Accordance Systems 2000 Computer Drive User Manual
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1. THD be a ad Booting the system with one hard drive in default mode 1 ARAID can boot the system with one hard drive from either drive LCD message when the source drive is in the upper bay FE o an Single ARAID99 NO 1500 G O LCD message when source disk is on the lower bay 1500 a O 2 When both drives are installed ARAID will automatically detect the source disk primary HDD and boot the system When source disk fails ARAID will automatically boot the system from target disk secondary HDD The message displayed on the LCD is shown below LCD message with both disks installed on ARAID ARAID99 1500 pe m o Single Default O O Buzzer ON OFF E go mu 13 Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual LCD message with the source disk only at system boot ARAID99 PA 1500 G Buzzer ON OFF de ue O go mu LCD message with target disk is installed after system boot HD 1 Single RIW ei E 1500 ti LCD message with target disk only at system boot 1500 Default Buzzer ON OFF RW LCD message after installing a new source disk when system has booted with target disk E 1500 Gi Buzzer H ON OFF H oO 1 O 39 LCD message and LED indication after disk rebuilding is sedie ARAID99 1500 Single Buzzer HD 2 ON OFF R W Warning Do not change mode from Default to Single m2. _ O O ab V O O E C Q CU 2 o O C E U LL LL O Z O D N N mM E O O gt 0 xX 2 P Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Rear View and Jumper Settings 4 5 7 Parts on rear panel of an ARAID 1500 and 2000 SATA connector To PC Host IDE connector For firmware upgrade only FAN connector ARAID 1500 amp 2000 power socket 7Omm fan RS232 connector Function Setup Jumpers NO 0 Bb WD Function Setup Jumper descriptions Lower Right corner Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Device MASTER SLAVE mode setup For firmware upgrade use only MASTER 1 closed Default setup SLAVE 1 open RAID Level setup jumper RAID 1 2 open Default setup RAID 0 2 closed For optional Enforced Mode Firmware Upgrade Factory Reserved 8 Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual ARAID 1500 or 2000 Operational Tests ARAID is designed with strict compliance to the SATA and EIDE Parallel ATA command set and timings ARAID is a self contained RAID storage subsystem that connects to any operating system and motherboard without requiring a device driver or I O board Please refer to the BIOS Setup in the Q amp A section for complete details on how to optimize ARAID for your PC You can also contact your Accordance dealer or contact Accordance at www accordancesystems
3. com or email tech accordance com tw for technical support RAID 1 Basic Operation Test Mirroring Prepare your PC or motherboard two identical hard drives and operating system image Load the operating system to one S ATA or IDE hard drive source disk Attach the source disk SATA or IDE with the OS to the upper bay of the ARAID device Attach the ARAID device to the SATA port on the target PC Run ARAID as a single disk to the PC making sure that front panel operation mode switch is set to Single 6 Once the source disk operation is confirmed then set the operation mode from Single to Default and install a target disk into the lower tray You can do this while the system is powered since ARAID supports hot swapping ARAID will then automatically detect the presence of the second disk and start disk mirroring functionality with Auto Rebuild 7 You have passed the basic compatibility test are now executing RAID1 maintaining concurrent data on both drives aS SNS RAID 1 Auto Rebuild Function Test 1 The ARAID Auto Rebuild Function feature provides automated disk copying of Source disks to Target disks Rebuilds can be done while the computer is in use or on off line 2 Refer to the Auto Rebuild Test ARF section for complete instructions and hardware compatibility RAID 0 Basic Operation Test Striping Prepare your PC or motherboard two identical hard drives and operating system image Set the front panel operation
