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RAID Mode Selection

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JBOD Mode

This mode combines a series of physical hard drives as a 

single large volume; resulting in a seamless expansion 

of virtual volumes beyond the physical limitations 

of singularly connected hard drives. Hard drive A 

and B are combined into a single virtual volume in 

the figure below with a storage capacity that is 

equal to the sum of each of the physical hard drives 

A and B.  It is also possible to create a JBOD volume 

using only a single hard disk drive connected to 

Port 0, and then increase the storage capacity of the 

volume later by adding another hard disk drive to 

Port 1 and pressing reset button. The new disk blocks 

of Port 1 will be combined to the end of the disk 

blocks of Port 0, and any data that is stored on the 

existing JBOD volume will be preserved. However, 

it is not possible to expand an existing JBOD volume 

by adding another hard disk drive to Port 0 and still 

preserve any existing data on that volume.

 

( Figure 8-C ), ( Figure 8-D )

( Figure 8-D )

Drive A  

250GB  

NST-400M X -SR 

Port 0          Port 1 

 

JBO D 

500GB 

Drive A  

250GB  

Drive A  

250GB  

Drive A  

750GB  

JBO D 

1000GB 

 

Unequal hard drives

 

Port 0           Port 1

NST- 400MX-SR

( Figure 8-C )

1

2

3

JBOD Mode

Equal hard drives

Summary of Contents for Dual Bay External HDD Enclosure NexStar MX

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Page 2: ...7 Installation Screws 6 Enclosure Stand 1394b Cable 2 Power Adapter TRADEMARKS MS DOS Microsoft Windows NT 2000 ME XP Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh and Mac are tradema...

Page 3: ...ion NexStar MX Dual 3 5 SATA HDD Enclosure 10 7 Creating A New Partition FormattingThe Hard Drive FORWindowsMe 2000 XP VistaUsers 11 7 1 Individual Mode 12 7 2 JBOD Mode 12 7 3 RAID 0 Mode 12 FOR Mac...

Page 4: ...spanning hard drives for your precious family photos music video and games It supports Individual JBOD RAID 0 modes for effective storage management The sturdy drive cage protects your hard drive whil...

Page 5: ...le Plug Play Connection Does Not Require Drivers Arcsoft Totalmedia Backup Archive Photos Music Video and Data with Three Easy Clicks Features Model NST 400MX UFB Device Support 3 5 SATA I II Hard Dri...

Page 6: ...speeds the system must support 1394a specifications 5 CD Rom drive if drivers are needed 6 64MB RAM or higher 3 System Requirements System Requirements 4 Intel Pentium II 266 MHz compatible Microsoft...

Page 7: ...NexStar MX Dual 3 5 SATA HDD Enclosure 4 Interface Information Interface Information 5 Hard Drive Caddy Aluminum Housing Jumper Switch SATA Power connector...

Page 8: ...stallation 6 Figure 5 A 5 1 Installing two hard drives into the NexStar MX Dual 1 Release the four screws then pull out the rear panelandtrayoftheNexStar MXDual Figure5 A 2 Select Operation Mode by sw...

Page 9: ...DD into the SATA connector Figure 5 C 4 Slide the second HDD into the drive caddy then insert the HDD into the SATA connector Figure 5 D 5 Secure the hard drives onto the drive caddy with the provided...

Page 10: ...into the aluminum housing Be sure to align and secure with the provided screws Figure 5 F 7 Pluginthepowercablealong with the necessary connections to your computer then switch the power button to pow...

Page 11: ...1 2 0 port on your system 2 Connect the power cable to the NexStar MX Dual and plug the cable into an available outlet 3 Turn on the NexStar MX Dual via the power switch 4 Youroperating systemshould...

Page 12: ...s not appear under My Computer be sure to partition your hard drive 6 Driver Installation Driver Installation 10 NexStar MX Dual 3 5 SATA HDD Enclosure Mac OS 9 0 or later 1 No drivers are necessary w...

Page 13: ...ase any existing data on the drive If the drive is damaged and you wish to recoverthedata continuingmayoverwritetheexisting information Thebestwaytopartitionthenewharddriveisusingthe supplier ssoftwar...

Page 14: ...grate two different brands of hard drives with different capacity to become a larger format hard drive Figure7 C RAID 0 Mode Raid 0 Mode can integrate two different brands of hard drives with differen...

Page 15: ...750GB HDD one 250GB hard drives Figure 7 E STEP4 Press OK button to initialize hard drive Figure 7 F STEP5 The hard drive will show Online Right click the Unallocated block and selects New Partition...

Page 16: ...appear Please follow the instruction of the wizard to complete the partition Figure 7 H STEP7 When new partition is completed the hard drive will be recognized as a New Volume Figure 7 I STEP8 Format...

Page 17: ...r Please select Initialize A formatted HDD will not display this dialog Figure 7 K Figure 7 K Figure 7 L STEP2 Select which HDD you want to erase FOR Mac Users Individual Mode This mode can show each...

Page 18: ...drives of the different capacity the totalcapacityis thetwice volume of the smaller hard drive Figure 7 N STEP3 Click Erase at the upper right side Select which kind of format from Volume Format Pleas...

Page 19: ...Creating a New Partition FormattingThe Hard Drive 17 Figure 7 Q Select how you want to use your new Volume or click Cancel if you want to use default settings Figure 7 Q...

Page 20: ...T 400M X SR Port 0 Port 1 Drive B Drive A Port 0 Port 1 RAID Mode Selection 18 Individual Mode This mode can show each hard disk as individual device Figure 8 A Figure 8 B Figure 8 B 8 RAID Mode Selec...

Page 21: ...o Port 0 and then increase the storage capacity of the volume later by adding another hard disk drive to Port 1 and pressing reset button The new disk blocks of Port 1 will be combined to the end of t...

Page 22: ...dancy Two equal hard drives The capacity is equal to the sum of both hard drives Two unequal hard drives The capacity is double of the smaller hard drives Figure 8 E Figure 8 F Figure 8 F Drive A 250G...

Page 23: ...h 4 Turn off the NexStar MX Dual 5 Unplug the USB cable from the system Windows 2000 2003 XP Vista 1 Make sure all operation using the hard drive within the NexStar MX Dual has ceased 2 Close any wind...

Page 24: ...drive 3 Why is the data on my hard drive corrupted A Connecting your hard drive to the NexStar MX Dual is just like connecting a hard drive to the inside of your computer The NexStar MX Dual itself w...

Page 25: ...are missing or if there are cosmetic defects please contact the retailer from which you purchased the unit immediately and ask for a replacement Troubleshooting FAQ Warranty 23 A Windows98SEcannotreco...

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