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RTX430-3QR

User Manual

Features

•  Robust data storage in a portable RAID tower
•  TrayFree™ bays for fast drive swaps
•  Multiple connection types including USB 3.0
•  Support for any capacity 3.5-inch SATA hard drive

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Summary of Contents for RTX430-3QR

Page 1: ...X430 3QR User Manual Features Robust data storage in a portable RAID tower TrayFree bays for fast drive swaps Multiple connection types including USB 3 0 Support for any capacity 3 5 inch SATA hard drive ...

Page 2: ...3 Initial RAID Setup 7 4 LCD Menu Screens 7 5 RAID Configuration 8 5 1 Create a New RAID 8 5 2 Change the RAID Type 8 5 3 Add a New Drive to an Existing RAID 9 6 Usage with Windows and macOS Operating Systems 9 6 1 Usage with Windows Operating Systems 9 6 1 1 Format a Drive 9 6 1 2 Mount and Unmount Volumes 12 6 2 Usage with macOS 13 6 2 1 Format a Drive 13 6 2 2 Mount and Unmount Volumes 14 6 2 3...

Page 3: ...Power Cord 1 USB 3 0 Cable 1 eSATA Cable 1 Firewire 800 Cable 1 1 2 Identifying Parts Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the parts of the product This will help you to better under stand the following instructions Each drive bay has one 1 Bay Power LED and one 1 Bay Drive Activity LED located to the right of each respective drive bay Front LCD Display Unit Power System RAID LEDs Menu Selec...

Page 4: ...The RAID has degraded or is being rebuilt Red Solid The RAID has failed Drive Power 4x Green Solid The drive inside the bay is receiving power Drive Activity 4x Amber Blinking The drive inside the bay is being accessed by your computer There are four of these LEDs on the unit One is located next to each drive bay The Drive Activity LED is controlled directly by the hard drive When certain models o...

Page 5: ...ss the controller chips Remove the drives before transporting the RTX enclosure to prevent damage to the drive interfaces RAID Use only hard drives that are in perfect condition Avoid using drives that have developed bad sectors during previous usage This could lead to possible device failure or loss of data The RTX enclosure supports 3 5 inch SATA hard drives of various specifications and differe...

Page 6: ...ne drive The total capacity of all but one of the drives is available for data storage 3 1 drive 10 Also known a stripe of mirrors Data is striped across two separate disks and mirrored to another disk pair 4 1 drive The RAID level becomes available as a menu option when exactly these numbers of hard drives are installed inside of the RTX enclosure If both drives in either the RAID 0 or RAID 1 set...

Page 7: ...s in Section 5 2 Change the RAID Type Your RTX430 3QR is almost ready to use If you ve installed your drives into the RTX enclosure then you will need to format them before using the RTX See Section 6 Usage with Windows and macOS Operating Systems for formatting instructions 4 LCD Menu Screens Screen Description Mode Shows the RAID level used Status Indicates the overall health of the RAID Availab...

Page 8: ...Disconnect the RTX enclosure from the computer b Insert four hard drives preferably all the same make model and capacity into the RTX enclo sure and flip the power switch on the rear of the unit c After the RTX enclosure powers on it will begin alarming and the LCD will display the error Error Not a RAID Set Press the Enter button on the front of the enclosure to silence the alarm d Press the Ente...

Page 9: ...k to add a new disk Press Enter to do so The disk will now be added to the RAID and the RAID will begin to rebuild A 1TB hard drive takes just over three hours to rebuild To display the approximate remaining time on the LCD display press Enter 6 Usage with Windows and macOS Operating Systems 6 1 Usage with Windows Operating Systems 6 1 1 Format a Drive When you first mount a drive to a Windows ope...

Page 10: ...en the format is complete the Drive Properties Box will update to show the new volume name The new volume can now be found by opening a File Explorer window and clicking on This PC in the navigation pane to the left Windows 8 1 a Press WINKEY X and then select Disk Management b The drive should appear in the list of Disks in the lower pane You may need to scroll down to see it If the drive is alre...

Page 11: ...he Start Menu and then select Manage In the left pane of the Computer Management window that opens left click on Disk Management labeled A in Figure 2 b The drive should appear in the list of Disks in the lower pane You may need to scroll down to see it If the drive is already formatted you can identify it easily by its volume name If the Device Properties Box labeled B in Figure 2 says Not Initia...

Page 12: ... the drives or RAID inside of the RTX enclosure are already formatted you can begin using the volume right away When the RTX enclosure is properly connected and turned on a window may open to allow you access to the volume If no window appears find the volume by opening a File Explorer window Windows 10 8 1 and Server 2012 R2 by clicking on This PC in the navigation pane of a File Explorer Window ...

Page 13: ...the RTX enclosure before powering it down To do so left click the USB plug icon with the checkmark on the Desktop task bar and select the proper volume s from the menu that pops up You may have to click on the Show Hidden Icons arrow on the task bar to find the correct icon Windows will indicate when it is safe to disconnect the RTX enclo sure Disconnecting the RTX enclosure while Windows is activ...

Page 14: ...ting the volume then pressing Command E Disconnecting the RTX enclosure while macOS is actively reading or writing to the volume can result in data loss 6 2 3 Create a Boot Drive To create a boot drive you must first install macOS on the drive in the carrier using a third party app like MacDaddy Install Disk Creator Next go to System Preferences Startup Disk A window will list the available bootab...

Page 15: ...se your data Corruption caused by unexpected disconnection during data access e g a cable is unplugged during a data transfer or the computer crashes or loses power while writing to the drives Corruption or destruction caused by viruses or other malware Sabotage by a disgruntled employee or acquaintance Theft of your RTX enclosure Natural disasters such as fire flooding etc Considering these possi...

Page 16: ...cumenta tion and hardware No CRU dealer agent or employee is authorized to make any modification extension or addition to this warranty In no event will CRU or its suppliers be liable for any costs of procurement of substitute products or services lost profits loss of information or data computer mal function or any other special indirect consequential or incidental damages arising in any way out ...

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