4. 0 250GB HDS722525VLSA80 250 GB 10 amp Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Auto Rebuild Instruction ARF for RAID 1 1 Have one hard drive in the Upper Bay of your ARAID disk array and set the front panel operational mode switch set to Single mode and boot your PC 2 Once the computer is up change the operation mode switch from Single to Default and install a target disk into the Lower Bay NOTE If you install target disk without changing disk operation mode to Default the system will report target disk as OFF in the LCD window 3 ARF Auto Rebuild Function will start automatically and copy the contents of the source disk onto the target disk 4 While the disk is rebuilding the completion percentage is displayed on the front panel LCD 5 Typical rebuild rate is 30 80 GB hour with maximum transfers of up to 120 GB Hr 6 The LCD will signify rebuild completion and show status of both disks pe O Single ARAID99 1500 Default O O L i nu Buzzer ON OFF ARAID 1500 LCD screen after auto rebuild is completed S pe o Single ARAID99 2000 Default O O E o mu Buzzer ON OFF ARAID 2000 LCD screen after auto rebuild is completed S 11 Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Booting With One Hard Drive in Single Mode 1 Ifyou want to boot the system with one hard drive source disk place source disk in t
5. 3 The BIOS of some older computers may only be able to access hard drives of 8GB or less In these instances you must set the HDD TYPE in the BIOS to USER mode and then key in the Head Cylinder Sector data which is printed on the drive label or available from the manufacturer s website 4 CASE STUDY Company ABC uses two Western Digital WO800BBRTL 80GB hard drives on one ARAID disk array Company ABC should keep an inventory of spare WD800BBRTL hard drives Company ABC experiences a disk crash and has no more WD800BBRTL to replace Instead a new WD1200BBRTL 120GB is available for replacement For daily operation the smaller drive the WD800BBRITL needs to be put in Upper Bay and the larger drive the WD1200BBRTL must be put in the Lower Bay as a mirrored couple In this scenario the mirror couple of WD80GB WD120GB its effective capacity is 80GB RAID I disk array capacity is always defined by the capacity of the smaller drive eo For Windows User ONLY If at some later point the WD800BBRTL malfunctions and the WD1200BBRIL is the surviving drive you can enlarge the WD1200BBRILs partition size from 80GB to 120GB by using a third party s program such as Symantec s Ghost Then mirror it to another WD1200BBRTL and realize a 120GB disk capacity 19 Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Appendix A Product Discrepancy Report F ARAID Series No yymmdd Date yy mm dd Company Name Your name A
6. ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual ARAIDO Models 1500 and 2000 User s Manual V1 0 Revision A Table of Contents Thank you for your purchase of ARAID 1500 2000 omoccccoocccccccoccocococconoconconcononononnnncnnnonanonconancnnnnananonnas 2 Unpacking the ARAID 1500 and 2000 coocoooocccncccccccccnccccoocconcnononccononononcnnnononnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnonannrnnnnnnnanoss 3 A osana E E sate ucts scibaes E E E E S EE 4 ARAID 1500 and 2000 Features oooooccccccooccccccoccococoncnncnnnconconononcononcnnonnnrnnnnnnnrrnnnnrnnnnnnrnnrrnanrnrrnnnrnnnnannaninnas 5 PECON perra E EE EEEE ESES E E EE E EEEE E E EEEE 5 SEM A EEEE E EE ne 5 ARAID 1500 and 2000 Operations OvVervVieW ccccccccccocooncccncncccconooonccnnnnnnnnnonannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanncnnnnnnnns 6 ARAID 1500 General lt MPORTANT gt cccccccssseeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeessaeeseeeeeeeeseaaeeeeeeeeessaaaeeeeeeeess 6 ARAID 1500 and ARAID 2000 General occccconcncccccccnccconcnncconcnoconononononcnnononcnnononnnnnonannnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanennonanens 6 a AA e CO ea 7 Rear View and Jumper SettingS cooooooccccnnnccccccoonnccnnnncnnnnnnoncnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnos 8 ARAID 1500 or 2000 Operational Tests ooocccccccccoccconcccnnnccononononccnnonononnonanonnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnss 9 RAID 1 Auto Rebulld Function TeSt cio
