Stardom SOHORAID DR5-WBS3, User Manual

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Q1. Which drive format should I choose to format the hard drives in the DR5-WBS3?
A : It depends on the computer system you most often use. See the below suggestions:
1. Use NTFS format for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 system
2. Use HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) format for a Mac OS X system
3. Choose FAT32 format if you’ll use the DR5 in both Windows and Mac environments (the maximum
size of one single file may not exceed 4 GB).
Q2. Why can’t my DR5-WBS3 reach the transfer performance speed of 200 MB/s via e-SATA
interface as stated on your website?
A : 1. Please first check if your PCI-E SATA host adapter would only support PCI-E (1X).
This type of host adapters cannot reach the transfer performance speed beyond 135MB/s.
2. It is recommended to purchase STARDOM SJ20-x8 (PCI-E 8X) host adapter to enhance the
transfer speed performance via e-SATA.
3. The DR5-WBS3 will need to be set to the RAID 0 mode also.
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