Addonics RT55SNHX storage enclosure
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1. 4le e eo TECHNOLOGIES O User Guide RAID Tower V RT55SNHX RT55SNHXU3 www addonics com v5 1 11 Technical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly please have your product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at Hours 8 30 am 6 00 pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email http www addonics com support query Removing Cover of RAID Tower V Loosen the 3 screws at the back of the tower using a Philips screwdriver by turning counter clockwise Separate the metal casing of the tower from the housing by lifting up the casing Installing drives into the RAID Tower V Using 3 5 SATA hard disk drive slide the drive into the drive bay Close the front panel and using the key provided turn the key lock to the Lock position This will secure the drive and turn on the power to the hard drive Note It is recommended to fill up the RAID Tower V with SATA drives from top to bottom This is to help in identifying which drives connects to which ports for easier troubleshooting Screws Lj eSATA Port www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 32. Email www addonics com support query RAID Setting Notes SW1 When 2 drives are RAID 1 amp RAID 10 Mode connected to the HPM XA 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 XA the 4 drives will be configured as 4 drive RAID 10 array www addonics com Clone s action is similar to Clone Mode RAID1 However all of the hard drives will be mirrored Clone mode is useful especially when users like to copy data from a source hard drive to the drives connected to the HPM XA BZS EZ M2 1 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 XA is connected to the motherboard onboard SATA on the CMOS setup utility the raid array will display as Addonics H W RAID5 if setup as a RAID5 array If the 5 port HPM XA is connected to an eSATA host controller card on the RAID BIOS the raid array will display as Addonics HW RAIDO if setup as a RAIDO array If booted into Windows in Disk Drives under Device Manager the raid array will d
3. 0am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 o O Email www addonics com support query SATA Port 2 Drive activity LED Jumper Block J1 Error LED Jumper Block J3 SATA Port 4 SATA Port 3 Floppy SATA Port 0 Power Connector SATA Port 1 eSATA Host Port Port 5 Dip Switch RAID Setting Button Dip Switch Settings Raid Mode Individual Drive Factory Default OFF 0 ON 1 and 10 ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF OFF Enable Auto ERR Buzzer Rebuilding Function to Spare Drive i ON OFF i OFF 3 Port Multiplier Mode www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Default factory DIP Switch setting SW1 RAID Setting DIP Switch BZS Error buzzer function EZ 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 M2 RAID mode 2 M1 RAID mode 1 MO RAID mode 0 BZS EZ M2 1 MO 1 Error buzzer function is ENABLED BZS when dip switch is in OFF position 2 Auto rebuilding to spare drive is DISABLED EZ 3 Individual drive mode is ENABLED MO M2 Note When the default factory RAID setting is used independent d
4. and Storage Tower to the Computer a Back Connect the power cord provided from the wall outlet to the back of the tower b Make sure the power is off power LED light should be off Connect the eSATA cable from the back of ee the tower to the eSATA port on the computer Power Switch Power on off control a main power switch is located at the back of the tower Turn the switch on Another auxiliary TET Power switch is located on the front of the tower Switch b Make sure the power is off on the auxiliary HDD 5 LED de switch power LED light should be off Power the tower www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query
5. isplay as Addonics HW LARGE if setup as a LARGE array Once raid array is verified you can set the buzzer either ON or OFF Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query 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 RAID10 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 XA will automatically rebuild the RAID group using the spare When the raid fails and EZ is disabled the HPM XA will NOT rebuild the raid group unless you install a good drive to replace the failed drive Connecting the Power Cable
6. n 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 1 MO b Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen While pressing the RAID setting button turn on 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 www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query 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 Clon LL Ww L LL 2 2 LL Le o LL BZS EZ M2 M1 MO BZS EZ M2 M1 MO RAID 1 amp RAID 10 Mode Large Mode E z zi E z E 2 o BZS EZ M2 M1 MO BZS EZ M2 M1 MO RAID 3 Mode Individual Drives Mode E z E KE E E E E K O O O BZS EZ M2 M1 MO BZS EZ M2 M1 MO RAID 5 Mode LE it LL LL LL SW1 BZS EZ M2 1 MO www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212
7. rive configuration and optical drive are supported only when connecting to controllers with Silicon Image Sil3124 Sil3132 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 P5 PO P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 PO P1 P2 P3 P4 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 P3 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 amp P4 error LED for port 0 1 2 3 4 amp 5 www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query 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 Configuration Utilities 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 on the 5 port HPM XA using DIP switch Recommended to be used on operating system without JMicron HW RAID Manager support like Linux Mac amp Solaris Windows users ca
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