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RAID with USB HUB Enclosure
2 X Single / RAID 0/1
USB-C / USB-A Hub
USB 3.1 Gen-II / Type-C
For 3.5'' SATA HDD
USER' S MANUAL
Official website
Online forum
www.mediasonicusa.com
http://forum.mediasonic.ca/
HFR7-SU31CH / Rev.01
CONTENTS
OVERVIEW
LED Display / Switch Buttons / Rear / Side / Interior Accessories
SELF-ASSEMBLY
Quick Installation Guide
SETUP
RAID mode setup / RAID Mode Description / LED display status
INITIALIZATION
Windows 7 / Windows 10
Mac OS X 13 or later
USB
T YPE A
USB
T YPE C
TROUBLESHOOTING
DC 12V
1-3
4-5
6-10
11-16
17-18
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Summary of Contents for MediaSonic HFR7-SU31CH
- Page 1 RAID mode setup / RAID Mode Description / LED display status INITIALIZATION 11-16 Windows 7 / Windows 10 Mac OS X 13 or later T YPE A T YPE C TROUBLESHOOTING 17-18 DC 12V USER’ S MANUAL Official website Online forum www.mediasonicusa.com http://forum.mediasonic.ca/ HFR7-SU31CH / Rev.01...
- Page 2 OVERVIEW Switch Buttons DIAGRAM of HFR7-SU31CH Description Front Panel Power button press the button press the button and hold it still SET 1 RAID button • This Device is built in 2 sets of RAID. Select SET 1 RAID mode.
- Page 3 SELF-ASSEMBLY Quick Installation Guide 1. Please use the provided handles to secure the 4 HDDs with screws. Rear Description Security lock FAN Cover RAID Mode Confirmation button USB C type port 2. Open the cover. Side Description USB A type port USB C type port DC Input DC Jack...
- Page 4 When using RAID function, HDDs with the same brand, model and capacity is strongly recommended. There are several mode options for HFR7-SU31CH, Single, JBOD (Spanning), RAID 0 (Striping) and RAID 1. The enclosure is not default to any of the above.
- Page 5 RAID Mode Description Press "SET 1" again and again. until it lands on the raid mode you wish to use, then press and hold the "RAID mode Confirmation button" Single in the back of the device until enclosure shuts down. Simulate as a 4-bay non-RAID enclosure, Press and you can separately access 4 hard drives.
- Page 6 LED Display Status RAID Mode Combination RAID Configuration SINGLE Convenience Best Performance Blue / Starting SET 1 mode : Orange / Active Blue / Starting SET 2 mode : Green / Active 2x RAID 0 RAID 0 4x Single Blue / in use Mode 2x RAID 0 RAID 0 Blue / active (When HDD is recognized by the PC) JBOD Spanning (BIG) RAID 0 Blue / ...
- Page 7 Initialization Windows 2. Create new partition and format disk If the HDD is uninitialized, you may have to initialize it by doing steps as followed: At first click ''Start'', ''Execute'' on your PC and key in ''diskmgmt.msc''. After that please press ''Return'' key. 1.
- Page 8 Mac OS X 13 or later Start disk initialization 1. Click ''Disk Utility'' icon. Please enable GPT if the total capacity is more than 2TB and enable MBR if the total capacity is less than 2TB. Activate GPT if total volume is more than 2TB 2.
- Page 9 3. Click ''Erase'' 5. Format completed 4. HDD format in process...
- Page 10 Troubleshooting Changing the RAID mode will cause data lost. 14. If the noise is still present, you can change the fan with another identical fan of size Please refer to the instructions when switching the RAID mode, 80 x 80 x 20 mm referring. otherwise set up might fail.
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