User manual ADDONICS RT93DAHXML

[. . . ] TECHNOLOGIES RAID Tower IX (RT93DAHX / RT93DAHXML) www. addonics. com v3. 1. 11 User Guide Technical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please have your product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at: Hours: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: http://www. addonics. com/support/query/ RT93DAHX RT93DAHXML Screws Removing Cover of RAID Tower IX Loosen the 5 screws at the back of the tower using a Philips screwdriver by turning counter-clockwise. Separate the metal casing of the tower from the housing by lifting up the casing. Screws Installing drives into the RAID Tower V Step 1 Use a Philips screwdriver to secure the 3. 5" SATA hard drive to the drive tray Step 2 Slide the tray into the Disk Array drive bay. Note: It is recommended to fill up the RAID Tower IX with SATA drives from top to bottom. [. . . ] This manager can be use to create and monitor the status of the RAID volume. It is recommended to use the default factory RAID DIP switch setting when using the JMicron HW RAID Manager. Modify the RAID mode on the 5-port HPM-XA using DIP switch Recommended to be used on operating system without JMicron HW RAID Manager support like Linux, Mac & Solaris. Note: Steps A to D need to be performed each time the raid mode is modified. c. 1 2 3 4 5 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen. While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power where the HPM is connected. Power off the system power. d. www. addonics. com Technical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST) Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: www. addonics. com/support/query/ e. On the DIP switch, change (M0 to M2) setting to the desired RAID mode using the diagram below. All settings on the diagram shows · Error buzzer function is ENABLED · EZ function is DISABLED. OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF RAID 0 Mode ON ON ON Clone Mode ON ON SW1 1 2 3 4 5 SW1 1 2 3 4 5 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF RAID 1& RAID 10 Mode ON ON Large Mode ON ON SW1 1 2 3 4 5 SW1 1 2 3 4 5 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF SW1 1 2 3 4 5 SW1 RAID 5 Mode OFF OFF ON 1 2 3 4 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 OFF SW1 1 2 3 4 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 www. addonics. com Technical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST) OFF 5 Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: www. addonics. com/support/query/ OFF RAID 3 Mode ON Individual Drives Mode 5 RAID Setting Notes: RAID 1& RAID 10 Mode When 2 drives are connected to the HPM-XA, and DIP switch is set to this setting, the 2 drives will be configured as a 2-drive RAID1 array. SW1 1 2 3 4 5 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 When 4 drives are connected to the HPM-XA, the 4 drives will be configured as a 4-drive RAID10 array. Clone Mode SW1 1 2 3 4 5 BZS EZ M2 M1 M0 Clone's action is similar to RAID1. Clone mode is useful especially when users like to copy data from a source hard drive to the drives connected to the HPM-XA. f. While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power where the HPM is connected. If the 5-port HPM-XA is connected to the motherboard onboard SATA, on the CMOS setup utility, the raid array will display as "Addonics H/W RAID5" if setup as a RAID5 array. If the 5-port HPM-XA is connected to an eSATA host controller card, on the RAID BIOS, the raid array will display as "Addonics H/W RAID0" if setup as a RAID0 array. If booted into Windows, in Disk Drives under Device Manager, the raid array will display as "Addonics H/W LARGE" if setup as a LARGE array. Once raid array is verified, you can set the buzzer either ON or OFF. h. i. j. k. l. www. addonics. com Technical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST) Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: www. addonics. com/support/query/ Notes on Spare Drives using the Easy RAID Setting (EZ) When EZ function is ENABLED, the auto-rebuilding to spare drive is automatic. The degraded RAID group will start rebuilding automatically by using the existing spare drive. [. . . ] Connect the infiniband cable from the back of the tower to the multilane connector on the computer. Power Connector Power Switch Power on/off control a. Make sure the power is off on the auxiliary switch (power LED light should be off). Power on the tower. www. addonics. com Technical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST) Bottom Front Power Switch HDD LEDs Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: www. addonics. com/support/query/ [. . . ]