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XL-RAID-SATA

Data Backup System

User’s Guide

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Summary of Contents for XL-RAID-SATA

Page 1: ...XL RAID SATA Data Backup System User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...necting XL RAID SATA to your computer 10 Chapter 3 How to Operate XL RAID ATA 13 3 1 Setting the Hard Drive Array Mode 13 3 2 Computer Set Up 15 3 3 LCD Display Message After Turning the Machine On 15 Chapter 4 System Maintenance 17 4 1 Hot Swap Auto Rebuilding 17 4 2 Firmware Update 19 Chapter 5 Installing RAIDGuide 22 5 1 Software Introduction 22 5 2 Installing RAIDGuide 23 Appendix A Trouble Sh...

Page 3: ...to any computer system without any concerns about incompatibility Supports both SATA and E_IDE hard drive XL RAID SATA comes with removable hard drive carrier that is compatible with these two types of enclosure module It can be applied to hard drives with E_IDE interface or to the SATA hard drives Hot Swappable Drive Under the mirroring mode RAID 1 when one hard drive is damaged XtendLan allows t...

Page 4: ...ser interface monitoring software which will allow remote maintenance via internet XtendLan will notify system maintenance technicians once malfunction is detected for immediate repair services Aluminum Alloy Frame The aluminum alloy frame gives strong and durable structure and serves as the best heat sink 1 2 Product Specification Disk Array Hardware Include disk array chips with individual micro...

Page 5: ...ve Yes Auto Rebuild Yes System Driver Needed No Certificates CE FCC Certificate Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Contents in the product package The XL RAID SATA package contains Object Quantity XL RAID SATA 1 RS232 Cable 1 Removable Carriers 2 User s Guide 1 RAIDGuide CD 1 Attachment Pack 1 includes 6 32 screws x 8 pcs Key for keylock x 2 3 ...

Page 6: ...XL RAID SATA s brilliant design allows the user to simultaneously utilize two hard drives manufactured by different companies However if the user expects better efficiency we strongly recommend the users to use hard drives manufactured by the same manufacturers 2 Please carefully select the mode of disk array RAID 0 or RAID 1 prior to usage Unless high transfer rate and large storage capacity is n...

Page 7: ...ystem will prefer to use the E_IDE interface 6 The XL RAID SATA had undergone strict hard drive compatibility test The result shows that it is compatible with most hard drives on the market such as Maxtor Western Digital Seagate Fujitsu Hitachi and etc However due to the new types of hard drives appearing on the market if your hard drive is not compatible with the system please contact us at www x...

Page 8: ...Rear View 6 ...

Page 9: ...2 5 Installing Hard Drive 1 Insert key to the lock located at the right side of the tray handle Turn the key clockwise to open the tray handle 2 Pull the handle of the removable hard drive carrier 7 ...

Page 10: ...ble hard drive carrier 4 Connect the IDE cables on the removable hard drive carrier to the pins on the hard drive 5 Secure the hard drive on the removable hard drive carrier by the screws provided in the accessory pack 8 ...

Page 11: ...6 Insert the removable hard drive carrier back to XL RAID SATA 7 Lock the screen by turning the key counter clockwise 9 ...

Page 12: ... the back of XL RAID SATA Connect DC12V 4V power cables and SATA or ATA133 cables to XL RAID SATA Secure RS232 set on the XL RAID SATA machine Connect XL RAID SATA to the motherboard COM 1 with RS232 cables included in the accessory pack as shown in the picture 10 ...

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Page 14: ... machine without proper instructions and authorization The manufacture warranty will not cover damage caused by unauthorized disassembling If exchange the parts of XL RAID SATA is absolutely necessary please refer to the diagram in the user s guide 12 ...

Page 15: ...ult mode is set on the mirror mode RAID 1 The user can switch to the striping mode RAID 0 by simply switching the Jumper Default Setting RAID Setting Mirror Mode RAID 1 E_IDE Master Slave Master Drive Alarm Buzz On Setting Mirror Mode RAID 1 Installing two brand new hard drives 1 Place the two new hard drives into XL RAID SATA at the same time 2 Use the disk monitoring software in the operating sy...

Page 16: ...heck whether the current XL RAID SATA setting is the same prior to hard drive installation Then place the new hard drive in the removable hard drive carrier into another slot Note the storage capacity of the newly installed hard drive must be larger than or equal to the old hard drive 4 The XL RAID SATA will start the auto rebuilding function shortly after please refer to chapter 4 for the auto re...

Page 17: ... Computer Set Up When the hardware setup for XL RAID SATA is complete you are now ready to turn the machine on After the hardware installation is complete the XL RAID SATA will be treated as one single hard drive Set the hard drive setup to AUTO in the computer s BIOS When the computer is turned on the system will retrieve the following information At this point the installation process is complet...

Page 18: ...ary Hard Drive Fail Right Hard Drive Secondary Hard Drive Normal Pri HDD Fail Sec HDD OK Primary hard drive storage capacity larger than secondary hard drive Wrong Capacity PRI SEC Secondary hard drive storage capacity larger than primary hard drive Wrong Capacity SEC PRI 16 ...

Page 19: ...ing hit by computer virus or to avoid risk of having both hard drives failing at the same time During Hard drive Failure When one of the two hard drives fails in the XL RAID SATA system the system will alarm the hard drive failure message both in the LCD display screen and in the monitoring software The user can remove the failed hard drive from the system while the system is still in operation wi...

