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1. Before you begin make sure that each disk is functioning in JBOD mode first Then check the data on the source disk The destination disk should be blank or Unallocated and ideally should be the same make and model number If both disks appear in your disk management utility you should now be ready to duplicate A Power the dock off Both disks should still be in the dock from your JBOD test Remove the blank disk only The EN CAHDD2B D will set whichever disk you insert first as the source disk B Set switches to RAID 1 mode shown in the image on the right C Power on the dock and wait for only one disk to appear in your disk management utility This is the source disk D Now with the dock still on you can insert the blank or unallocated disk into the empty slot The second disk to be inserted automatically becomes the destination or mirror disk E Wait an hour or more depending on the size of your drives for the destination drive to finish automatically copying all of the data from the source drive After that time has elapsed you can power the dock down and reset it to JBOD mode F Windows users may need to toggle the destination disk Online using Disk Management in order to access the data on the disk If both disks appear with identical information on them you know the RAID 1 copy procedure was successful At the very least you must use another drive that h2. faster and more stable now EN CAHDD2B D 8 SUPPORT CHAPTER Y WARRANTY INFORMATION Cavalry Storage Inc Cavalry Storage warrants all new equipment manufactured by Cavalry Storage including any accessories in cluded with its products and sold by an authorized distributor or authorized reseller against defects in material or workmanship for one 1 year from the product s original date of purchase as follows Damaged Goods or Non functional Products Upon receipt of Cavalry Storage product if product is shown to be defective by no fault of the customer Cavalry Storage will replace or repair the product at no cost to the customer Freight Costs Customers are responsible for all freight costs to Cavalry Storage s service centers Cavalry Storage and its service centers are not responsible for products lost during shipping to its facilities Data Recovery Data recovery defined as the retrieval of data from a damaged or corrupted drive is not included in Cavalry Storage s warranty Should customers need data recovery please consult an independent service provider Warranty Disclaimer This warranty covers only hardware This warranty does not cover damage due to accident misuse abuse neg ligence or modification to any part and or accessory of Cavalry Storage products This warranty does not cover damage due to improper operation or maintenance connection to improper power supply or attempted repair by person s
3. fault since it was last used Your disk management utility can perform all of these functions as well as error checking See troubleshooting for details C2 Installing Blank disks If you re installing a blank disk s skip ahead to the Initialization section Step 3 Page 7 EN CAHDD2B D 4 INSTALLATION GUIDE CHAPTER 2 STEP 2 RAID 1 MODE There are two ways in which you can use RAID 1 Create a new RAID 1 array using blank disks Duplicating a source disk which already has data on it ve Creating a New Blank RAID 1 Array The process for creating a blank RAID 1 array is very simple Just make sure that each disk is functioning in JBOD mode first The two disks should be the same make and model number If each disk appears as a separate blank or Unallocated volume within your disk management utility then they should be ready to create an array A Power the dock off Both disks should still be in the dock from your JBOD test B Set switches to RAID 1 mode shown in the image on the right C Power on the dock D Check for 1 unallocated disk in your disk management utility Now you are ready to partition and format that disk As you do so the invisible mirrored disk will receive all of the same data that the visible master disk does E See the Initialization section for specific formatting and partitioning instructions for your operating system Duplicating a Source Disk Using RAID 1
4. or consequential damages or allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts therefore the above limitation or exclusions may not apply In addition extended service contracts with Cavalry Storage or an authorized Cavalry Storage service facility will affect the limitation on an implied warranty accordingly This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights that vary from state to state Please go to http www cavalrystorage com rma aspx for more warranty details ZZ CONTACT INFORMATION Phone 800 238 4453 toll free USA only 805 426 1000 Email customersupport cavalrystorage com Website www cavalrystorage com EN CAHDD2B D 9
