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- Page 1 DataTale SMART 2‐Bay RAID System Smart and user-friendly data management experience User’s Manual USB 2.0 eSATA FireWire 400 FireWire 800 Please go onto Data Watch website at http://www.datawatchtech.com for the latest version of user manual. Rev. 02 ...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION ....................4 Copyright..................................4 Notices And Classifications...........................4 Contact Us ..................................4 PRECAUTIONS FOR THE RAID SYSTEM................5 General Precautions ..............................5 RAID System Precautions............................5 INTRODUCTION ......................6 Features ..................................6 System Requirement ...............................6 PC......................................7 MAC..................................... 7 Optional Accessories ...............................7 Package Contents..............................7 SYSTEM VIEWS......................8 Front View ...................................8 Rear View..................................8 Top & Cover View (Exposed)..........................9 INSERTING/REPLACING THE HARD DRIVES IN THE RAID SYSTEM ........10 Fasten The Handle Onto The Hard Disk .......................11 Place The Hard Disk Inside The RAID System ...................14 CONNECTING THE RAID SYSTEM TO A COMPUTER............16 RAID MASTER ......................19 Installation................................19 (INSTALLATION FOR MAC & PC)........................19 RAID MASTER MENU ....................20 CONFIGURATION & REBUILD ..................21 Create A RAID................................21... - Page 3 PC.......................................36 MAC....................................36 DISK VOLUME OVER 2TB.....................36 RAID MODES.......................37 RAID 0 (Striping) ..............................37 RAID 1 (Mirroring)..............................38 Span (Large) ................................38 JBOD (None RAID)..............................39 eSATA PCI EXPRESS CARD INSTALLATION..............40 System Requirements............................40 Hardware Installation............................40 Driver Installation ..............................41 Verify Driver Installation............................41 Mac OS: ...................................41 Windows OS:.................................41 Windows 2003 and XP:............................42 Windows 2000:................................42 Q&As ..........................43 General ..................................43 Daisy Chain................................43 Discrepancy in Reported & Actual Size Capacity..................43 Disk Capacity ................................44 Old Disks..................................44 RAID MASTER: Connection Restriction......................44 Rebuild ..................................44 Over 2TB..................................45 Linux ...................................46 LEDs: Red ..................................46 APPENDIX: SPECIFICATIONS..................47 ...
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Page 4: General Information
GENERAL INFORMATION Copyright Copyright @ 2011 Data Watch Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Data Watch Technologies Co., Ltd. -
Page 5: Precautions For The Raid System
PRECAUTIONS FOR THE RAID SYSTEM General Precautions The main circuit board of the RAID System is susceptible to static electricity. Proper grounding is required to prevent electrical damage to the RAID System or other connected devices, including the host computer. Always place the RAID System on a smooth surface and avoid all dramatic movement, vibration and percussion. -
Page 6: Introduction
System by aligning the screws with its specially designed guides. This enables flexibility for easy hard disk removal and insertion. System Requirement To use the DataTale SMART RAID System, the minimum system configuration in the host computer require the following: ... -
Page 7: Mac
500MHz or faster CPU 512MB of RAM Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7 or higher One available eSATA, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394a, or IEEE 1394b port Macintosh PowerPC or Intel Core Duo processor 512MB of RAM Mac OS X 10.4 (Intel/PowerPC) or higher One available eSATA, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394a, or IEEE 1394b port Time Machine Compatible 3.5-inch SATA compatible hard drive is required for the RAID System. -
Page 8: System Views
SYSTEM VIEWS Front View LED Indicators The status indication of each LED indicator is listed under the LED INDICATORS section. Rear View FireWire 800 (2 ports) FireWire 400 Power Switch USB 2.0 Type B DC IN eSATA Port Lock Slot/Port ... -
Page 9: Top & Cover View (Exposed)
Top & Cover View (Exposed) “Front” Indicator 2 Spare HDD Screws Handles Disk Slots (indicates Disk 1 through Disk 2) ... -
Page 10: Inserting/Replacing The Hard Drives In The Raid System
INSERTING/REPLACING THE HARD DRIVES IN THE RAID SYSTEM To assemble the RAID System, please follow the steps listed in the instructions below: 1. Place the RAID System with its Front View facing you. Position both hands on the front edge. Simultaneously, push the lid in the direction away from you, front to back, using your thumbs. -
Page 11: Fasten The Handle Onto The Hard Disk
Fasten The Handle Onto The Hard Disk 3. Place the hard disk with the metal cover side facing up and ensure that the interface connectors are oriented toward your left side. Connectors 4. Position the handle to the hard disk end, which is facing away from the interface connectors, and align it with the screw hole openings. - Page 12 5. Fasten the handle onto the hard disk by inserting and tightening the screws, the left one first, then the right one. Right Left 6. Now, flip the hard disk so it is facing you with the PCBA (Printed Circuit Board) on top and the unfasten handle side facing you.
- Page 13 7. Insert and tighten the screws, the left one first, then the right one. Right Left 8. Finally, test sliding the handle to make sure the holes glide smoothly on the screw guides. Repeat the same procedures for the second hard disk. The auto-limiting segmented screws are designed to prevent the hard disks or/and the handles from damages due to over-tightening.
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Page 14: Place The Hard Disk Inside The Raid System
Place The Hard Disk Inside The RAID System 9. Hold the HDD with the metal cover side facing you and the handle attached on the upward position. If the HDD is inserted on its reverse side, the SmartGuider* System won’t be able to align and the HDD cannot be inserted. 10. - Page 15 11. Place the RAID System with its Front View facing you and the top lid on. Position both hands on the back edge of the top lid. Simultaneously, push the lid firmly downward and toward you, back to front. A “click” sound would indicate grasp of the top lid security clasp. 12.
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Page 16: Connecting The Raid System To Acomputer
CONNECTING THE RAID SYSTEM TO A COMPUTER To connect the RAID System, please complete the following steps: 1. Connect the AC/DC Power Adapter. 2. Insert both ends of the USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire 400, or FireWire 800 cable(s) into the corresponding port of the RAID System and the host. The RAID System should only be connected to a host computer via one interface. - Page 17 3. Turn the Power Switch to the “on” position. 4. When connected, the Power LED light will become steadily green. If the HDDs are inside the RAID System, the Disk LED lights will become steadily white. If there are no HDDs inside the RAID System, the Disk LED lights will not turn on.
- Page 18 5. You are now ready to begin using your RAID System! Installing HDDs OK! Due to compatibility issues, if you use the eSATA interface to do the data transfer, the Silicon Image eSATA host controller is highly recommended. When using FireWire 800, you can “Daisy chain” and connect other computer hardware or digital devices to your System (such as digital video camera, another HDD, DVD writer, and much more).
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Page 19: Raid Master
RAID MASTER The RAID MASTER is a newly-designed GUI Software specifically for our DataTale SMART RAID System. The drivers of the RAID MASTER for both PC and MAC are provided via CD included in the Package. The RAID MASTER provides a more convenient yet modern way to manage your RAID System. -
Page 20: Raid Master Menu
RAID MASTER MENU CONFIGURATION & REBUILD: o Shows a single connected RAID System, or multiple connected RAID Systems. o Supports RAID configurations under Configuration and Rebuild options o Provides hard disk(s)’ current RAID status o Indicates individual hard disk (s)’ current disk information DEVICE INFORMATION: o Provides the basic information of the RAID System itself, once the RAID System is connected to the host: the Device’s information,...
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