SOHORAID SA2TB3 User Manual » SA2TB3 User Manual ........1 1. Operating Information .............1 2. Package Contents and Product Views ......1 3. The System Connections ..........3 4. Hardware Requirements and Precautions ......4 5. System Fan Failure Management ........4 6. The MSU, and easy RAID configurator ......4 7.
Docking SA2TB3 User Manual The Introduction Thanks for purchasing Stardom product. This User Manual will introduce you the SA2TB3 Thunderbolt™ storage product. Before using your SA2TB3, please read it thoroughly. Although all information contented in this User manual had already been carefully verified before publishing, however, the actual product and its specification will be based upon the time of delivery from Stardom.
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Docking SA2TB3 User Manual Front and Rear Views Front View Rear View Power socket ™ Thunderbolt Mini Mnin-SAS Power switch port DisplayPort 12G port...
Docking SA2TB3 User Manual 3. The System Connections SA2TB3 connects to Host (PC/Workstation/Server) SA2TB3 connects to other Devices (TB, SAS) Thunderbolt™ daisy chain SAS 12G External Storage Enclosure up to 6 Thunderbolt devices EX: STARDOM ST4-U6/ST8-U6...
STARDOM tech support for further assistance. 6. The MSU, and easy RAID configurator Thru connecting your miniSAS device to SA2TB3, you could use this MSU (Marvell Storage Utility) to configure a RAID mode. A. Set up RAID Mode: 1.
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Docking SA2TB3 User Manual 2. Click 【Operation】 and 【Create Array】. 3. Click at the selected HDDs. 4. Select【RAID 5】(or other RAID). • The more Stripe Sizes helps a better data transfer for large data files which is good for video and audio editing works.
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Docking SA2TB3 User Manual 5. Setup Stripe Size. 6. Type Storage Name and Submit RAID setting. 7. After submitting RAID setting:...
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Docking SA2TB3 User Manual 8. Click 【Create VD】, 【Initialize】 option is set to 【Fast Initialization】; 【Gigabyte Rounding】 options set to 【10G】, then click 【Submit】. No Initialization Fast Initialization Foreground Initialization Background Initialization 9. After submit, you get a New_VD. P.S. VD is the abbreviation of Virture Disk.
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Docking SA2TB3 User Manual 11. After completing the format, you couyld start using your SA2TB3. B. Delete a RAID for a new RAID setting 1. Click 【Operation】 and 【Delete VD】. 2. Click 【OK】 at first warning message.
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Docking SA2TB3 User Manual 3. Click 【OK】 at the second warning message. 4. Click 【Operation】, 【Delete Array】 and 【Submit】. 5. Click 【OK】 at warning message.
6. It returns to JBOD mode, you just have to format every individual HDD or just to set up another RAID. Please refer to “STARDOM All TB2&TB3 RAID 5 Storage MSU User Manual.pdf” for the RAID setting. 7. Description of HDD Indicators...
The fan and power status light will not come on until the computer is awake. 3. If the SA2TB3 is installed on the Windows OS but can not be connected, refer to the following steps: A. Open the Windows Taskbar.
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Docking SA2TB3 User Manual 4. The new macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) requires user approval before loading new, third-party kernel extensions. A. Execute MarvellMvumi.pkg. B. Appear from an unidentified developer warning, click on the lower right corner of the "OK." C. Open System Preferences, and go to Security & Privacy.
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