5. select Online vs My drive doesn t seem to fit This is probably because you are using an obsolete IDE drive Our authorized parts retailer sells an enclosure made especially for IDE Please email us at customersupport cavalrystorage com for more information lt How do I create a drive that can be used on both Mac and Windows You need to format a drive specifically with the FAT32 file system This can most easily be done on a Mac in Disk Utility Just select the drive you want to use Then select Erase gt MS Dos Fat gt Erase Once created this disk will be usable by both operating systems But I can see my Windows disk on my Mac or vice versa Yes you can often see a Windows disk on a Mac or a Mac disk on Windows You may even be able to pull files off of it But you WON T be able write to that disk unless it is formatted to FAT32 This goes both ways lt How do I check the health of my slow or unresponsive disk s In Windows you right click the rectangle next to your disk number and select Properties Tools Check Now This will also give you the option of repairing any corrupted data automatically Also within the same window you can select Defragment Now This can make a HUGE improvement with older drives In Mac select your disk from the left hand column Then choose First Aid Repair Disk Permissions This may take some time Once it s finished it will tell you the status of the repair Your disk should be a lot
6. verify that each disk you intend to use in this array is the exact same make and model RAID 0 Mode Striped Drives This is only recommended for those people who absolutely must have the absolute maximum in transfer speed and storage capacity This mode is easily capable of exceeding the speed limit of USB 2 0 roughly 60 MB s Likewise it gives you access to the full capacity of both disks combined So what could possibly be bad about that The problem is this if one drive dies all of your data will be lost In order to safely use RAID 0 you ll need a third separate drive in which to backup your critical data You will also need to verify that each disk you intend to use in this array is the exact same make and model Spanning BIG Drives This also is not exactly a RAID array Spanning joins two drives into one big disk that has the capacity of both disks combined Unlike RAID 0 there is no speed increase from BIG mode You can also use different sized disks in a Spanning array But as with RAID 0 if one drive fails the entire BIG volume will be lost along with any potential data You ll probably want a third separate drive in which to backup your most critical data EN CAHDD2B D 2 GETTING STARTED CHAPTER uo E ZZ YOUR DISK MANAGEMENT UTILITY In Windows they call it Disk Management In Mac they call it Disk Utility Despite having different names and appearances both Windows Disk Management and Mac Di
7. D 1 GETTING STARTED CHAPTER Zz PRODUCT PART IDENTIFICATION Te a ae 1 Power LED 2 HDD Status LED 3 USB 2 0 Interface Port 4 RAID Configuration Switches 5 DC Power Input 6 Power Switch ZZ DESCRIPTION OF RAID MODES RAID modes and terminology can be a little confusing to the un initiated Rather than try to explain the exact mechanisms that underlie each mode we will describe each one in terms of what they can do Then you can carefully choose the appropriate mode for your application e JBOD Mode Just a Bunch Of Disks This really isn t a RAID mode at all JBOD simply allows you to see each drive separately within either or both bays There is no performance advantage to JBOD But it is very useful when transferring data from one drive to the next or when you need to error check individual drives within your disk management utility Plus JBOD does not change the file system the way the other modes do This makes it a safe bet if you are unsure of what mode you should use RAID 1 Mode Mirrored Drives This mode basically duplicates all of the data from one drive onto the next In other words it mirrors the source drive This is by far the preferred mode for a RAID array It provides security for all of your source drive s data in the form of a true automatic backup The catch is that your storage capacity is limited to that of the source drive You will also need to
8. Level IM Instruction Manual EN CAHDD2B D Dual Bay USB 2 0 RAID Dock Cavalry the names of series and the Cavalry logo are registered trademarks of Cavalry Storage All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners When referring to hard drive capacity one gigabyte or GB equals one billion bytes and one terabyte or TB equals one trillion bytes Your computer s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity In addition some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus will not be available for data storage Actual quantities will vary based on various factors including file size file format features and application software Cavalry reserves the right to change without notice product offerings or specifications Cavalry Storage Inc 555 East Easy St Simi Valley CA 93065 805 426 1000 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED REENEN Features and Application s e dau ined aq na SNP xe ixecns iut uS Qu MERE mE TN vd uA EEGEN MNT Em System EE SPACING dose en e aE e E I RER ERN NV UE Package Content oco anon meh n edi uses Su cul E pup MK CN IU e a Id UE Product Part Tem tiie a OB susct mie tra emet in acini aer ibid priv Pena rad or pn rU ix D sctipbom of Dock Setting Sieisen indian rex UT De sd ntbd ud usd px E Yo t Disk Management Utility geet Mi bes E EMEN Paper riax Ont L apE CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE
