CRU RTX400H-SV
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1. RTX 4 BAY USER MANUAL Revised March 20 2012 Models covered e RTX400H SV e RTX410 3Qu e RTX410 3Su e RTX410 XJ Features e TrayFree technology no need to install your hard drives into trays Simply slide in a SATA drive and shut the door e Patented custom SATA drive interface is built to withstand thousands of drive insertions e Fast data connection options USB 3 0 eSATA FireWire 800 and multi lane SAS SATA e Sturdy aluminum case provides excellent heat dissipation and rugged durability RTX 4 bay User Manual A9 400 0007 REV 1 0 1 CRU Table of Contents 1 Pre Installation Steps 1 1 Accessories 1 2 Identifying Parts 1 3 RTX 4 bay host connections 2 Using RTX 2 1 Installing a Hard Drive 2 2 Connecting and Powering RTX 3 Usage with Mac and Windows Operating Systems 3 1 Usage with Macintosh Computers 3 1 1 Compatibility 3 1 2 Formatting a drive 3 1 3 Mounting and unmounting volumes 3 1 4 Creating a boot drive 3 2 Usage with Windows Computers 3 1 1 Compatibility 3 1 2 Formatting a drive 3 1 3 Mounting and unmounting volumes 3 1 4 Creating a boot drive 4 Warnings and Notices 5 Frequently Asked Questions DD HD ODO asain a a Ry HR HR BR HRI KR BR OO WO MN 6 Technical Specifications 1 Pre Installation Steps 1 1 Accessories Check the accessories with your RTX The bo2. process eoe Disk Utility or wg S pe Burn Newlmage Convert Verify 2 Log i CG Erase Partition RAID Restore 4 115 0 GB HDS722512VL ne Dual 500 G4 e To repair a disk or volume select its icon in the list on the left and click Repair Disk 211 3 MB MATSHITADV To repair disk permission problems on a disk or volume that has Mac OS X installed select its icon and click Repair Disk Permissions 184 0 MB Untitled 0 e Click the Verify buttons to test the disk or permissions without changing anything 9 B WiebeTech To repair your startup disk start up from your Mac OS X Install disc CD or DVD then choose Utilities gt Disk Utilit Ea untitled K RTX 4 bay User Manual A9 400 0007 REV 1 0 4 CRU 3 1 3 Mounting and unmounting volumes If the hard drives installed in the product are already formatted an icon representing the drive s volume will appear mount on the desktop You can begin using the volume right away If the drive is unformatted a message will appear on the desktop saying that the disk is unreadable You can use OS X s Disk Utility to easily format the drive see section above Unmount the volume before powering down the unit by dragging the volume s icon to the trash bin or by selecting the volume then pressing Command E Disconnecting the unit without first unmounting the volume can result in data loss 3 1 4 Creating a Boot Drive To activate this feature you must first install OS X o
3. betech com techsupport WiebeTech is a brand of CRU We also offer phone support at 800 260 9800 and 866 744 8722 Support 2011 CRU Acquisitions Group LLC All rights reserved RTX and TrayFree are trademarks of CRU Acquisitions Group LLC Other marks are the property of their respective owners Limited Product Warranty CRU DataPort CRU warrants RTX to be free of significant defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the original date of purchase CRU s warranty is nontransferable and is limited to the original purchaser Limitation of Liability The warranties set forth in this agreement replace all other warranties CRU expressly disclaims all other warranties including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement of third party rights with respect to the documentation and hardware No CRU dealer agent or employee is authorized to make any modification extension or addition to this warranty In no event will CRU or its suppliers be liable for any costs of procurement of substitute products or services lost profits loss of information or data computer malfunction or any other special indirect consequential or incidental damages arising in any way out of the sale of use of or inability to use any CRU product or service even if CRU has been advised of the possibility of such damages In no case shall CRU s liability
4. by its volume name If it s unformatted the Drive Properties Box will say Unallocated and you ll need to initialize the disk before formatting it Initialize the disk by right clicking the Device Properties Box and selecting Initialize Disk Computer Management eae gt lt me Layout Type File System Status Blah blah blah F Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Primary Partition Vista C Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Prim XP D Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Primary Partition XP D2 Vista C 244 14 GB NTFS 221 62 GB NTFS Healthy Primary Partition Healthy System Boot Page File Act Device Propertias gt eae Properties Drive d To format the drive right click the Drive Properties Box and select Format RTX 4 bay User Manual A9 400 0007 REV 1 0 5 CRU e If you are prompted to select a partition type select MBR for volumes 2TB or smaller or GPT for volumes larger than 2TB Note Windows XP does not support GPT or volumes larger than 2TB f Click through several more windows leaving the default settings until you see a window that allows selection of a file system Choose NTFS and enter a name for the new volume Be sure to check the box labeled Perform a quick format unless you want to completely erase any data on the drive and have time to wait A quick format should take less than a minute while
5. ches v Stange from the DC plug FOR OFFICE OR COMMERCIAL USE 4 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna RTX 4 bay User Manual A9 400 0007 REV 1 0 8
