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Figure 1

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Figure 4

Install Drives

 

1.

 Remove the Fusion R400 RAID USB 3.0 from its packaging, and 

then place it on a flat, level surface.

 

2.

 If you intend to use the Fusion enclosure in a rack and need to 

be able to slide the enclosure in and out of the rack, install the 
Sonnet rack slide set (or equivalent), sold separately: 
 
• 

FUS-RSS-P

 for 17–21.5" deep racks 

• 

FUS-RSS-S

 for 23–26.5" deep racks 

• 

FUS-RSS

 for 27–30.5" deep racks 

• 

FUS-RSS-L

 for 29–32.5" deep racks 

 

3.

 Push in a drive tray’s handle until it pops out 

(Figure 1).

 Pull the 

handle toward you to slide out and remove the drive tray.

 4.

 Remove a SATA drive from its packaging and set it in on a flat, 

level surface with the label side down. Open the supplied tube 
of threadlocker and apply a single drop inside each of the four 
screw holes on the bottom of the drive 

(Figure 2)

 5.

 Turn the tray upside down and lay it on top of the drive, with the 

back of the tray facing toward the drive’s connectors 

(Figure 3)

.

 

6.

 Using four of the supplied screws, secure the drive tray to the 

drive; tighten each screw to secure the tray snugly to the drive; 

do not overtighten the screws (Figure 3)

.

 

7.

 Carefully slide the drive module (label side up) back into the 

enclosure until it stops, and then push the 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 computer. 

 

2.

 Connect the supplied power cable between the Fusion R400 

RAID USB 3.0 and a grounded wall outlet or power strip; 

verify 

the cable is plugged in securely

.

2 – Drive Installation and Enclosure Setup

2

drive tray

Push in

push handle in 

 until it clicks

 

 WARNING:

 When handling computer products, take care to 

prevent components from being damaged by static electricity; 

avoid working in carpeted areas. Handle hard drives only by their 
edges and avoid touching connector traces and component pins. 

Figure 2

screw hole

screw hole

screw hole

screw hole

threadlocker

 

 WARNING:

 When securing the trays to the hard drives, you 

must verify the screw heads are flush with the tray. Otherwise,

a screw may catch on the enclosure and prevent you from removing it. 

 

 Support  Note:

 The Fusion R400 RAID USB 3.0 requires a USB 

3.0 cable and a USB 3.0 port on your computer to achieve full 

performance. Connecting the Fusion storage system to your computer 
using a USB 2.0 cable, or connecting it to a USB 2.0 port will result in 
reduced performance. 

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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