Hydra Super-S Combo User Manual
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1. 5 Set the RAID selector switch and replace the front panel Turn on the power connect the drive to your computer create a new partition and format the drives Be careful not to damage any components and do not force the drives into place If they don t slide in properly make sure the drives have been installed correctly It is not possible to add more drives to an existing RAID array without re formatting it To add additional drives at a later point turn off the power install the drive s change the RAID selector switch to the new position turn the power back on and then erase the old partition and format the drives again Q 2 2 Replacing Hard Drives When one of the drives fails the Rebuild LED will light up orange and the corresponding HDD LED will light up red If only one drive is defective and the RAID mode is set to RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 10 the data can still be accessed but we strongly recommend replacing the faulty drive immediately to assure continued backup and data safety lf more than one drive at the same time fails or if the RAID mode is set to RAID 0 or Spanning the data will be lost and the system can not be accessed again until the drive s have been replaced 1 Check the HDD LED and replace the faulty drive The red LED indicates the defective HDD The power does not have to be turned off when replacing the drive s 2 A few seconds after installing the new drive s the corresponding LED will turn green2. 3 For RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 the RAID array will be rebuilt automatically During this process the Rebuild LED will blink orange Rebuilding the RAID array will take several hours depending on the drive capacity 4 For RAID 0 and Spanning erase the old partition create a new one and then format the drives again We recommend not turning off the power during the rebuild process but if it is interrupted it will continue rebuilding the data as soon as the power is turned back on 2 3 Connection to Computer A few precautions and notes when using your external storage drive e Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions e Do not cover the enclosure s ventilation holes e Only one interface can be used at any given time e When more than one cable is connected the eSATA connection has priority To use a different interface disconnect the other cables first before connecting the new one e Before connecting the device install the hard drives and set your preferred RAID mode e For the safe removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lost always follow the correct unplug procedure for external hardware e g Eject the drive before removal e In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 21TB both the hardware and Operating System need to support large volumes e g WinVista 32bit 64bit or Mac OS 10 4 and above or the 2TB switch has to be set to position A 3 Appendix 3 1 Safety Inform
3. Hydra Super S Combo 4 Bay RAID Storage Enclosure 3 5 SATA HDD User Manual July 29 2009 v1 3 CE E E _ E amp __ amp EEE amp _ a 1 Introduction 1 1 System Requirements 1 1 1 PC Requirements e Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz 128MB RAM e eSATA equipped PC Windows XP Vista e FireWire equipped PC Windows XP Vista e USB 2 0 USB 1 1 equipped PC Windows XP Vista 1 1 2 Mac Requirements e Minimum Apple G4 processor 128MB RAM e eSATA equipped Mac Mac OS 10 4 or above e FireWire equipped Mac Mac OS 10 2 or above e USB 2 0 USB 1 1 equipped Mac Mac OS 10 2 or above 1 1 3 Supported Hard Drives e Up to four 3 5 SATA I or SATA II hard drives 1 5Gb s or 3 0Gb s e 20GB 1 5TB per HDD e Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB both the hardware and Operating System need to support large volumes e g WinVista 32bit 64bit or Mac OS 10 4 and above or the 2TB switch has to be set to position A 1 2 Package Contents Package content may vary depending on vendor amp version Hydra Super S Combo hard drives not included Power cord Interface cables Manual 1 3 About this Manual Firmware images and descriptions may slightly vary between this manual and the actual product you have Functions and features may change depending on the firmware
4. ID 10 The drives show up as one volume but only 50 of the total capacity depending on the drive with the smallest capacity can be used RAID 1 creates an exact copy or mirror of a set of data This is useful when reliability and backup are more important than data capacity When one hard drive fails it can be replaced and the data rebuilt automatically Storage Capacity Data Safety Performance eee ll I gt 4 drives 1 6 5 Disk Striping with parity RAID 5 The drives show up as one volume but the total capacity depending on the drive with the smallest Capacity is the combined size minus the size of one drive RAID 5 uses block level striping with parity data distributed across all member disks and therefore provides the perfect balance between high performance and data integrity When one hard drive fails it can be replaced and the data rebuilt automatically Storage Capacity Data Safety Performance ee ee lhl IC i gt 3drives Storage Capacity Data Safety Performance ll TCI 4 drives Storage Capacity Data Safety Performance ee CI 3 drives 1 spare Spare Drive When 3 hard drives plus 1 spare drive are used the total capacity will only be as large as two drives When one drive fails the data will be rebuilt immediately by using the spare drive rather than waiting for someone to replace the faulty one lt is not possible to add more drives to an existing RAID array without re formatting it To add additional drives at a l
5. ater point turn off the power install the drive s change the RAID selector switch to the new position turn the power back on and then erase the old partition and format the drives again 1 7 About Data Backup To protect your files and help prevent the loss of your data we strongly recommend that you keep two copies of your data one copy on your Hydra and a second copy either on your internal drive or another storage media such as CD DVD Tape or an additional external drive Any loss or corruption of data while using the Hydra is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will the manufacturer be held liable for compensation or the recovery of this data 2 System Setup 2 1 Hard Drive Assembly The drives can be installed at any position there is no specific order required 1 Unlock the switch at the bottom of the case push the inner chassis from the back until the front panel is out of the housing pull the front panel out and then lift it up to remove it Turn the screws on the cassettes counter clockwise to loosen and pull them out L pi panaka Spee ne Ta E 2 Install the hard drive as illustrated below with the SATA connector facing away from the front Mount the drive with the six screws from the side 3 Slide the cassette back into the case push it lightly into place and fasten the screw 4 Repeat the previous steps for each hard drive cassette you are planning to install