6. ction handle locking is recommended to keep from accidentally ejecting a drive while in use Use caution when pulling on the ejection handle so that if it is locked you do not break the handle 5 Frequently Asked Questions Q am trying to use my RTX to boot over FireWire on my Mac and it does not see my drive during the boot process What is causing the problem A Our products are designed to work with 3TB drives when they arrive to our customers Some Mac s may have FireWire chips that are not compatible with booting drives over 2 2TB In these computers you can disable the ability to use drives larger than 2 2TB in the enclosure if you would like to boot over FireWire Q Can you tell me why my eSATA device appears as a Parallel SCSI device in System Profiler A The Serial ATA tab in System Profile shows devices attached to the internal SATA bus but not always devices attached to an eSATA host card Sometimes these devices will appear under the heading Parallel SCSI instead This is entirely normal and does not indicate a problem with the device or its drivers RTX 4 bay User Manual A9 400 0007 REV 1 0 6 CRU Q Why is my hard drive experiencing data corruption A Many things can cause data corruption on hard drives whether they are inside your computer or inside an external storage product Malicious software OS bugs failure to properly disconnect external devices or no reason at all Data corruption or loss is therefore n
7. ent command is CTRL ALT DEL Drives connected to the computer via eSATA cannot be ejected in Windows the way FireWire drives can However freeware utilities are available on the internet that provide a similar function Q Can access drives formatted NTFS on my Mac A Mac OS 10 3 or higher allows drives formatted in NTFS to mount and be seen as read only volumes Data may not be written to the drives but it may be copied from the drives RTX 4 bay User Manual A9 400 0007 REV 1 0 7 CRU 6 Technical Specifications Product name RTX400H SV RTX410 3QJ RTX410 3SJ RTX410 XJ RTX SV models single port multiplied eSATA RTX 3QJ models FireWire 800 400 compatible eSATA USB 3 0 RTX 3SJ models eSATA and USB 3 0 RTX XJ models SFF 8088 multi lane SAS SATA 6Gbps Interface Types Drive Types Supported 3 5 SATA hard drives Support for Drives over 2 Terabytes ves LED Power HDD Activity Operating System Mba Vista XP ETENE Linux distributions that support the desired connection type Power Switch 2 position On Off Power Supply Input 100 240VAC Output 12V 5V Compliance CE FCC ROHS Product Weight 18 pounds without drives 24 pounds with drives Dimensions 270mm x 177mm x 231mm We don t expect anything to go wrong with your CRU product But if it does Tech Support is standing by and ready to help Contact us through www cru dataport com support or wie
8. exceed the actual money paid for the products at issue CRU reserves the right to make modifications and additions to this product without notice or taking on additional liability FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 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 limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated ina 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 to 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 this own expense In the event that you experience Radio Frequency Interference you should take the following steps to resolve the problem 1 Ensure that the case of your attached drive is grounded 2 Use a data cable with RFI reducing ferrites on each end FE ena compy 3 Use a power supply with an RFI reducing ferrite approximately 5 in
9. n the hard drive in your carrier The easiest way to do this is to clone an existing system drive using a utility such as Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper Next go to System Preferences gt Startup Disk A window will list the available bootable volumes Select the volume from which you wish to boot Another method is to hold down the Option key during boot up A screen should appear that allows you to select the volume you wish to use This is useful if you wish to boot from your RTX hard drive only some of the time Ay 3 2 Usage with Windows operating systems 3 2 1 Compatibility RTX uses 3 5 inch SATA Serial ATA hard drives only RTX does not require drivers for operation under Windows XP Vista or 7 However if you install a host card specifically to work with this product that card may require drivers See your card s User Manual for drivers and instructions 3 2 2 Formatting a drive If you purchased your RTX pre populated with a hard drive this step should not be necessary unless you wish to change the format or erase the drive To format use the Disk Management utility a Right click on My Computer then select Manage The Computer Management window will open b In the left pane of this window left click on Disk Management c The drive should appear in the list of Disks in the lower middle right pane see picture below You may need to scroll down to see it If the drive is already formatted you can identify it easily
10. ot covered by warranty this is the case with all rational companies in the storage industry The first thing to try is restarting both the computer and the external device If the data is still corrupted try running built in OS utilities such as Mac OS X s Disk Utility First Aid on the hard drive For best results boot your computer with a Mac OS X Installation CD and launch Disk Utility from the CD When you reach the Mac OS Installation program you can run Disk Utility from one of the menus at the top of the screen From Disk Utility you can run Verify Disk and Repair Disk to find and fix any errors that may be present in your Mac OS installation If the OS utility doesn t help you may need Data Rescue This is a great solution for recovering lost data from a hard drive which has suffered data loss or corruption If there is a true hardware failure of your hard drive that prevents it from communicating with your computer there is no software solution in existence that can fix this problem However since we cannot tell you with any certainty whether or not you are experiencing hardware failure in your particular hard drive we would encourage you to download a free demo version of ProSoft s Data Rescue from www prosofteng com It is limited in that it only allows you to recover one file per session but it will tell you if it even sees any files Q just connected my eSATA product to my computer for the first time turned on the po