7. P Professional and Red Hat SUSE Linux The agent and user interface simplifies the management and monitoring of multiple ARAID unites in a mid to large size network Information provided includes disk health status fan speed and temperature It is compatible with Accordance s OpManager HP s OpenView and IBM s NetView The Accordance SNMP Agent provides enterprise proprietary MIB and MIB II support as well as ARAID event traps Accordance s OpManager NMS Accordance s OpManager is an easy to learn powerful Network Management System NMS All Accordance ARAID MIB support and traps are recognized by OpManager and is particularly useful for managing multiple ARAID devices A no cost 30 day evaluation edition is available at www accordancesystems com or www accordance com tw 16 amp Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Hard Drive Failure and Troubleshooting Guide 1 LCD message when both disks are operating correctly Single ARAID99 1500 Default HD 2 RIW Buzzer ON OFF 2 LCD message when the source disk is OK and target disk fails Single ARAID99 O 1500 Default Buzzer HD2 ON OFF RAN ARAID will maintain read write function on the source disk but the RAID function is terminated Replace the failed hard drive to resume the disk mirroring function 3 LED message when source disk fails and target disk is OK HD 1 ARAID99 4 500 Default ARAID will ma
8. ation ARAID can operate with only one drive in the upper bay When the front panel operation mode switch is set to Single ARAID will only access to Mobile Rack1 Upper Bay disk and the mirror function is disabled Changing Modes from Single to Default ARAID will automatically mirror contents from the Upper tray to Lower tray when you switch from Single to Default mode Performing a manual Mirror On Demand ARAID 1500 and ARAID 2000 RAID 0 Users Mode Selection When ARAID works at RAID 0 mode the front panel operation mode switch must be always set to Default Additional Notes for RAID 0 Users When ARAID is set at RAID 0 mode it requires two disks to operate with ARAID will not work with one single disk installed at RAID 0 mode o Always place the switch in the Default position for RAID O operation Never place the switch in the Single position or switch it from Single to Default or you will risk losing all RAID O data 6 Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Parts on Front Panel LS E E m ae Gi TTR ee Ae Ray yy TNS AY mal IEP tat Tn let Ferret ew pitas rs Pty 4 g IA A IAN Fave dare 4 SATE Uh ein tena A A TA AALST s ps Yi Ss 2 it e Mw ie A eae Ret a aunt REA NTE at UN Y a ai gt 1 Tray 1 2 Tray2 3 Key Lock 4 LCD 5 HDD1 R W LED 6 HDD2 R W LED ARAID99 ERA 2000
9. ccordance Product Name Model l e Manufactured Date or Purchase Date Po PC or Motherboard Brand amp Model BIOS Phoenix or Award or AMI HDD 1 Brand Model Series number HDD 2 Brand Model Series number Mandatory Optional but it helps to identify problem Test Procedure amp Error Messages AO SAA AO A 20 Accordance Systems Inc
10. e Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual ARAID 1500 and 2000 Features PC host Interface SATA Serial ATA for both ARAID 1500 and ARAID 2000 ARAID 1500 Hard Disk Interface IDE ARAID 2000 Hard Disk Interface SATA RAID 1 Disk Mirroring and RAID 0 Disk Striping support No driver or add on card required Real plug and play connectivity for any PC and operating system Mirror On Demand off line disk duplication Supports all popular SATA and IDE hard drives Hot swap and ARF support LCD displays system disk operation and fan temperature status LED indicators for disk read write status Built in alarm alerts disk and fan failure Practical front panel Mirror On Demand switch 70mm high performance cooling fan provides good ventilation for hard drives at 7 200 rmp or higher Power 5V and 12V DC Security keys Optional SNMP Agent software for Windows or Linux for network management Specifications Dimensions 236x146x86 mm fits into one 2U 5 25 bay Weight without hard drive approximate Metal 4 lb Aluminum 3lb Temperature 0 C 55 C operating 20 C 70 C standby System requirements e IBM PC compatibles Pentium IV Ill Il or Pentium MMX Pentium compatibles Standard SATA PC host interface IDE or SATA hard drive interface e Supported OS Windows Server 2003 2000 NT 4 0 XP ME 98 95 DOS6 22 LINUX SCO Openserver Free BSD NetWare Solaris IBM OS 2 Warp Mac OS 5 amp Acco
