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Formatting

Please Note

•

When initialising takes too long please check if the hard drive has a tight fit in

the enclosure.

•

If you can not activate “GPT” during initialisation, change the current RAID mode

to another mode first, then back to the desired mode. Use the

RAID-Mode-Con-

firmation-Key.

This will ensure the drive will be rebuild and can be initialised

correctly.

Summary of Contents for QB-35U31R

Page 1: ...Model QB 35U31R 4 Bay HDD Enclosure with RAID Functionality Manual English ...

Page 2: ...9 Hard Drive Installation 11 Opening the Front Panel 11 Changing the Fan 12 Setup 12 RAID Modes 12 Single Mode 12 RAID 0 Spanning 13 RAID 0 Striping 13 RAID 1 Mirroring 14 Operation Manual 14 First Use 14 Setting the RAID Mode 15 Particularities in Single Mode 15 After Installation of a Set 15 Usage of Hardware RAID Managers 15 Usage of Hard Drives 16 RAID 0 16 RAID 1 16 Hints for the Installation...

Page 3: ...ng and Formatting 20 Windows 21 Mac OS Contact Contact our technical support at service fantec de 49 0 40 730 92 83 56 We are online at www fantec de Declaration of Conformity http www fantec de unternehmen ce Adress for RMA Sending from Germany For RMA Service outside of Germany please contact your dealer fantec GmbH Abteilung RMA Service Billwerder Billdeich 605B 21033 Hamburg Germany ...

Page 4: ...or controls the fan automatically in 3 steps for optimal ventila tion of your hard drives and the integrated USB Hub prevents the loss of interfaces on your system Technical Data Delivery 1 USB 3 1 Cable 4 Hard drive Handles 1 External Power Supply 1 Screwdriver Manual Features Suitable for 4 8 89cm 3 5 SATA I II III HDDs RAID modes Single 0 Spanning 0 Striping 1 Mirroring USB 3 1 Gen 2 Interface ...

Page 5: ...being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the devices Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Unplug this during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Carefully read and follow the Quick Install Guide and User Manual Do not drop or shake the device Do not move the device when it is powered o...

Page 6: ...10 7 9 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 EN 6 Overview Front View ...

Page 7: ...g BIG RAID 0 STR Striping RAID 1 Mirroring active RAID Mode Set 2 green SINGLE simulates single hard drives RAID 0 SPN Spanning BIG RAID 0 STR Striping RAID 1 Mirroring 7 HDD Error LED signals hard drive errors rebuilding a RAID 8 Status Smart Fan on fan is controlled automatically by temperature off fan is running with minimal number of revolutions 9 HDD Status blue active purple flashing Access ...

Page 8: ...1 3 2 EN 8 Rear View Side View 1 Fan 2 RAID Mode Confirmation 3 USB 3 1 Typ C port 1 USB Hub Typ A port 2 USB Hub Typ C port 3 Current input 4 Power plug HDD Handle Front Cover Metal Cladding 2 3 1 1 4 ...

Page 9: ...9 Assembly Hard Drive Installation 1 Please attach the included handles to the hard drives with screws 2 Push the circular indentation to open the enclosure 3 Push both handles to remove the metal cladding ...

Page 10: ...rives push the attached handle slightly downwards and then pull the hard drive out 6 Put the metal cladding which was removed in step 3 back in and be careful that it locks in as well After that the front panel can be closed again 7 Connect the device with the power adapter and switch it on Attention When the USB cable is removed the enclosure switches to stand by mode automatically ...

Page 11: ...not try to open the front panel with a sharp object Changing the Fan Positive red Cable Negative black Cable If the fan becomes noisy shut down the enclosure and open the paneling on the back side Now you can remove the fan and clean it carefully Should the noise not stop despite the cleaning you can replace the fan with an identical one 80 80 20mm In case of complete failure of the fan please con...

Page 12: ...gle Mode or Non RAID Mode the hard drives of a set are displayed as inde pendent drives at the computer This function can be used if RAID is not neccessary if only one hard drive is installed or two hard drives of different brands or capaci ties are installed Please note In Windows the command safely remove hardware can not be used on a single drive letter but only on a complete set 4 TB RAID 0 Sp...

Page 13: ...t drive times two For this mode we recommend to use two identical hard drives same capacity brand and model number 4 TB RAID 1 Mirroring Mirroring is the automatic copying of data onto several hard drives This ensures high reliability of the data network in the event of a hard drive failure In case of failure of one disk access is still possible and after exchange of the failed drive the data will...

Page 14: ...up the device accordingly After setting up the chosen RAID the LEDs Nr 12 will turn off if everything is working Save your data before changing the RAID mode of the device to avoid negative consequences of maloperations or other faults Setting the RAID Mode 1 Remove the cap on the back side and remember the position of the RAID Mode Confirmation Key 2 Install the hard drives into the enclosure con...

Page 15: ...n whether they have already been initialised and if this initialisation can be processed by the QB 35U31R In most cases the operating system will present a note about a new partition In Windows this is mostly a new drive letter If not please see chapter Initialisation Partitioning and Formatting P 20 After Installation of a Set The first reboot of the device after being shut down with the RAID Mod...

Page 16: ...d drives Although the drive can be used during the rebuild this will delay the process The rebuild will not start when drive is actively accessed or the data cable is not connected If you notice this just turn off the device connect it to a PC and turn it on again A started and active rebuild will be carried out even with disconnected USB cable A disk failure is signalled by the flashing of the re...

Page 17: ... from 3 and choose SINGLE MODE but without installing the hard drives first 2 Switch the device back on and check the settings 3 Cover the RAID Mode Confirmation Key with its cap 4 Switch the device off with the main switch and install the hard drives now Technical Background The Enclosure can be set up in a RAID mode even with no hard drives installed alhough it has to be connected to a PC The im...

Page 18: ...ive Information To be able to judge the quality of hard drives usually so called SMART techniques are used With RAID systems the reading of SMART information of the individual hard drives is not readily possible For the QB 35U31R the SMART information of the first hard drive of both sets can be read Secure Removing of the Hard Drive The QB 35U31R is a USB hard drive enclosure and fromt the vantage...

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Page 20: ...k on This PC icon and select the Manage column 2 Select Disk Management and you will see your drive show Not initialised and Unallocated 3 Right Click on the red Symbol and select Initialise Disk 4 Select GPT mode Then press OK button finish the initialising procedure ...

Page 21: ...ollow up the dialogue box with pressing the Next button until the Finish button will start the formatting procedure 6 When formatting is completed the external SSD will be recognized as a New Volume Mac OS 1 Open Disk Utility 2 Initialise hard drive 3 Choose the drive and delete it ...

Page 22: ...hard drive has a tight fit in the enclosure If you can not activate GPT during initialisation change the current RAID mode to another mode first then back to the desired mode Use the RAID Mode Con firmation Key This will ensure the drive will be rebuild and can be initialised correctly ...

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