Sonnet Fusion R400 User Manual Download Page 12

7 – Specifications, Warnings, and Additional Information

•  If unusual smells, sounds, or smoke come from the device, or if 

liquids enter it, switch it off immediately and unplug it from the 
electrical outlet. 

•  Follow the instructions in this manual carefully; contact your 

reseller or local distributor for additional advice not covered in 
this User’s Guide. 

FCC Compliance 

Fusion R400 RAID USB 3.0 complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device 
may not cause harmful interference, AND this device must accept 
any interference received, including interference that may cause 
undesired operation.

Contacting Customer Service

The Sonnet Web site located at www.sonnettech.com has the 
most current support information and technical updates. Before 
you call Customer Service, please check our Web site for the latest 
updates and online support files, and check this User’s Guide for 
helpful information. 

When you call Customer Service, have the following information 
available so the customer service staff can better assist you:
• Product name 
• Product serial number 
• Date and place of purchase 
• Hard drive model(s)
• Computer model 
• Operating system 
• Software/firmware versions

USA Customers 

If further assistance is needed, please contact 

Sonnet Customer 

Service

 at:

  

Tel

: 1-949-472-2772  

(Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–4 p.m. Pacific Time) 

E-mail

[email protected]

For Customers Outside the USA

 

For support on this product, contact your reseller or local 
distributor. 

Visit Our Web Site

For the most current product information and online support 
files, visit the Sonnet Web site at www.sonnettech.com/support/. 
Register your product online at http://registration.sonnettech.
com to be informed of future upgrades and product releases.

Specifications 

Compatibility

Compatible with Mac, 

Windows, and Linux computers 

with an eSATA interface

External Connector

One USB 3.0

Data Transfer Speed

Up to 250 MB/s, depending 

on interface used and drive 

configuration

OS Support

Platform independent

Supported Drive 

Configurations

Hardware-based RAID 0, 5, and 

10; span, and JBOD

Power Supply

Universal 220W, 100–240V AC, 

50–60Hz

Operating Temperature

32 to 104˚ F (0˚ C to +40˚ C)

Dimensions (WxDxH)

17.0 x 16.25 x 1.75 in.  

(43.2 x 41.3 x 4.4 cm)

Weight

14.85 lbs (6,74 kg)

RoHS Compliant

Yes

Package Contents

• Rackmount disk enclosure

•  Four 3.5" drive trays

• One USB 3.0 cable

• Power cord

• User's guide

• Tube of threadlocker

• Drive mounting screws

 

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Please read this section carefully before proceeding. These 
precautions explain the correct and safe use of this device, 
thereby helping to prevent injury to you or others, and also help 
you to minimize the risk of damaging the device.

Warnings

Always follow the basic warnings listed here to avoid the risk of 
serious injury or death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, fire, 
and other hazards. These warnings include, but are not limited to:

•  With the exception of the user-swappable parts, do not attempt 

to disassemble or modify the enclosure. If this device appears to 
be malfunctioning, contact your reseller or local distributor.

•  Do not drop the enclosure; dropping or mishandling of the 

enclosure or adapter card may result in a malfunction leaving 
the product inoperable.

•  Do not expose the device to rain, use it near water or containers 

that contain liquids which might spill into any openings, or in 
damp or wet conditions. 

©2014 Sonnet Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Sonnet, the Sonnet logotype, Simply Fast, the Simply Fast logotype, Creativity Stored Here, and Fusion are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Mac, the Mac logo, and 
OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Product specifications subject to change without notice. Printed in 
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Summary of Contents for Fusion R400

Page 1: ...1U Rackmount 4 Drive Hardware RAID 5 SATA Storage System with USB 3 0 Interface FUSION R400 RAID USB 3 0 User s Guide For Windows ...

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Page 3: ... Just a Bunch of Disks 4 Drive Mode Configuration Instructions 5 General Information Select Drive Mode 5 Drive Formatting Instructions 6 OS X Users Instructions Windows 8 7 Vista and Server 2012 2008 Users Instructions Linux Users Information 6 Status LED Indications 7 System Powered No Data Reads or Writes Drive Activity Drive Not Recognized RAID 5 or RAID 10 Rebuild Bad Drive Detected 7 Specific...

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Page 5: ...rives 2 4 These LEDs indicate the ready state solid green read and write activity flashes green and fault status OFF for drives 2 4 Note that an LED will remain off if the corresponding drive is not recognized or if no drive is installed 5 Drive Tray To remove a drive tray press its handle in until it pops out then pull out the entire tray To insert a drive tray insert it into the drive bay until ...

Page 6: ...he handle in until it clicks to secure the drive module inside the enclosure Figure 4 8 Repeat steps 3 7 for the remaining drives and then install the Fusion R400 RAID USB 3 0 into the rack or set it on the surface which it will reside Connect the Fusion R400 RAID USB 3 0 to Computer and Power Outlet 1 Using the supplied USB 3 0 cable connect the Fusion R400 RAID USB 3 0 to a USB 3 0 port on your ...

Page 7: ...ripe set is lost See Figure 5 When configured as a RAID 0 volume the volume size is equal to the full capacity of the drives RAID 10 Striping Mirror Spans Two Drives RAID 10 increases data transfer rates while ensuring security by writing the exact same data simultaneously to two or more different drives Any one of the four drives can fail and the volume will continue to function RAID 10 is used i...

Page 8: ...l unformatted capacity is 16TB After configuring the drives in RAID 5 mode approximately 12TB is available for storage with the other 4TB set aside for parity JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks JBOD mode enables all four drives to be available individually at the same time for normal storage operations See Figure 9 JBOD provides no data protection JBOD offers the full capacity of each of the drives Disk 1...

Page 9: ...ess and hold the MODE Change switch for more than three seconds Figure 11 the Drive 1 LED will light red while the LEDs for Drives 2 4 will light green until you release the button Figure 11 Once you release the button all four drive LEDs will flash green as the mode change takes place 4 Turn on your computer you may now format the drives using your computer s operating system drive formatting app...

Page 10: ...k Disk Management 3 When the Initialize Disk window appears select the RAID volume you created Select the MBR partition style if you need to access your RAID storage from a computer running Windows XP Professional or 32 bit Windows Server 2003 otherwise select GPT Click OK 4 In the Disk Management window the Fusion R400 RAID USB 3 0 s drives will appear listed as unallocated as a single volume unl...

Page 11: ... is a small chance that the enclosure is defective RAID 5 or RAID 10 Rebuild After inserting a drive into the R400 RAID USB 3 0 enclosure to replace a failed drive from a RAID 5 or RAID 10 group or putting in a new drive to be cloned to the Rebuild LED lights up orange and the Drive LEDs flash with activity until the RAID has been rebuilt or the clone copy completed Figure 15 Once the rebuild is c...

Page 12: ... computers with an eSATA interface External Connector One USB 3 0 Data Transfer Speed Up to 250 MB s depending on interface used and drive configuration OS Support Platform independent Supported Drive Configurations Hardware based RAID 0 5 and 10 span and JBOD Power Supply Universal 220W 100 240V AC 50 60Hz Operating Temperature 32 to 104 F 0 C to 40 C Dimensions WxDxH 17 0 x 16 25 x 1 75 in 43 2 ...

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