15
3. The following message then appears: “Safe to Remove Hardware”. You can now safely disconnect the device
from your computer.
Note:
If your host USB adapter does not support this feature, the device should be disabled using the Device
Manager or your system should be shut down cleanly and powered off before disconnecting the USB device.
3.3.2
MACINTOSH SYSTEMS
You must un-mount the hard disk drive by dragging the hard drive icon to the trash before disconnecting it or
powering it down.
3.4
HARD DISK DRIVE HOT-PLUG & HOT-UNPLUG
The hard disk drives should not be hot-plugged, but unless RAID failure. To avoid data corruption or loss, care should be
taken to ensure that the host system is not currently using any drive that is about to be hot-unplugged.
3.5
MODE SETTING
The
EliteRAID ER104UT(-B)
use RAID Dail or switch to setup the RAID mode. To select a storage policy in this mode the
first time that a new factory-shipped product is used, ensure that the hard disk drives are installed; turn off the power
before set the MODE SWITCH on the back of the
EliteRAID ER104UT(-B)
to the desired Storage Policy. To change the
storage policy thereafter, set the MODE SWITCH to the desired position and press and hold the recessed SETUP/Reset
BUTTON, then power on to create the new virtual volume(s). Creating new virtual volumes will destroy any existing data
that existed on the previous volume.
Note: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and delete previously defined partitions.
3.5.1
CLEAN MODE
The CLEAN MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 1 drive to implement.
1. Turn off the power.
2. Set the MODE SWITCH position to CLEAN.
3. Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON.
4. Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting.
3.5.2
LARGE MODE
The LARGE MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 2 drives to implement.
1. Turn off the power.
2. Set the MODE SWITCH position to LARGE.
3. Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON.
