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Your Data Security Guardian

Index

Chapter 1 An introduction to RAID

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1.1               What is RAID?.................................................................................  

1.2               Comparison of RAID 0 and RAID 1.................................................  

Chapter 2 Characteristics and specifications

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2.1               Product appearance and accessories guide.................................... 

2.2               Product detailed specifications........................................................  

2.3               Precautions before application......................................................... 

2.4               Message Indication of LED and Buzzer........................................... 

Chapter 3 Installation of GR3630

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3.1               Installation of hard disk...................................................................  

3.2               Product connection and booting......................................................  

3.3               Hard disk formatting and disk drive establishing............................. 

3.3.1            Windows operating system............................................................. 

3.3.2            MAC operating system.................................................................... 

3.4               An introduction to other functions.................................................... 

3.4.1            LCD monitor operation guide...........................................................

3.4.2            LCD monitor message guide...........................................................  

Appendix A Frequently asked questions

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RAID GUI Instruction

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Energy saving

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Summary of Contents for SafeTANK GR3630-SB3/WSB3+

Page 1: ...w w w R A I D O N c o m t w Your Data Security Guardian GR3630 SB3 WSB3 User Manual SafeTANK v 2 0 January 2013 ...

Page 2: ...l information contained in this user manual has been carefully verified before publishing however the actual product specifications or relevant information may be found on www RAIDON com tw Products are subject to change without prior notifications If you have any questions regarding the products of RAIDON or you would like to know the latest product information user manual update or firmware upda...

Page 3: ...fore application 2 4 Message Indication of LED and Buzzer Chapter 3 Installation of GR3630 3 1 Installation of hard disk 3 2 Product connection and booting 3 3 Hard disk formatting and disk drive establishing 3 3 1 Windows operating system 3 3 2 MAC operating system 3 4 An introduction to other functions 3 4 1 LCD monitor operation guide 3 4 2 LCD monitor message guide Appendix A Frequently asked ...

Page 4: ...hard disks to work as a large hard disk While all the hard disks are 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 ...

Page 5: ... 3 4 9 The computing method of RAID 1 hard disk capacity total capacity minimum capacity of hard disk Ex 2 500GB HDD 500GB 1 500GB HDD 1 200GB HDD 200GB The following is a comparison of two RAID levels Chapter 2 Characteristics and specifications 1 LCD panel Display different product messages including RAID mode fan speed product interior temperature and hard disk status 2 UP DOWN selection key Th...

Page 6: ...ay 9 Hard disk reading writing light blue Display different product messages including RAID mode fan speed product interior temperature and hard disk status Rear view GR3630 SB3 Rear view GR3630 WSB3 1 AC power 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 l...

Page 7: ...and the appearance and functions are all intact Should you discover any problem with the product please contact the store or agent where you bought the product as soon as possible Model GR3630 SB3 GR3630 WSB3 ASIC SR2045 SR2045 Host Chip ASM1051 SR2045 ASM1051 JMB355 Host Interface USB3 0 eSATA USB 3 0 eSATA 1394b Supporting Hard Disk SATA 3 0 Gb s SATA 3 0 Gb s Hard Disk Supporting Number 2 piece...

Page 8: ...d new hard disks these hard disks to other hard disk to avoid data loss in the setting process later on 3 Please ensure that the two hard disks do not contain bad track as a precaution if one of them fails it may cause a system crash or a risk to lose all data 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 p...

Page 9: ...ight On Yes Overheat Over 55 C Blue Light On Red Light On Yes Rebuilding Blue Light On Blue Blink Chapter 3 Installation of GR3630 3 1 Installation of hard disk 1 Press the hard disk tray button Press the hard disk tray button and pull out the hard disk tray 2 Install two brand new SATA hard disks in the hard disk trays and secure each of them with screws at four positions as indicated in the diag...

Page 10: ...isplays 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 is RAID 1 mode 3 3 Hard disk formatting and disk drive establishing 3 3 1 Windows 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 G R 3 6 3 0 W S...

