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LED Indicators
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HDD Access LED will flash blue when the computer accesses data on the hard drive.
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Power LED will glow blue if the power is turned on.
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Fail LED will light red if the internal temperature exceeds 60° C or the fan fails.
Usage with Macintosh computers
Mounting and Unmounting Volumes
When you connect the unit to the Mac for the first time and turn on the power,
you may see a message saying that the disks are unreadable. This is because
you must format the drives before use. The easiest way to do this is with Mac
OS X’s Disk Utility. Select “Mac OS Extended” as the format type. After the
volume is formatted, an icon representing the drive volume will appear (mount)
on the desktop. You can now use the volume just like an internal hard drive.
Unmount each volume before powering down the unit by dragging the
volume’s icon to the trash bin, or by selecting the volume then pressing
Command-E. Shutting down the unit without first unmounting the volume can
result in data loss.
Booting to the SilverSATA IV
Your ability to boot to the SilverSATA IV depends upon whether or not the eSATA host to which it is
connected supports this feature. Many eSATA hosts do not support booting.
Usage with Windows computers
Formatting/Mounting Volumes
Before you can use your SilverSATA IV, you must first format the drives. Use Disk Management, which
you can find by right-clicking on My Computer then selecting Manage. Select NTFS for the format type.
After the volume is formatted, an icon representing the drive volume will appear in My Computer. You
can now use the volume just like an internal hard drive.
Ejecting Volumes
You will not be able to eject the SilverSATA IV like you can with devices that connect via FireWire or
USB. Make sure no applications are accessing data from the drives before powering off the unit. Check
the drive access LEDs to make sure no drive activity is taking place. Turning off the SilverSATA IV during
hard drive access could result in data loss.
