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Quartz RAID Software Manager

Using the Quartz RAID Manager Software

Please download the Quartz RAID Software on the Quartz 5 product page on 

www.dyconn.com.  

1. To install the Dyconn RAID Manager software, download the software at the above link.   

    Unzip the file folder, open it and double-click on the “Setup” icon.

Apple Mac Users:

 Double-click on the RAID Manager icon and type the OS administrator 

password to launch the application.

2. Begin software installation by clicking the “Installation” button.

Summary of Contents for Quartz 5

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Page 3: ...onnecting to your Computer 6 Connecting to Mac 7 Connecting to PC 8 RAID Mode Operation 10 RAID Mode Set Up 10 Quartz RAID Software Manager 12 Software Operation 14 Creating a RAID Mode 14 Deleting RAID 16 RAID Mode Introduction 18 RAID Usage Recommendations 22 Rebuilding Damaged HDDs 22 Sleep Mode 25 Dyconn Limited Warranty 26 ...

Page 4: ...h is an economical and efficient data storage tool Package Contents Dyconn Quartz 5 USB 3 0 Cable eSata Cable FireWire 400 Cable FireWire 800 Cable 12V Power Adapter Instruction Guide Product Features Supports 5 Bay 3 5 Sata HDDs Aluminum External Enclosure Vibration Shock Proof Tray Design Capable of simultaneously reading 5 HDDs Supports HDD Mirror Functionality Supports Hot Swap Functionality I...

Page 5: ...nt View Rear View 1 Power Button 2 Dissipation Holes 3 HDD LED Indicators 4 Tray Lock 5 Fan Cooling Holes 6 FireWire 800 Ports 7 FireWire 400 Port 8 USB 3 0 Port 9 eSata Interface 10 RAID Mode Switch 11 Set Button 12 Power Port ...

Page 6: ...he front bezel as the arrows indicates then pull the tray outward from the enclosure Please install the HDD into the tray The hard drive interface should face opposite of the bezel Rear of HDD Remove the HDD trays by pinching the buttons on the front of the Quartz Lock State Open State ...

Page 7: ... pin hole brackets by pulling the ends of the plastic tabs outward as shown by the arrows Push the HDD to the front of the tray and release the HDD pin hole brackets once the HDD screw holes align with the four protruding plastic pins Bezel ...

Page 8: ...ation of the HDD inside bay 1 repeat the aforementioned steps to install the following HDDs into the 4 bays 3 Carefully slide the tray into the enclosure as shown by the arrow Make sure the tray s locking mechanism engages the enclosure s locking bracket ...

Page 9: ... 0 cable to the Quartz 5 USB 3 0 port Next connect USB A to the computer s USB port You can also connect using eSata and FireWire 400 800 Connect the eSata cable from the Quartz 5 to the computer s eSata interface port Follow the same process for either FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 connectivity FireWire 800 FireWire 400 ...

Page 10: ...iewing Quartz 5 on Apple Macintosh 1 Open Disk Utility within the Application folder The mounted drives will appear within the left panel that displays all mounted drives 2 From the Desktop you will also see all mounted drives ...

Page 11: ...Quartz 5 on the Computer 1 Open with My Computer The mounted drives will appear within the local HDD and outside Added Volume 2 From the Desktop right click on My Computer and select Management The below indicated window will pop up ...

Page 12: ...necting to PC 3 Open with My Computer The mounted drives will appear within the local HDD and outside Added Volume 4 Right click the additional and select New Partition Once complete you can begin to store data ...

Page 13: ...n eSATA interface cannot support PM Professional eSATA express cards support PM Port Multiplier RAID Mode Operation The Dyconn Quartz 5 RAID enclosure not only supports read and write of 5 hard drives at the same time but also supports multiple RAID functions including RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 3 RAID 5 RAID 10 and Combine BIG LARGE RAID 0 employs striping that increases HDD performance RAID 1 uses mirro...

Page 14: ...earing switching RAID modes will delete all data currently on your HDDs Be sure to backup all data before clearing switching RAID modes Set RAID mode Configure the RAID switch to your desired RAID mode Next hold down the Set button while turning on the power to the Quartz 5 Upon success a beep will sound indicating proper RAID set up followed by detection of the Quartz 5 by the computer RAID Switc...

