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Best Ｅｎｅｒｇｙ and Space Saving Best RAID
Portable RAID 6, 2.5"HDD×6・Desktop Model
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BR256
【 User Manual 】
Revision 1.01f
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BR256（eSATA+USB2.0）model取扱説明書

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    BR256（eSATA+USB2.0）model取扱説明書 Best Ｅｎｅｒｇｙ and Space Saving Best RAID Portable RAID 6, 2.5”HDD×6・Desktop Model ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BR256 － eSATA＋USB3.0 model － 【 User Manual 】 Revision 1.01f ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- － 0 －...

  • Page 2: Safety Warning

    BIOS CORPORATION Safety Warning ■ In order to avoid injury to oneself, equipment, and others, please heed the following instructions. ■ The following indications explain the degree of physical danger possible by ignoring the proper usage directions. This symbol is used to indicate sections that may WARNING result in a serious injury or even death.

  • Page 3: Prefix

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual Prefix Thank you for choosing our product: Best RAID 256 eSATA+USB3.0 (BR256 hereunder). This user manual contains features, functions, setup, and warnings, so please read this manual prior to use our product. If any material in this manual is not clear, please contact manufacturer or vender where it was purchased.

  • Page 4: Hdd Installation

    HDD Installation ■ Install and Remove HDD Module ① Before you start any operation, please make sure HDDs are installed properly into the BR256 enclosure ② An alarming beep sound will be turned on and caused error if right number of HDD module was not installed properly ③...

  • Page 5: Precautions For Product Usage

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual Precautions for Product Usage ■ Treatment WARNING ● Don’t open up the cabinet. You can be electrocuted. Don’t ● Don’t take it apart. There is a chance to cause fire or injury ● Don’t modify. There is a chance of fire.
  • Page 6 BIOS CORPORATION CAUTION ● When removing the drive unit, be sure to use both hands. You may drop it, causing injury. ● Never shut off the power while the drive is being accessed. It may cause abnormal operation. ● Never remove the disk unit while it is being accessed.
  • Page 7 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ■ Placement WARNING ● Always use two hands when moving or transporting unit. Injury can be caused if the item is dropped. ● Place the unit in an area that can sufficiently support its weight. There is a risk of injury.
  • Page 8 BIOS CORPORATION WARNING ● Turn the power switch off while connecting power cord. There is a risk of electrocution. ● Remove the power plug upon any malfunction or breakdown. There is a severe risk of fire or damage if you see smoke or smell any strange scents coming from the unit.
  • Page 9 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ － 8 －...

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Linux ..............................66 Windows 7 ............................68 Other OSs ............................74 Chapter 4. BR256 State Transition ................. 75 Overview of Disk Array State Transition ................... 75 Deal with ｢ONE DRIVE DOWN｣state ..................... 77 Deal with ｢TWO DRIVE DOWN｣ ....................78 How to deal with ｢SYSTEM DOWN｣...
  • Page 11 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual LCD Display for Disk Drive Recovery Status ................... 83 LCD Display for FAN Failure ......................83 Others LCD Display .......................... 84 4.9.1 Transfer Rate Display ......................84 4.9.2 Cache Check Display ......................84 4.9.3 Most Delay CH Display ....................... 84 4.9.4...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1. Br256 Outline

    BIOS CORPORATION Chapter 1. BR256 Outline 1.1 Features ● Cable-less integrated RAID system ● Support six hot-swappable SATA hard disks ● Support RAID-6、RAID-0、RAID-3、RAID-5、RAID-1、RAID-1 3 DRIVE、RAID 10 ● Support eSATA, USB3.0 and USB2.0 Interface; eSATA：3Gbits/sec (Theoretical value), USB3.0： 5Gbits/sec (Theoretical value), USB2.0: 480Mbits/sec (Theoretical value) ●...

  • Page 13: Function

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 1.2 Function ● eSATA：3Gbits/sec, USB3.0: 5Gbps/sec, USB2.0：480Mbits/sec ● Support RAID-6、RAID-0、RAID-3、RAID-5、RAID-1、RAID-1 3 DRIVE、RAID 10 ● Priority configuration of Rebuild ● Adjustable cache size ● Write cache mode setup ● Verify mode setup ● LU(Logical Unit)Division Capability ● Adjustable RAID-5/6 Parity Strip size ●...