11. geese eseronesasaeenatscenccaenan xuesavencaseeanauecades 18 Power failure while disk rebuild is IN progress ccccccoonnccccononcnnccccnoncnnnncnnnncnnnononnnnnononannnnnnnonnnrnnnnnonannnnnnnnnnns 18 Preventing and recovering from an unexpected virus attacCk ccccooonncncoconconconnnnconanennnnoncnnnnnannnnonancnnnnaranononas 18 Replacing and Upgrading Hard Drives cccccccccccssseeeeeeeeeeeeeecaeeeeceeeseeeeseeeesseaeeeeeesseeeeceeeseaeeeeeessanneeeeessaaees 19 PAD DCN E AMA erage O E A 20 Accordance and ARAID are registered trade marks of Accordance Systems Inc All international copyrights reserved 1 amp Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Thank you for your purchase of ARAID 1500 2000 Important Notice Please read the following before using the ARAID Disk Array ARAID 1500 and 2000 complies with standard RAID 1 disk mirroring and RAID 0 disk striping definitions We recommend that two identical exact same brand and model hard drives be used in all RAID implementations for RAID system performance and maintenance Recommended UDMA 133 100 66 hard drives Seagate Maxtor Western Digital Hitachi IBM Fujitsu VV VV VY Use 40 GB or greater disk capacity Keep a spare hard drive or an inventory of spare hard drives used in your RAID system in case of disk failure If identical models are unavailable stock drives with larger capacity and higher drive speed from the same
12. he upper bay ARAID can then access to source disk only LCD message is shown below pe ue Single ARAID99 J 1500 a Buzzer ON OFF ARAID in Single mode OFF indicates power for target disk is OFF O E go mu lf you place source disk in the lower bay the system will ask for a system disk ARAID cannot access to source disk placed in the lower bay LCD message is shown below T ue Single ARAID99 1500 Default O OQ Se Pa Buzzer ON OFF E ARAID in Single mode OFF indicates power for target disk is off 2 Even both disks are installed ARAID can only access to source disk for the power of target disk is still OFF LCD message is shown below Single HD 1 ARAID99 I O 1500 al O Buzzer HD 2 ON OFF RiW ARAID in Single mode OFF indicates power for target disk is off 12 amp Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Changing Single Mode to Default Mode Performing a Manual Mirror On Demand When you change the operation mode switch from Single to Default the target lower bay drive will be automatically rebuilt with the contents from the source drive upper bay LCD messages are shown below O Change mode from Single to Default mode from Single to Default Note Do not remove either drive while the disk rebuild is in progress to avoid data loss O E Single A ARAID99 1500 Default C O O ar mn
13. intain read write function on target disk but the RAID function is terminated Replace the failed drive to resume the disk mirroring function 4 LED message when both disks failed HD 1 ARAID99 O 4 500 Default No disk read write function is available Replace disks immediately and restore from your latest backup to resume operation Note Always replace new disks with an identical model or a model in same series with larger capacity from the same manufacturer 17 Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual ARAID Questions amp Answers PC BIOS setup Q What type of hard drive should be selected in the PC BIOS setup A If you are using two identical hard drives same manufacturer and model in your ARAID select HDD TYPE of AUTO If you replace a failed hard drive with a new disk with the same brand and the same model series but with a larger capacity select HDD TYPE AUTO as well lf the replacement drive is larger than the surviving drive it is imperative that you place the smaller Surviving drive in the upper bay then boot the computer When the operating system is booted insert the new larger capacity disk in lower bay and launch auto rebuild Power failure while disk rebuild is in progress Q What should do if the power fails while auto rebuild is in progress A Just turn on the PC again the disk rebuild will restart and continue regardless of whether you are rebuilding from
14. manufacturer See Q amp A for details on hard drive replacement ARAID 1500 2000 features an Auto Mirror function default mode for easy hard disk duplication The Auto Mirror allows you to duplicate a hard disk without requiring FDISK and FORMAT partitioning and formatting functions 2 Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Unpacking the ARAID 1500 and 2000 1 Unpack the ARAID 1500 or 2000 and check for the following items One ARAID 1500 or 2000 with Mobile rack 1 in Upper Bay Mobile rack 2 in Lower Bay Two security keys Screws User s manual Software CD RS 232 Cable AraidEye for Microsoft Windows ARAID monitoring utility Contact your dealer if any of these items are missing or are damaged JOW PERE items available for managing the ARAID 1500 2000 AraidEye for Linux SNMP Agent for Windows XP Professional 2000 Server 2003 SNMP Agent for Redhat SUSE Linux Accordance OpManager 5 One month free evaluation edition An easy to use SNMP Network Management Software to manage ARAID 1500 2000 in SNMP enable networks ARAID99 1500 ARAID 1500 with two trays 3 P Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Mobile Racks Plastic handler Front view of ARAID 1500 2000 mobile rack with hard drive Metal handler Front view of ARAID 1500 2000 mobile rack with hard drive s ae NO ey ER cite a iae Rear view of ARAID 2000 4 P Accordanc