9. as the same capacity Some users may also need to assign a new drive letter to the destination disk before Windows will allow you to access it TF you would like to continue using your RAID 1 array simply power the dock down and reset it to RAID 1 Now when you power the dock on it will continue to mirror the destination drive whenever you add new data to the source EN CAHDD2B D 5 INSTALLATION GUIDE CHAPTER a 2 STEP 2 RAID 0 MODE RAID 0 installation is very easy Just make sure that each disk is functioning in JBOD mode first The two disks should be the same make and model number If each disk appears as a separate blank or Unallocated volume within your disk management utility they should be ready to create an array A Only blank or unallocated disks can be used to setup a RAID 0 array A Power the dock off Both disks should still be in the dock from your JBOD test B Set the switches to RAID 0 See the picture on the right C Power on the dock D Check for 1 unallocated disk in your disk management utility with a size close to that of your combined RAID 0 drives Ex if you use 2 x 1TB drives look for a single 1 8 TB unallocated drive Now you are ready to partition and format that disk As you do so the data will automatically be spread accross each disk in equal parts This makes for a very large very fast array E See the Initialization section for specific formatting and partitioning instruction
10. drive that is close to the same size like 931 51 GB Once you ve found it take note of the disk number C If the Initialization Wizard does not appear right click the disk number and then select the Initial ize option If this option is not available click the white box immediately to the right and select New Partition for XP and New Simple Volume for Vista 7 D Select MBR Primary Partition and NTFS for XP or for drives that are smaller than 1TB For later versions of Windows 7 and Vista select GPT GUID and NTFS or for drives that are larger than 1 TB Caution GPT GUID is not compatible with Windows XP E Let Windows select a drive letter as well as the rest of the options Then press Finish Double check that Windows assigned a drive letter to your new drive s Otherwise you will not see the drive s in My Computer F Now look for your drive letter s in My Computer and enjoy your new drive Mac OS X 10 4 0 A Look for the drive in Disk Utility Click an empty space on your Desktop Then select from the top of the screen Go gt Utilities gt Disk Utility B Once in Disk Utility look for your drive in the left hand column It should be easily identified as a USB or DMI drive of a size close to it s stated size Ex If you are Initializing a 1TB drive look for a drive that is close to the same size like 931 51 GB C Click on the first entry for your Cavalry drive the o
11. eege gearen eecht EE TEE Installation Step srren sts Societ dass Saar ceessbeuunies r a S Installation Step 2 JBOD usos scavi dps ege atelier ee deene E Installation Step 2 RAID E Installation E TTA AOU Step o P E REN RE E D A W ADD LED Stat s TE Troubleshooting ageet ee Keele e E Contact Information 00 0 0 ccc cccsesessssscscssssssssssssssssssssssnsesssssnsssnsesssesssssassssssssssssssnsanaes GETTING STARTED CHAPTER LB VY FEATURES Thank you for purchasing the Cavalry dual bay USB 2 0 RAID dock The EN CAHDD2B D was designed for ultimate flexibility The multiple RAID settings allow users to have several discrete RAID arrays using multiple disks and still retain the ability to setup and test new drives on the fly The automatic disk duplication feature allows you to create sector to sector backup images of entire disks The Plug and Play design means that there are no bothersome drivers to install or update Just plug in your internal SATA drive s and configure them in the disk management utility of your choice vr Up to 60MB S Maximum Transfer Speed d USB 2 0 for Broad Multi OS Compatibility lt Up to 4 TB Total Capacity Depending on Your OS d Automatic Disk Duplication via RAID 1 ee RAID 1 RAID 0 JBOD and Spanning modes d Hot Swappable s 2 5 and 3 5 SATA II drive support YZ SPECIFICATIONS de Model vr Interfaces EN CAHDD2B D Internal 2 x SATA II External 1 x USB 2 0 Up to 480Mb
12. evious drive may be defective If you don t have another drive plug the drive in question into your computer s motherboard Look for it in your disk manager application If you still can t find it after this you probably have a malfunctioning drive d I can see my drive on my motherboard but not in the dock If this is the case there may be a problem with the USB port on your computer Try connecting the dock to a different computer If it shows up there you probably have a bad port on the original computer If it doesn t you may have a faulty dock In that case please contact Customer Support by email or phone in the Contact Us section Pg 9 I see the drive in my disk management application but not on My Computer Desktop This is usually because the drive was not initialized using the procedure described in Installation Guides Windows users may need to change or assign a new drive letter It may also mean that the drive is recognized by your computer but uses a different file system from another OS You would then need to remove all the data from it and then format it as described in Initializing Your Blank Array Pg 7 How do I assign a drive letter Windows only Go to Disk Management and right click the white box next to your drive Select Change Drive Letter or Path Take note of the assigned drive letter and look for that letter in My Computer I see my drive but it s Offline Just right click the disk number and
