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- Page 1 NexStar MX Series NST-225MX-S3 2.5” SATA to USB3.0 Dual Bay RAID Enclosure User Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Table of Contents PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................3 INTRODUCTION..................................3 HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE ............................5 RAID MODE SELECTION ................................9 RESOURCES ..................................11 HDD LED / RAID AP / PCB ..........................11 RIVE MAPPING FOR LED –... -
Page 3: Package Contents
7) Software CD Introduction Vantec NexStar® MX 2.5” Dual Bay External HDD Enclosure with USB 3.0 interface is a small and simple way to expand and protect your data anywhere. This compact form factor design can houses two small hard drive or Solid State Drive with Individual/JBOD/RAID0/RAID1 mode capability and can travel with it. -
Page 4: Front View
NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Front View Rear View A. Fan B. USB 3.0 Port C. Power Switch D. Power Socket E. Power LED F. HDD1 LED G. HDD2 LED... -
Page 5: Hard Drive Installation Guide
NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Hard Drive Installation Guide 1. Remove the 4 screws shown. 2. Slide out the enclosure cover. - Page 6 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 3. Insert the Second (lower) HDD/SSD in to the lower bay and push all the way in for the SATA interface on the tray to make full contact with the drive interface. The screw hole on the drive should align with the tray screw hole.
- Page 7 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 6. Set the RAID Mode Switch to the correct setting according to RAID SW definition table below. IMPORTANT: If your drive have existing data AND you like to use it as Normal mode (Individual mode), set the switch to Normal Mode and DO NOT PRESS THE RESET BUTTON IN THE NEXT STEP (SKIP STEP...
- Page 8 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 7. This Step will set the RAID mode. Connect the power cable to the enclosure and the ac adapter to your power outlet. While pressing the reset button, turn ON the power switch and continue to hold the reset button for another 10-15 seconds while the drive spin up and set the mode change.
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Page 9: Raid Mode Selection
NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID RAID Mode Selection Normal (Individual): It enables each HDD to be seen separately as single drives. RAID 0 (Stripe): It’s a combination of two physical partitions where the data is striped between them. - Page 10 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID RAID 1 (Mirror): It allows the device to automatically copy data to both HDDs. It stores all data in duplication to both drives to protect against data loss out of drive failure. If one drive fails, the Mirrored volume is still usable, but it is in a vulnerable state since the other mirrored hard drive is inaccessible.
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Page 11: Resources
NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Resources The section contains information that will help answer questions about this product. Drive mapping for HDD LED / RAID AP / PCB JMicron HW RAID Manager Physical Location on PCB printout HDD 1 P0 port CON1... -
Page 12: Led - Error Status
NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID LED – ERROR Status Normal Mode (Individual) Operation Activities Operations PWR USB System HDD1 HDD2 Comments Linked Power Power Power HDD1 HDD2 HDD1 Error Linked Error Read Flash at Flash Green HDD1 error, spin... - Page 13 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID RAID 1 Mode (Mirror) Operation Activities Operations PWR USB System HDD1 HDD2 Comments Linked Power Power Power HDD1 HDD2 HDD1 Error Linked Error Read Flash at Random Green ON HDD1 error &...
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Page 14: Hard Drive Formatting Guide
Hard Drive Formatting Guide ® Partition a volume under Windows Right-click on the Computer icon (Windows 7) and select Manage from the drop-down window. If you are using Windows 8.1, press the Windows key and X key on your keyboard at the same time and select Computer Management. From the Computer Management window select Disk Management under Storage to start this process. - Page 15 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Click “Next” to start the New Simple Volume Wizard. Specify the partition size. If you are not sure, by default the partition occupies the entire volume. Click “Next”. Assign a drive letter. If you are not sure, the system will automatically assign the next...
- Page 16 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID available drive letter, click “Next”. Change the Volume name; if you are not sure, by default the system will assign a volume, you can change it later. Click “Next” to start the formatting. Review the file system settings and click “Finish”...
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Page 17: Initialize A Disk
NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Initialize a Disk New disk need to be initialize before they can be used. Here are the steps for initializing a new disk before you can create a volume to format the drive. Right-click on the “Not Initialized”... - Page 18 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID Select “Initialize Disk”. Windows 7/8.1 provides options for “MBR” or “GPT”. Please select “MBR” if your drive capacity is less than 2TB. If the capacity is over 2TB, please select “GPT”. And select “OK”.
- Page 19 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID “Online” message will replace “Not Initialized” message when disk is initialized and ready for disk partitioning and formatting.
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Page 20: Partition A Volume Under Linux Ubuntu
NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID ® Partition a volume under Linux Ubuntu 1. Click “Disk Utility” on the Desktop 2. Find HDD(s) under “Peripheral Devices”, choose the HDD(s) and click “Format Drive”... - Page 21 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 3. Select “Master Boot Record” if capacity per HDD does not exceed 2TB. Select “GUID Partition Table” if capacity per HDD is over 2TB. Press “Format” to proceed. 4. Select “Create Partition”, and then slide the bar to draw towards the desired capacity for the HDD(s).
- Page 22 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID NOTE: some formats cannot be used under popular OS i.e.: Windows. Refer to the circled block for details. 5. “New Volume” appears after partitioning completes, select “Mount Volume”...
- Page 23 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 6. Select “Mount Point” to access the HDD.
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Page 24: Partition A Volume Under Mac Os
NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID ® Partition a volume under Mac 1. Right click on the “Go” icon and select “Utilities” from the drop-down window. 2. Select “Disk Utility”... - Page 25 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 3. Select “Partition” on the top of the window, then select 1 partition from the “Partition Layout” 4. Select “Options” at the bottom of the window.
- Page 26 NST-225MX-S3 2.5” Dual SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.0 HDD/SSD RAID 5. Select “GUID Partition Table”. Currently, most of the Mac computers are Intel based. To enhance the best compatibility, make sure GUID Partition Table is selected. Note: For PPC Mac, please select “Apple Partition Map” 6.
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