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OWC THUNDERBAY 4 MINI

INTRODUCTION

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1.5 REAR VIEW

1.5.1 Rear Features

1. Thunderbolt 2 ports — 

Attach the included Thunderbolt cable to one of these ports 

and to your computer, or to another Thunderbolt device. Use the other Thunderbolt 2 
port to add more Thunderbolt devices to the chain.

2. Power input —

 Connect the included power supply here.

NOTES:

• There is no power switch on the OWC ThunderBay 4 mini. As long as the power supply 

is connected, the device mini will turn on when it receives a data signal through the 
Thunderbolt cable. If there is no Thunderbolt cable connected, or if the computer is off 
or in a sleep or hibernation mode, the ThunderBay 4 mini will turn off.

• Thunderbolt device chains can support up to six Thunderbolt devices.
• Thunderbolt 2 is backwards compatible with Thunderbolt, but any devices connected 

in a Thunderbolt chain after a Thunderbolt device will operate at original Thunderbolt  
speed (10Gb/s) rather than Thunderbolt 2 speed (20Gb/s). If mixing Thunderbolt 2 and 
original Thunderbolt devices, make sure all Thunderbolt 2 devices are in front of the 
Thunderbolt devices (i.e. computer>Thunderbolt 2 devices>Thunderbolt devices).

• For the safe removal of your drives and to ensure that no data is lost, always eject or 

unmount the drives from your operating system before unplugging the ThunderBay 4 
mini or removing the drives. 

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Содержание THUNDERBAY

Страница 1: ...T H U N D E R B A Y 4 M I N I Assembly Manual User Guide ...

Страница 2: ...2 5 SATA hard drives or SSDs 1 5 3 0 or 6 0Gb s 1 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS 1 3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1 4 FRONT VIEW 1 4 1 Front Features 1 5 REAR VIEW 1 5 1 Rear Features DEVICE SETUP 3 2 1 HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION 2 2 QUICK START 2 3 SOFTWARE RAID 2 4 CHANGING DRIVES 2 4 1 Drive Failure SUPPORT RESOURCES 5 3 1 TROUBLESHOOTING 3 2 ABOUT DATA BACKUP 3 3 DATA MIGRATION 3 4 CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT ...

Страница 3: ...age for the most recent product specifications 1 4 FRONT VIEW 1 4 1 Front Features 1 Locking faceplate Use the included keys to lock the faceplate for security or to remove the faceplate to gain access to the drive bays 2 LED indicators See the following chart for details on the ThunderBay 4 mini s LEDs LED COLOR ThunderBay ON ThunderBay SLEEPING DRIVE ACTIVITY DRIVE BAD BAY EMPTY Power Blue orang...

Страница 4: ... or if the computer is off or in a sleep or hibernation mode the ThunderBay 4 mini will turn off Thunderbolt device chains can support up to six Thunderbolt devices Thunderbolt 2 is backwards compatible with Thunderbolt but any devices connected in a Thunderbolt chain after a Thunderbolt device will operate at original Thunderbolt speed 10Gb s rather than Thunderbolt 2 speed 20Gb s If mixing Thund...

Страница 5: ... Turn the key clockwise then pull the key towards you The faceplate will swing open as shown 3 Pull up on the faceplate to remove it 4 Pull on the tab at the center of an empty drive tray to remove the tray from the enclosure 5 Set the drive tray as shown on your work surface If you are replacing an existing drive unscrew it from the drive tray at this time 6 Place your hard drive or SSD inside th...

Страница 6: ...rs of a RAID array OS X and Windows both have software RAID capabilities natively through their disk management applications and there are third party applications that offer expanded RAID support including SoftRAID for the Mac To learn more about SoftRAID options for the ThunderBay 4 mini please visit www owcdigital com softraidsupport 2 4 CHANGING DRIVES You can add or remove any drive without n...

Страница 7: ...r OWC technical support contact information 3 2 ABOUT DATA BACKUP To ensure that your files are protected and to prevent data loss we strongly suggest that you keep two copies of your data one copy on your OWC ThunderBay 4 mini and a second copy on either your internal drive or another storage medium such as an optical backup or on another external storage unit Any data loss or corruption while us...

Страница 8: ... to do so can cause damage to your drive mechanisms and or the hard drive enclosure Read this user guide carefully and follow the correct procedures when setting up the device Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the device To avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions never insert any metallic object into the device If it appears to be malfunctioning contac...

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