13. hed well Note Depending on the drives used when powering on allow up to 30 seconds for both drives to spin up to speed Note Ensure a proper connection when inserting a drive by putting it straight down and not tilting it If a drive is not being detected turn off the dock then remove and re insert the drive Caution Removing the hard drives from the dock while it is on may result in data loss 2 STEP 2 JBOD MODE JBOD installation is almost the same as installing a disk inside of your desktop computer That is once connected you will need to navigate to your disk management utility in order to locate the disk There you can prepare it for use with your OS If your disk already has data on it JBOD is the preferred mode to use A With the dock powered off set the RAID Mode selector switches to JBOD mode shown in the image on the right B Turn the dock on Proceed to one of the next two steps depending on whether your disks already have data on them 1 2 3 Allow up to 30 seconds for both drives to spin up to speed Caution Removing hard drives from the dock while they are being accessed can result in data loss C1 Installing Disks with existing data If you re installing a disk with data already on it look for your drive directly in My Computer If it does not show up it may simply need to be assigned a new drive letter It may also need to be formatted to a different file system or may even have developed a
14. ill be a little bit less than the quoted drive size If a connected disk does not appear here the disk is probably defective See the troubleshooting FAQ for details INSTALLATION GUIDE CHAPTER 7 s Z INSTALLATION OUTLINE Setup Your Dock vs JBOD Installation Guide RAID 1 Installation Guide RAID 1 Disk Duplication Guide RAID 0 Installation Guide Spanning Installation Guide EN CAHDD2B D 3 INSTALLATION GUIDE CHAPTER ZZ INSTALLATION STEPS STEP 1 SET UP YOUR DOCK For both MAC and PC A Connect the Cavalry power supply B Connect the USB cable to a port on your computer that you have used recently and know to work well Take this time to temporarily eject and disconnect any other external storage devices you have This will make it easier to find your new Cavalry dock C Insert the hard drives that you are going to use into the dock Make sure that you handle them very carefully Check that they are firmly inserted into the dock Be sure that you never touch any exposed circuitry or data ports on the drive or the dock Hard drives are very fragile devices D Proceed to the Installation Guides below depending on the RAID Mode of your choice Note Take a moment to label your power supply with the Cavalry Model of your unit A piece of light colored masking tape or an address label works great and can save you tons of time and frustration down the road Just make sure it is attac
15. it s 100 240v 50 60 Hz US International Auto Switching d Configurations RAID 1 RAID 0 JBOD Spanning 6 25 x 4 x 5 0 65 Ibs d Power Supply lt Dimensions vr Weight YZ APPLICATIONS With the price of hard disks falling at ever faster rates it has become common for average computer users to have multiple disks both used and unused The EN CAHDD2B D RAID dock allows you to put those disks to work For system builders who can t afford down time caused by faulty OS drives the ultra simple RAID 1 disk duplication feature allows you to make complete duplicate disks without connecting to your computer The hot swappable dock design allows you to cycle through as many disks as you like in mere seconds all without restarting your PC or Mac YZ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OS Compatibility Windows 7 Vista XP 2000 Mac OS X 10 3 d Hardware Requirements USB 2 0 Port d Hard Drive Requirements 3 5 Desktop or 2 5 Notebook Internal Hard Drive with SATA II Interface de Operating Environment Temperature Operating 41 131 F Non Operating 40 149 F Relative Humidity Operating 8 90 RH non condensing Non Operating 5 95 RH non condensing VY PACKAGE CONTENTS do 2 Bay Dock ZG USB 2 0 Cable d Power Adapter Note Hard drives are not included unless you have purchased a bundle Bundle contents vary Speed of dock is limited to the maximum speed of the hard drive in use EN CAHDD2B
