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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
EN-CAHDD2B-D
Dual-Bay USB 2.0 RAID Dock
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- Page 1 Dual-Bay USB 2.0 RAID Dock 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 Application... 1 Specifications ... 1 System Requirements ... 1 Package Content ... 1 Product Part Identification ... 2 Description of Dock Settings... 2 Your Disk Management Utility ... 3 Chapter 2. -
Page 3: Chapter 1. Getting Started
With the price of hard disks falling at ever faster rates, it has become common for average computer users to have multiple disks; both used and unused. The EN-CAHDD2B-D RAID dock allows you to put those disks to work. For system builders who can’t afford down-time caused by faulty OS... -
Page 4: Product Part Identification
Unlike RAID 0, there is no speed increase from BIG mode. You can also use different sized disks in a Spanning array. But as with RAID 0, if one drive fails, the entire BIG volume will be lost, along with any potential data. You’ll probably want a third separate drive in which to backup your most critical data. EN-CAHDD2B-D CHAPTER 1. Power LED 2. -
Page 5: Your Disk Management Utility
In order to get the most out of your EN-CAHDD2B-D dock, you will need to become intimately familiar with your disk management utility. Please refer to a detailed glossary on our website of the terms and explanations of the functions and procedures you will need to understand [http://www.cavalrystorage.com/manuals.aspx]. -
Page 6: Installation Step 1
***note: Ensure a proper connection when inserting a drive by putting it straight down and not tilting it. If a drive is not being detected, turn off the dock then remove and re-insert the drive. Caution: Removing the hard drives from the dock while it is on may result in data loss. EN-CAHDD2B-D CHAPTER... -
Page 7: Installation Step 2 (Raid 1)
Power the dock off. Both disks should still be in the dock from your JBOD test. Remove the blank disk only. The EN-CAHDD2B-D will set whichever disk you insert first as the “source” disk. Set switches to RAID 1 mode shown in the image on the right. -
Page 8: Installation Step 2 (Raid 0)
2 x 1TB drives, look for a single 1.8 TB unallocated drive. Now you are ready to partition and format that disk. As you do so, the data will automatically be spread accross both disks, seamlessly. See the Initialization Section for specific formatting and partitioning instructions for your operating system. EN-CAHDD2B-D CHAPTER... -
Page 9: Initialization Step 3
On the right, there will be a row listing operations you can perform on your drive. Select “Partition”. Now select “Volume Format>Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”. Click “Options,” and select “Apple Partition Map”. Click “Partition”. Check for your drive in Computer and/or the Desktop and enjoy your new drive! EN-CAHDD2B-D CHAPTER... -
Page 10: Chapter 3. Support
USB printer cable and plug it straight into your dock, putting your original cable aside. That allows you to use a known-working cable and a known-working USB port on your computer and eliminate those possibilities before you even begin! EN-CAHDD2B-D CHAPTER... -
Page 11: 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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