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1. M2 M1 MO BZS EZ M2 M1 MO RAID 3 Mode Individual Drives Mode BZS EZ M2 M1 MO BZS EZ M2 M1 MO RAID 5 Mode IL E z swt BZS EZ M2 M1 MO www istarusa com Phone 1 888 989 1189 Fax 1 626 301 0588 Email sales istarusa com RAID Setting Notes SW1 When 2 drives are RAID 1 amp RAID 10 Mode connected to the HPM XU and DIP switch is set to this setting the 2 drives will be configured as a 2 drive BZS EZ M2 M1 MO RAID1 array When 4 drives are connected to the HPM XU the 4 drives will be configured as a 4 drive RAID10 array Clone s action is similar to Clone Mode RAID1 However all of the EE EN hard drives will be mirrored SW1 immi F Clone mode is useful www starusa com especially when users like to copy data from a source hard drive to the drives connected to the HPM XU BZS EZ M2 M1 MO Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power where the HPM is connected The buzzer will sound while holding the RAID setting button Release it after at least 5 seconds for hardware initialization A single beep will be heard to indicate initialization is completed Verify if the RAID array is detected by the system If the 5 port HPM XU is connected to the motherboard onboard SATA on the CMOS setup utility the raid array will display as Addonics H W 5 if setup as a RAID5 array If t2. SRAIDAGE Powered by iStarUSA Group User Manual ZAGE D ESAU3 R www istarusa com SATA Ports Sao Buzzer m Error Alarm and Drive Activity Floppy LEDs Power Connector USB 3 0 2 0 Host Port Dip Switch RAID Setting Button eSATA Host Port Port 5 Dip Switch Settings Raid Mode Individual Drive Factory Default OFF OFF 0 OFF OFF 1 and 10 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF Enable Auto Port Multiplier Mode ERR Buzzer Rebuilding Function to Spare Drive www istarusa com Phone 1 888 989 1189 Fax 1 626 301 0588 Email sales istarusa com Default factory DIP Switch setting SW1 RAID Setting DIP Switch BZS EZ M2 M1 MO Error buzzer function Automatic rebuilding to spare drive one of the drives on the raid is set as a spare If EZ is ENABLED anda drive failure occurs the spare will automatically act as a drive replacement and rebuilding will automatically start RAID mode 2 RAID mode 1 RAID mode 0 BZS EZ M2 M1 MO Error buzzer function is ENABLED BZS when dip switch is in OFF position Auto rebuilding to spare drive is DISABLED EZ Individual drive mode is ENABLED MO0 M2 www istarusa com Phone 1 888 989 1189 Fax 1 626 301 0588 Email sales istarusa com Note When the default factory RAID setting is used in
3. dependent drive configuration and optical drive are supported only when connecting to controllers with Silicon Image Sil3124 5113132 chip set or controllers that are Port Multiplier PM compatible Simultaneous DVD writing was tested using the Nero Burning Rom LED Pin Header J3 J1 P4 P2 P1 PO P4 P2 P1 PO P5 Error LED Activity LED J1 Drive Activity LED P5 Activity LED for eSATA host port lights up when it is connected to a SATA controller card PO P1 P2 amp P4 Activity LEDs for port 0 1 2 3 4 amp 5 light up when a drive is connected and blinks when there s drive activity J3 Error LED P5 error LED for eSATA host port PO P1 P2 P3 amp PA error LED for port 0 1 2 3 4 amp 5 Cable Connections 1 Attach the SATA hard drives up to 5 to the SATA ports on the Hardware Port Multiplier HPM using SATA cables It is recommended to connect drives to the SATA ports 1 to 5 successively 2 To provide power to the HPM connect a 4 pin floppy power cable from the system power supply to the floppy power connector on the HPM Optional Connect LEDs to the Activity amp Error LED jumper block www istarusa com Phone 1 888 989 1189 Fax 1 626 301 0588 Email sales istarusa com Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode Using the JMicron HW RAID Manager Utility Program 1 For Windows users install the JMicron HW RAID Manager located on the SATA Controller CD In the CD go to Configurat
4. he 5 port HPM XU is connected to an eSATA host controller card on the RAID BIOS the raid array will display as Addonics H W RAIDO if setup as a RAIDO array If booted into Windows in Disk Drives under Device Manager the raid array will display as Addonics H W LARGE if setup as LARGE array Once raid array is verified you can set the buzzer either ON or OFF Phone 1 888 989 1189 Fax 1 626 301 0588 Email sales istarusa com Notes on Spare Drives using the Easy RAID Setting EZ When EZ function is ENABLED the auto rebuilding to spare drive is automatic The degraded RAID group will start rebuilding automatically by using the existing Spare drive Spare drive can be either plugged before RAID building or a new drive can be plug as the spare drive when RAID rebuild is required A Which port acts as a spare drive The last drive will automatically become the spare drive For a 3 drive RAID5 with spare Drives connected to SATA ports 1 3 belong to the active RAID5 array and drive connected to port 4 is the spare For a 4 drive RAID10 with spare Drives connected to SATA ports 1 4 belong to the active RAID 10 array and drive connected to port 5 is the spare For a 2 drive RAID1 with spare Drives connected to SATA ports 1 amp 4 belong to the active RAID1 array and drive connected to port 5 is the spare When will rebuild action start When the raid fails and EZ is enabled the HPM XU will automatical
5. ion Utilities gt JMB393 This manager can be use to create and monitor the status of the RAID volume It is recommended to use the default factory RAID DIP switch setting when using the JMicron HW RAID Manager 2 Modify the RAID mode the 5 port HPM XU using DIP switch Recommended to be used on operating system without JMicron HW RAID Manager support like Linux Mac amp Solaris Windows users can also use the procedure below Note Steps A to D need to be performed each time the raid mode is modified a Set the DIP switch as shown below BZS EZ M2 M1 MO b Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen C While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power where the HPM is connected The buzzer will sound while holding the RAID setting button Release it after at least 5 seconds for hardware initialization A single beep will be heard to indicate initialization is completed The above steps act as a reset d Power off the system power WWwW istarusa com Phone 1 888 989 1189 Fax 1 626 301 0588 Email sales istarusa com e On the DIP switch change MO to M2 setting to the desired RAID mode using the diagram below All settings on the diagram shows Error buzzer function is ENABLED EZ function is DISABLED RAID 0 Mode Clone Mode LL LL LL LL LL LL LL z z Z LL LL LL Z Z O O O O O O O O BZS EZ M2 M1 MO BZS EZ M2 M1 MO RAID 1 amp RAID 10 Mode Large Mode BZS EZ
6. ly rebuild the RAID group using the spare When the raid fails and EZ is disabled the HPM XU will NOT rebuild the raid group unless you install a good drive to replace the failed drive www istarusa com Phone 1 888 989 1189 Fax 1 626 301 0588 Email sales istarusa com
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