Hardware Requirements And Precautions; Hardware Installation Procedure - Raidon InTANK iR8023 User Manual

iR8023 User Manual

3. Hardware Requirements and Precautions

1. Computers or servers must be with SATA I, SATA II, or SATA III interface.
2. Only support 2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA SSD dimension.
3. The independent drive at the top cannot be set into RAID mode with primary or secondary drive.
It is an independent drive.
4. You are strongly advised to set the storage mode before using your iR8023. (The default setting is
the RAID 1.)
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drives to set the drive mode will result in complete data loss. If you must change the drive mode,
make sure to backup all data prior to the mode change.
6. A reboot is required after adding or changing RAID mode to ensure that the update is completed
to the new RAID mode.
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to use the two hard drives from the same manufacturer.
8. Please make sure that the two hard drives are free from bad blocks or defects prior to installation
in order to avoid system crashes or data loss.
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stated on the hard drives combined once the drives have been formatted.
10. It is highly recommended for user to back up important data contained within the iR8023 unit on
a regular basis or whenever the user feels necessary to a remote or a separate storage device.
RAIDON will not be responsible for any lost of data caused during the use of the unit or the
recovery of the data lost.

4. Hardware Installation Procedure

Please follow the instructions below to complete the hardware installation.
Step1.
Unlock the M.2 SATA Bridge Tray Key Lock and push the HDD tray ejection to the right .
Step2. Pull out the M.2 SATA Bridge Tray.
Step3. Remove the screws of the upper cover of the M.2 SATA Bridge.
Step4. Open the upper cover .
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Remove the paper from the heat sink in the upper cover and put the upper cover back.
Step7. Fix the screws.
Step8.
Install the M.2 SATA Bridge tray back into the iR8023
Step9. Install device into one of the CD-ROM bays with screws from the accessory kit.
Then properly connect SATA cable and SATA power cable from your system to device.
Step10. Power on your system after hardware installation is completed, and your operating
system will automatically detect the hard drives from booting. Then follow the steps from
your operating system to partition and format the drives when necessary, device will be
ready to use once the format is completed.
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