Sans Digital MobileRAID MR8UT6G, User Manual

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6.2 Power on/off
Press the power button to switch on the device. Press again to power it off.
On/off button
7. Configuration
7.1 Preparation
1. eSATA host connection
Note:
This installation guide assumes that you have already connected the 8-BAY RAID
Enclosure to a SATA or eSATA host controller with Port Multiplier (PM) support.
2. USB host connection
If you are connecting your 8-BAY RAID Enclosure using an USB connection to your host,
the USB port should be compliant with USB2.0 or 3.0.
If you use a host controller that does not provide Port Multiplier support (Such as Intel
ICH), the CLEAN / JBOD mode will not work properly. Only one disk is available on the
host computer.
7.2 Changing the host connection
The 8-BAY RAID Enclosure supports both USB and eSATA host connections, but only
one connection can be connected at the same time.
To switch from one connection to the other, the host computer and the 8-BAY RAID
Enclosure should both be powered down prior to changing the host connection in order
to avoid data loss. Power off the computer system first before power off the 8-BAY RAID
Enclosure. When power on, power on the RAID Enclosure first before the computer
system.