Page 20: ...nds of installing the new hard drive the LCD display screen will display the data rebuilding progress Rebuilding Pri Sec XXX Rebuilding Sec Pri XXX Pri Sec represents that the data in the original hard drive primary hard drive is copied to the new hard drive secondary hard drive XXX represents the rebuilding completion percentage 3 When the rebuilding is fully completed the LCD display screen will...

Page 21: ...tributor representative and our technical support staff for any questions concerning Firmware update Upgrade Preparation and System Requirements 1 Please prepare a Windows 98 or DOS operating system boot disk or boot hard drive 2 Please prepare an E_IDE Cable since the Firmware upgrade must done through the E_IDE interface 3 From the attached CD in the XL RAID SATA package copy the Firmware upgrad...

Page 22: ...ame filepath The path of flash211 exe and new firmware Filename The name of new firmware X The location of XL RAID SATA series As x 0 is master on primary IDE channel x 1 is slave on primary IDE channel x 2 is master on secondary IDE channel x 3 is slave on secondary IDE channel 5 System will ask you whether to save the old version firmware or 20 ...

Page 23: ...not 6 Start to upload firmware 7 Update is successful in case of no any errors displayed PS There is no driver required when carrying out the firmware updating 21 ...

Page 24: ... operate Function and Features Support the connection between two RAID systems Notify the technicians about system or hard drive failures via email Support the PC sound alert function and activate wav or midi files in case of system or hard drive failures Support up to 20 users to remotely monitor the RAID system Minimize window and automatically restart the windows operating system in case of sys...

Page 25: ... You can select under which file folder or directory destination the program will be installed After completing the RAIDGuide graphic user interface monitoring program installation you can immediately use this software without restarting the computer Please refer tot her RAIDGuide user s guide in the program CD for instructions on how to use the RAIDGuide Soho RAID 23 ...

Page 26: ... the user still can not start the computer system then the problem might be the system incompatibility If such incompatibility takes place please contact our technical support department Q2 When the XL RAID SATA is in use the computer system is functioning normally but the XL RAID SATA access speed is abnormal A 1 Please first check whether the XL RAID SATA is in the progress of executing data aut...

Page 27: ...he LCD display screen will display Wrong Capacity 2 The LCD display screen might display rebuilding error messages such as Pri s Sec s or Sec s Pri s The term s signifies that both hard drives are treated as original hard drive The user must determine which hard drive will be the original hard drive prior installing the hard drives into XL RAID SATA Once the original hard drive is designated and i...

Page 28: ...ector Technically speaking the data will not be lost during the auto rebuilding process However if the original hard drive is detected with bad sectors during the rebuilding process XL RAID SATA will make hypothetical duplication instead of treat the bad sectors as hard drive failure Therefore the data stored in the bad sectors could potentially be lost during rebuilding Q8 Under the mirror mode R...

Page 29: ...n the LCD display are normal or if there is a hard drive failure Please also pay attention to any other symbols displayed in the LCD display For example if the F symbol is displayed this means that there is a cooling fan failure If the T symbol is displayed this means that the system is overheated Q10 How to turn on and off the Buzzer A 1 The manufacture default setting for the Buzzer in XL RAID S...

Page 30: ...OUT RS 232 PIN OUT PIN 1 PIN 2 PIN 3 RX TX GND POWER PORT DC POWER PIN OUT PIN 1 PIN 2 PIN 3 PIN 4 12V GND GND 5V JUMPER SETUP SW1 SETTING PIN OUT JUMP1 JUMP2 JUMP3 JUMP4 JUMP5 ON MASTER CSEL UPGRADE N C RAID 1 OFF SLAVE N C N C N C RAID 0 NOTES BLUE WORD IS DEFAULT 28 ...

Page 31: ... Off Non X Drive Non Y Drive Pri HDD Off Sec HDD Off Case 2 HDD Swap Out or Failed LCD Display X Drive Swap Out or Failed Pri HDD OK Sec HDD Fail Y Drive Swap Out or Failed Pri HDD OK Sec HDD Fail XY Drive Swap Out or Failed Pri HDD Off Sec HDD Off Case 3 New Swap in and Rebuild Mode X Drive Y Drive Active LCD display S Source S Source System Failed RebuildFlag ERR PRI S SEC S T Target T Target Sy...

Page 32: ...ebuild Check Err 3 RebuildFlag ERR SATA Mode Err Rebuild Check Err 4 RebuildFlag ERR Wrong Capacity S Source T Target Rebuilding Rebuilding Pri Sec S Source U Unknown System Failed RebuildFlag ERR PRI S SEC X N No Flag S Source Rebuilding X Drive be Target Rebuilding Sec Pri 00 T Target S Source Rebuilding Rebuilding Sec Pri T Target U Unknown System Failed RebuildFlag ERR PRI T SEC X N No Flag T ...

Page 33: ...On LCD display Power On 2044 06 09 03 00 2Strip Normal Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK X Drive Fail or EmptyTray Pri HDD OK Sec HDD Fail Y Drive Fail or EmptyTray Pri HDD Fail Sec HDD OK Non X Drive Pri HDD Off Sec HDD OK Non Y Drive Pri HDD OK Sec HDD Off Non X Drive Non Y Drive Pri HDD Off Sec HDD Off Case 2 HDD Swap Out or Failed LCD Display X Drive Swap Out or Failed Pri HDD OK Sec HDD Fail Y Drive Swap...

Page 34: ...3 Other LCD Display FAN Fail F Temperature alarm T 32 ...

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