1. Introduction: The Vantec Dual Bay External HDD Enclosure is a quick and simple way to expand storage capacity to your computer. It comes without the hassle of diving inside the PC and messing with all those wires, cables and connections.
2. Features/Specifications: ® NexStar 3 MX – Dual 3.5” SATA HDD ENCLOSURE Features: • Supports Dual SATA I/II Hard Drives Up to 4.0 TB of Storage • USB 2.0 External Interface Allows You to Transfer Data Up to 480 Mbps •...
3. System Requirements: Intel Pentium II 266 MHz-compatible Mac G3 processor & greater Mac OS 9.x & greater Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista. 1. 64MB RAM or higher 1. 64MB RAM or higher 2. USB-equipped system with available 2. USB-equipped system with available USB port USB port 3.
4. Parts Layout: ® NexStar 3 MX – Dual 3.5” SATA HDD ENCLOSURE HDD 1 Light HDD 2 Light NORMAL Light JBOD Light RAID 0 Light RAID 1 Light Aluminum Housing Reset Power Switch eSATA Port USB Port Power Connection SATA Port Parts Layout...
5. Installation: 5.1 The installation of HDD : ® NexStar 3 MX – Dual 3.5” SATA HDD ENCLOSURE 1. Open NexStar 3 MX as shown in the picture. ( Figure 5-A ) ( Figure 5-A ) 2. Place the hard drive in the NexStar 3 MX carefully.
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4. Install the second hard drive into the other SATA connector and tighten screws on both sides. ( Figure 5-D ) ( Figure 5-D ) 5. Push the drive caddy back into the aluminum housing. ( Figure 5-E ) ( Figure 5-E ) 6.
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5.2 The introduction of each MODE: Setting Individual Mode: 1. Adjust the switches as shown in Figure A. Turn on the power and press the "adjusting key" button. When the "Normal" on the front panel is lit, Individual Mode is active and complete.
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Setting JBOD Mode: 1. Adjust the switches as shown in Figure C. Turn on the power and press the "adjusting key" button. When the "JBOD" on the front panel is lit, JBOD Mode is active and complete. ( Figure C ) Adjusting key ( Figure C ) 2.
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Setting RAID 0 Mode: Adjust the switches as shown in Figure E. Turn on the power and press the "adjusting key" button. When the "Raid 0" on the front panel is lit, Raid 0 Mode is active and complete. ( Figure E ) Adjusting key ( Figure E ) Raid 0 Mode:...
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Setting RAID 1 Mode: 1.Adjust the switches as shown in Figure G. Turn on the power and press the "adjusting key" button. When the "Raid 1" on the front panel is lit, Raid 1 Mode is active and complete. ( Figure G ) 2.
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RAID 1 Mode In RAID 1 Mode, data is mirrored on both hard Drive A Drive A Drive A Drive A drives which provide data redundancy. This means that if data is created and stored on the 250GB 250GB 250GB 750GB device, data will be written on both hard drives which ensure that if one hard drive fails, your...
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5.3 Initialize & Format : 1. Right-click on “My Computer” icon and select “Manage”. 2. Select “Disk Management” and your hard drives will be shown as "Unallocated". ( Individual Mode ) ( JBOD Mode ) Installation...
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( RAID 1 Mode ) ( RAID 0 Mode ) NOTE : For new hard drives you will need to initialize and partition your hard drive before it will appear in Windows Explorer or on your Mac desktop. The data will be deleted when you are done, Please back up your data before this.
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3. Right-click the red boxed area and selects “Initialize Disk”. ( Figure G ) ( Figure G ) 4. Press “OK” button to initialize hard drive. ( Figure H ) ( Figure H ) 5. Right-click the “Unallocated” block and select “New Partition”.
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6. The “New Partition Wizard” will appear. Please follow the instruction of the wizard to complete the partition. ( Figure J ) 7. Specify the size of the partition in the Partition size in MB box, and then click Next. ( Figure K ) ( Figure L ) ( Figure K )
3. 系統需求: Mac G3 processor & greater Intel Pentium II 266 MHz-compatible Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/XP Mac OS 9.x & greater. /Vista. 1. 硬體配備支援USB介面及e SATA介 1. 硬體配備支援USB介面及e SATA介 面與SATA介面。 面與SATA介面。 2. USB 2.0傳輸速度,系統須支援 2. USB 2.0傳輸速度,系統須支援 USB 2.0規格。 USB 2.0規格。 3. eSATA傳輸使用,請確認硬體需支 3.
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5.2 各模式介紹及說明: Individual Mode : 設定方式: 1. 將開關調整至上下,調整好後,在電源開啟 的情況下按後方的重置鍵,當面板NORMAL Mode燈號亮起完成Individual的調整 ( 圖 A ) 調整鈕 ( 圖 A ) 2. 參考5.3格式化 ( 圖 B ) Drive A Drive B Drive A Drive B NST-360MX NST-360MX Port 0 Port 1 Port 0 Port 1 Volume A Volume B...
JBOD Mode: 設定方式: 1. 將開關調整至上上,調整好後在電源開啟的 情況下按後方的重置鍵,當面板JBOD Mode 燈號亮起完成JBOD Mode的調整。 ( 圖 C ) 調整鈕 ( 圖 C ) 2. 參考5.3格式化 ( 圖 D ) Drive A Drive B Drive A Drive B 250GB 250GB 250GB 750GB NST-360MX NST-360MX Port 0 Port 1 Port 0 Port 1...
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RAID 0 Mode: 設定方式: 1.將開關調整至下上,調整好後在電源開啟的 情況下按後方的重置鍵,當面板RAID 0燈 號亮起完成RAID 0的調整。 ( 圖 E ) 調整鈕 RAID 0模式: 平行儲存,RAID 0提出以磁碟機陣列平行儲存 Drive A Drive B Drive A Drive B 資料的概念,它使用數顆硬碟平行儲存一份資 料的不同部份,一般的作法是將待儲存的資料 250GB 250GB 250GB 750GB 以特定長度的區塊為單位加以分割,第一塊存 放在陣列的第一顆磁碟機,第二塊存放在陣列 的第二顆磁碟機,餘依此類推,區塊的長度單 NST-360MX NST-360MX 位可能是一個磁區、磁串(cluster)、磁軌、甚 至一整個磁柱(cylinder)。 Port 0 Port 1 Port 0 Port 1...
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