install Guide and User Manual e Do not drop or shake the device e Do not move the device when it is powered on e Do not overload wall outlets Please visit our website for more information http www fantec de For questions or needs regarding this device please visit our Fantec Support Forum http www fantec forum com
9. n the failed drive is rebuilt onto a replacement drive Note The computer will detect 2 drives HH XOR PARITY wove E e Layer woos MT 978 Layer 1 a Layer 2 ove E e L ayere RAID 50 RAID 50 combines multiple RAID 5 arrays with RAID 0 Striping RAID 50 offers highest level of redundancy and performance RAID 50 can sustain one to four drive failures while maintaining data integrity if each failed disk is in a different RAID 5 array Go In RAID 50 the total addressable volume is 2 times the smallest layer 50 Striped set with distributed parity of RAID 5 array RAID 50 requires at least 6 Hard drives Note The computer will detect 1 drive HH XOR PARITY oo M STB Layer 1 7 9TB Layer 1 7 Wooa P oe STRIPING _ Tp Z 18TB DATA TRANSFER Hoos Layer 2 Hoos BE taver oo T RAID 10 2x RAID 10 is mirrored RAID 1 set in a striped RAID 0 set _ Note The computer will detect 2 drives Mirroring Striping G Mirroring 7 ome STRIPING in Mirroring OTB STB i Mirroring 7 a STRIPING in Mirroring_ 6TB LED Display Status MODE LED Display RAI D 0 When any of HDD1 HDD8 is recognized by the PC HDD1 HDD8 blue active is on Spanning BIG SPN ax Ges Ve Blue Active Purple Transferring Data LED Display Status MODE LED Display RAI D 0 When any of HDD1 HDD8 is recognized by t
10. nable MBR by mistake in order to clean the partition table you have to switch to another RAID mode and do the RAID mode switch all over again referring to Setup Then go back to the RAID mode you want repeat the previous actions and enable GPT when initializing HDD 9 For Macintosh users the total capacity of more than 2TB could be recognized only for the L Negative electrode d Positive electrode operation system is 10 4 11 Tiger or later 10 Do not connect the device to the SATA port on the motherboard F Red cable W Black cable 15 Setting up motherboard s power management in S3 is recommended Figure 1 Use SATA to eSATA PCI Express or SATA to eSATA PCI add on card otherwise the PC Windows Macintosh may not recognize the device 11 Rebuild time is based on the capacity e g it takes about 1 hour for 200GB For more details please refer to the user guide of motherboard BIOS setting 12 When the USB eSATA cable is plugged out the device goes to sleeping mode i 16 If the device takes too long to initialize please check if the HDD is securely installed or automatically update the eSATA host driver version 17 If the transfer rate is not normal please check if the setting of SATA disk jumper is 1 5 or 3 0Gbps 18 If the fan stops working turn off the unit and replace the fan 19 To take the HDD out from the device slightly press down the handle of the tr
11. oUodate dmg DARe ernie OB mg Mbench 1 1 3 deng mm _ Bink Danerotion IW AAO Bonita SAGE TA Eager 15 TE 16 089 PTE AGDER yea Bra umber SONIA anihan Ma Schema dne 4 Format completed ler File Edit View Go Window Help a a Sa E acm moan fy Gq ear Sanse Fashion Map Scheme bated Macintosh O S 10 5 Q Remake Number of the HDD icon varies depending on different RAID mode Macintosh O S 10 5 R B 2 FR E N C ES 13 If there is noise with the fan power off the device unscrew the fan take out the cover clean the fan and assemble it back 1 Changing the RAID mode will cause data lost 14 If the noise is still present you can change the fan with another identical fan 2 Please refer to the instructions when switching the RAID mode otherwise the execution of size 80x80x20mm referring to Figure 1 might fail 3 Interface of USB eSATA can not be used at the same time 4 When using RAID function HDDs with the same brand model and capacity is strongly recommended 5 When using RAID function more than one HDD partition is not recommended 6 Under Windows Vista 7 users can enable GPT when initializing HDD with a total capacity of more than 2TB 7 Older OS may not recognize the device if you use a different operation system than Windows Vista 7 For more detailed information about GTP please visit http www microsoft com whdc device storage GP T_FAQ mspx 8 If users e
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