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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 About SCSIDE
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1.1 Revolutionary Technology................................... 4
1.2 SCSIDE
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Design ................................................... 5
Chapter 2 Introduction....................................... 6
2.1 Overview ............................................................... 6
2.2 Features ................................................................ 7
2.3 RAID System Spec ............................................... 7
2.4 SCSI/IDE Interface Spec ...................................... 7
2.5 Dimension & Temperature ................................... 8
2.6 Package ................................................................ 8
2.7 Quick Start ............................................................ 8
2.8 HDD Compatibility................................................ 9
Chapter 3 The Control Panel ........................... 12
3.1 LCD Panel ........................................................... 12
3.2 LCD Operation .................................................... 12
3.3 Mirror Smart’s LEDs ........................................... 18
Chapter 4 Hardware Installation ..................... 21
4.1 System Requirement.......................................... 21
4.2 Install ARS-2017E............................................... 21
4.2.1 Attentions ...................................................................... 21
4.2.2 IDE Hard Drive Connection .......................................... 22
4.2.3 External Power Connection.......................................... 24
4.2.4 External Cable Connection ........................................... 24
4.3 DIP Switch Setting ............................................. 26
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ............................. 28
Appendix 1 Migrate Existing HDD to Mirror .. 33
Appendix 2 Mirror Smart Utility ...................... 35
Appendix 3 SCSI Adapter Compatibility ........ 49
Technical Support Form ................................... 50