Taurus S2 User Manual

Dual-bay storage enclosure for 3.5” serial ata hard drives

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Taurus S2
Dual-Bay Storage Enclosure for
3.5" Serial ATA Hard Drives

User Manual

(English )
v1.1
April 23, 2008
EN

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Taurus S2 Dual-Bay Storage Enclosure for 3.5” Serial ATA Hard Drives User Manual (English ) v1.1 April 23, 2008...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 3 - SYSTEM SET UP ONNECTION TO YOUR OMPUTER AURUS RAID S THER VAILABLE NTERFACES ETUP -RAID ETAILED RONT LED I FAST NDICATION SAFE RAID S ELECTOR WITCH NSTALLATION ON A MART EMOVE ROCEDURE YSTEM...
  • Page 3: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Taurus is built strong and rugged, offering more than enough in this manual may capacity to store all your digital media files. Not only that, the vary between Taurus can also back up and secure all of your data thanks to different mode RAID protection. roduct Dimensions: 24.5cm x 13.3cm x 7.6cm...
  • Page 4: Detailed View

    Taurus S2 User Guide Detailed View Front View 1. ON/OFF switch (blue when ON) To turn on the 2. LED indication power, press th 3. Ventilation holes ON/OFF switch fo 3 seconds and release it. To tur n it off, press the...
  • Page 5: Rear View

    Taurus S2 User Guide Rear View 1. Slot for security lock 5. eSATA port 2. Smart fan for ventilation 6. USB 2.0 port For RAID 0 & 1, two 3. Set button for RAID mode 7. Power receptacle hard drives of 4.
  • Page 6: S Ystem R Equirements

    CD, DVD, Tape or an additional external drive. Any loss or corruption of data while using the Taurus is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will the manufacturer be held liable for compensation or the recovery of this data.
  • Page 7 Taurus S2 User Guide Chapter 2 - Hard Drive Assembly 1. Remove the four screws at the bottom of the case. Your unit may come with a pre-installed hard drive. Before opening such an enclosure, please read the warranty from your vendor 2.
  • Page 8 Taurus S2 User Guide 5. Install the second hard drive and mount it with two screws on each side. Be careful not to damage any cables or components, an make sure the cables are connected firmly. 6. Connect the SATA and power cables to your hard drives. Be careful not to damage any components and confirm that the cables are connected firmly.
  • Page 9: Chapter 3 - System Set Up

    • Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions • Do not cover the enclosure’s ventilation holes Hard Disk Mode Always connect the When using your Taurus, the eSATA connection always has the power adapter to priority. To use the USB connecti on, make sure to disconnect your device before the eSATA cable.
  • Page 10: Safe

    LED will flash red and ebuild process,. reen in intervals. To replace the faulty drive, do the following: 1. Turn off the Taurus and remove both the power supply and the interface cable Open the enclosure and replace the faulty hard drive. If...
  • Page 11: I Nstallation On A Pc

    • Turn on your Computer and start Windows. e interface cable • r connect the Connect the Taurus and turn it on. • Let Windows search and install the driver automatically. device before • Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive.
  • Page 12: R Emove P Rocedure

    • Turn on your computer and start Mac OS. the interface cable • Connect the Taurus and turn it on. or connect the • No driver installation required. device before • The external drive will mount and show up on your des booting your ktop.
  • Page 13: P Artitioning & F Ormatting

    Taurus S2 User Guide Partitioning & Formatting Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive so make sure you have a backup! This step is usually only If the drive does not quired the first time you install a factory new hard drive, if you...
  • Page 14 Taurus S2 User Guide Mac OS For Mac OS X, use the disk utility to format and create partitions on your external disk. If the drive does not • Select “Disk Utility” in the utilities folder appear on the • Choose your external drive and format it according to your...
  • Page 15: Chapter 4 - Appendix

    • To use it on both PC and Mac FAT32 bout this Manual This manual covers the Taurus S2 model. Firmware, images and descriptions may slightly vary between this manual and the actual product you have. © C opyright 2008 by Macpower & Tytech Technology Co., Ltd. all Rights Reserved The information c ontained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable.

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