6. ation 3 1 1 6 pin FireWire cable When using a 6 pin FireWire cable make sure NOT to insert the connector the wrong way upside down or you will damage the device 3 1 2 Location and placing precautions Do not cover the device and do not place the unit on other heat sensitive equipment Avoid positioning it in the following places e Locations with direct sunlight next to radiators or other sources of heat with high temperatures more than 35 C or high humidity more than 90 e Locations subject to vibration shock or with a slope e Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions 3 1 3 Electricity and power plug Careful attention must be paid to the following points in order to avoid electric shock or fire e When removing the power cable always pull on the plug fixture and never on the cord e Make sure the power switch is in the OFF position when you connect the cord and always connect the cord to your device first before you plug it into the wall socket e Ifthe unit should emit smoke an unusual odour or noise switch it off immediately e Use only the cables supplied or recommended by your vendor in order to avoid malfunction 3 2 FAQ Q What file system should choose to format my drive A This will depend on how you want to use the drive but in general we recommend e Windows 2000 XP Vista gt NTFS e Mac OS X gt HFS Mac OS Extended e To use it on both PC and Mac gt FAT32 single files size is l
7. degrees for every 5 degrees until 60 degrees and then use full soeed above 61 degrees Celsius 1 5 4 Alarm Pressing the mute button will temporarily disable the alarm until the device is next restarted The alarm will go off for one of the following reasons 1 long beep Fan speed is too low or fan does not work 1 long amp 1 short beep Internal case temperate has reached 60 C or more 1 short beep Power supply No 2 has failed 2 short beeps HDD error one or more of the drives can not be accessed 1 5 5 2TB Switch Use position B for Operating Systems that support volumes over 2TB e g WinVista and A to restrict the maximum volume to 2TB for Systems that do not support large volumes 1 5 6 Changing the RAID Mode Changing the RAID setup will require you to re format the drives Make sure you backup all data before doing so 1 Turn off the power and then change the RAID selector switch to the new position 2 Turn on the power remove the old partition create a new one and format the drives 1 6 RAID Mode The difference in performance is only visible for fast interfaces like eSATA Depending on the RAID Mode only a certain amount of drives can be used see RAID Selector Switch Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended If the capacity is different the total amount of the space that can be used will depend on the drive with the smallest capacity 1 6 1 Disk Spanning The drives show up as one large single volu
8. imited to 4GB Q How many drives can fail before loose my data A This depends on the RAID mode For RAID 0 and Spanning any drive failure will result in the data being lost For RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 more than one drive failure at the same time will mean the data can not be recovered anymore Q Will the hard drives spin down when my computer goes into stand by mode A No to provide immediate access to your data the drives will always keep spinning as long as the power is turned on Q Why does the LED indication for some of the drives light up red A If one of the HDD LEDs lights up red and at the same time the Rebuild LED lights up orange the drive is defective If less than 4 drives are installed and the Rebuild LED does not light up at the same time it simply indicates that there is no drive in that bay Copyright 2009 by Macpower amp Tytech Technology Co Ltd all Rights Reserved The information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable Macopower amp Tytech Technology assumes no responsibility for any errors contained in this manual Macpower amp Tytech Technology reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and or design of this product without prior notice The diagrams contained in this manual may also not fully represent the product that you are using and are there for illustration purposes only Macpower amp Tytech Technology assumes no responsibility for any differences bet
9. me but the total size will depend on the drive with the smallest capacity Spanning is an array not RAID that is written sequentially across the drives By itself it does not provide any performance or redundancy benefits Storage Capacity Data Safety Performance A E a eC Cd 2 or 4 drives 1 6 2 Disk Striping RAID 0 The drives show up as one large single volume but the total size will depend on the drive with the smallest capacity Used where speed is the primary objective but RAID Level 0 also called striping is not redundant This form of array splits each piece of data across the drives in segments Since data is written without parity data checking it allows for the fastest data transfer but if one drive fails the whole array can become corrupted Storage Capacity Data Safety Performance oe LLU ll gt 2 or 4 drives E amp amp E amp E 1 6 3 Disk Mirroring RAID 1 The drives show up as one volume but only 50 of the total capacity depending on the drive with the smallest capacity can be used RAID 1 creates an exact copy or mirror of a set of data on the second drive This is useful when reliability and backup are more important than capacity When one drive fails it can be replaced and the data rebuilt Storage Capacity Data Safety Performance mm I om a I CI Cd 2 drives 1 6 4 Disk Mirroring with Striping RA
10. version Please read your warranty carefully as this may vary between different vendors 1 4 Trademarks e MS DOS Microsoft and Windows XP Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation e Apple Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer e All other third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners 1 5 Detailed View sw 1l2 3 4 RAID SPAN 0 HDD Amount 2 4 2 4 x feiss S08 12 4 3 4 3 s A B C D P BIG FAST SAFE 0 0 1 5 1 LED Indication amp Buttons LeDButen Ses AN red LED indication for the D e Blinking orange Rebuilding RAID array Se e Steady orange One or more faulty drive s a Biking goons essing cata i e Blinking red System starting up Eee e Steady red Error or HDD is not installed 1 5 2 RAID Selector Switch seman rents OO Not in use software setting 1 SPAN Spanning with 2 hard drives Changing ine RAID mode will require you to re 2 SPAN Spanning with 4 hard drives format the drives Make sure to backup all 3 RAID 0 RAID 0 Striping with 2 hard drives existing data first 4 RAID 0 RAID 0 Striping with 4 hard drives Green SAFE mode active RAID 1 missing hard drives can Hard drives with identical capacities are recommended 1 5 3 Smart Fan The smart fan automatically regulates the fan speed according to the internal temperature It will start using low speed increase the speed starting from 45
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