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Quick Check After opening the box please examine all included materials. Your HDOne should consist of: • HDOne Unit x 1 • PCI-E or PCI-X card x 1 • PCI Express Cable x1 • Drive Trays x8 • Installation CD •...
Installing Drives First pop open the drive locking arms by pushing the included key into the drive tray key slot, as shown below. B. Installing Drives...
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Take note of the number on each drive. B. Installing Drives...
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According to the above mentioned drive number (step 2), start sliding the drives into the unit, starting at the top (drive number A0). Drives should be slid in horizontally. When the drive cannot be pushed in any further, push the drive-locking arm inwards until it clicks into place.
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Top to bottom, use the same procedure to insert the remaining drives with drive number A0 being at the top, number A1 second down… all the way to number A7 at the bottom. B. Installing Drives...
Installing the PCI card Turn off your computer and unplug the AC powercord from the wall or power bar. C. Installing the PCI card...
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Remove the cover from your computer. Locate an available PCI-E / PCI-X slot on the motherboard. C. Installing the PCI card...
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Always put the PCI card in Slot #3 or Slot #4 to obtain the optimal performance. PLEASE NOTE: If you have a MacPro Dual Core 2.0GHz; 2.66GHz; 3.0GHz or a MacPro Quad Core 3.0GHz and have an AJA or Blackmagic Design capture card installed on your computer, please follow these instructions: Launch Expansion Slot Utility at the following path:...
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PCI card + AJA: CalDigit PCI card should be placed in slot #4 and AJA card should be placed in slot #3. C. Installing the PCI card...
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PCI card + Blackmagic Design: CalDigit PCI card should be placed in slot #3 and Blackmagic Design card should be placed in slot #4. C. Installing the PCI card...
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Hold the PCI-E / PCI-X card firmly by the outside edge, push it into the slot, making sure the PCI connections fit outside the computer. C. Installing the PCI card...
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Attach the PCI Express Cable from the tower PCI connection to your HDOne. C. Installing the PCI card...
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Installing RAID Shield Press the power switch to turn on the HDOne. It is important to remember that the HDOne should be turned on for 15 seconds before you start up your computer. Insert the provided CD into the computer DVD/CD drive.
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Your drive will appear on your desktop. All HDOne’s are preconfi gured in RAID 5 with Mac drive format. Congratulations! Your HDOne is ready to use. Please visit us at www.caldigit.com to register your product. D. Installing RAID Shield...
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Using RAID Shield Go to Applications / RAID Shield. Double-click "RAID Shield". Click "Scan Controller". Select your HDOne. Type in the new array name. Click "Add". E. Using RAID Shield...
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HDOne. The RAID Shield utility is a quick and easy way to check on the status of your HDOne but is not necessary for day to day use. If you've followed the steps outlined in this manual, your HDOne should be ready for use.
Shutting down the computer When you want to shut down your HDOne, please turn off your computer; wait 20 seconds then hold the power button for 2 seconds to power it down.
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Windows Quick Check After opening the box please examine all included materials. Your HDOne should consist of: • HDOne Unit x 1 • PCI-E or PCI-X card x 1 • PCI Express Cable x1 • Drive Trays x8 • Installation CD •...
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Windows Installing Drives First pop open the drive locking arms by pushing the included key into the drive tray key slot, as shown below. B. Installing Drives...
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Windows Take note of the number on each drive. B. Installing Drives...
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Windows According to the above mentioned drive number (step 2), start sliding the drives into the unit, starting at the top (drive number A0). Drives should be slid in horizontally. When the drive cannot be pushed in any further, push the drive-locking arm inwards until it clicks into place.
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Windows Top to bottom, use the same procedure to insert the remaining drives with drive number A0 being top, number A1 second down… all the way to number A7 at the bottom. B. Installing Drives...
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Windows Installing the PCI card Turn off your computer and unplug the AC power cord from the wall or power bar. C. Installing the PCI card...
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Windows Remove the cover of your computer. Hold the PCI-E / PCI-X card firmly by the outside edge, push it into the slot, making sure the PCI connections fit outside the computer. C. Installing the PCI card...
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Windows Attach the PCI Express Cable from the tower PCI connection to your HDOne. C. Installing the PCI card...
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Windows Installing RAID Shield Press the power switch to turn on the HDOne. It is important to remember that the HDOne should be turned on for 15 seconds before you start up your computer. Insert the provided CD into the computer DVD/CD drive.
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Windows Launch RAID Shield Launch the RAID Shield from: Programs / CalDigit / RAID Shield Client. Click "Scan Controller". Select your HDOne. Type in the new array name. Click "Add". E. Launch RAID Shield...
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Windows Delete Array by selecting the array, check "confi rm delete" then click "delete". Every time you "delete array" all data in the array will be lost. E. Launch RAID Shield...
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Windows Create Array - RAID 5, Stripe Size 256KB, Sector Size 4096 bytes*, Select all drives, "On the fly initialization" click "create array". If your HDOne is 2TB or smaller, set sector size to 512bytes ) E. Launch RAID Shield...
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Keep in mind, that on the fl y initialization will take from fi ve to eight hours, depending on the size of your array. Do not use the performance evaluation option to set up your HDOne. Performance evaluation will not secure your data, and is only used for testing purposes.
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Windows F. Shutting down the computer When you want to shut down your HDOne, please turn off your computer; wait 20 seconds then hold the power button for 2 seconds to power it down. Thank you! Thank you for choosing CalDigit. Please visit us at www.caldigit.com...