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CADA-U3A2
2-Bay USB 3.0 RAID EXTERNAL
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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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Summary of Contents for Cavalry CADA-U3A2
- Page 1 2-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.
- Page 2 Table of Contents Chapter 1. GettinG Started ................1 Features and Applications ..................1 Specifications ......................1 System Requirements ....................1 Package Content ......................1 Product Part Identification ..................2 Drive Installation ...................... 2 Description of RAID-Modes..................3 Chapter 2. SettinG YOUr raid MOde ............. 4 RAID Switch Setup ....................
- Page 3 USB 3.0 with USB 2.0 Backwards compatible backups of your most valuable data. The CADA-U3A2 puts Up to 6 TB Total Capacity (Depending on Your OS) RAID 0 and RAID 1 within the reach of the average computer RAID 0, RAID 1, and Spanning Modes user with a simple set-and-forget interface.
- Page 4 1. First, unscrew all-four screws from both sides of the enclosure sleeve. 2. Next, slide the sleeve towards the rear of the unit until it clears the chassis completely. 3. Now, unscrew all four front faceplate screws. This will allow you to access the drive-bays. CADA-U3A2...
- Page 5 Spanning mode. Likewise, Spanning mode is just as dangerous as RAID 0. If one drive dies, the whole array is dead! In order to safely use Spanning mode, you’ll need a third separate drive in which to backup your critical data. CADA-U3A2...
- Page 6 Once you have created your new array, you will need to ‘Initialize’ it before it will be accessible to your OS. This involves partitioning and formatting your new RAID volume. This can be done using the Disk Management Utility of your OS. CADA-U3A2...
- Page 7 Windows arbitrarily assigns a “Disk Number” to every new disk that is connected; even if the disk does NOT show up in (My) Computer. “Disk 0” is always your system or C: drive. Your Cavalry drive will appear somewhere beneath Disk 0. It will be given a number, like Disk 1 et al. You will probably only be able to recognize it by its size, which will be a little bit less than the quoted drive size.
- Page 8 Luckily, many modern Tera-Bytes sized drives come with a 2 or 3 year warranty from their respective manufacturers. Warranty-service should be a primary concern when selecting what HDDs you want to use with your CADA-U3A2. *Refer to our Tech Guides online for information about how to error-check a drive: http://www.cavalrystorage.com/manuals.aspx It is important to beware of the fault-tolerances of your RAID configuration.
- Page 9 I can see my drive on my motherboard, but not in the CADA-U3A2. If this is the case, there may be a problem with the USB port on your computer. Try connecting the CADA-U3A2 to a different computer. If it shows up there, you probably have a bad port on the original computer.
- Page 10 • 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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