  • Page 14: Raid Mode

    BIOS CORPORATION 1.3 RAID Mode Explanation CAUTION ● Any change of RAID mode will cause data rebuild and data lost. ① RAID MODE 6 Data and Comparing with RAID- 5 dual parity is applied providing Parity are even higher reliability...
  • Page 15 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ⑤ RAID MODE 1 In general, Data at RAID 1 is written to two drives at the same Data Drive time and read from one or both of drives. Capacity is half the of the total physical disk capacity ⑥...

  • Page 16: Contents Of Packing

    Please inspect if accessories are all included when the package is opened. If you found missing items, please contact your reseller. And please keep the original packing carton and materials. ＜BR256 Accessories＞ □ BR256 □ AC power cable×1 □ eSATA cable □...

  • Page 17: Name And Function Of Each Part

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 1.5 Name and Function of each part ② ④ ＜ Front side ＞ ① ③ ⑤ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑥ ⑭ ＜ Rear Side ＞ ⑩ ⑪ ⑮ ⑰ ⑯ ⑱ ⑫ ⑬ ⑲ － 16 －...
  • Page 18 Gray indicates HDD module was unlocked Turn clockwise to lock the HDD module. Check the lock indicator to ⑤ see the status of module. Display of BR256 status or parameter ⑥ ⑦ POWER LED Blue when system is turned on.

  • Page 19: Connection

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 1.6 Connection ● Do not expose the unit under high temperature or directly sun light For normal operation, adequate air condition to cool the unit is necessary ● Never shut off the power while the drive is being accessed.
  • Page 20 BIOS CORPORATION ※1 eSATA Cable ※2 LAN Cable （Optional） AC Power Cable ※ 1：Upon the host selection, the shape of connector might be different ※ 2：It is used for web-based monitor and configuration. ● Please do not connect eSATA and USB2.0 or USB3.0 at the same time...
  • Page 21 ＜ Steps for eSATA connection＞ RAID（eSATA）→ PC（eSATA） ① Get the eSATA Cable inside the package connecting it between BR256 and the host. ② To use web-based monitor, connect Ethernet cable between LAN connector and host. ③ Connect AC power cable and turn on power switch at rear panel of BR256.

  • Page 22: Optional Parts List

    BIOS CORPORATION 1.7 Optional parts list ● Spare HDD Module Part Number Description BR256M0000 BR256 (Gray Module model) spare HDD module ● Send back Extension Service Pack Part Number Description BR256-SEDBK-1Y Extra one year sendback service (Total: 2 years) BR256-SEDBK-2Y...
  • Page 23 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ － 22 －...

  • Page 24: Chapter 2. Setup And Monitor

    BIOS CORPORATION Chapter 2. Setup and Monitor 2.1 Toggle rolling setup flowchart ARRAY PARAMETERS ： Initial Display SETTING! ↓ ： Enable or Disable eSATA Host SATA HOST ↓ ： Enable or Disable USB3 Host USB3 HOST ↓ ： RAID Mode Setup RAID MODE SETUP ↓...

  • Page 25: Overview Of Setup Method

    2.2 Overview of Setup method To simplify the procedure of setup, BR256 is designed to support all of setup options by front panel LCD. The default configuration and parameters are default for RAID-6 mode. BR256 is supposed to up and run without changing default setting unless a special configuration needed.

  • Page 26: Parameter Setup Screen And Its Operations

    ：Power off while doing change 2.4 Parameter Setup Screen and its operations This section explains each parameter and the associated function of BR256. PS. Please take a memo if you changed parameters different from its default value ● RAID Mode Setup...
  • Page 27 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ● Recovery Rate Setup RECOVER RATE 5Min. /GB Recovery operations utilize time between host data access without interrupting the current job. Therefore data read/write can be continued without interruption. User can choose the timing to execute recovery operations as below.
  • Page 28 BIOS CORPORATION ● Cache size Setup CACHE SIZE 128MB To setup the cache size of BR256 Please do not alter the cache size if you did not change the cache memory Parameter Function Memo CACHE SIZE 「Cache Buffer Error」 will be shown if the selected cache...
  • Page 29 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ● Verify Mode Setup VERIFY WAIT READ aft WRITE Verify Mode specifies when and how to perform the data verification. You can wait until the verification to be done with [Verify Wait] mode. If you’d like to do the writes without verifying you can specify [No Verify] mode.
  • Page 30 BIOS CORPORATION ● LUN SIZE Setup LUN SIZE Max 2TB Parameter Function Memo Use up all disk size as one single LUN. LUN SIZE Depend on host operating system, LUN over 2TB size might Default FULL not be recognized. LUN SIZE LUN size is assigned to different size 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 16GB～256GB...
  • Page 31 ※Please refer to below explanation for MBR(-2) ※LUN SWAPPED function is reserved for future dual host usage not applicable to BR256. ※Sector management of RAID are different between [NO BIAS] and [for MBR(-1) or (+1) or(-2)] Depend on host OS used, the beginning address of device might be different. And the setting might be helpful to improve the performance.
  • Page 32 BIOS CORPORATION ● Parity Stripe Width Setup PARITY STRIPE 2 MB/DRIVE Choose stripe width of RAID-5/6 LUN Parameter Function Memo Setup stripe width of each drive channel. PARITY STRIPE When the host issues a command, and the parity is to be written, the command is divided up into two or more operations.
  • Page 33 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ● Read Ahead Size Setup READ AHEAD 64 KB This is to set size of data to pre-fetch into cache for read operation. Parameter Function Memo Do not do read ahead. READ AHEAD You might like to use this setting if read data is frequently...
  • Page 34 BIOS CORPORATION ●Disk Type Setup TEST1GB, 120GB, 160GB DISK TYPE 250GB, 400GB, 500GB, xxxxB 750GB, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB This is to specify the size of the drive you will be using. (Unless you plan to use different disks than the ones provided, there is no need to change this setting.

  • Page 35: Background Parameters

    4．Press the SELECT button Product ID is Product ID will be displayed BR256B3-xxx6 5．Press the SELECT button Serial No ID Serial number of BR256 will be displayed xxxxxxxx 6．Press the SELECT button End of Indicate the end of the fixed parameters. Fixed Parameter After fixed parameters, if you press the Mode button now, you will enter Background Parameter mode.
  • Page 36 BIOS CORPORATION Or you can directly get into Background parameters by pressing the Mode button any time during display among Firmware Version、Vendor ID、Device ID、Serial Number. From here, pressing the Mode button to roll among changeable Background parameters. ● IP Address Setup IP Address 192.168.50.210...
  • Page 37 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ● Maximum Drive Sequential Transmission Speed SSC Setup 1.5Gbps SSC RCV Cap、 Disk 1.5Gbps 1.5Gbps No SSC RCV Cap、 No SSC Rcv Cap 3.0Gbps SSC RCV Cap、 3.0Gbps No SSC RCV Cap The setup is to setup maximum drive speed and SSC(Spectrum Scatter Clock). Depend on hard disk;...
  • Page 38 BIOS CORPORATION ● Buffer Segment Size Setup BUFFER SEGMENT 8KB/CH,16KB/CH,32KB/CH,64KB/CH SIZE 64KB/CH Setup buffer segment size per drive channel. This is the size of data block for one command. For large sequential data access, the bigger size can give better performance. On the contrast, for random access, the smaller size can give better performance.
  • Page 39 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ● Cache Management Setup DPO/FUA BIT ENABLE/DISABLE DISABLE This is to Enable or Disable the cache control flag of SCSI standard. DPO(Disable Page Out) ： Depend on the execution of command, DPO allows to discard the data in the cache by other commands.
  • Page 40 BIOS CORPORATION ● Cache Memory Check Timing Setup CHECK CACHE NORMAL/FAST/NO NORMAL This setting specifies the speed of the background cache memory check to take place after the system powers up. If the cache memory onboard is large the check will take some time so if you wish to speed up the process please set this to “FAST”.

  • Page 41: Parameter Confirmation

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 2.5.2 Parameter Confirmation Sometimes you will need to read and confirm the setup of current parameters then you can press both MODE and SELECT button on the front at the same time for this. Firmware version will be shown at the beginning and the content can be changed by pressing MODE button.
  • Page 42 This is a convenient form for customer to record all parameters. Notes Parameter Default Firmware Firm ware is Ver. x.xxx Firmware Version Vendor ID Vender ID is BIOS Model No Product ID is BR256B3-xxx6 Vary as different model Serial No Serial No ID xxxxxxxx Product serial number SATA HOST...
  • Page 43 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual VERIFY WAIT READ aft WRITE / VERIFY WAIT NO READ aft WRT / VERIFY WAIT READ aft WRITE Verify Wait NO VERIFY READ aft WRITE / NO VERIFY NO READ aft WRITE － 42 －...

