background image

  Hydra Super-S Combo                                                                                             Introduction 

1  Introduction 

1.1  System Requirements 

1.1.1  PC Requirements 

  Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM 

  eSATA equipped PC; Windows XP/Vista 

  FireWire equipped PC; Windows XP/Vista 

  USB 2.0 (USB 1.1) equipped PC; Windows XP/Vista 

 

1.1.2  Mac Requirements 

  Minimum Apple G4 processor, 128MB RAM 

  eSATA equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.4 or above 

  FireWire equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2 or above 

  USB 2.0 (USB 1.1) equipped Mac; Mac OS 10.2 or above 

 

1.1.3  Supported Hard Drives 

  Up to four 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drives (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s)  

  20GB - 1.5TB per HDD 

  Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended 

 

Note  

In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB, both the hardware and Operating 
System need to support large volumes (e.g.: WinVista 32bit/64bit or Mac OS 10.4 and above) or 
the 2TB switch has to be set to position A. 
 
 

1.2  Package Contents 

Package content may vary depending on vendor & version. 

  Hydra Super-S Combo (hard drives not included) 

 Power 

cord 

 Interface 

cables 

 Manual 

 
 

1.3  About this Manual 

Firmware, images and descriptions may slightly vary between this manual and the actual product 
you have. Functions and features may change depending on the firmware version. Please read 
your warranty carefully, as this may vary between different vendors! 
 
 

1.4  Trademarks 

  MS-DOS, Microsoft and Windows XP/Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 

  Apple Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer. 

  All other third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. 

 
 

Page 1 

Summary of Contents for Hydra Super-S combo

Page 1: ...EN Hydra Super S Combo 4 Bay RAID Storage Enclosure 3 5 SATA HDD User Manual July 29 2009 v1 3 ...

Page 2: ...s volumes larger than 2TB both the hardware and Operating System need to support large volumes e g WinVista 32bit 64bit or Mac OS 10 4 and above or the 2TB switch has to be set to position A 1 2 Package Contents Package content may vary depending on vendor version Hydra Super S Combo hard drives not included Power cord Interface cables Manual 1 3 About this Manual Firmware images and descriptions ...

Page 3: ...rives are installed the red LED indication for the missing hard drives can be safely ignored 1 5 2 RAID Selector Switch Switch Position Function 0 Not in use software setting 1 SPAN Spanning with 2 hard drives 2 SPAN Spanning with 4 hard drives 3 RAID 0 RAID 0 Striping with 2 hard drives 4 RAID 0 RAID 0 Striping with 4 hard drives 5 RAID 1 RAID 1 Mirroring with 2 hard drives 6 RAID 10 Mirroring St...

Page 4: ...e RAID selector switch to the new position 2 Turn on the power remove the old partition create a new one and format the drives 1 6 RAID Mode The difference in performance is only visible for fast interfaces like eSATA Depending on the RAID Mode only a certain amount of drives can be used see RAID Selector Switch Note Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended If the capacity is different ...

Page 5: ...s all member disks and therefore provides the perfect balance between high performance and data integrity When one hard drive fails it can be replaced and the data rebuilt automatically 3 drives 4 drives 3 drives 1 spare Spare Drive When 3 hard drives plus 1 spare drive are used the total capacity will only be as large as two drives When one drive fails the data will be rebuilt immediately by usin...

Page 6: ...nto the case push it lightly into place and fasten the screw 4 Repeat the previous steps for each hard drive cassette you are planning to install 5 Set the RAID selector switch and replace the front panel Turn on the power connect the drive to your computer create a new partition and format the drives Note Be careful not to damage any components and do not force the drives into place If they don t...

Page 7: ... several hours depending on the drive capacity 4 For RAID 0 and Spanning erase the old partition create a new one and then format the drives again Note We recommend not turning off the power during the rebuild process but if it is interrupted it will continue rebuilding the data as soon as the power is turned back on 2 3 Connection to Computer A few precautions and notes when using your external s...

Page 8: ...S Mac OS Extended To use it on both PC and Mac FAT32 single files size is limited to 4GB Q How many drives can fail before I loose my data A This depends on the RAID mode For RAID 0 and Spanning any drive failure will result in the data being lost For RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 more than one drive failure at the same time will mean the data can not be recovered anymore Q Will the hard drives spin d...

Reviews: