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The following is a comparison of two RAID levels:

RAID Level

Basic operation 

principle

Disk applicable 

space

Data reliability

Data transmit 

rate

Minimum 
hard disk 

requirement

0

Partition storage

Total hard disk 

capacity

Low

Fast

2

1

Mirroring

Minimum hard 

disk capacity

High

Slow

2

Chapter 2 Characteristics and specifications

2.1 Product appearance and accessories guide

                                     

Front view

1. LCD panel

    Display different product messages including RAID mode, fan speed, product interior temperature,  

    and hard disk status.

2. UP/DOWN selection key

    The operation key for function setting (options: cycle function).

3. Cancel key (ESC)

    The operation key for function setting (options: abandon function).

4. Confirm key (ENTER)

    The operation key for function setting (options: confirm function).

5. Power lamp (blue)

    It will light up continuously after power ON.

ENTER ALARM

ESC

PWR

5

6

7

8

1

2

3

4

9

Characteristics and specifications

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Summary of Contents for GearRAID GR3630-2S-SB2+

Page 1: ...GearRAID GR3630 2S SB2 WBS2 User Manual v 1 2 January 2010 ...

Page 2: ...egarding Raidon Technology s product or should you need to know the latest product information application manual or firmware please contact us at supporting raidon com tw we would reply you as soon as possible Note Raidon Technology would only provide technical support and service to agents and dealers that purchased the product directly from us For general consumers or customers who did not purc...

Page 3: ... Precautions before application 9 Chapter 3 Installation of GR3630 9 3 1 Installation of hard disk 9 3 2 Product connection and booting 10 3 3 Hard disk formatting and disk drive establishing 10 3 3 1 Windows operating system 11 3 3 2 MAC operating system 14 3 4 An introduction to other functions 17 3 4 1 LCD monitor operation guide 17 3 4 2 LCD monitor message guide 18 3 4 3 GUI software 19 Appen...

Page 4: ...e reading or writing under Stripe mode they will be started up simultaneously Assuming that you are writing a 10MB file and you have two hard disks to work under Strip At this instant every disk will start up simultaneously to write this file and sub divide it into two equal parts and simultaneously write it in two hard disks each in writing 5MB Therefore the writing time is only half the original...

Page 5: ... and accessories guide Front view 1 LCD panel Display different product messages including RAID mode fan speed product interior temperature and hard disk status 2 UP DOWN selection key The operation key for function setting options cycle function 3 Cancel key ESC The operation key for function setting options abandon function 4 Confirm key ENTER The operation key for function setting options confi...

Page 6: ...wer socket 2 Power switch 3 Warning sound effect switch Mute The product is built in with a buzzer Whenever there is an error during the application process apart from lighting up the warning light at the front the product will also emit a warning sound If users do not want the warning sound they can switch this off 4 6cm fan 5 USB port 6 eSATA port 7 Security lock hole If users want to secure the...

Page 7: ...ct will also emit a warning sound If users do not want the warning sound they can switch this off 4 6cm fan 5 USB port 6 eSATA port 7 1394b port 8 Security lock hole If users want to secure the product in a specific place permanently they can buy themselves a lock to secure the lock at this position ON OFF USB2 0 e SATA Please ensure each plug is properly connected before turing on power Mute 1 2 ...

Page 8: ...terface eSATA USB 2 0 eSATA USB 2 0 1394b Supporting Hard Disk SATA 3 0 Gb s SATA 3 0 Gb s Hard Disk Supporting Number 2 pieces 2 pieces Hard Disk Size 3 5 inches 3 5 inches Hard Disk Maximum Supporting Capacity 2TB 2TB Product Maximum Storage Capacity Under 4TB RAID 0 status Under 4TB RAID 0 status RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 RAID 1 Hot Swap Hard Disk yes yes Auto rebuilding yes yes LCD Displ...

Page 9: ...1 we suggest users to first consider the application before using it If your requirement is data security please set it as RAID 1 mode and if your consideration is to expand storage capacity please set it as RAID 0 mode Should you need resetting later on it would destroy the data in the disks 5 RAID 0 has no data backup function but it is capable of combining all the hard disks to form a large cap...