  • Page 44: Quick Overview Of From Panel Button Operation

    BIOS CORPORATION Quick Overview of From Panel Button Operation BR256 button operations can be summarized as below Item Operation ＋ Power ON MODE Force Reset Mute Buzzer MODE ＋ ＋ Power ON SELECT MODE Start After parameter setup MODE Roll next item...

  • Page 45: Web-Based Monitor And Setup Via Ethernet

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 2.6 Web-based Monitor and Setup via Ethernet To monitor BR256 via Web management GUI, you can connect Ethernet cable to a host computer. 2.6.1 Web Connection To use Web management, Ethernet parameter must be configured correctly before launching a Web browser (such as Internet Explorer).

  • Page 46: Main Menu

    BIOS CORPORATION 2.6.2 Main Menu With power on and Ethernet connected, launch the Internet browser with preset IP address.「http://<IP Address>」. The Web main menu will be displayed as below for Monitor Mode. － 45 －...

  • Page 47: Monitor Mode

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 2.6.3 Monitor Mode Disk Array Monitor: Click on [RAID Monitor] from left main menu to enter the status monitor page. The refreshing interval can be changed by specifying the requested time and apply Change Refresh Interval. Drive status can be differentiated by color.
  • Page 48 BIOS CORPORATION <Basic Parameters> Click on menu [Basic Parameters] to show basic RAID parameters. ＜Basic parameter screen＞ ＜Additional Parameters > Click on menu [Additional Parameters] to show additional RAID parameters. ＜Additional RAID parameters＞ － 47 －...
  • Page 49 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ＜Network Parameters＞ Click on menu [Network Parameters] to show Network related parameters. ＜Network related parameters screen＞ ＜Logged Data＞ Click on menu [Logged Data] to show Logged Data. ＜Logged data screen＞ Logged data shows the historic events after power on.

  • Page 50: Management Mode

    BIOS CORPORATION 2.6.4 Management Mode To modify additional parameters of RAID control or SMPT email setup, you need to login to secured management mode. Click [Login for Management Mode] from main menu. ＜Pop window for User Name/Password to enter Management mode＞...
  • Page 51 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ＜Page indicates Management mode＞ You can then modify additional RAID parameters, email and SMTP setting. － 50 －...

  • Page 52: Setup Of Email Notification

    BR256 accessible from outside of LAN. This might cause the security issue. ２）Assign local SMTP Server If there is no need for authentication, you can forward (relay) from BR256 by setting up the local SMPT server. For Windows OS, you can setup IP address of BR256 on SMPT which has the RELAY function.
  • Page 53 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual By clicking on “Send Test Main” button following the email setup, you can send a test email to the receiver address for confirmation. To send a test email, you have to login to Management mode, but no need to be in Setup Mode.

  • Page 54: Mail Format

    The mail format will be looked like below: From: BR256@[192.168.50.210] test@bios.co.jp Subject: Alert from BR256 Alert Condition of BIOS BR256xx-xxx6 Ver.x.xxx Serial Number= xxxxxxxx Alert Reason = Test of Send Mail. １） From: Mail sender, this machine ２）To: Receiver ３）Subject: ４）Alert Condition of vendor name, device name, and version.

  • Page 55: Setup

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 2.7 Setup < Additional Parameters > In Management Mode, click Additional Parameters under main menu to enter Additional Parameters Page ＜Additional Parameters Page＞ Parameter settings under additional parameters can be changed without effecting data on the RAID system.
  • Page 56 BIOS CORPORATION ● Setup Mode First, Power on the RAID system while holding both MODE and SELECT buttons to enter Setup Mode. ( LCD Display: ARRAY PARAMETERS SETTING ) Launch the web browser with preset IP Address to connect to the management GUI. The default IP address is 192.168.50.210...
  • Page 57 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ＜Basic Parameters＞ Click on Basic Parameters under left panel to enter Basic Parameters page. ＜Basic Parameters Page＞ Scroll to the parameter that is needed to changed and click Change Parameters button to save it. Then, re-boot the RAID system so changes to reflected.
  • Page 58 Navigate through file system to locate firmware file and click update firmware button to start update process. Once update process has started, front LCD display will change to following message. ＜BR256 LCD Display＞ Please Wait！ Firm Updating Firmware is being updated Power off Now！...
  • Page 59 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual If the process failed the following screen will be shown. ＜Wrong firmware file or transmission error＞ ＜BR256 LCD Display＞ Error Retry Now！ Don’t Power off Error has occurred during the process. Warning!! Do not turn off RAID system at this point. Instead, retry without rebooting the system. If the process still failed, please contact support people.
  • Page 60 BIOS CORPORATION 1）Enter new password in New Password and Confirm Password box. (Max 6 digits) 2）Click Change Password button to save the change Reboot the RAID system for change to take effect. What if I forgot my password？ Old password is not needed to change the password itself, so just change to new password.

