RAID 4-Bay Manuel d'utilisateur

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10Top & Cover View (Exposed) Disk Slots (indicate Disk1 through Disk 4)Handles4 Spare HDD Screws

11INSERTING/REPLACING THE HARD DRIVES IN THE RAID SYSTEM To assemble the RAID System, please follow the steps listed in the instructions below: 1.

12Fasten The HDD SmartGuider Kit Onto The Hard Drive 3. Place the hard drive with the metal cover side facing up and ensure that the interface conn

135. Fasten the Handle onto the hard drive by inserting and tightening the HDD Screws, the left one first, then the right one. LeftRight 6. Now,

147. Insert and tighten the HDD Screws, the left one first, then the right one. LeftRight 8. Finally, test sliding the Handle to make sure that t

15Place The HDD SmartGuider Kit Inside The RAID System 9. Hold the HDD SmartGuider Kit with its metal cover side facing you and the Handle attached

1611. Place the RAID System with its Front View facing you and the top lid on. Position both hands on the top lid, one in the front and one in the b

17CONNECTING THE RAID SYSTEM TO A HOST COMPUTER To connect the RAID System, please complete the following steps: The ThunderboltTM technology is de

183. Finally, press the Power Switch to the “ON” position. DC INON In order for networked computers to operate properly with the RAID System, both

19NUMBER OF HARD DRIVE/SSD SUPPORTING EACH RAID MODE RAID Modes Number of Hard Drive/SSD(s) in the RAID System JBOD (None RAID) 1 to 4 RAID 0 (Stri

2TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION...

20LED INDICATORS For more information, please refer to “LED INDICATORS” under Glossary section. PowerDisk 4Disk 3Disk 2Disk 1RAID Alert Green: On /

21All Disks: Inserted / Detected All Disks: NOT Inserted / Detected All Disks: Disk 4 Data Access ONLY All Disks: Disk 4 Error ONLY All Disks: Di

22DAISY CHAIN: CONNECTING MULTIPLE DEVICES By using the ThunderboltTM Cable, up to six ThunderboltTM Technology-compatible devices can be connected

23SSD SMARTGUIDER KIT The SSD SmartGuider Kit can be utilized in any of the DataTale SMART Series and is available for purchase separately. The SSD

24SSD SMARTGUIDER KIT: Installation To assemble the SSD SmartGuider Kit onto a SSD, please complete the following steps listed below: 1. First, rem

253. Then, tighten the three (3) smaller SSD Screws onto the SSD and SSD Bracket, included in the package. 4. After the SSD has been screwed pro

26RAID MASTER FOR MAC The RAID MASTER is a specially-designed GUI software specifically for our DataTale SMART ThunderboltTM RAID Systems. The RAID

273. Next, the MAC Software Installer will automatically appear with these steps: Introduction, Destination Select, Installation Type, Installation,

28 5. To personally change the Installation Type, please click “Customize” to specify your preferences. If the Standard Installation is suitable for

29 7. Once the RAID MASTER has been successfully installed, please click “Close” to end the Installation process. Now, you may begin using the RAID

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30RAID MASTER: GUI To operate RAID MASTER for the RAID System, please connect the RAID System to the host computer (more information provided under C

31RAID MASTER: FEATURES INFORMATION Once the RAID System is connected to the host computer, the RAID MASTER will provide basic information of the RA

32 DISK INFORMATION: Disk number (D#), Type (HDD/SSD), Model, Disk/Used/Free Capacities, Status, Speed, Serial number, Firmware Version (of the Dis

33RAID CONFIGURATIONS: Provides a selection of which Devices to choose from; a list of existing RAID Sets’ information (Number, RAID Name, RAID Mode,

34NOTIFICATIONS: Provides email settings for notifications and a Notification Center with an Event List to select which Events to notify, including:

35FIRMWARE INFORMATION Provides RAID System’s current Firmware Information and Firmware Update features, including: Product Name, SATA Firmware Versi

36RAID MASTER: OPERATION RAID CONFIGURATIONS: SET UP A NEW RAID SET To set up a new RAID Set for the RAID System, please complete using the following

37 A list of existing RAID Set(s) may appear if the inserted Disk(s) are already pre-formatted by the RAID MASTER. 2. Then, click on the Apply ic

384. Once the RAID Creation process is completed, the RAID MASTER will display a Popup Window stating, “RAID mode successfully created!” Click on t

39RAID CONFIGURATIONS: DELETE AN EXISTING RAID SET To delete an existing RAID Set for the inserted Disk(s) in the RAID System, please complete using

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404. Once the RAID deletion process is completed, the RAID MASTER will display a Popup Window stating, “RAID mode successfully deleted!” Click on t

41RAID CONFIGURATIONS: REBUILD A RAID SET To Rebuild a degraded RAID Set, please complete using the following steps: If the RAID System loses conne

42 3. Once begin, the RAID MASTER will display a Popup Window stating, “RAID Mode creation/deletion will erase all previously-stored data in the Di

435. After the Rebuild process is completed, the data in the new hard drive will replace the damaged or non-functioning hard drive. The RAID Mode St

44 WINDOWS OS: Plug And Play Driver The RAID System is compatible with Windows OS and can be managed via other resources. In order for a Thunderbolt

454. If there are more than one (1) controller with the same exact name, please check each controller’s “Properties” to find the controller stating”

466. Then, find the unzipped Windows Driver file by clicking on “Browse” to choose the folder name stating, “Marvell_AHCI_1.2.0.1035” and click on “

478. Now, you may begin using the RAID System on a Windows OS host computer. The RAID System’s name will change to, “Marvell 92xx SATA 6G Controller

48GLOSSORY Detailed descriptions and/or pictures are provided as reference for better understanding of the RAID System and RAID MASTER. For any tech

49 Disk (1, 2, 3, 4) Indicator Connection/ Access HealthRAID Alert RAID Mode Disk Error White Red Red ALL Data Access White (Flash) None None A

5PRECAUTIONS FOR THE RAID SYSTEM General Precautions  The main circuit board of the RAID System is susceptible to static electricity. Proper gro

50 SELECT A RAID MODE This Popup Window may appear as a warning whenever a RAID Mode (Create) and/or an existing RAID Set (Delete) are not selected

51REBUILD The RAID MASTER’s Rebuild feature is available manually under RAID 1 and RAID 1+0. If one of the existing RAID Set becomes “degraded”, fun

52RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 (Striping) is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique. It combines multiple hard drive/SSDs into a s

53 In Mirroring mode, if one of the hard drive/SSDs fails, either Source Disk or Spare Disk, the data is still available. However, if the Source Dis

54HYPERDUO (Capacity and Safe) The HyperDuo feature allows only one (1) hard drive, and can support at least one (1) up to three (3) additional solid

55 The Rebuild is not available for HyperDuo Safe mode. APPENDIX: SPECIFICATIONS Model Name RS-M4T Connector ThunderboltTM ports x 2 Disk Support

6INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the DataTale SMART 4-Bay ThunderboltTM RAID System. The RAID System with ThunderboltTM connection and RAID M

7System Requirement To use the RAID System, the minimum system configuration in the host computer requires the following: 1G of RAM or higher M

8Package Contents Please keep all package contents and packaging material in the event that the product must be returned. Please go to our web

9SYSTEM VIEWS Front View PowerDisk 4Disk 3Disk 2Disk 1RAID Alert The status indication of each LED indicator is listed under the LED INDICATORS sect