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XL-RAID-SATA2

User Manual

v3.0 (December, 2009)

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Summary of Contents for XL-RAID-SATA2

Page 1: ...XL RAID SATA2 User Manual v3 0 December 2009 ...

Page 2: ...nt Environment Requirement and Notices 4 Hardware Installation Procedure 5 Connecting XL RAID SATA2 to your computer 6 Setting the Hard Drive Array Mode 6 OS Backup 7 Computer Set Up 8 Hard Disk status on LCD screen 9 GUI Monitoring Software FW Updating 11 Appendix Trouble Shooting Q A 13 ...

Page 3: ...D SATA2 1 Removable Carrier 2 45cm SATA Cable 1 Product CD 1 Accessory bag 1 includes 6 32 screws x 8 pcs Key for keylock x 2 XL RAID SATA2 Removable Carrier 45cm SATA Cable Note Accessory bag Product CD Please check above parts are included prior to installation The accessory bag contains screws and a plastic key ...

Page 4: ...ser to simultaneously utilize two hard drives manu factured by different companies However if the user expects better efficiency we strongly recommend the users to use hard drives manufactured by the same manufacturer 2 Since the system uses more stringent factors to determine the disk corruption in the hard drive please use noncorrupted hard drive with minimum storage capacity of 20 GB 3 The XL R...

Page 5: ...commend using computer chassis with effective cooling design to avoid disk array crashing due to ineffective cooling 5 XL RAID SATA2 supports RAID 0 RAID 1 Hardware Installation Procedure 1 Connect the SATA cables on the removable hard drive carrier to the pins of hard drive 2 Secure the hard drive into the removable hard drive carrier by the screws which provided in the accessory pack ...

Page 6: ...Setting the Hard Drive Array Mode Please select the RAID mode with the jumper located at the back panel The original default is RAID 1 still there are three pins at the back panel for RAID mode selection RAID 0 mode by setting the jumper on the left of the two pins RAID 1 mode by setting the jumper on the right of the two pins 1 RAID 0 Mode 1 Place two new hard drives into XL RAID SATA2 and strong...

Page 7: ...nction to automatically format the new drive and subsequently to back up the data into the new hard drive 2 Place the hard drive with existing data into slot 1 or 2 in the XL RAID SATA2 3 Since one of the slots is empty the buzzer will alarm user about the empty slot when the computer is turned on To shut off the buzzer alarm just push the bottom located in the front display screen 4 After turning...

Page 8: ...tion 2 In XL RAID SATA2 the installed hard drive can be detected by the Device Manager of Computer Management for Windows 3 Customers can choose to format the hard drive by using the Disk Management tool of the operating system before using the XL RAID SATA2 At this point the installation process is completely finished The user can freely retrieve and save data to XL RAID SATA2 just like retrievin...

Page 9: ...k into XL RAID SATA2 to execute automatic backup to protect the system from being hit by computer virus or to avoid risk of having both hard drives failing at the same time 2 During the Hard drive Failure When one of the two hard drives fails in the XL RAID SATA2 system the system will alarm the hard drive failure message both on the LCD display screen and in the monitoring software The user can r...

Page 10: ...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 6 When the rebuilding is fully completed the LCD display screen will again display the following messages 7 When XL RAID SATA2 is overheating T will be displayed on the lower right hand corner of screen As shown in illustrat...

Page 11: ...D status This can be done by installing RAID_ GUI exe software from CD ROM 1 RAID information You can install GUI software to monitor RAID status This can be done by installing RAID_GUI exe software from CD ROM 2 Firmware updating 1 You may update FW through GUI by clicking Load Firmware to select the firmware you want ...

Page 12: ...ill start using the new firmware after you reboot your computer Attention Updating firmware may cause your system unable to operate normally If your system runs normally we suggest that you do not update firmware Should you have any doubts on firmware updating please contact the technical service staff of XtendLan or email us at sales xtendlan com ...

Page 13: ...in the hard drive that are causing the longer than normal system down time Hard Drive Failure Q Under the mirror mode RAID 1 what will be the system s total storage capacity when adding a brand new hard drive A 1 The total storage capacity for XL RAID SATA2 is determined by the storage capacity of the primary hard drive installed during the initial usage 2 The storage capacity will not increase af...

Page 14: ...s will take longer than normal time This is because the XL RAID SATA2 must divide it s resource between the normal system operation and the data rebuilding process However the priority for the XL RAID SATA2 is to maintain the proper system operations Therefore the data rebuilding speed will be extremely slow until the system finished with the data saving operations Other Possible Situations Q The ...

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