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EN 

Dual-Bay RAID Storage Enclosure 

for two 3.5-inch Serial ATA Hard Drives 

Taurus Super-S LCM

 

User Manual 

August 2, 2011 - v1.3 

Summary of Contents for Taurus Super-S LCM

Page 1: ...EN Dual Bay RAID Storage Enclosure for two 3 5 inch Serial ATA Hard Drives Taurus Super S LCM User Manual August 2 2011 v1 3...

Page 2: ...ID Mode 3 2 System Setup 4 2 1 Hard Drive Assembly 4 2 2 Replacing Hard Drives 6 2 3 Connection to Computer 6 2 4 About Data Backup 6 3 LCD Display 7 3 1 Main Menu 7 3 2 System Information 7 3 3 HDD I...

Page 3: ...rives 1 5Gb s or 3 0Gb s 80GB 3TB per HDD Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended Supports large volumes in excess of 2TB Note In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB b...

Page 4: ...is locked according to LCD setup Switch position 1 up 2 up RAID 1 not possible to set RAID mode via LCD Switch position 1 down 2 up RAID 0 not possible to set RAID mode via LCD Switch position 1 down...

Page 5: ...can be used RAID 1 creates an exact copy or mirror of a set of data on the second drive This is useful when reliability and backup take precedence over storage capacity Should one hard drive fail it...

Page 6: ...m of the case push the inner chassis out and remove the outer enclosure The aluminium stand does not have to be removed for the assembly 2 Install the first hard drive and mount it with two screws on...

Page 7: ...omputer use the disk management tool PC or disk utility Mac to create a new partition and format the drives If you have selected the option to set the RAID mode via LCD display set the RAID mode first...

Page 8: ...rocess but if the process is interrupted it will continue rebuilding the data as soon as the power is turned back on 2 3 Connection to Computer A few precautions and notes when using your external sto...

Page 9: ...s menu offers options to change the device configuration 3 2 System Information Press the Select button until the system information menu is selected and then press the OK button to start displaying f...

Page 10: ...ng each screen for about 8 seconds and then return to the main screen To fast forward press the Select button 1 The main screen of the HDD information menu 2 Displays the model number and serial numbe...

Page 11: ...es larger than 2TB both the hardware and Operating System need to have the capacity to support large volumes e g WinVista 32bit 64bit or Mac OS 10 4 and above or the 2TB option should be disabled Enab...

Page 12: ...ng Press the OK button to enter the setup menu and press the Select button to cycle through the different options To exit the menu without changing any of the settings press the Select button until yo...

Page 13: ...e the setting press the Select button to choose your preferred mode and then press the OK button to confirm the change 3 4 4 TEMP Alarm Setup This is the alarm sound you hear when the temperature that...

Page 14: ...to high speed LowSpeed Fan speed is set to low speed OFF The fan is turned off This setting should only be used if the device is located in a cool and temperature controlled room Press the OK button t...

Page 15: ...klight turns off when the screen has been idle for more than three minutes 5min Backlight turns off when the screen has been idle for more than five minutes Press the OK button to enter the setup menu...

Page 16: ...been connected Cable Disconnected Shows when the cable has been unplugged Rebuilding Hrs left xhxxmin Shows during the rebuild process of a RAID 1 array with an approximate time in hours and minutes i...

Page 17: ...d or recommended by your vendor in order to avoid the risk of malfunction electric shock and or possible interference to the device When using the 6 pin FireWire cable make sure to insert it correctly...

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