Summary of Contents for Yottamaster Y-Defender Series
- Page 1 Quick Installation Guide Yottamater Y-Defender Series DF4U3 DF4RU3 DF5U3 DF5RU3 Tech Support: supports@yottamaster.com Official Web: www.yottamaster.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Catalog 1. Appearance ������������������������������. 3 2. Hard drive Installation �������������������������.. 4 3. Connection ������������������������������. 6 4. Format Hard Drive ���������������������������.. 6 5. Set Up RAID ������������������������������.. 6 CRITICAL NOTICE ����������������������������. 6 5.1 Setting RAID Modes �������������������������... 7 5.2 Changing RAID Modes ������������������������.. 7 6. - Page 3 Y-Defender Series-4 Bay LED Indicator Disk Bay×4 Power Interface USB3.0 Interface Power Switch RAID Switches SET Button Cooling Holes Y-Defender Series-5 Bay LED Indicator Disk Bay×5 Power Interface USB3.0 Interface Power Switch RAID Switches SET Button Cooling Holes - 3 -...
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Page 4: Hard Drive Installation
2. Hard drive Installation Following steps takes DF4RU3 as the example. For other models, please follow the same steps. Step 1: Slide the black button to the left gently, and the tray door will pop out automatically. Step 2: Hold the door and pull out the tray. Step 3: Insert the 2.5"... -
Page 5: Connection
(2) 3.5" hard drive: Fixed with 4 screws on both sides. Step 4: Install the tray into the enclosure, close the door to finish the installation. 3. Connection The enclosure needs to be directly connected to your computer or laptop with the data cable (do not via USB HUB), then connect your enclosure to an effective power supply with the power cable. -
Page 6: Setting Raid Modes
device. Please back up your important data timely and operate it carefully to avoid improper operations leading to data errors or loss. (2) For situations of setting or changing the RAID mode and adjusting the hard drive slot order in RAID state will empty all files on all hard drives, so be sure to back up all data first. -
Page 7: Raid Mode Setting And Description
6. RAID Mode Setting and Description Types DF4RU3/DF5RU3 Description Quick Mode 2 3 4 Combine the capacity of all hard drives in RAID 0 the enclosure and speed the read & write. Down-Down-Down-Up Mirror Mode If there is an error or failure with one of the 2 3 4 RAID 1 hard drives, it can ensure that the data can... -
Page 8: Remove The Hard Drive
7. Remove the Hard Drive 7.1 Remove it from Windows OS First, stop the read and write operations of the hard drive, then click the small USB icon on the task-bar, and select the drive drive which you want to eject. 7.2 Remove it from Mac OS First, stop the read and write operations of the hard drive, and then drag the drive drive to the Recycle Bin to complete drive ejection. -
Page 9: Adding A New Hard Drive Into The Enclosure
To mount a new hard drive, please follow the step below. 9.1 Under Microsoft Windows (1) Please make sure that the Yottamaster hard drive enclosure is installed correctly and connected to the computer. (2) Right click on "Computer". Select "Manage". Select "Drive Management". A pop-up will come up, suggesting a new hard drive needs to be initialized. - Page 10 Note: • If you are mounting a hard drive less than 2TB, please initialize it with MBR partition type. • If you are mounting a hard drive larger than 2TB, please initialize it with GPT partition type. Or you will get only 2TB available storage space. •...
- Page 11 (4) Set the size of your new volume. You can customize the size you expect. Or you can set the volume at the maximum drive space, then there will be only one hard drive partition. (5) Assign new drive letters for the new volume. The drive letters (such as C, D, E, F, G) will be shown on computer and explorer.
- Page 12 (6) Format your new volume. You can set the file system (NTFS or FAT32), and allocate the unit size and volume label. "Perform a quick format" is recommended. Please click "Next" when everything is configured. (7) Click "Finish" and start to format the volume. - 12 -...
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Page 13: Under Mac Os
9.2 Under Mac OS (1) Please make sure that the Yottamaster hard drive enclosure is installed correctly and connected to the computer. (2) Open the "Disk Utility". Right click on the drive and choose "Erase". A pop-up will come up. - Page 14 (3) Set the size of your new volume. Choose the erased drive, then click the "Partition". Still choose "APFS" partition type. You can change the volume name and customize the size you expect. Then click "Apply". - 14 -...
- Page 15 (4) After configuring the above information, a pop-up will come up. Click "Partition". The process will take 5 to 20 seconds. When it is done, the new volume will be ready for use. - 15 -...