Page 11: ...t w Your Data Security Guardian Click on Disk Management 2 Add in GR3630 hard disk and format it During the setting process we suggest you to choose NTFS format display the list of New Disk Partition Installation of GR3630 11 ...

Page 12: ...w w w R A I D O N c o m t w Your Data Security Guardian According to Disk Management Wizard instructions click Next to pr the diagram 12 Installation of GR3630 ...

Page 13: ...w w w R A I D O N c o m t w Your Data Security Guardian GR3630 normally 3 3 2 MAC operating system 1 Enter into Disk Utility of your computer Installation of GR3630 13 ...

Page 14: ... t w Your Data Security Guardian Click on this hard disk device 2 Add in GR3630 hard disk name and do formatting operation Choose hard disk formatting and disk drive name setting can be set as GR3630 14 Installation of GR3630 ...

Page 15: ...w w w R A I D O N c o m t w Your Data Security Guardian After finish setting the disk drive please click Erase buttons 1 2 then start formatting the hard drive 1 2 Installation of GR3630 15 ...

Page 16: ...ns 3 4 1 LCD monitor operation guide GR3630 SB3 1 6 Down Down Down Down EnterE nter Down Up 2 3 4 5 G R 3 6 3 0 S B 3 B o o t i n g P r i H D D O K S e c H D D O K S Y S T E M T E M P 3 5 C S Y S T E M F A N 3 5 0 0 R P M G R 3 6 3 0 S B 3 R A I D 1 V 0 9 0 7 0 7 1 P A S S W O R D 0 0 0 0 C H A N G E R A I D M O D E Y E S N O S E T U P P A S S W O R D Y E S N O 16 Installation of GR3630 ...

Page 17: ...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 8 Use UP DOWN key to input custom password Password changing is to allow users to customize their personal preferences After it has been changed please record the password personally Should you forget about it it would cause disturbances to app...

Page 18: ...message guide Down Down Down Down 1 2 3 4 2 P r i H D D O K S e c H D D O K S Y S T E M T E M P 3 5 C S Y S T E M F A N 3 5 0 0 R P M G R 3 6 3 0 W S B 3 R A I D 1 V 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 G R 3 6 3 0 W S B 3 R A I D 1 V 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 P r i H D D O K S e c H D D O K P r i H D D O K S e c H D D M I S S I N G P r i H D D O K S e c H D D F A I L E D P r i H D D O K F S e c H D D O K P r i H D D O K ...

Page 19: ...ginal factory to repair 5 T When T appears on the right bottom corner of monitor it represents that the interior temperature of product is too high exceeding 60 If it is being used for a long period of time under 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 Common messages 1 OK hard disk status is no...

Page 20: ...e 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 RAID 1 mode you can...

Page 21: ...d 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 click on ESC key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 P r i H D D F A I L E D S e c H D D O K P r i H D D F A I L E D S e c...

Page 22: ...d same as screen 1 Q Do GR3630 Series have volume limitation A If you want to use GR3630 with the volume over 2TB 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 Due to the hardware limitation the 32 bit PC and OS can only support storage volume under 2TB 22 Appendix A Frequently asked questions ...

Page 23: ... storage drives also by click on Log button from the lower right corner will give the records of event log Concurrent events will also be recorded to the log which automatically saved in the same folder of RAID GUI software When two of the same storage devices are installed you may switch the corresponding storage device by selecting device number as Device 1 from the upper left corner RAID GUI ma...

Page 24: ...uardian 3 E Mail Notify Don t send Email for this event from each error options Note This function activates only under operating states of RAID GUI 4 About About indicates the version of RAID Management the RAID GUI software 24 RAID GUI Instruction ...

Page 25: ...ly 3 Please always connect the USB cable to the computer for ensuring the energy saving function operating normally 4 If the temperature of GR3630 is over 55 under energy saving mode the fan will rotate automatically until the temperature cool down Besides after the temperature is cooling down the fan will turn to standby mode and stop working 5 During data auto rebuilding GR3630 will complete the...

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