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SATA Users

: If you do not have a SATA interface on your computer, first 

install the bracket when the computer is off. Then connect the drive to the 
bracket, turn on the unit, then turn on the computer. For a guide to installing 
the eSATA bracket, see the "Contents/CADA-SA2H" folder of the CD.

Step 4.

 Turn the power switch on.

NOTE: 

Connect the USB cable to the drive 

before 

connecting the cable to 

the computer. To disconnect, remove the cable from the computer 

first. 

11

10

USB Cable Plug

USB Port

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

Summary of Contents for CADA-SA2H Series

Page 1: ...User s Manual CADA SA2H Series ...

Page 2: ...r opening this product will void your warranty Disclaimer Cavalry is not liable for compensation for data loss which may result from a malfunction of the product or from changes due to improper use repairs defects or battery change Please back up your data to avoid unexpected losses Cavalry reserves the right to make changes to the content of this manual without notice The most current manuals and...

Page 3: ...ation to delivering high quality products with excellent customer service will ensure your continued interest in our products This manual will assist in the operation of the product To optimize your experience with this product we recommend reading this entire manual before usage Please keep this manual for future reference 3 ...

Page 4: ...ntents Preface 2 List of Accessories 5 Product Illustrations 6 Features 8 Setup Instructions 9 RAID 13 Change Product Settings 14 Partitioning and formatting your drive 20 Troubleshooting 22 Warranty and Contact 25 ...

Page 5: ...List of Accessories 1 External power adapter power cord may vary with product 2 SATA to eSATA adapter cable with bracket 3 eSATA cable 4 USB 2 0 cable 5 Resources CD 5 3 1 2 4 5 ...

Page 6: ...Front 1 1 LED status indicators 6 ...

Page 7: ...Back 4 7 5 6 2 Ventilation fan 3 0 7 Settings Dial 4 Power switch 5 Power jack 6 USB 2 0 port 7 eSATA port 7 2 3 ...

Page 8: ...play for Windows 2000 XP Vista USB 2 0 and eSATA interface Pre formatted to NTFS Supports RAID levels 0 1 0 1 Exceptional heat dissipating ability LED light indicators Nearly silent operation Designed for use with a PC 8 ...

Page 9: ...Start your computer and wait for Windows to load completely Step 2 Connect the power adapter to the drive Then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet Fig 1 Step 3 Connect the square end of the USB cable to the hard drive Fig 2 Then connect the flat end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer Fig 3 9 Fig 1 ...

Page 10: ...racket turn on the unit then turn on the computer For a guide to installing the eSATA bracket see the Contents CADA SA2H folder of the CD Step 4 Turn the power switch on NOTE Connect the USB cable to the drive before connecting the cable to the computer To disconnect remove the cable from the computer first 10 USB Cable Plug USB Port Fig 2 Fig 3 ...

Page 11: ...nal Hard Drive as a new USB device and display messages on the bottom right corner reading USB Mass Storage Device Detected and Your new hardware is installed and ready to use Windows 98SE Me 1 Make sure Windows 98SE Me is fully updated 2 Download drivers from www cavalrystorage com su_download htm by clicking on Windows 98 Driver Extract the file 3 Navigate the device manager 11 ...

Page 12: ...nd the USB 2 0 98 driver in the extracted file 7 Click Next to continue Mac OS X 10 4 and older Reformat the external hard drive using Disk Utility on the OS Step 6 Your external hard drive is now ready to use NOTE When the hard drive is on the red Power LED light will appear on the front of the drive The green HDD1 ACCESS and HDD2 ACCESS lights will flicker when the computer is accessing these dr...

Page 13: ...gle hard drive NOTE Although the box indicates two hard drives are included the total capacity in RAID 1 mode will not equal the sum of the two because the second drive is used as a backup of the first drive e g two 250GB drives do not have a 500GB capacity Instead only 250GB is available for storage while the other 250GB is a backup of that data The drive is preset in RAID 1 mode However if you w...

Page 14: ...ings you will need to partition and format your drive p 20 I Using the SteelVine GUI software In order to use GUI your unit s 0 7 Settings Dial must be set to 7 which is the factory default Step 1 Turn the product on Step 2 Open the Resources CD in My Computer open the folder Contents open the folder STEELVINE and select your operating system For Windows choose the setup file in the Windows folder...

Page 15: ...Step 5 Finally load the program by right clicking the blue SteelVine icon on the bottom right corner of the screen in the notification tray Proceed by clicking Open 57xx SteelVine Manager Step 6 Once the program has loaded go to Edit Configure Box When prompted input the default password admin 15 ...

Page 16: ...le it rebuilds The HDD1 and HDD2 lights will be lit during the rebuilding process When completed your SteelVine Manager should indicate so Step 9 Proceed to part III where you partition and format your RAID system NOTE If you encounter problems trying to install use the Steelvine software you may need a different version of the software There are older versions of the software in the Contents STEE...

Page 17: ...RAID 1 for data protection 0 SPANNING drives are concatenated into one large volume 1 JBOD drives show up individually 2 RAID 0 Striped single big volume parallel access fastest no data redundancy 3 RAID 1 Mirrored 100 data redundancy data retained as long as one drive is functioning 4 RAID 0 1 33 mirrored remaining space is concatenated 5 RAID 0 1 66 mirrored remaining space is concatenated 6 Unu...

Page 18: ...18 Figure 1 Step 3 Turn the unit on its side and look into the hole with the numbers 0 to 7 printed around it Figure 1 Inside the hole you should see a dial Figure 2 ...

Page 19: ...t or Update button located on the back of the product Figure 1 This will cause the unit to automatically rebuild into the new setting The HDD1 and HDD2 indicator lights will flash while the unit is rebuilding This process could take up to 12 hours Do not move or turn off the unit while this process takes place Your unit will be ready to use once the indicator lights stop flashing Step 7 Proceed to...

Page 20: ...ystorage com su_download htm Step 1 From the Start menu right click on My Computer or Computer for Vista users Select Manage The computer management console will appear Step 2 Expand Sotrage and select Disk Management All physical drives will appear If your external drive fails to appear contact customer support Step 3 Right click on the external drive partition Be sure you are on your external dr...

Page 21: ...ck format box Please note that the formatting process may take a while Step 5 Your hard drive is ready to use If you have questions or problems with configuring RAID settings partitioning or formatting your drive please contact customer support at customersupport cavalrystorage com ...

Page 22: ...ter Turn on the power switch Page 7 Computer does not detect hard drive Make sure the USB eSATA cables are securely connected If this does not work attach another known working device and working cable into the USB eSATA port on the computer If the computer does not detect your known working device the problem could be your computer s USB eSATA port If the known device and cable both work and the ...

Page 23: ...replacing If the drive is set up with RAID1 the hard drive must be replaced by another hard drive of the same capacity brand and model number Open the enclosure remove the failed hard drive and replace with the new drive After inserting the new drive and closing the unit turn it on and the new hard drive will automatically be rebuilt using a copy of the data from the good hard drive The unit does ...

Page 24: ...format for use with a Mac you cannot do so Mac 10 5 formatting will not work with the RAID hardware If this is the case contact Cavalry customer support For Mac OS 10 4 and older format the hard drive according to the instructions provided by your Mac If you have more questions please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions section online at www cavalrystorage com su_faq htm For further inquiries ...

Page 25: ...valrystorage com prodreg htm to activate the warranty Please have your Serial Number and Model Number ready We are not responsible for any loss of data Please back up your data often to avoid unexpected losses Contact Cavalry Storage Inc 555 E Easy St Simi Valley CA 93065 customersupport cavalrystorage com www cavalrystorage com 25 ...

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