Orico 35RU3 Series User Manual

Orico 35RU3 Series User Manual

2.5 & 3.5 inch external hard drive raid enclosure

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35RU3 Series
2.5 & 3.5 Inch External
Hard Drive RAID Enclosure
User Manual

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  • Page 1 35RU3 Series 2.5 & 3.5 Inch External Hard Drive RAID Enclosure User Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Specifications......................3 Product features......................3 Product Illustration..................... 4 Installing the hard disk....................5 Set up RAID........................8 Set through ORICO HW RAID Manager Software............11 Attention........................16 Remove the Device....................16 Hard-drive Format Partition Operation..............16 Failure Solutions......................20 Notice.......................... 20 Declaration.........................
  • Page 3: What Is In The Box

    Customer Care Team if any Further Concern. Thank you very much. Product Introduction The 35RU3 series is a desktop storage external hard dirve enclosure with RAID array functions. The full range is made of aluminum alloy and is durable. Fully compatible with 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch HDD/SSDs.
  • Page 4: Specifications

    Specifications Model 3529RU3 / 3549RU3 / 3559RU3 Material Aluminum Alloy Output USB3.0 Type-B Transmission Rate 5Gbps Data Cable USB Type-A/M to USB Type-B/M Compatible Drive 2.5 & 3.5 Inch SATA HDD / SSD Supported System Windows / Mac OS / Linux 3529RU3: RAID 0, 1, SPAN, PM RAID Modes 3549RU3: RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 10, SPAN ,CLONE, PM/Normal...
  • Page 5: Product Illustration

    Product Illustration 3529RU3 ① ② ③ ④ ⑤⑥ ⑦ ① LED Indicator ② Bay ③ Power Interface ④ USB3.0 Interface ⑤ RAID button ⑥ SET ⑦ Power Switch 3549RU3 ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ① LED Indicator ② Bay ③...
  • Page 6: Installing The Hard Disk

    3559RU3 ① ② ③ ④⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ① LED Indicator ② Bay ③ Power Interface ④ RAID button ⑤ SET ⑥ USB3.0 Interface ⑦ Power Switch Installing the hard disk 1. Push the slip buckle in the left direction,auto-pop tray handle. - 5 -...
  • Page 7 2. Grab the handle and pull out the tray. 3. Install the 2.5 " /3.5" SATA HDD/SSD ,secured with screws. 2.5" hard drive(bottom 4 screws fixed) - 6 -...
  • Page 8 3.5" hard drive(4screws fixed on both sides) 4. Load the tray into the hard drive enclosure and complete the hard drive installation. - 7 -...
  • Page 9: Set Up Raid

    Set up RAID 1. About RAID mode RAID Mode Introduction It has the fastest data read speed but had no protection that all data will be lost due to one damaged hard drive, which is applicable to RAID0 temporary storage and high-speed transmission for data,such as video editing and other scenes.
  • Page 10 2. Note ① RAID mode needs two or more HDDs. ② Please backup all files before setting or changing RAID mode, because all files stored in HDDs in the HDD enclosure will be cleared while operating this. ③ Please don't change HDD bays' order under RAID mode to prevent its unstable running. ④...
  • Page 11 Press and hold the "SET" button, then boot the enclosure, and release the SET button after about 10 seconds, that is, the RAID mode is successfully set. Note: After the RAID is successfully formed, a new hard disk will be generated. It must be initialized and formatted before it can be used normally.
  • Page 12: Set Through Orico Hw Raid Manager Software

    Set through ORICO HW RAID Manager Software 1. Download and install ORICO HW RAID Manager from ORICO official site. Please unzip it before operating if the software is RAR form. 2. Turn off the HDD enclosure, run Setup.exe of installation program and start installing as the following pictures show.
  • Page 13 3. The shortcut of ORICO HW RAID Manager software will appear on PC desktop after finishing the installation. Please turn on the power of the HDD enclosure and HDD, double click to run the software to set or manage RAID.
  • Page 14 Note: Please confirm the HDD enclosure and HDDs are under Normal mode before setting your required RAID mode. Or you could set Normal mode in advance before setting or changing to the required RAID mode. 5. Pop up the following interface and click "Yes" to set the chosen RAID, click "No" to cancel the setting.
  • Page 15 6. After click "Yes", setting will be started automatically and the progress bar will show you setting progress. Pop up the prompt interface to let you know the setting is finished. - 14 -...
  • Page 16 7. HDDs or HDD group that has been set RAID mode will be displayed on computer later and it can be started to use after initiating and partitioned formatting. (Please try to restart the HDD enclosure and computer or reset RAID mode if the formatting of HDDs or HDD group is fail.) 8.
  • Page 17: Attention

    You need to initialize and format the partition first, otherwise it won't work properly. If it is a brand-new hard drive, please initialize and format the partition according to the following steps: 1.Please ensure the ORICO enclosure is installed properly, and connected to the computer. - 16 -...
  • Page 18 2.Right click “My Computer”, then select “Computer Management”, tap or click “Disk Management” on the left side of the window when “Computer Management” opens, then select “MBR” or “GPT” partition form and click “OK” Note: ・If the disk capacity is less than 2TB, please use MBR partition form to initialize the hard disk.
  • Page 19 (4)When setting the capacity of disk partition, can customize the partition capacity, or set the default maximum simple volume size, and there will be only one disk partition. (5)Allocating the drive letter and path, (e.g. Explorer, C, D, E, F, G drive) drive letter. - 18 -...
  • Page 20 (6)Format partition, able to set file system format (NTFS, FAT32 or exFAT), assign unit size (default set), volume label name, recommend "perform quick format", and click "next" when configuration is completed (7)Click "finish" to perform the final step of formatting partition. - 19 -...
  • Page 21: Failure Solutions

    (8)It will take 5-30 seconds, and the new partition drive letter will be displayed in the explorer after formatting. Failure Solutions If the product appears in the case that the computer cannot recognize the hard disk, it can be excluded by the following methods: ·...
  • Page 22: Declaration

    Declaration ORICO Technologies Co., Ltd., all rights reserved. Thank you so much for purchase ORICO product. Please refer to this manual when using orico product or experienced issues. Additionally, please kindly contact ORICO customer care team if any concern. ORICO® is registered trademark of ORICO TechnologiesCo., Ltd.. Any other product, trademark, service or company mentioned herein is trademark or registered trademark of the respective owners.
  • Page 23 ORICO Technologies Co.,Ltd. Hotline: 400-6696298 Tel: 86-755-25196059 Website: www.orico.cc E-mail: supports@orico.com.cn Company Add: 19/F, Block 14A, Zhonghaixin Science &Technology Park, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China Factory Add: 2/F, Block F, Internet & Creativity Industrial Park, No.24 Tangjiao Rd, Changping Town, Dongguan, China...

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