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STARDOM IDE RAID Solution

1-2

Product Specifications

SR3500-WA

SR3500-WB

Hardware RAID

8032 microprocessor RAID ASIC

RAID level

RAID 0, 1

Host interface

1394a

1394b+ USB2.0

Host transfer rate

50/56 MB/sec

80/56 MB/sec

HDD interface

ATA133/UDMA133 E-IDE

Hot swappable trays

2 x (1” height E-IDE drive)

Cooling Fan

6cm Ball Bearing Fan

Operating temperature

℃

∼

℃

Input voltage

90 – 240V

Dimension (mm)

147(W) x 270(L) x 115(H)

Weight

4.5kg(HDD excluded)

Material

Aluminum Case

LCD display

Blue light

HD Hot swappable

Yes

Auto rebuilding

Yes

Summary of Contents for SOHORAID Series SR3500

Page 1: ...SOHORAID Series SR3500 User s Guide Date Sep 10 2003 Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...em Requirements 8 2 3 Environment Requirements and Cautions 9 2 4 Installing HDD in the Carrier 10 2 5 Connect SR3500 to Computer 11 Chapter 3 How to use SR3500 12 3 1 RAID Level Setup 12 3 2 Windows PC Operation 16 3 3 Macintosh Operation 18 3 4 HDD Status on LCD 19 Chapter 4 System maintenance 22 4 1 Hot Swappable and Auto Rebuilding of RAID1 21 Appendix A Questions and Answer 25 ...

Page 3: ...rror function RAID Level 1 to secure data or RAID 0 to combine two drives capacity for small offices or home offices SR3500 provides you the most economic and reliable external IDE RAID subsystem connected with 1394a 1394b and USB2 0 interfaces to expand capacity or ensure the data security for enjoying digital IT network ...

Page 4: ... with double advantages Human factor interface Plug play Designing for removable easy installation and maintenance Using high quality stainless handle SUS 302 for Removable Carrier to Hot plug to EIDE connector without interface card The two IDE hard disks can simultaneously perform mirroring or RAID 0 with synchronization Hot Swap Design Once the hard disk failed SR3500 allows replacement when th...

Page 5: ...ystem offline data reserve at RAID 1 Independent OS Easy Installation Compatible with all systems which support firewire 1394a or 1394b and USB2 0 operation system like Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows XP Windows 2000 and Mac 8 6 later LCD Liquid crystal display Screen LCD screen providing HDD operating status Fan status and temperature status in order to monitor the system ...

Page 6: ...4b USB2 0 Host transfer rate 50 56 MB sec 80 56 MB sec HDD interface ATA133 UDMA133 E IDE Hot swappable trays 2 x 1 height E IDE drive Cooling Fan 6cm Ball Bearing Fan Operating temperature 0 55 Input voltage 90 240V Dimension mm 147 W x 270 L x 115 H Weight 4 5kg HDD excluded Material Aluminum Case LCD display Blue light HD Hot swappable Yes Auto rebuilding Yes ...

Page 7: ... SR3500 package includes the following please contact our distributors in case of any missing or damaged items Item Quantity SR3500 1 1394 cable and USB cable 2 Removable Carrier 2 Simple User s Guide 1 RAIDGuide CD 1 Power code 1 Accessories bag 1 Including 8 x 6 32 screws and key x 1 ...

Page 8: ...s 1 Macintosh or PCs with FireWire IEEE 1394 Interface or USB 2 0 interface 2 HDD with standard EIDE IDE Interface O S Requirements 1394a Mac OS 8 6 or higher Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP USB2 0 Mac 10 2 6 or higher Window 98SE ME 2000 XP 1394b Mac 10 1 2 or higher Window2000 XP ...

Page 9: ...me at RAID 0 Mode 2 We highly recommend you to decide the RAID Mode before using SR3500 Unless you want to expand the capacity of external hard disk we recommend you to use the factory default RAID 1 Mode for data security 3 Use two hard disks in perfect conditions without any damaged sectors with a minimum capacity of 3 2GB Ultra DMA 33 66 4 No matter the primary or secondary disk please set up b...

