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CADA-U3E4
4-Bay USB 3.0 RAID EXTERNAL
Cavalry, the names of series and the Cavalry logo are registered trademarks of Cavalry Storage. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes, and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer's operating system
may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be
available for data storage. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including: file size, file format, features and application software. Cavalry reserves the right to
change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Cavalry Storage, Inc., 555 East Easy St., Simi Valley, CA 93065, (805) 426-1000
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- Page 1 4-Bay USB 3.0 RAID EXTERNAL Cavalry, the names of series and the Cavalry logo are registered trademarks of Cavalry Storage. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes, and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer’s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1. GettinG Started ... 1 Features and Applications ... 1 Specifications ... 1 System Requirements ... 1 Package Content ... 1 Product Part Identification ... 2 Tool-less Drive-Bay Installation ... 2 Description of RAID-Modes... 3 Chapter 2. MOde SetUp and arraY ManaGeMent ... 4 Software Mode-Setup Method: Installing Software ... -
Page 3: Chapter 1. Getting Started
120 MB/ second. For home media collections or professional media workgroups, the CADA-U3E4 and its native RAID 5 mode is the best way to ensure the safety of your most valuable files. -
Page 4: Product Part Identification
HDD. Set the tray down and continue with your swap. is designed to be hot-swappable. But if you have CADA-U3E4 already setup an active 4-disk array, be careful not to insert any new drives. The automatic rebuild function will incorporate any new drives into the existing array. -
Page 5: Description Of Raid-Modes
GETTING STARTED DESCRIPTION OF RAID-MODES RAID modes and terminology can be a little confusing to the un-initiated. Rather than try to explain the exact mechanisms that underlie each mode, we will describe each one in terms of what they can do for you. Then, you can carefully choose the appropriate mode for your application. -
Page 6: Chapter 2. Mode Setup And Array Management
Drive-Bay Installation.” Then, plug the into a power source with the included power supply. Next, connect the into your computer via CADA-U3E4 USB 3.0/2.0 or eSATA cable and power on the unit. : the software method and the switch CADA-U3E4... -
Page 7: Software Mode-Setup Method: Basic Mode
‘Basic Mode’ and ‘RAID and Disk Information’ tabs. This will show you the model number of every drive you have inserted into your CADA-U3E4. It will also tell you whether or not you have any arrays currently active. Unallocated disks will appear as “Unreleased”. This... -
Page 8: Software Mode-Setup Method: Advanced Mode
MODE SETUP AND ARRAY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MODE-SETUP METHOD: ADVANCED The key to understanding and efficiently utilizing BackupQ lies within the Advanced Mode. To get there, click on the far-left tab that says ‘Advanced Mode’. Now click on the second icon from the top left that says ‘Advanced RAID Configuration’. -
Page 9: Switch Mode-Setup Method: Instructions And Settings
JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1+0, RAID 3, RAID 5, Clone, and Combine modes. Install your hard drives. Plug the CADA-U3E4 into a power source with the included power supply. Next, connect the CADA-U3E4 into your computer via USB 3.0/2.0 or eSATA cable. -
Page 10: Chapter 3. Your Disk Management Utility
CADA-U3E4 How to Find Your Disk Management Utility Windows: Navigate to Disk Management: Start Menu>right-click (My) Computer>select “Manage”>select Disk Management. -
Page 11: Chapter 4. Initializing And Formatting Your New Array
initiaLizinG and FOrMattinG YOUr new arraY Windows: Navigate to Disk Management: Start Menu>right-click (My) Computer>select “Manage”>select Disk Management. Once in Disk Management, look for your drives in the bottom-right window. You may have to scroll down to find it. The disk(s) will most easily be recognized by their size. Ex.: If you are initializing a 1 TB drive, look for a drive that is close to the same size;... -
Page 12: Chapter 5. Support
Monitoring your drives is as easy as glancing up at the LEDs on the front panel of your CADA-U3E4. CADA-NAS owners can utilize the automatic email-function to alert them whenever a drive fails. You’ll need to check with your email-client or system-administrator for the specific port and protocol settings necessary to configure the automatic emails. -
Page 13: Led Light Status Codes
I can see my drive on my motherboard, but not in the CADA-U3E4. If this is the case, there may be a problem with the USB port on your computer. Try connecting the CADA-U3E4 to a different computer. If it shows up there, you probably have a bad port on the original computer. -
Page 14: Warranty Information
• Damaged Goods or Non-functional Products: Upon receipt of Cavalry Storage product, if product is shown to be defective by no fault of the customer, Cavalry Storage will replace or repair the product at no cost to the customer •...
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