HXDAS35 User Manual
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1. 2 For RAID 0 and JBOD restart the system and then format the drives again 3 For Non RAID Normal Mode simply format the new drive 11 FAQs Can I use external USB hub Yes USB hub works in the same way as the computer USB ports My computer doesn t have USB 3 0 port can I use USB 3 0 host adaptor USB 3 0 host adapter works in the same way as the built in USB ports What file system should I choose to format my drive This will depend on how you want to use the drive but in general we recommend Windows XP VISTA 7 gt NTFS Mac OS X gt HFS Mac OS Extended To use it on both PC and Mac gt FAT32 single file size is limited to 4GB How many drives can fail before I loose my data For RAID 0 and JBOD any drive failure will result in the data being lost For RAID 1 more than one drive failure at the same time will mean the data can not be recovered anymore For Non RAID only the data on the defective drive will be lost 122. Hamlet 2BAY RAID SYSTEM USB 3 0 DESKTOP RAID Enclosure for Two 3 5 SATA Hard Drives USER MANUAL HXDAS35 www hamletcom com Dear Customer thanks for choosing an Hamlet product Please carefully follow the instructions for its use and maintenance and once this item has run its life span we kindly ask You to dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way by putting it in the separate bins for electrical electronic mmm waste or to bring it back to your retailer who will collect it for free We inform You this product is manufactured with materials and components in compliance with RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU 2002 95 CE WEEE Directive 2002 96 CE 2003 108 CE Italian Legislative Decree 2005 151 and EMC Directive 2004 108 EC for the following standards EN 55022 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 61000 3 3 2008 EN 55024 2010 C The complete CE declaration of conformity of the product can be obtained by contacting Hamlet at info hamletcom com The information on the importer for your country can be found in the About Us section of the Hamlet website at www hamletcom com Trademarks and changes All trademarks and company names mentioned in this manual are used for description purpose only and remain property of their respective owners The material in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice Introduction Features Supports JBOD RAIDO RAID1 Nor
3. en all of the data in the two hard disk will be lost FAST Mode RAID 0 Striping FAST mode it s also our familiar RAID 0 mode In RAID 0 state data storage is divided into two parts respectively in two hard disk storage then the theory storage speed of hard disk is twice the one of single block hard disk The actual capacity equals to twice the smaller capacity of the one hard drive between the two hard disk The deficiency of RAID 0 is that any piece of hard disk is failure the whole RAID on data will not be restored SERIAL SERIAL SAFE Mode RAID 1 Mirroring Safe mode is also known as RAID 1 In this state two hard drives are closely mirrored The actual capacity of portable hard drive equals to the smaller capacity one storage speed is same as a single block of hard disk The advantage of RAID 1 lies that any piece of hard disk stored data losing others can not lose its weakness is the capacity loss of hard drive is bigger For this reason the RAID 1 mode is the ideal storage solution for very important material such as databases or personal data System Setup Hard Drive Installation The drives can be installed at any position there is no specific order required 1 Unlock the switch at the bottom of the case and lift the front panel upward and away from the housing to remove it 2 Install the hard drives as illustrated below with the top of the drives where the label is located facing each other Pus
4. es 1 Make sure the power is off 2 Set the RAID switch and select your preferred RAID mode There have 2 mode switch in the inner of the product it can form 4 kinds of different ways through these 2 switches it can realize 4 kinds of different functions as below 1 S2 ON ON Normal Mode 1 S2 ON OFF JBOD Mode S1 S2 0FF ON RAID 0 Mode 1 S2 OFF OFF RAID 1 Mode 3 Install the hard drives and replace the front panel then turn on the power 4 Format the drives Note Changing the RAID mode will require you to re format the drivers Make sure to backup all existing data first Normal Mode Non Raid Normal mode is the default setting of HDD enclosure and will not use any RAID mode In Normal condition both of the two hard disk mode inside the enclosure are in independent operation state and also will be identified as the two separate hearts in the system users can choose any hard drive for storing files If one piece of hard disk is damaged the other piece of hard disk data would not be influenced BIG Mode JBOD Spanning In JBOD mode two hard disk will simply be bound for one the merger hard drive performance will be same as single hard disk The total capacity of the portable hard disk equal to the sum of two hard drive capacity In this mode the system starts to storage from the first disk and switches to the second hard drive when the storage space of the first disk is If one of the two HDDs appears damaged th
5. h the drives lightly into place 3 Set your preferred RAID mode and then replace the front panel Connect to computer 1 2 3 Connect one end type B of the USB cable into the type B USB port of your HDD enclosure Connect the other end of the USB cable type A into any active USB port of the computer Connect Power supply to the enclosure and power up the enclosure Let OS search and install the driver automatically Use the disk management tool PC or disk utility Mac to create a new partition and format the drives Open My Computer to see your external hard drive ready to use Note To enjoy USB 3 0 super speed up to 5Gbps your computer must be equipped with built in USB 3 0 ports or a USB 3 0 host PCl e card It is not possible to add more drives to an existing RAID array without re formatting it When adding additional drivers at a later point they will only be detected after the device has been restarted and the drivers have been re formatted 10 Replacing Hard Drives When one drive fails the HDD LED will display below state 1 If HDD1 Fails Every 3 seconds LED flash once when power on 2 If HDD2 Fails LED off If one drive fails and the RAID mode is set to RAIDO or JBOD the data will be lost and the system can not be accessed again until the drive have been replaced 1 Check the HDD LED state and replace the faulty drive The power must turn off when replacing the drive
6. mal mode Enhanced data protection and high performances storage Support with USB3 0 high speed reach up to 5 0Gbps Supports Plug play and Hot plug Support mode select by RAID switch Specifications Inner Interface SATA Outer Interface USB3 0 Date Transfer rate Support USB 3 0 super speed 5Gbps Complies with USB 2 0 high speed 480Mbps USB 1 1 Low speed 1 5Mbps Suitability 2 x 3 5 SATA HDD Supports Plug play and Hot plug Power Supply AC 100 240V 50 60Hz DC 12V 2 5A Material aluminum and plastic Cooling Fan One 25x25mm Cooling Fan OS Compatibility Windows XP Vista 7 8 Linux and Mac OS 10 4 or above Dimension 200 x 120 x 68 mm L x WxH System Requirements Minimum Pentium II 50MHz or Apple G4 processor e Minimum 64MB RAM Windows XP VISTA 7 8 Mac OS 10 4 and above One available USB port Supported Hard Drives One or two 3 5 SATA I II hard drives 1 5 3 0 Gbps Capacity up to 2TB or more Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended Supports large volumes in excess of 3TB Package Contents Dual bay enclosure 3 5 USB 3 0 cable Power supply Manual Setting the RAID Mode RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a set of technology standards for teaming disk drives to improve fault tolerance and performance The RAID mode should be set before installing the drives and then first formatting the driv
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