Accordance Systems araid M300, User Manual

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User's Manual
Standard Installation Procedures of
ARAID M300 / MS300
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Follow the procedures below to connect ARAID M300 / MS300 to your PC.
1. Turn off the PC power.
2. Open the PC case cover.
3. Place the ARAID M300 / MS300 in an open 5-1/4” bay. Connect the SATA cable and
power cord.
4. Choice: Monitoring ARAID M300 / MS300 through RS-232 or USB connection.
4.1 Option 1: By hardware RS-232 port connection
4.1.A: For ordinary Desktop PC Use the 3 pin female head of the
enclosed cable to connect to ARAID M300’s / MS300’s
R1(RS-232) port on the rear panel.
4.1.B: For Industrial PC Such as Intel, SuperMicro or Advantech IPC
motherboards, Accordance makes available by special request
a 3 pin to 10 pin (2-pin x 5) format RS-232 connector. This
specially made 3 pin to 10 pin RS-232 cable links ARAID
M300’s / MS300’s 3 pin R1 (UART) to the internal 10 pin COM
port of your IPC motherboard directly.
4.2 Option 2: By virtual RS-232 port via USB connection
If your computer doesn’t have a free RS-232 port, you can use the 4
pin female head of the enclosed cable to connect to ARAID M300’s
/ MS300’s UR1 (USB – RS-232, virtual COM) port in the rear panel.
You should install the attached Windows/Linux device driver for this
Virtual RS-232 (usually set as COM 3 or after).
5. Secure the ARAID M300 / MS300 in place with appropriate screws and close the
PC case cover.
6. Place a hard drive into mobile rack 1 and the other hard drive into mobile rack 2.
Use the included screws to fasten drives. (Note: Please set both drives as SATA II
mode which usually are the factory default)
7. Place mobile racks 1 and 2 into the upper and lower bays, respectively. If you wish
to prevent accidental removal of drives or unauthorized removal, use the keys came
with the package to lock the racks. Keep the keys in a secure place.
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ARAID M300 / MS300 can now be used as a single drive.
FDISK or FORMAT
commands will have the same effect on ARAID’s both drives
simultaneously. You may install your operating system, such as Windows or Linux.
Both drives will always operate synchronously until one of them fails.