  • Page 61: Host Lan Configuration

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 2.8 Host LAN Configuration 2.8.1 IP Setup for Windows １．Go to: Start -> Control Panel ２．Navigate to Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center － 60 －...
  • Page 62 BIOS CORPORATION ３． Choose Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/Ipv4) then click Properties button. ４．Set Internet Protocol Properties First, check “use the following IO address”. Considering RAID IP ADDRESS is 192.168.50.210 set as follows: IP address: 192.168.50.XXX (put unused address in place of XXX.) Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0...

  • Page 63: Ip Setup For Linux

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ５．Confirming the change １．Start -> enter “cmd.exe” to open command prompt window. ２．Enter ipconfig /renew ３．Enter ipconfig /all Check if the IP Address has changed correctly. 2.8.2 IP Setup for Linux １．Open a Terminal Window. ２．Enter # ifconfig eth0 192.168.50.X (＊Put IP that is not used in the current network in “X”.)

  • Page 64: Ip Setup For Mac Os X

    BIOS CORPORATION 2.8.3 IP Setup for MAC OS X １． Click System Preferences. ２．Click “Network” Icon. － 63 －...
  • Page 65 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ３．Choose Configure option to Manually. ４．Enter IP address and click Apply button to save it. ▶ Make sure the address used here is not used by another device. － 64 －...
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  • Page 67: Chapter 3. Format

    [root@<Host name> /root]# 2． Partition Creation and formatting (fdisk command) ① start fdisk *Example below is when BR256 is recognized as /dev/sdb [root@sheep /root]# fdisk /dev/sdb ② Creating partition *Example below is when creating one partition takes whole disk spaces （n:fdisk のコマンド）...
  • Page 68 BIOS CORPORATION Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 120130 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 182399 1465119936 83 Linux （w:fdisk コマンド） Command (m for help): The partition table has been altered! Calling ioctl( ) to re-read partition table.

  • Page 69: Windows 7

    ② Press the Start Button and right-click on “Computer”. Click on “Manage”. ③ Go to “Device Manager”. Click on Disk Drives and confirm that the BR256 has been registered. ※ If you did not see BR256 here, please check below ...
  • Page 70 BIOS CORPORATION 2. Partition Creation and Formatting １．Log into Windows 7 and click the Start, then right click on “Computer” and click on “Manage” ２． Click on “Computer Management” -> “Storage” -> “Disk Management” ３．Right click Not initialize disk(DISK1)then click「Initialize Disk」.
  • Page 71 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ４．Check the disk to be initialized and move on to the formatting.(If BR256 has capacity over 2TB in Volume then choose GPT Disk label here to able to use disk over 2TB.) ５．Right click on the disk you wish to edit and click “New Simple Volume”...
  • Page 72 BIOS CORPORATION ６．The New Volume Wizard will load up, so click “Next” ７．Choose the volume you want, then click “Next”. － 71 －...
  • Page 73 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 8．Choose the driver letter you wish, click “Next”, 9．Choose the proper formatting settings and click “Next” again. － 72 －...
  • Page 74 BIOS CORPORATION 10．When you’ve verified that the settings are correct and there are no errors, click “Finish”. 11．The format will begin. Close the “Computer Management” after the format has completed. ※ You can use the disk now, please remember the disk name you made...

  • Page 75: Other Oss

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 3.3 Other OSs Please refer to the user manual of associated vendors. － 74 －...

  • Page 76: Chapter 4. Br256 State Transition

    BIOS CORPORATION Chapter 4. BR256 State Transition 4.1 Overview of Disk Array State Transition Any time the array transfers from NORMAL state to FAIL state, the alarm buzzer will sound, and the Fault LED will light up. At this point, pressing the Mode button will stop the buzzer.
  • Page 77 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual （Initialization） Force Reset If you force reset by powering on while holding down the MODE switch, all active drives will be returned to their normal state. If all drives are active, the system will return to NORMAL. This should be applied when it is the first time to initialize the disk array At this time, the actual health of the disks will not be verified.

