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3. About the Device

Hardware Overview

Power DC input

Receptor for the provided Power Adapter

12V DC, 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz

PC connection interface

USB 3.0

Connect USB 3.0 Cable to computer

eSATA

Connect eSATA Cable to computer

Note: When connecting eSATA and USB3.0 to the PC at the same time, the PC will recognize eSATA.

FAN Speed Control

Control wheel

Turn the wheel to control the fan speed

Summary of Contents for SQ-X2RU3e

Page 1: ...FANTEC SQ X2RU3e 2x 3 5 SATA HDD USB3 0 eSATA User Manual Important All data will be deleted if you change the Raid Mode Backup the HDD s before switching the RAID mode ...

Page 2: ... t support 4TB HDD Notice 1 Please read the manual carefully before you begin installing and using this product 2 This product operates between 0oC to 40oC with a relative humidity between 0 to 80 Be sure the unit is operating in a well ventilated environment 3 Do not block any holes of the ventilation on the product in order to retain the best heat dissipation efficiency possible 4 Do not place a...

Page 3: ...12V DC 100 240V AC 50 60Hz PC connection interface USB 3 0 Connect USB 3 0 Cable to computer eSATA Connect eSATA Cable to computer Note When connecting eSATA and USB3 0 to the PC at the same time the PC will recognize eSATA FAN Speed Control Control wheel Turn the wheel to control the fan speed ...

Page 4: ...3 Front Back View Power LED HDD1 LED HDD2 LED FAN Speed control RAID Switch eSATA Power jack DC12V USB3 0 Tray lock HDD Tray Power on off switch Raid reset ...

Page 5: ...4 4 Hardware Installation Guide Step1 Push the Locker switch to the left side to unlock the HDD tray Step2 Take out the HDD trays ...

Page 6: ...bber pad to the middle at inner side of HDD tray if your HDD is a little shorter Step4 Install the HDD into the tray and insert one screw on each side Make sure screws are firmly tightened holding the tray and HDD together ...

Page 7: ...6 Step5 Slide the HDD tray into the case Step6 Push the switch to the right side to lock the HDD tray ...

Page 8: ...such as speed storage capacity or data storage reliability Important Back up HDD s before adjusting RAID switch 1 Power on the case 2 Check and make sure both HDDs are installed and both HDD LEDs light up 3 Connect the case to PC via either USB or eSATA cable Make sure HDD LED light up 4 Select HDD Mode from below table by adjusting Raid Switch which is located at the back of the case 5 Pin and ho...

Page 9: ...r a standalone non cascaded Storage Processor or the top level node of a cascaded configuration but not for subordinate nodes In a JBOD configuration each physical drive is directly exposed Drive A Drive B FANTEC SQ X2RU3e Port 0 Port 1 Volume B Volume A Drive A Drive B FANTEC SQ X2RU3e Port 0 Port 1 Volume B Volume A Equal hard drives Unequal hard drives ...

Page 10: ... policy delivers maximum storage space without a single large capacity and costly hard drive Hard drive A and B are concatenated into a single virtual volume in the Figure below with a storage capacity that is equal to the sum of each of the physical hard drives A and B Drive A 250GB FANTEC SQ X2RU3e Port 0 Port 1 BIG 500GB Drive A 250GB Equal hard drives Drive A 250GB FANTEC SQ X2RU3e Port 0 Port...

Page 11: ...are written to different disks simultaneously which increases performance while sacrificing data redundancy To implement the RAID0 storage policy the device creates a single virtual volume that is striped across both hard drives with a storage capacity that is equal to the sum of both hard disk drives Drive A 250GB FANTEC SQ X2RU3e Port 0 Port 1 Equal hard drives Drive B 250GB RAID0 500GB Drive A ...

Page 12: ...olume is still usable but it is in a vulnerable state because its mirrored hard drive is inaccessible When the offline drive comes back online the appliance begins a rebuild process immediately to restore data redundancy Although the volume remains available during the rebuild process the volume is susceptible to data loss through damage to the remaining drive until redundancy is restored at the e...

Page 13: ... STEP1 Right click on My Computer icon and select Manage column STEP2 Select Disk Management and you will see your External HDD showed Unallocated Example 250GB 750GB hard drives JBOD MODE Single Disk 1 232 88GB Disk 2 698 63GB ...

Page 14: ...13 Big MODE Disk 1 Capacity 232 88 698 63 931 52 RAID 0 MODE Disk 1 Capacity 232 88 x 2 465 77 GB ...

Page 15: ...14 RAID 1 MODE Disk 1 Capacity 232 88 232 88 GB STEP3 Right click the circled block and select Initialize Disk ...

Page 16: ...15 STEP4 Press OK button to initialize the hard drive STEP5 Right click on the Unallocated block and select New Partition ...

Page 17: ...16 STEP6 The New Partition Wizard will appear Please follow the instruction of the wizard to complete STEP7 When partitioning is completed the external HDD will be recognized as a New Volume ...

Page 18: ...Initialize a Disk If the HDD is new you have to initialization the device View the box to the left of the Unallocated box You most likely would see the Not Initialized message displayed The Hard Disk Drive must be set to Online before partitioning and formatting the Hard Disk Drive ...

Page 19: ...nitialize Disk and follow the steps of the HDD Formatting Guide wizard to complete disk initialization Note Windows Vista and 7 will ask what kind of disk type you want to make MBR or GPT Please Activate MBR if the total volume is less than 2TB If the total volume is more than 2TB please activate GPT ...

Page 20: ... HDD s When using two HDDs of unequal capacity users may experience capacity reduction under RAID0 and RAID1 configuration Therefore it is recommended that HDDs of equal capacity are used to utilize the application About HDD Capacity Support Installing HDD s over 2TB is possible However make sure to run this device under Vista and Win7 OS and activate GPT mode when formatting this device to have i...

Page 21: ...f b Power on case first and observe HDD Link LED s are light on c Power PC on This practice procedure is every time reconnection necessary Connecting USB eSATA simultaneously is impossible eSATA connection will be prioritized About Fan This case is equipped with manual fan speed control for faster slower fan However in order for efficient heat dissipation it is strongly recommended that max speed ...

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