Vantec NexStar HX2R, User Manual

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7.RAID Mode Guide:
Dual 3.5” SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA External RAID Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan
RAID Mode Configuration
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RAID Modes:
Individual
JBOD
RAID 0
RAID 1
Shows all hard drives as separate individual Hard Drives
Just a bunch of drives, Read/Write to each HDD independently
Sum of 4 hard drive capacity
RAID: Read/Write on each HDD simultaneously
Capacity: Multiply the smallest capacity by 2
RAID: Mirroring on each hard drive simultaneously
Capacity equals to the smaller of the two HDD
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RAID Switch Settings:
Power on the NexStar HX2R.
Check and make sure all HDDs are installed and all
LEDs light up.
Connect the NexStar HX2R to the computer via
USB 3.0 or eSATA cable.
Locate the RAID switch and select the designated
HDD mode to configure the NexStar HX2R.
Push and hold the “Reset” button for 15-20
seconds. The Hard Drive Mode will change
according to the selection.
After setting up RAID, please initialize the HDD
again to have the HDD workable.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
ON
Normal
ON
ON
RAID 0
ON
ON
JBOD
ON
ON
RAID 1
ON