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RocketRAID Quad eSATA 6Gb/s For Mac 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Copyright ©2010 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. 

All Rights Reserve 

 

Last Update January 30, 2010 

 
 

Summary of Contents for RocketRAID Quad

Page 1: ...RocketRAID Quad eSATA 6Gb s For Mac Version 1 0 Copyright 2010 HighPoint Technologies Inc All Rights Reserve Last Update January 30 2010...

Page 2: ...2 Hardware Installation 3 Software Installation 4 RocketRAID Browser Based RAID Management utility 4 1 Connecting to external hard drive 4 2 Configuring RAID Mode with RocketRAID Browser Based RAID Ma...

Page 3: ...t Notification Yes Yes SMART Yes Yes System Requirements Apple Mac Pro 2006 2009 Web Browser Safari or Firefox Mac OS X 10 4 11 and above Verified Mac OS X Applications Dock Finder Time Machine Energy...

Page 4: ...press 2 0 x4 add in card with 2 independent 6Gb s eSATA connectors It is ideal for those who need fast efficient and reliable storage for their Mac Pro systems The RocketRAID Quad eSATA 6Gb s for Mac...

Page 5: ...ty 4 Remove the side panel 5 Remove the PCI bracket Loosen the two thumbscrews on that holds the PCI Express cards in place and remove the bracket and the port access cover 6 Plug the RocketRAID eSATA...

Page 6: ...b s For Mac 3 After finishing then installation Restart the system If you want to boot Mac OS X from your external hard drive you will need to use Carbon Copy Cloner software to clone your Mac OS X di...

Page 7: ...ng External Hard Drive Connect the eSATA cable between the external hard drive and the RocketRAID Quad eSATA 6Gb s For Mac eSATA port Your external hard drive will be ready to access in or on your Mac...

Page 8: ...ance over standard single drive configurations A second external hard drive allows for higher bandwidth and greater throughput RAID 1 often called mirroring provides protection from disk errors and si...

Page 9: ...ement Utility you will see Logical Device Information and External Drive Information External Drive Information This is physical drive that is attached to the RocketRAID Quad eSATA 6Gb s For Mac host...

Page 10: ...RocketRAID Browser Based RAID Management utility Creating a RAID Array The Create Array tab will bring you to the create RAID array page Create Array Tab...

Page 11: ...ment utility Choose the Array Type Select All button of the drives for that RAID array and click on the Create button Select All button Create button Once the RAID array is complete Use Mac OS X Disk...

Page 12: ...ent Utility Reboot the system once the update has completed Submit Button To support booting to Mac OS X on Mac Pro 2008 2009 systems requires 64bit EFI loaded on the RocketRAID Quad eSATA 6Gb s For M...

Page 13: ...RocketRAID Browser Based RAID Management utility Spare Drives Spare drives will automatically help to rebuild repair degraded redundant arrays without user intervention Spare drive configured...

Page 14: ...k Mac OS X boot volume You will need to download Carbon Copy Cloner software from http www bombich com Select the Source Disk boot volume with Mac OS X and then select the Target Disk the External har...

Page 15: ...ity Functions Event will log every event that has occurred The events can help HighPoint Technical Support troubleshoot issues and questions you may have Task can be used to setup routine periodical b...

Page 16: ...a degraded RAID array Medium is the default value Email Notification Continuous email monitoring and notification for errors warnings and events sent to you when you are away from the external hard d...

Page 17: ...of each hard disk You can view S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology data about a particular hard disk to help troubleshoot problems that occur You can also setup periodically S...

Page 18: ...nection to your external hard drive are secure and fully inserted Q Can I use my external hard drive with Time Machine A Yes the external hard drive must be formatted as HFS to work with Time Machine...

Page 19: ...anagement Utility to create and delete RAID arrays your device will not appear in the Logical Drive Information or Disk Utility section until you reboot the Mac Pro Reboot is required to have hard dri...

Page 20: ...ID host adapter or have any questions contact our Customer Support Department Contact Information Email support highpoint tech com Phone 408 942 5800 9am to 5pm PST Monday through Friday www highpoint...

Page 21: ...d to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipmen...

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