Sans Digital TOWERRAID TR5M+(B) Quick Installation Manual

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TOWERRAID TR5M+
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE v1.0
Installing the PCIe Adapter Card to a Computer
Unplug AC power from computer before installation.
Insert the PCIe Card into an available PCIe slot (x1 / x4 / x8 / x16) on
your computer (Step 1) and secure with screw (Step 2). Both PCIe 1.0 &
2.0 are compatible, where 2.0 provides optimal performance.
Note: Please refer to CD for driver installation.
PCI-Express Slots
Windows System Installation
Step 1 Step 2
Right click on "Mass Storage Controller"
From your desktop, point the cursor at "My
and select "Update Driver".
Computer", right click and select
"Manage".
Step 4
Step 3
Select the driver and begin installation
Select "Manual Setup (Recommended
process. After SATA card installation is
Selection)", specify driver search from
CD-Rom. completed, it will be ready for use.
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Package Contents
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Item
TR5M+B / TR5M+ ..................................................................... 1
Removable Tray ..................................................................... 5
Power cord ............................................................................. 1
eSATA cable ........................................................................... 1
2 Port eSATA PCIe Adaptor .................................................. 1
Screws ..................................................................................... 1 set
Quick Installation Guide ........................................................ 1
CD Manual ............................................................................. 1
Please contact Sans Digital for missing or damaged items.
Hard Drive Installation
1. Open the front hard drive panel of the unit.
2. Remove the hard drive trays by pushing the tray tab to the right and releasing the tray
handle.
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LED Indicators
PCI-E Card
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RAID Mode Setup and Diagrams
To setup RAID mode, please insert the included CD into the computer and install the
Web GUI. Follow the installation instructions in the Detailed Manual to fully setup the
desired RAID mode.
SPANNING
A1 A10
A2 A11
A3 A12
A4 A13
A5
A6
DISK 0 DISK 1 DISK 0
RAID 0
A1 A2
A3 A4
A5 A6
A7 A8
DISK 0 DISK 1 DISK 0
RAID system should not be use as a substitute for your data backups. A data backup
strategy should be implemented to fully protect your data assets.
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QUICK
INSTALLATION
GUIDE
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1. Power LED - Lights when unit is powered on.
2. PC Link LED - Lights when unit is connected
to computer via eSATA port.
3. HDD LEDs - Green when HDD is installed.
Orange when HDD is being accessed.
JBOD RAID 5
A
A1 B1 A1 A2 A3
p
B1 B2 B B3
A2 B2
p
C
A3 B3 C1 C2 C3
p
D
A4 B4 D1 D2 D3
p
B5
DISK 1 DISK 0 DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK 3
RAID (1+0)
RAID 1
A1 A1 A1 A1 A2 A2
A2 A2 A3 A3 A4 A4
A3 A3 A5 A5 A6 A6
A4 A4 A7 A7 A8 A8
DISK 1 DISK 0 DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK 3
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Hard Drive Installation (Continued)
3. Install each hard drive by placing them into the hard drive trays and securing them on
both sides with the included screws.
4. Place the trays back into the unit and lock them in place by pushing the tray handles in.
5. Close the front hard drive panel.
Connection Diagram
FRONT BACK
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3
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POWER
Power ON/OFF: Push the power button located on the front panel to power on/off the unit.
Other Sans Digital Products
• 5-Bay IDE / SATA Hard Drive Organizing Rack
• Designed with a 4.7" cooling fan and a hollow aluminum frame for
efficient heat dissipation.
• Designed with an ON/OFF power switch, which controls the power of
hard drives, when a 20-pin or 24-pin ATX power supply is connected.
• Expandable to 10-bay by stacking an additional unit on top and
HDDRACK5 HDDRACK5
securing it with a tool-less screw.
• 4-Bay External RAID Enclosure
• Access 4 hard drives while using only one cable.
• Hardware RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 3, 5 and CLONE with hot spare.
• USB 3.0 and eSATA host interefaces, supporting PC, Mac and Linux.
• Bundled with R622 2-port PCIe 2.0 x1 eSATA 6G controller card. Over
200MB/s in RAID 5 performance
TR4UT+B / TR4UT+
• Available in black and silver finish.
• 5-Bay External RAID Enclosure
• Access 5 hard drives while using only one cable.
• Hardware RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 3, 5 and CLONE with hot spare.
• USB 3.0 and eSATA host interefaces, supporting PC, Mac and Linux.
• Bundled with R622 2-port PCIe 2.0 x1 eSATA 6G controller card. Over
200MB/s in RAID 5 performance
TR5UT+B / TR5UT+
• Available in black and silver finish.
• 8-Bay External RAID Enclosure
• Two eSATA cables supporting up to 8 hard drives using Port Multiplier.
• Provides RAID 5 protection with over 200MB/s in performance.
• upports JBOD and RAID modes on Linux, MAC and Windows;
supporting Windows 7 and Snow Leopard.
• Bundled with dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card.
TR8M+B / TR8M+
• Available in black and silver finish.
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