Page 15: ...ww dyconn com 1 To install the Dyconn RAID Manager software download the software at the above link Unzip the file folder open it and double click on the Setup icon Apple Mac Users Double click on the RAID Manager icon and type the OS administrator password to launch the application 2 Begin software installation by clicking the Installation button ...

Page 16: ...artz RAID Manager Software 3 The software installation should take no longer than 1 or 2 minutes 4 When installation is completed you will see the following screen Check the box if you desire to launch the application and click on the Finish button ...

Page 17: ...l see the drives installed inside the Quartz enclosure Software Operation Creating a RAID Mode 1 Click on the Basic RAID Configuration button to create a RAID array and select the type of RAID you wish to create Within the right panel the RAID configuration will display the amount of space each HDD will use in RED ...

Page 18: ...y A pop up dialogue box will appear warning that all volumes and data will be deleted Click Yes to continue 3 A pop up progress bar will display the progress of the RAID setup followed by an informational message stating the RAID configuration successfully completed ...

Page 19: ...To delete a RAID setup click on the Basic RAID Configuration button and select DELETE ALL RAID 2 Click on Apply to DELETE the RAID array A pop up dialogue box will appear warning that all volumes and data will be deleted Click Yes to continue ...

Page 20: ...tion Deleting RAID 3 A pop up progress bar will display the progress of deleting the RAID array followed by an informational message stating the RAID configuration successfully completed and that all data has been deleted ...

Page 21: ...rovides the ability to read write data on multiple disks that facilitates fast data transmission but does not provide redundancy Although RAID 0 enhances HDD performance it does not provide great security in the event an HDD ceases to operate All data is affected should the disk fail Should security be your objective consider using RAID 1 ...

Page 22: ...curity It does this by writing data on one HDD and creating a duplicate mirrored copy on the second HDD During operation when one HDD is busy the other HDD disk can be read for quicker data access What is more impressive about this RAID mode is that should one HDD fail the system can automatically switch to the mirrored HDD to read write ...

Page 23: ...l or greater capacity and the RAID mode will rebuild the data onto the new HDD RAID 5 Mirroring Striping RAID 5 provides the ability to read write data on multiple disks that facilitates fast data transmission and creating a duplicate mirrored copy of the data that is distributed throughout the disks During operation when one HDD is busy the other HDD disks can be read for quicker data access This...

Page 24: ...uration consists of four drives two primary dedicated to striping and two drives mirroring the striped data This configuration produces better performance and reliability Combine Large BIG BIG combines all disks and creates one large capacity disk When data is read the system assigns data to be saved to the first HDD When the memory space of the first HDD is full it will continue to store data on ...

Page 25: ...the Dyconn Quartz is on 4 Please handle the HDDs with care as they can become hot when in use 5 Thoroughly refer to this manual regarding any questions relative to product operation or contact Dyconn technical support 6 Please do not turn off power to the Dyconn Quartz or remove an HDD during RAID operation Rebuilding Damaged HDDs Damaged HDD Alert Should there be damage to one of the HDDs the HDD...

Page 26: ...s 1 3 5 10 should one HDD become damaged the Quartz 5 is capable of repairing the damaged HDD If this occurs please turn off power remove the damage HDD and insert a new operating HDD capacity of equal or greater capacity of the damaged HDD Red Flash Blue Flash ...

Page 27: ...grading RAID The user cannot perform any operations when Quartz in rebuilding the RAID Completion time is contingent upon HDD capacity Important Note Do not change the RAID mode when rebuilding an HDD If the RAID mode is changed the rebuilding process will not successfully finish ...

Page 28: ...es or is not reading and writing data to an HDD it will enter sleep mode In this mode the HDD access LED will turn off as will the cooling fan Important Note You must set up the Quartz 5 to any RAID mode except clear RAID mode and exit the software HDD RAID manager in order for the Quartz 5 to enter sleep mode ...

Page 29: ...WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES MAY NONETHELESS EXIST BY OPERATION OF LAW ANY SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY SOME STATES PROVINCES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU LIMITA...

Page 30: ... 2013 Dyconn All rights reserved Dyconn the Dyconn Logo and Quartz 5 are trademarks of Dyconn All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners ...

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