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5.LED Indicator:

Quad 3.5” SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA External RAID Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan

General Operation:

Power LED

HDD 1 LED

HDD 2 LED

HDD 3 LED

HDD 4 LED

Green

Blue

Blue

Blue

Blue

ON : Power on
OFF: Power off
ON :  HDD inserted  
Flash Randomly: Accessing (Read/Write/Rebuild)
Flash Consistently (3 flashes per second):  HDD error
OFF: HDD not installed/Removed/sleep mode
ON :  HDD inserted 
Flash Randomly: Accessing (Read/Write/Rebuild)
Flash Consistently (3 flashes per second):  HDD error
OFF: HDD not installed/Removed/sleep mode
ON :  HDD inserted 
Flash Randomly: Accessing (Read/Write/Rebuild)
Flash Consistently (3 flashes per second):  HDD error
OFF: HDD not installed/Removed/sleep mode 
ON :  HDD inserted 
Flash Randomly: Accessing (Read/Write/Rebuild)
Flash Consistently (3 flashes per second):  HDD error
OFF: HDD not installed/Removed/sleep mode 

Содержание NexStar - HX4R

Страница 1: ...User s Manual...

Страница 2: ...ser s Manual 6 Installation Screws 7 Foam Spacer 1 3 5 4 2 TRADEMARKS MS DOS Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP Vista 7 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Appl...

Страница 3: ...on 2 Specifications Features 3 System Requirements 4 Parts Layout 5 LED Indicator 6 Installation 7 RAID Mode Guide 8 RAID Rebuild 9 Hardware Formatting Guide 10 Disconnecting the NexStar HX4R 11 Warra...

Страница 4: ...effec tively draws away the heat while an active controlled 80mm fan on top exhausts the hot air from the enclosure ensuring your hard drive is protected and cooled Inte grated with USB 3 0 eSATA tech...

Страница 5: ...System with USB 2 0 3 0 or eSATA Backwards Compatible with USB 2 0 or 1 1 Hot Swappable Plug Play Without Rebooting Attractive LED Indicates Power HDD Activity Supports Individual JBOD RAID 0 1 3 5 1...

Страница 6: ...USB 3 0 specifications 3 For eSATA Speeds the System Must Support eSATA Specifications 4 Port Multiplier Is Required For eSATA Mac OS 10 6 greater 1 For USB 2 0 speeds the system must support USB 2 0...

Страница 7: ...1 2 3 4 5 8 9 7 6 Parts Layout 5 4 Parts Layout Power LED HDD1 LED HDD2 LED HDD3 LED HDD4 LED...

Страница 8: ...er second HDD error OFF HDD not installed Removed sleep mode ON HDD inserted Flash Randomly Accessing Read Write Rebuild Flash Consistently 3 flashes per second HDD error OFF HDD not installed Removed...

Страница 9: ...tray 2 Take out the HDD tray WARNING All data will be deleted on each hard drive during Hard Drive Mode change Please back up your hard drive s before adjust ing RAID mode New hard drives must be form...

Страница 10: ...if the hard drive cannot be mounted stably Refer to image for foam spacer placement Installation 8 3 Carefully install the hard drive into the tray Be sure the fasten the 4 Reinsert the HDD tray into...

Страница 11: ...erating system should detect the NexStar and automatically install the necessary drivers Once your operating system finishes setting up the NexStar it will mount your hard drive On Mac OS systems the...

Страница 12: ...s are installed the device will perform RAID 1 configuration Total capacity equals capacity of smaller drive RAID Byte level striping with dedicated parity Capacity Multiply the smallest capacity by 4...

Страница 13: ...rive to be seen as separate single drives with separate Hard Drive capacities figure 7 A figure 7 A figure 7 B figure 7 B ON Normal Volume A Volume B Drive B Volume C Volume D Drive A Drive C Drive D...

Страница 14: ...ard drives Switching to this mode will prompt to initialize and format the hard disks If you choose to add a second hard disk at a later time you will need to format the entire array of disks again fi...

Страница 15: ...o data redundancy Four equal hard drives The capacity is equal to the sum of all hard drives Switching to this mode will prompt to initialize and format the hard disks figure 7 E figure 7 E figure 7 F...

Страница 16: ...not work to create a mirror set from existing hard drives If one drive fails the SAFE volume is still usable but it is in a vulnerable state because its mirrored hard drive is inaccessible When the o...

Страница 17: ...s Capacity is equal to the smallest multiplied by 4 1 figure 7 H figure 7 H 15 Drive B 250GB RAID 3 750GB RAID 3 750GB Drive A 250GB Drive C 250GB Drive D 250GB Parity Disk Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4...

Страница 18: ...1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 NST 640S3R BK Drive B 250GB Drive A 250GB Drive C 250GB Drive D 750GB Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 NST 640S3R BK Equal Disks Striping Striping Unequal Disks RAID 5 Mode This mode...

Страница 19: ...follow the following steps to start rebuilding 1 Power off the NexStar HX4R 2 Remove failed hard drive 3 Install a functional hard drive 4 Turn on the power and the NexStar HX4R will automatically st...

Страница 20: ...ive In order to use a disk volume larger than 2 TB s you will need an operating system that supports GUID Partitioning Table Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP 64bit Mac 10 4 and Mac 10 5 all have thi...

Страница 21: ...Right click on the Unallocated box and select New Partition Disk number may vary STEP4 The New Partition Wizard will appear Please follow the New Partition Wizard step by step instructions to complete...

Страница 22: ...is completed the Hard Drive will be recognized as a New Volume New Volume drive letter may vary i e New Volume Z STEP6 Double click My Computer You will see New Volume appear on your PC Drive letter...

Страница 23: ...or Mac Users STEP1 When you connect the NexStar HX4R to a Mac with a new hard drive the dialog Disk Insertion will appear Please select Initialize A formatted HDD will not display this dialog STEP2 Se...

Страница 24: ...me Format Please input the name you wish to name your new Volume Click Erase at lower right side STEP4 After you hit Enter the dialog Erase Disk will appear Please click Erase to begin formatting your...

Страница 25: ...ing to the NexStar Double click the green Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray and select Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device Select the device you wish to remove and click on Stop The sys...

Страница 26: ...issing parts are not covered under this warranty Please check the contents of the unit to make sure you received all parts Also check for any cosmetic flaws If any parts are missing or if there are co...

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