  • Page 78: Deal With ｢One Drive Down｣State

    BIOS CORPORATION 4.2 Deal with ｢ONE DRIVE DOWN｣state Under RAID- 6 / 3 / 5 configuration, there are times that BR256 might enter into 「ONE DOWN」state. BR256 will then suspend the drive to avoid data corruption. This should not affect the data access.

  • Page 79: Deal With ｢Two Drive Down

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 4.3 Deal with ｢TWO DRIVE DOWN｣ Under RAID 6, for some reasons, there might be possibility that another drive failed after「ONE DRIVE DOWN」, then 「TWO DRIVE DOWN」will be shown. Same as 「ONE DRIVE DOWN」, the drive might be temporary failed.

  • Page 80: How To Deal With ｢System Down

    RAID-Normal？ BR256 power ⑥ If LCD showed「RAID-x NORMAL」, it means RAID-x SYSTEM BR256 came back to normal. There might be ○ NORMAL DOWN temporary contact error between HDD and the backplane. If the system did not come back to normal, or 「 SYSTEM DOWN 」 is encountered soon, you should contact your support window.
  • Page 81 ⑤ Power off BR256 Insert back ⑥ Press and hold the MODE button then turn on removed drives above BR256 power. Please check if LCD showed 「RAID-x TWO DRIVE DOWN」 Recovery Succeed？ ⑦ Insert one of removed drive RAID-x ○...
  • Page 82 6 again. ⑨ If LCD showed「RAID-x NORMAL」, it means BR256 came back to normal. There might be some temporary disconnections between HDD and Backplane. If the system did not come back to normal, or 「SYSTEM DOWN」is encountered soon, you should contact your support window.

  • Page 83: Lcd Display Under Normal Operation

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 4.5 LCD Display Under Normal Operation When all hard disks work normal, LCD will display normal status as below. SINGLE DRIVE RAID-1 RAID-0 2 DRIVE NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL RAID-1 3 DRIVE RAID-0 RAID-10 NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL RAID-6...

  • Page 84: Lcd Display For Disk Drive Recovery Status

    When FAN is failed, system FAIL LED will be lighted up and buzzer will be turned on. Push MODE button to stop the buzzer alarming. If you keep operating BR256 under fan failed situation, temperature inside the enclosure will be raised and will cause system malfunction or HDD failure. Please contact support people for the fan replacement right after its failure.

  • Page 85: Others Lcd Display

    MODE and SELECT button at the same time to return to earlier state. 4.9.2 Cache Check Display When BR256 got into RATE check mode, press MODE button again after checking disk access rate. The LCD will display Cache memory check by Megabyte.（same as power on cache memory check） Cache Buffer Memory xxxM 4.9.3...

  • Page 86: Lcd Display For Patrol Mode Options

    BIOS CORPORATION 4.9.4 LCD Display for Patrol Mode Options Following Most Delay CH, Patrol Mode switching can be chosen by pressing MODE button. You can push SELECT button to switch among 3 different patrol modes 1. NO PATROL Mode HDD PATROL No Patrol.

  • Page 87: Lcd Display For Ethernet Setup

    4.10 LCD Display for Controller Error Here explains error shown on LCD display. Buzzer alarm will be sound and can be stopped by pushing MODE button. If below error was observed, you should disconnect BR256 from host and contact your support window. ●...
  • Page 88 BIOS CORPORATION ● ROM Reading Error ROM(Flash EPOM)checksum error Code ROM Error System Halted Usually this will only happen at power on. ● Working RAM Error Work RAM Error Error occurred on working area of RAM System Halted Usually this will only happen at power on.
  • Page 89 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ● Cache buffer check error Cache Buffer Error happens on data access during cache check Error 0x####### ● Cache buffer size error Buffer Size This is displayed when a data mismatch occurred during a Error Cache Buffer Check ●...

  • Page 90: Retry Error Detection/Drive Sense Data Display

    When a retry occurs, the retry mark will be displayed. When there is a possibility that something on the host, or drive side could damage the data, the BR256 will cause the drive to stop, but when a Read or Write error occurs, it will attempt a read and write retry in order to see if it was an accidental error or a real problem.
  • Page 91 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual Usage of MODE and SELECT Button After a retry (drive accesses retry) has occurred in the Read/Write process, you can push the SELECT switch to see the retry message. Read Retry in Write Retry in CH # Err Code = x...