11. standard formatting may take several hours g Click Next and then Finish to start the format process When the format is complete the Drive Properties Box will update to show the new volume name The new volume can now be found in My Computer 3 2 3 Mounting and ejecting volumes If the hard drives attached to RTX are already formatted you can begin using the volume right away When the unit is properly connected and turned on a window may open to allow you access to the volume If no window appears you can find the volume by double clicking My Computer Eject RTX before powering it down by single clicking the green arrow icon on the task bar then selecting Safely remove Windows will indicate when it is safe to disconnect RTX Disconnecting the unit without first ejecting it can result in data loss 3 2 4 Creating a Boot Drive Some PC motherboards support booting from an external device To activate this feature you will need to adjust the motherboard s BIOS settings Check with your motherboard s manufacturer or owner s manual for details 4 Warnings and Notices e If your drive is inserted incorrectly it may cause damage to the internal connections Be sure to only insert 3 5 SATA drives and to insert them properly Do not eject the drive while it is being accessed Data loss could result e Do not move RTX while the drive has power e Although a drive can be accessed without locking the eje
12. ter cable into a grounded electrical outlet NOTE To connect RTX410 3QJ to a Ss USB 2 0 host you must use a USB 2 0 gt cable Your RTX is now ready to use Turn on the power switch on the back of the unit If your drive is already formatted you can begin using it right away New hard drives will need to be formatted before they can be used 3 Usage with Mac and Windows Operating Systems ae 3 1 Usage with Mac OS X 3 1 1 Compatibility RTX uses 3 5 inch SATA Serial ATA hard drives only RTX does not require drivers for operation under Mac OS X However if you install a host card specifically to work with this product that card may require drivers See your card s User Manual for drivers and instructions 3 1 2 Formatting a drive If you purchased your RTX pre populated with hard drives this step should not be necessary unless you wish to change the format or erase the drive To format use Mac OS X s Disk Utility found in the applications folder a Click on the drive in the window to the left See picture below b Click the Erase tab in the window to the right see picture below c Select the format type Most users prefer Mac OS Extended with Journaling HFS which is required for compatibility with Time Machine OS 10 5 or newer If you need to use your drive with both Mac and Windows computers select MS DOS File System instead d Enter a name for the new volume and then click Erase to start the
13. wer but the drive did not spin up Is the drive dead A SATA drives will not power up if a SATA cable is plugged into them but no valid connection is established with a host To test this unplug the SATA cable but leave the power plugged in If the drive spins up in this configuration then the problem can be attributed to the SATA host i e eSATA host card Q Can hot swap drives with this product A Only if the eSATA SATA host supports this feature All eSATA host cards currently sold by CRU WiebeTech support hot swapping Third party host cards may or may not support this feature Q It is possible to boot to the external drive s in this product A Only if that feature is supported by the eSATA host to which you are connecting Many eSATA hosts do not support booting If this feature is important to you you should read the technical specifications of any host card you re considering to make sure it supports booting Q Why won t the computer let me eject or unmount my drive A There may be a software application running in the background with an active link to the drive Sometimes you may see a message such as The disk is in use and could not be ejected Try quitting applications and try again It could be a background application like Sherlock or the Finder This is not a defect or issue caused by the WiebeTech device Try invoking the Force Quit feature in OS X to see what software may be running For Windows XP the equival
14. x should contain the following items Item Quantity RTX unit 1 Data cables Model dependant Power cord 1 Packet of screws and keys 1 Quick Start Guide and Warranty Information 1 RTX 4 bay User Manual A9 400 0007 REV 1 0 CRU 1 2 Identifying Parts Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the parts of RTX This will help you to better understand the remaining instructions RTX TrayFree bay Ejection handle Key Lock Power and Access LEDs Rear of RTX 4 bay RTX410 3QJ shown 7 5cm Fan here For information on the host connections of other RTX 4 bay models see section 1 3 USB 3 0 Port FireWire Port eSATA Port Power Supply Fan Power Connection Port Power Switch 1 3 RTX 4 bay host connections 3QJ 3SJ SV XJ Connection Model Model Model Model FireWire 800 8 USB 3 0 4 4 eSATA 4 4 Port Multiplied 1 eSATA Multi Lane SAS SATA 6Gbps 1 SFF 8088 RTX 4 bay User Manual A9 400 0007 REV 1 0 3 CRU 2 Using RTX 2 1 Installing hard drives RTX features TrayFree technology so installing a hard drive couldn t be easier Simply pull the ejection handle to open the door slide a SATA drive inside and shut the door behind it 2 2 Connecting and powering RTX Plug in the data cable and power cord RTX can connect to your computer in one of several ways Cables for all data connection types are included for your convenience Plug the power adap
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