QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE
v1.0
TOWERRAID
TR4M+
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B
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Package Contents
Hardware Connection Diagram
Hard Drive Installation (Continued)
Item
Quantity
TR4M+B/TR4M+ ....................................................................... 1
Power cord ............................................................................. 1
eSATA cable ........................................................................... 1
2-Port eSATA PCIe Adaptor .................................................. 1
Screws ..................................................................................... 1 set
Quick Installation Guide ........................................................ 1
CD Manual ............................................................................. 1
Please contact Sans Digital in case of any missing or damaged items.
Hard Drive Installation
1. Remove the tool-less screws on the back panel.
2. Remove the upper chassis cover backwards and lift it upwards.
QUICK
INSTALLATION
GUIDE
eSATA
eSATA
Computer Rear Panel
eSATA PCIe Card
(Included)
Connection Diagram
• Power ON/OFF: Switch the power button located in the back to power on/off.
Power Switch
3. Open the front panel and install the HDDs from the top to the bottom.
4. Fasten the tool-less screws to secure the hard drives.
5. Close the front panel and the chassis cover, and fasten the tool-less screws on the
back panel.
LED Indicators
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1. Power LED - Lights when unit is powered on.
2. PC Link LED - Lights when unit is connected
to computer.
3. HDD LEDs - Green: HDD is installed.
Orange: HDD is being accessed.
POWER
HOST
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TR4M+B / TR4M+
POWER
HOST
4 3 2 1
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Installing the PCIe Adapter Card to a Computer
PCI-Express Slots
PCI-E Card
Windows System Installation
Step 1
Step 4
Select “Manual Setup (Recommended
Selection)”, specify driver search from
CD-Rom.
Step 3
From your desktop, point the cursor at “My
Computer”, right click and select
“Manage”.
Right click on “Mass Storage Controller” and
select “Update Driver”.
Select the driver and begin installation
process. After SATA card installation is
completed, it will be ready for use.
Step 2
Unplug AC power from computer before installation.
Insert the PCIe Card into an available PCIe slot (x1 / x4 / x8 / x16) on
your computer (Step 1) and secure with screw (Step 2). Both PCIe 1.0 &
2.0 are compatible, where 2.0 provides optimal performance.
Note: Please refer to CD for driver installation.
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RAID Mode Setup and Diagrams
• 5-Bay IDE / SATA Hard Drive Organizing Rack
• Designed with a 4.7” cooling fan and a hollow aluminum frame for
efficient heat dissipation.
• Designed with an ON/OFF power switch, which controls the power of
hard drives, when a 20-pin or 24-pin ATX power supply is connected.
• Expandable to 10-bay by stacking an additional unit on top and
securing it with a tool-less screw.
• 4-Bay External RAID Enclosure
• Access 4 hard drives while using only one cable.
• Hardware RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 3, 5 and CLONE with hot spare.
• USB 3.0 and eSATA host interefaces, supporting PC, Mac and Linux.
• Bundled with R622 2-port PCIe 2.0 x1 eSATA 6G controller card. Over
200MB/s in RAID 5 performance
• Available in black and silver finish.
• 5-Bay External RAID Enclosure
• Access 5 hard drives while using only one cable.
• Hardware RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 3, 5 and CLONE with hot spare.
• USB 3.0 and eSATA host interefaces, supporting PC, Mac and Linux.
• Bundled with R622 2-port PCIe 2.0 x1 eSATA 6G controller card. Over
200MB/s in RAID 5 performance
• Available in black and silver finish.
• 8-Bay External RAID Enclosure
• Two eSATA cables supporting up to 8 hard drives using Port Multiplier.
• Provides RAID 5 protection with over 200MB/s in performance.
• upports JBOD and RAID modes on Linux, MAC and Windows;
supporting Windows 7 and Snow Leopard.
• Bundled with dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card.
• Available in black and silver finish.
HDDRACK5
TR5UT+B / TR5UT+
TR4UT+B / TR4UT+
HDDRACK5
TR8M+B / TR8M+
JBOD
A3
A2
A1
A4
B3
B2
B1
B4
B5
DISK 0
DISK 1
RAID 0
A5
A3
A1
A7
A6
A4
A2
A8
DISK 0
DISK 1
SPANNING
A3
A2
A1
A4
A7
A6
A5
A8
A12
A11
A10
A13
DISK 0
DISK 1
RAID 1
A3
A2
A1
A4
A3
A2
A1
A4
DISK 0
DISK 1
RAID 5
B1
A1
C1
B2
A2
C2
B3
A3
C3
D1
D2
D3
C
p
B
p
A
p
D
p
DISK 0
DISK 1
DISK 2
DISK 3
RAID (1+0)
A3
A1
A5
A4
A2
A8
A6
A7
A3
A1
A5
A4
A2
A8
A6
A7
DISK 0
DISK 1
DISK 2
DISK 3
To setup RAID mode, please insert the included CD into the computer and install the
Web GUI. Follow the installation instructions in the Detailed Manual to fully setup the
desired RAID mode.
RAID system should not be use as a substitute for your data backups. A data backup
strategy should be implemented to fully protect your data assets.
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