  • Page 92: Other Error

    4.12 Other Error Array controller is considered to have hardware or software fault if any other error occurred. Record the display content and BR256 status then contact your support window. Most of time, the system could be recovered after host reset.
  • Page 93 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ － 92 －...

  • Page 94: Appendix

    BIOS CORPORATION Appendix 1. Product Specification Model BR256-2506 BR256-5006 RAID Mode 6 / 0 / 3 / 5 / 1 / 0-2 DRIVE / 1-3 DRIVE / 10 / SINGLE DRIVE RAID-0 1.5TB RAID-6 RAID-3 / 5 1.25TB 2.5TB Drive 250GB×6...

  • Page 95: Disk Time Out Value Setup

    BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual 2. Disk Time Out Value Setup From Windows Menu go to [Start] -> [Run] and enter [regedit] to start register editor: Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Disk\ In general, 60 second（hex:3c） is the most popular setting *If there is no TimeOutValue registry at the above location then create new one as DWORD then put...

  • Page 96: How To Change Cluster Size(Allocation Unit Size) During Format Under Windows Os

    BIOS CORPORATION 3. How to change Cluster size(Allocation Unit Size) during Format under Windows OS ①Right click on My Computer and select Manage ②Select Disk Management from Storage sub-menu. Find the target DISK and right click to choose New Partition ③Click Next on the following screen...
  • Page 97 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ④Input size of the partition and click on Next ⑤Choose Drive Letter and click on Next － 96 －...
  • Page 98 BIOS CORPORATION ⑥Select to Partition with below setting and choose to change allocation size from the pull down manual(Here 2048 for example)) － 97 －...
  • Page 99 BR256（eSATA+USB3.0）model User Manual ⑧Optionally choose Quick Format and compression ⑨Click on Finish to confirm the completion － 98 －...

  • Page 100: To Use Snmp Mib For Status Monitor

    This section will only explain SNMP usage for disk array device. ２. Setup Parameter (SNMP) Based on pre-defined status criteria, the disk array device can be monitored via network. ① Launch the web browser with IP of BR256 － 99 －...
  • Page 101 BR256（eSATA+USB2.0）model User Manual ② It is necessary to log into Management Mode to change SNMP parameters. ＜Input user name and password to enter Management Mode＞ Default Password: “passwd” ＜Operation Mode Changed＞ － 100 －...
  • Page 102 BIOS CORPORATION ③Click「To Management Menu」when Operation Mode Changed page is shown ＜Management Mode page＞ You can start setting SNMP parameter ④ Click on [ SNMP Setup ] － 101 －...
  • Page 103 BR256（eSATA+USB2.0）model User Manual ※An error message will be popped up if you are not in Management Mode. ⑤Setup IP address of your SNMP server on 「SNMP Trap Server １/２」. If server is not located within LAN, please input same IP address of your Gateway.
  • Page 104 BIOS CORPORATION 3．Method to display SNMP status monitored ①Bring up ＳＮＭＰｃ Ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ Ｃｏｎｓｏｌｅ ②Once returning to parameter setup screen, click after configuration of server address and monitor level. Pink texts shown are the result of the test ※Actual result was shown in one screen instead of separation into two ※The example shows Test and One Drive Down status...
  • Page 105 BR256（eSATA+USB2.0）model User Manual 4．Log Details ・when it was changed to patrol mode ・Recovery was completed ・Test completion of SNMP trap ・Power down ・Fan Failed ・Ｏｎｅ Drive Ｄｏｗｎ － 104 －...
  • Page 106 BIOS CORPORATION ・Ｔｗｏ Drive Ｄｏｗｎ ・System Down － 105 －...
  • Page 107 BR256（eSATA+USB2.0）model User Manual ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ － 106 －...
  • Page 108 BR256（eSATA+USB2.0）model取扱説明書 Best Ｅｎｅｒｇｙ and Space Saving Best RAID 25 th Jan 2011 Printing NO.1 Portable RAID 6, 2.5”HDD×6・Desktop Model Producer Shigeru Yonezawa --------------------------------------------------------------------- Editor Dennis Lin Publisher BIOS Corporation BR256 Ogawa building, 2-41-12 Tomigaya, - eSATA+USB3.0 model - Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063 Japan 【...
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