Page 10: ...ovable Carrier s EIDE IDE interface cable to the HDD Ÿ Inset the HDD into the Removable Carrier Ÿ Fasten the HDD with the attached 6 32 screws in their four locations Place the power cord and the EIDE IDE interface cable right than the surface of the HDD in order to avoid any hindrance when taking out the HDD Please refer to the following illustration ...

Page 11: ...wer off Ÿ Connect power cord and 1394 interface cable to the host 1394 connector port or USB interface cable to the host USB connector port Ÿ Turn the SR3500 power on Ÿ Turn the host power on Notice Please make sure your system has installed the 1394 or USB2 0 interface and Driver ...

Page 12: ...t for default value RAID 1 if you want to change to RAID 0 mode which only need to adjust the switch to another side Factory Default Ÿ Operation Mode Switch RAID 1 Setup RAID 1 Ÿ Installing two new Hard Disks 1 Install two Removable Carriers with hard disk into the SR3500 2 Use the Disk manager software at the control panel of the O S to make up the partition and formatting procedure 5 Install oth...

Page 13: ...t of no HDD inside SR3500 s buzzer begins to sound after computer is started To switch off the alarm use a sharp pointed object to turn off the buzzer on the front panel The Access LED under the LCD screen will be on Note 1 3 After SR3500 ready insert the Removable Carrier with the new HDD into the empty bay of the SR3500 The capacity of the new HDD should be equal to or greater than the original ...

Page 14: ...sical drive Ÿ RAID 0 does not provide data redundancy Ÿ RAID 0 Mode cannot be performed when SR3500 perform RAID 1 mode In other words you can only choose one between the two Mode RAID 1 or RAID 0 at the starting Ÿ When choosing RAID 0 Mode do not turn the power on unless you have installed the two HDDs in the removable carrier and insert them to fix well Ÿ It is highly recommended that you should...

Page 15: ...ject device icon located in the lower right corner on windows desktop and stop the device first 2 If there are other IEEE 1394 devices connected to SR3500 you need to keep SR3500 power on so the signal may pass through the SR3500 to the other IEEE 1394 devices 3 As using RAID 0 in case of one disk failed all data in SR3500 will be lost ...

Page 16: ... 4 Attach the power cord to the SR3500 5 Power on your PC if it is off 6 Power on the SR3500 and make sure LCD display right 7 Wait a few seconds then Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows 2000 or Windows XP will detect the device automatically If running Windows SE you maybe asked to insert the Windows 98 SE CD ROM This will update the device drivers 8 Check on Stop or Eject device icon on the task bar...

Page 17: ... 1394 Storage Supplement item then follow the instructions to download the update patch Remember to select the appropriate language before start download 10 The SR3500 is now ready to use You can use disk management to partition or format SR3500 like a single hard disk ...

Page 18: ... 2 Connect the other end of the 1394 cable to the 1394 port of SR3500 3 Attach the power cord to the SR3500 4 Power on the SR3500 5 Power on your Macintosh if it is off 6 Install the 1394 or USB2 0 device driver for your device 7 Install the 1394 or USB2 0 HDD drive Refer to Appendix A for details 8 Restart you Macintosh computer 9 The SR3500 is now ready to use Notice If there are other 1394 devi...

Page 19: ...ady on the secondary deck OK Ÿ Disk ready on the primary deck OK Disk failed on the secondarydeck Fail Ÿ All Disk failed on SR3500 Ÿ Disk ready on the primary deck OK Disk ready on the secondary deck OK Pri HDD Fail Sec HDD OK Pri HDD OK Sec HDD Fail Pri HDD Fail Sec HDD Fail Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK ...

Page 20: ...wrong massage as SR3500 auto rebuild data from primary disk to secondary disk at RAID 1 Ÿ Sec Disk capacity Pri Disk capacity wrong massage as SR3500 auto rebuild data from secondary disk to primary disk at RAID 1 Ÿ Disk not present on the primary deck off Disk ready on the secondary deck OK Pri HDD off Sec HDD OK ...

Page 21: ...RAID Solution 21 Ÿ SR3500 Overheat alarm The T character show on upper right corner of LCD Ÿ SR3500 FAN Failed alarm The F character show on lower right corner of LCD Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK F Pri HDD OK T Sec HDD OK ...