Page 10: ...k up your computer with the connecting cable Choose only one type of interface to hook up with your computer 3 Switch on the power of GR3630 when the LCD displays Pri HDD OK and Sec HDD OK after about 20 30 seconds it indicates that GR3630 has been booted The factory default value of GR3630 2S SB2 is RAID 1 mode 3 3 Hard disk formatting and disk drive establishing The teaching model adopted by thi...

Page 11: ...operating system 1 Enter into device manager of your computer Use the mouse to click on My Computer and then click the right mouse button to select Management option Click on Disk Management Installation of GR3630 11 ...

Page 12: ...you to choose NTFS format Move the mouse to the upper region of Non configured area and click the right button it will display the list of New Disk Partition According to Disk Management Wizard instructions click Next to proceed the process until finish 12 Installation of GR3630 ...

Page 13: ...roduct After finish setting and formatting the hard disk it will display a disk drive code I as shown in the diagram After finish setting your computer will display a disk code I to note that you can now use GR3630 normally Installation of GR3630 13 ...

Page 14: ...3 3 2 MAC operating system 1 Enter into Disk Utility of your computer Click on this hard disk device 14 Installation of GR3630 ...

Page 15: ...tion Choose hard disk formatting and disk drive name setting can be set as GR3630 Click on Erase key and start formatting the hard disk After finish setting the disk drive click Erase key and start formatting the hard disk 1 2 1 2 Installation of GR3630 15 ...

Page 16: ...n start using this product After finish formatting the hard disk it will display the disk drive name GR3630 The desktop will automatically create a disk drive name GR3630 you can start using this product 16 Installation of GR3630 ...

Page 17: ...ogin password setting 7 The factory default setting of RAID level is RAID 1 therefore upon entering you will be asked whether or not to change RAID 0 A change of RAID level would cause the original hard disk data to get lost please pay special attention to it GR3630 2S SB2 Booting PASSWORD 0000 GR3630 2S SB2 RAID 1 V090707 1 SYSTEM TEMP 35 C 4600 RPM Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK SYSTEM FAN CHANGE RAID MO...

Page 18: ...t will display product model RAID level firmware edition 3 It will display system temperature 4 It will display fan rotation 3 4 2 LCD monitor message guide Common messages 1 OK hard disk status is normal 2 Missing You have not installed hard disk GR3630 2S WBS2 RAID 1 V100 0812 GR3630 2S WBS2 RAID 1 V100 0812 SYSTEM TEMP 35 C 4600 RPM Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK SYSTEM FAN Down Down Down Down 1 2 3 4 2...

Page 19: ... an overheated condition it would damage the hard disks We suggest you to switch off the power to allow the temperature to drop before rebooting 3 4 3 GUI software Should you discover any problem while using the product you may seek solutions to the problem through the customer service staff supporting raidon com tw The customer service staff will provide you with a new firmware and this software ...

Page 20: ...e it with a new one as soon as possible Q If GR3630 LCD monitor displays an error in hard disk what should I do A If you are using RAID 0 mode please ensure which hard disk has caused the error and switch off the power of GR3630 remove the damaged hard disk and replace it with a new one After rebooting the system will rebuild RAID 0 system but the original data would all be lost If you are using R...

Page 21: ... data rebuilding the screen will return to a screen that reminds user that Sec HDD has been destroyed same as screen 1 Under the circumstance that Pri HDD is damaged 1 Pri HDD has found to be damaged 2 Remove the damaged Pri HDD 3 Insert a new hard disk into Pri HDD position 4 After about 5 seconds the system will ask you whether or not to rebuild If you do please click on ENTER key if not please ...

Page 22: ...minds user that Pri HDD has been destroyed same as screen 1 Q Do GR3630 2S SB2 Series have volume limitation A If you want to use GR3630 2S SB2 with the volume over 2200GB RAID 0 mode please make sure that your computer and the operating system are both 64 bit or above Or the computer may not work well with GR3630 2S SB2 Due to the hardware limitation the 32 bit PC and OS can only support storage ...

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