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CRU ToughTech Duo C Quick Start Guide

1 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 IDENTIFYING PARTS

1.2 LED BEHAVIOR

Front

LED

COLOR

STATE

DESCRIPTION

Drive Power

Green

Solid

The drive inside the bay is powered on.

Red

Blinking

The drive inside the bay cannot be detected.

Solid

The drive inside the bay is rebuilding in RAID 1 mode from

the other drive in the ToughTech Duo C.

Drive Activity

Amber

Blinking

The drive inside the bay is being accessed by your

computer.

Pulsing

Both activity lights will pulse when a RAID 1 rebuilding

operation is underway.

FRONT

REAR

Lock

Switch

Top Drive Bay

Ejection Handle

Bottom Drive Bay

Ejection Handle

Lock

Switch

Power (Top) & Drive

Activity (Bottom) LEDs

Bottom Drive Bay

Power & Activity LEDs

RAID Config Switches

RAID Mode LEDs

Power Switch

USB Power

Indicator

USB Type-C

Connector

Power

Connector

INSERT DRIVE*

Summary of Contents for ToughTech Duo C

Page 1: ...n 2 supports file transfers at 10 Gbps Attach the ToughTech Duo C to your computer on the first try with the USB Type C universal connector Multiple modes Combine two 2 5 notebook drives into one large drive have two exact copies of your data at once or keep both drives separate Use SSDs or hard drives of any capacity Includes adapter cable for use with USB 3 0 and USB 2 0 ports ...

Page 2: ...ode from the other drive in the ToughTech Duo C Drive Activity Amber Blinking The drive inside the bay is being accessed by your computer Pulsing Both activity lights will pulse when a RAID 1 rebuilding operation is underway FRONT REAR Lock Switch Top Drive Bay Ejection Handle Bottom Drive Bay Ejection Handle Lock Switch Power Top Drive Activity Bottom LEDs Bottom Drive Bay Power Activity LEDs RAI...

Page 3: ...ndicates that the AC adapter is powering the ToughTech Duo C SPAN RAID0 RAID1 JBOD Green Solid Shows which RAID mode your ToughTech Duo C currently uses See Section 4 2 for instructions on how to change it Blinking Shows which RAID mode you are about to select when using the Rotate to Set function See Section 4 2 All LEDs N A Blinking Your MacBook Pro is unable to power the ToughTech Duo C See Sec...

Page 4: ...be used with many USB 3 1 Gen 2 equipped computers even when there is no power outlet nearby Follow the diagram below that works best for you OR SLIDE POWER SWITCH TO TURN ON LED LIGHTS GREEN WHEN UNIT IS BUS POWERED USE INCLUDED AC ADAPTER IF LED LIGHTS OR BLINKS RED LED will turn off when AC Adapter is plugged in OPTIONAL SLIDE LOCKING TAB TO SECURE 4 ...

Page 5: ...choose RAID1 This copies your data to both drives so that you can remove one for safekeeping Your computer will see a single drive with the capacity of the lowest capacity drive For information on setting up a proper backup workflow see Section 5 For the following usage scenarios CRU recommends that you have a separate backup system in place Keep in mind that with RAID0 and SPAN if one of the driv...

Page 6: ...inking Rotate the screwdriver until the desired RAID mode s LED lights up f Press the screwdriver into the Hold to Set hole on the rear of the ToughTech Duo C until the selected RAID mode LED turns solid Your RAID mode is now set 4 3 FORMATTING Formatting a drive will erase all the data on the drive so be sure to back up your data before beginning this operation When you first mount a drive to a m...

Page 7: ...he Drive Power light for the bottom drive bay will turn red indicating that the ToughTech Duo C is copying your data from the top drive to the new bottom drive in a process known as rebuilding Repeat this process during regular periods to ensure that you will always have a current copy of your important data To learn more about creating a disaster resistant asset management system that will grow w...

Page 8: ...ause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a hom...

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