16. ne closest to the top D On the right there will be a row listing operations you can perform on your drive Select Partition E Now select Volume Format gt Mac OS Extended Journaled F Click Options and select Apple Partition Map G Click Partition H Check for your drive in Computer and or the Desktop and enjoy your new drive EN CAHDD2B D 7 SUPPORT CHAPTER Zz HDD LED STATUS CODES Solid Green A healthy functioning HDD WARNING Always switch USB cables as your first troubleshooting step for all of the situations d Solid or Flashing Orange The connected HDD is attempting to access below We suggest that you simply unplug your Flashing Green Red The connected HDD is writing or formatting the host PC USB printer cable and plug it straight into your dock putting your original cable aside That lt Solid or Flashing Red The connected HDD is unhealthy or offline allows you to use a known working cable and a known working USB port on your computer Ze No LED No HDD is connected or the HDD is in operational and eliminate those possibilities before you even begin go TROUBLE SHOOTING lt I can t see my drive s If you have followed all of the above steps and your drive is operational you should see it in your disk management utility If you can t then check the dock using a known working drive in the same slot If that drive appears when inserted into the same slot the pr
17. or facilities unauthorized by Cavalry Storage to service or upgrade the product This warranty does not cover consumables Cavalry Storage makes no expressed or implied war ranty of any kind for products with regard to performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further Cavalry Storage is not responsible for any defects in products loss or inaccuracy of data of any kind or for any direct indirect incidental or consequential damages resulting there from Packing and Shipping Any product sent to Cavalry Storage Inc for service or repair must be packed and shipped according to the Cavalry Storage standards and guidelines Please note that packages received which deviate from Cavalry Storage packing and shipping standards may be rejected Failure to comply with any of the above will result in delays and will ultimately result in a voided warranty Please contact customersup port cavalrystorage com if you have any questions REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER CAVALRY STORAGE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS LIBRARY EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS LIBRARY IS LIM ITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental
18. s for your operating system 2 STEP 2 SPANNING BIG MODE Setting up a Spanning array is very simple Just make sure that each disk is functioning in JBOD mode first If each disk appears as a separate blank or Unallocated volume within your disk management utility they should be ready to create an array A Only blank or unallocated disks can be used to setup a Spanning BIG array A Power the dock off Both disks should still be in the dock from your JBOD test B Set the switches to BIG See the picture to the right C Power on the dock D Check for 1 unallocated disk in your disk management utility with a size close to that of your combined drives Ex if you use 2 x I TB drives look for a single 1 8 TB unallocated drive Now you are ready to partition and format that disk As you do so the data will automatically be spread accross both disks seamlessly E See the Initialization Section for specific formatting and partitioning instructions for your operating system EN CAHDD2B D 6 INSTALLATION GUIDE CHAPTER 3 STEP 3 INITIALIZING YOUR BLANK ARRAY s Windows A Navigate to Disk Management Start Menu gt right click My Computer gt select Manage gt select Disk Management B Once in Disk Management look for your drives in the bottom right window You may have to scroll down to find it The disk s will most easily be recognized by their size Ex If you are initializing a TB drive look for a
19. sk Utility do basically the same thing they allow you to create modify and delete any storage volume connected to your computer In order to get the most out of your EN CAHDD2B D dock you will need to become intimately familiar with your disk management utility Please refer to a detailed glossary on our website of the terms and explanations of the functions and procedures you will need to understand http www cavalrystorage com manuals aspx It s generally a good idea to keep your disk management utility continuously open while you are setting up your dock and the disks within it How to Find Your Disk Management Utility vs Windows Navigate to Disk Management Start Menu gt right click My Computer gt select Manage gt select Disk Management sr Mac Click an empty space on your Desktop Then select from the top of the screen Go gt Utilities gt Disk Utility Seeing Your New Disk in the Disk Management Utility In Mac this is a pretty straight forward affair Just look at the left hand column and search for a newly added disk with the term DMI or USB in it s title Windows arbitrarily assigns a Disk Number to every new disk that is connected even if the disk does NOT show up in My Computer Disk 0 is always your system or C drive Your Cavalry drive will appear somewhere beneath Disk 0 It will be given a number like Disk 1 et al You will probably only be able to recognize it by its size which w
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