15. mode switch to Default Install two identical hard disks into the upper bay and lower bay ARAID RAID 0 will perform striping allowing the PC to read and write to the two drives as one disk 5 Disk capacity is doubled and disk read write performance will be improved 35 or greater gt u NN gt 9 Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Auto Rebuild Function ARF of ARAID 1500 and 2000 The Auto Rebuild Function of ARAID supports the following operating systems and hard drives ARF Compatible Operating Systems Windows Server 2003 2000 NT4 0 XP ME 98 95 DOS 6 22 SCO UNIX System V Linux Red Hat SUSE Monta Vista Slackware Debian Turbo Mandrake Novell NetWare Solaris Mac OS9 and above IBM OS 2 Warp ARF Compatible IDE Serial ATA Hard Drives Manufacturer IDE Model IDE Capacity SATA Model SATA Capacity Maxtor DiamondMax 40 60 GB DiamondMax 60 GB 92799U6 40 GB 6Y080M0 80 GB 96147H8 60 GB 4R120L0 120 GB 98196A8 80 GB 6Y120MO 120 GB 6Y120L0 120 GB 6Y250M0 250 GB 4G160J8 160 GB 5 TOxxx 40 60 GB Western Digital 400 800BB 40 80 GB WD1200JD 120 GB 1800BB JB 180 GB WD1600JD 160 GB 2000JB 200 GB WD2500JD 250 GB SAMSUNG SV2044D 20 GB FUJITSU MPE3170 17GB Seagate 1320410A 20 GB ST380026AS 80 GB ST34001xA 40 GB S13120026AS 120 GB 12130023A 120 GB ST3160026AS 160 GB IBM Hitachi IC35120AVV207 120 GB HDS722580VLSA80 80GB IC35180AVV207 180 GB HDS722516VLSA80 160 GB HDS722525VLAT8
16. n naco sitiada 9 Auto Rebuild Function ARF of ARAID 1500 and 2000 oooccccccocccnccooccncococcncccnncnconononcnnnncononnarononnanennos 10 ARF Compatible Operating Systems cccccccccccccnnccnnncccnonenancnnnnnnononannnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnans 10 ARF Compatible IDE Serial ATA Hard DriVS ccccccccccccccccnncnnnccconncnnnnnnonnnnnnononnnnnnnononnnnnnononnnnnnnononnnennnnnnos 10 Auto Rebuild Instruction ARF for RAID 1 oocccccccccccccoonccononcconccoonccnnnnnnnnnnnonncnnnnnonononanncnnnnnononanncnnnnnnnos 11 Booting With One Hard Drive in Single Mode ocoooooccccccccooccccccoconcocconconccnnonnnnncnnnnnnnanennnnonnanennnnnnnos 12 Changing Single Mode to Default Mode cccccccooocconccnoncccccooocconnncconononnncconnnonononannnnnnnncnnnnannnnnns 13 Performing a Manual Mirror On DemMand ooccncccccocccnnccccocconnconnncconnononccnnnnonnnnnnnononancnnnononanrnnnnonnnnrnnnnnanenss 13 Cooling Fan and Temperature ococcccccooccccccccoocconcconooccnnnnonnncnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnrnnrnnnnnnrnnrnrrnnrrnnrnnnaneos 15 Hard Drive Failure and Troubleshooting Guide oooccoccccconccnncccconconconnancnncnonnnncnnnononancnnnnnnnanennnnnnnns 17 ARAID Questions amp ANSWEerS oocccccccccccccncccconnccnonononnccnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnannennnnnnnss 18 A A e E A A cap
17. ode while both drives are operating Disk power will be disconnected immediately and the real time backup mirroring function will be terminated ARAID can then access only the source disk upper bay Unexpected data loss or disk failure may occur 14 amp Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Cooling Fan and Temperature Front Panel Messages When the cooling fan of the ARAID unit stops or rotates very slowly the LCD will show a highlighted F as illustrated in the diagram shown below ARAID99 4 500 Default lf the temperature is higher than the default setting a preset number typically 50 C or 122 F the LCD will show a highlighted T as illustrated in the diagram shown below ARAID99 1500 i a O HD 2 RIW Buzzer ON OFF RAID System Management Monitoring via AraidEye AraidEye allows users to see information about the hard disk fan soeed and temperature status of your ARAID unit via an RS 232 connection in Microsoft Windows or Linux X Windows AraidEye for Windows is bundled with the ARAID AraidEye for Linux is an optional purchase 2nd HDD Time Remaining IS P Accordance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Network Management via SNMP Accordance provides an SNMP Agent Simple Network Management Protocol for the ARAID models 1000L 1010 1500 2000 It is compatible with Windows 2000 Professional and Server 2003 Advanced Server Windows X