Page 22: ... only for read data such as Video and Audio which you only need to take out the HD and take it as duplicate HD Furthermore to fix the time and plug in the HD in order to execute automatic back up One Hard disk failed If you encounter HD failed the system will send out the alarm or show the error HD message on the RAIDGuide software and LCD At this time you still could take out the failed HD even w...

Page 23: ...the new HDD 4 After the rebuild process is over any data on the newly installed HDD will be overwritten LCD display status as HD fail and Rebuilding The Message on LCD While the HDD with data is on the primary deck of the SR3500 start the computer The computer will automatically detect the HDD on the secondary deck of the SR3500 In case of abnormal operation the buzzer will sound and the LCD will ...

Page 24: ...bnormal operation If the HDD is properly set up the LCD will show the following 2 A few seconds later the LCD will show The data in the left deck s HDD will be rebuilt in the right deck s HDD XXX Percentage completed ranging from 0 100 3 When the rebuild is completed LCD will show Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK Rebuilding Pri Sec XXX Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK ...

Page 25: ...is unable to read write properly A 1 Check if the external cable connector is inserted properly 2 Check all disk in SR3500 are ready Q3 The buzzer alarm keeps sounding during SR3500 operation A 1 Check LCD if all disk are ready inserted into the right position 2 Check whether F or T character display on LCD or not Q4 How to turn on off the buzzer A 1 The factory default of the buzzer on off switch...

Page 26: ...is replaced in SR3500 the HDD capacity of SR3500 remains unchanged Q7 Why it is error when I put in the second HD at RAID 1 A 1 The second HD s capacity must bigger than the first one otherwise system can not rebuilding the data into the second one 2 If the system error message shows rebuilding error pri s sec s or sec s pri s it represent you have once put the HD into system alone which occurred ...

Page 27: ...er called Firewire Folder on your desktop or copy it to your desktop and double click will open it Stuffit Expander should be installed already as part of the Mac OS Open up the Firewire Folder double click on it and it should contain three files Firewire Enabler Fire Wire Support and FWSBP2 Disk Driver These are all system extensions drives and need to be moves into the Macintosh HD System Folder...

Page 28: ...SE works well for evaluation However there are some issues which cause hanging of the OS which have been fixed by Microsoft Users can down bad the patch from Microsoft web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com or http www microsoft com windows98 downloads corporate a sp Click on Windows 98 Second Edition 1394 Storage Supplement item then follow the instructions to download the update patch Reme...

Page 29: ...te a DOS partition or logical DOS drive 5 Select option 1 again to create a primary DOS partition 6 Follow the on screen instructions to partition the drivers as required 7 Exit Fdisk and ignore the request to restart the PC this only applies to fixed drives 8 Unplug the drive from the 1394 bus then reconnect it the drive should now appear as an icon in the My Computer window 9 Right clicks on the...

Page 30: ...e on screen instructions to partition drive as required 6 Note the letter assigned to the drive and exit the DISKPART utility 7 Format the drive using the FORMAT command at the command prompt To perform a quick format type FORMAT Q drive_letter FS FAT32 For example FORMAT Q G FS FAT32 The FS switch specifies files system FAT FAT32 NTFS For cross compatibility with Windows 98 FAT32 should be used I...

Page 31: ...ows XP Recovery Console is a command line console that you can start from the Windows 2000 Windows XP Setup program Using the Recovery Console you can start and stop services format drives read and write date on a local drive including drives formatted to use NTFS and perform many other administrative tasks The Recovery Console is particularly useful if you need to repair your system by copying a ...

Page 32: ... multiple boot system and you will have to long on with your administrator password Apple G3 G4 1 Ensure the following optional device extensions are installed FireWire Support version 2 1 or higher FireWire Enabler version 2 1 or higher FWSBP 2Disk Driver or other suitable SBP 2 disk driver To view installed extensions select Control Panel Extensions Manager from the Apple menu 2 Simply plug in t...

Page 33: ...OM IDE RAID Solution 33 simply be run for each unformatted drive connected Note the format for 1394 hard drives for the G3 G4 is different from the format used on internal hard drives using the above drivers ...

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