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5.

  Right-click 

on the “Unallocated” area to the right, 

Select

 “Simple 

Volume” from the shortcut menu. 

Click

 “Next” to proceed with the New 

Partition Wizard.  

Select

 “Volume Size”, “Drive Letter”, “File Type”, 

volume “Label”, and ensure “Quick Format” is checked.  

Click

 “Next”. 

Click

 “Finish” to confirm your settings. 

 
     

          

 

 

 

Содержание XD5

Страница 1: ...VER 1 0 1 ...

Страница 2: ...ATION REBUILD 7 SETTING AND CHANGING THE RAID MOD 7 8 FORMATTING DRIVES 9 12 RAID MODE FAULT TOLERENCE 13 REBUILD 13 14 LED INDICATORS 14 DISKS SUPPORTING RAID CONFIGURATION 15 RAID CONFIGURATIONS 15 RAID 0 STRIPING 15 RAID 1 15 RAID 10 176 RAID 3 176 RAID 5 176 COMBINE NON RAID 176 Clear RAID JBOD NON RAID 17 FAQ S 17 CHOOSING THE RAID MODE 17 DAISY CHAINING 17 DISCREPANCY IN CAPACITY 18 REBUILD ...

Страница 3: ...d and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment PRECAUTIONS The main circuit board of the XD5 is susceptible to static electricity Proper grounding is required to prevent electrical damage to the X...

Страница 4: ...liant drives fully backward compatible with SATA 1 0 and SATA 1 0a compliant drives Connects via Super Speed USB 3 0 IEEE 1394b FireWire 800 or IEEE 1394a FireWire 400 or eSATA Supports rebuild under Raid 1 10 3 and 5 modes Configures RAID modes easily using hardware RAID mode selector switches Monitors XD5 status via LED indicators Power XD5 via internal high wattage power supply Optimum temperat...

Страница 5: ...VER 1 0 5 SYSTEM UNIT VIEWS PACKAGE CONTENTS HARDWARE GUIDE ...

Страница 6: ... of the XD5 and the host computer NOTE The XD5 should only be connected to a host computer via one type of data cable Connecting the XD5 to a computer simultaneously via two or more data cables is not recommended and can cause data loss 3 Press the Power Switch to turn on the XD5 4 When powered on the disk LED lights blue will illuminate when the drives are detected and powered on 5 You are now re...

Страница 7: ...to Clear RAID mode Setting the Clear RAID Mode Move the 3 RAID selector switches to the Clear RAID mode position down down down Power the XD5 to off While pressing the SET button power the XD5 to on continue to press the SET button The XD5 will beep once confirming power is on and RAID mode change is in progress After 5 10 seconds the XD5 will beep once again confirming the RAID mode has been chan...

Страница 8: ...he XD5 will beep once confirming power is on and RAID mode change is in progress After 5 10 seconds the XD5 will beep once again confirming the RAID mode has been changed Release the SET button NOTE Whenever the RAID mode is changed always change to the Clear RAID mode before changing RAID modes The XD5 should never be changed to a different RAID mode without changing to Clear RAID mode first ...

Страница 9: ...ation is changed the drive s will need to be reformatted using the new RAID configuration Formatting using Windows Vista and 7 1 Right click on Computer in the Start Menu and Select Manage from the shortcut menu 2 In the Computer management window Click Storage ...

Страница 10: ...ent 4 On the lower half of the screen there is a graphical representation of each drive on your system Right click on the square box on the left portion that reads Not Initialized and Select Initialize Disk from the shortcut menu On the Initialize Disk menu Select GPT and Click OK ...

Страница 11: ...a to the right Select Simple Volume from the shortcut menu Click Next to proceed with the New Partition Wizard Select Volume Size Drive Letter File Type volume Label and ensure Quick Format is checked Click Next Click Finish to confirm your settings ...

Страница 12: ... 6 The formatting process will begin When completed an icon with the name given to the XD5 will appear in the Computer window 7 If Clear RAID mode is chosen repeat the procedure for each of the unformatted drives ...

Страница 13: ...AID 3 3 or 4 drives or RAID 5 3 or 4 drives there is at least one spare drive slot that can be use for a spare auto rebuild drive To configure the RAID with a spare auto rebuild drive first configure the RAID mode Once the RAID mode has been configured install a spare drive in the next unused drive slot NOTE The spare drive must be equal to or larger than the largest drive in the array The spare d...

Страница 14: ...l to or larger than the largest drive in the array The new drive does not need to be formatted The new drive should be erased any data on the new drive will be lost when rebuild begins The RAID array will start rebuilding as soon as the XD5 is powered on The rebuild is complete when the new drive stops flashing red and turns blue LED INDICATORS Indicators Color Disk Not Detected Off Disk Detected ...

Страница 15: ...s or splits data across two disks simultaneously the speed of operation is enhanced compared to other RAID configurations RAID 0 is used by those wanting the most performance out of two or more drives Users commonly use RAID 0 for quick data transfers from one source to another A backup of the data should always be maintained RAID 0 should never be used for mission critical applications if one dis...

Страница 16: ... of the array It offers high read and write transfer rates with a high level of fault tolerance A minimum of three drives is required Write performance can be slower than RAID 5 due to parity calculation overhead and the bottleneck of a dedicated parity drive RAID 5 RAID 5 parity data is spread across all drives versus being stored in a single drive as with RAID 3 RAID 5 reserves space equal to th...

Страница 17: ...ose the RAID configuration that is most applicable to your task The most common factors affecting the choice of which RAID mode to choose are capacity speed and data protection For example if you are using the XD5 to store entertainment media or for backup RAID 5 mode can be used it offers the combined capacity of the multiple drives while writing to one drive at a time If your work requires conti...

Страница 18: ... connected to the host computer when it is in rebuild mode A No it does not have to be The XD5 can support offline rebuild in RAID 1 10 3 5 which means it can perform the rebuild function without being connected to a host computer CAPACITY OVER 2TB Q What is the Over 2TB option for in the PC s version of RAID Master A The maximum storage capacity is affected by the Windows operating system NTSF fo...

Страница 19: ...capacity and RPM Data Transfer Speed eSATA up to 3Gbit sec 1394b up to 800Mbit sec 1394a up to 400Mbit Sec USB3 0 up to 5Gbit Sec RAID Mode Clear RAID Non RAID Combine Non RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 3 RAID 5 LED Indicators Power Connection Status Access Rebuild Power Supply Input AC 100 240V Peak current 5A Dimension 7 4 188mm L x 5 1 128mm W x 10 7 271mm H Weight no drives 9 5 Lbs 4 3 Kgs Ce...

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