18. ou need While the system is clean and virus free make sure to generate clone disks and keep them in safe place 18 amp Accordance Systems Inc A ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual Replacing and Upgrading Hard Drives Q What should do if need to replace a defective hard drive 1 To minimize the risk of losing mission critical data make it a practice to keep a spare hard drive of the same make and model for the next two years Always restock your Spare inventory with new hard drive s of the same model whenever a defective hard drive is replaced These drives can be easily added to the ARAID disk array and rebuilt by running the Auto Rebuild facility If your replacement drives are the same manufacturer as the original drives but are a larger capacity place the surviving drive in the upper bay where it will be designated as the source drive Boot the PC from the upper bay source drive When the operating system is ready to serve insert the replacement drive into lower bay The disk auto rebuild sequence will now start If it fails to start switch the front panel operation mode switch from Single to Default The BIOS HDD type can set to Auto in this case For normal operation always put the smaller capacity drive in upper bay and larger Capacity drive in lower bay Never place the larger capacity drive in the upper bay Tip Label each tray with the disk capacity brand and model for future reference
19. primary to secondary upper bay to lower bay or rebuilding from secondary To primary lower bay to upper bay The PC will boot from the source disk whether it is primary or secondary then it will automatically resume the disk rebuild sequence without further user intervention Preventing and recovering from an unexpected virus attack Q How can prevent or recover from a virus attack by utilizing Mirror On Demand function provided by ARAID for RAID 1 users only A Prevention is the most important factor in preventing a virus attack Accordance recommends the use of commercial grade anti virus software and a hardware firewall Remember to check with the AV and firewall manufacturer s website frequently for the latest updates to their products If you find that you are infected run the AV software first to clean or quarantine the virus Here are some other recommendations you can optionally use Method 1 Generate a grandfather father son multi generation backup Use the ARAID on the fly disk rebuild and disk hot swap function to duplicate a clone periodically as you require Keep the archive of your generated backup disks in safe place If both disks in an ARAID array are affected by a virus remove them and replace with the latest unaffected archive disk and rebuild a clean disk array in just minutes Method 2 Use Accordance the mirror on demand function on the front panel operation mode switch to initiate a disk duplication whenever y
20. rdance Systems Inc ARAID 1500 ARAID 2000 User s Manual ARAID 1500 and 2000 Operations Overview ARAID 1500 General lt I MPORTANT gt IDE Drives Set both IDE hard disks in upper and lower trays to Master or Single Drive mode allowing the ARAID to detect and recognize the hard disks in the trays NOTE Cable Select is the default jumper setting for most new IDE hard disks You must change the jumper to Master mode or otherwise ARAID won t detect it ARAID 1500 and ARAID 2000 General Default Mode Cooling Drive Selection ARAID 1500 2000 default operation is UDMA If it cannot work with the host SATA on your PC in this mode it will automatically switch to PIO mode 4 or a lower drive speed ARAID 1500 2000 is equipped with a 70mm cooling fan providing adequate ventilation for hard disk operation at 10 000 rom Please check and remove any obstructions in the computer system that may be blocking air to and from the ARAID disk array ARAID works with all drives We recommend using two new matching drives but two identical drives will work ARAID is designed with a strict EIDE command set and accurate to work on any operating system without the need of a device driver or RAID I O controller board ARAID 1500 and 2000 RAID 1 Users Default mode When ARAID is set at RAID 1 mode its front panel operation mode switch One Drive Operation is set to Default position for ordinary disk mirroring oper
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