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Page 1: External Hard Drive
Cyclone 3.5” USB 2.0 / eSATA Dual Bay RAID External Hard Drive Instructional Manual ACDUES350F aluratek.com qsg Q10087 Copyright © 2008 Aluratek, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction ......................Features & Requirements ..................Package Contents ....................Product Highlights ....................Hardware Installation (for enclosure purchase only) ..........Connection to the Computer ................RAID Setting & Changing the RAID Mode ............Device LED Modes (Normal) ................Device LED Modes SPAN(BIG), RAID 0(FAST), RAID 1(SAFE), SAFE33, SAFE50 ... -
Page 3: Introduction
Aluratek® is also dedicated to provide the best customer satisfaction and support. The goal of Aluratek is to embody “Simple Elegance” in every product it designs, manufactures and sells. The product focus of Aluratek is to bring simple yet elegant connectivity solutions to the consumers to enhance their consumer electronics, communications and computing experience. -
Page 4: Features & Requirements
Features and Requirements Features: • Supports up to two SATA Hard Drives • Supports RAID Levels 0, 1, SAFE33, SAFE50 & JBOD (eSATA) • USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible) & eSATA interface • High-Speed data transfer rate: USB 2.0 - 480 Mbps / eSATA - 3 Gbps •... -
Page 5: Package Contents
Package Contents Your order has been carefully packaged and inspected. The following should be included in your package. Please inspect the contents of the package to ensure that you have received all items and that nothing has been damaged. If you discover a problem, please contact us immediately for assistance. Dual Bay External Hard Drive eSATA Cable USB 2.0 Cable... -
Page 6: Product Highlights
Product Highlights BACK FRONT POWER DC IN eSATA model ACDUES350F Made in China Power switch Power LED & Alarm LED : When blue lights on, it means the enclosure is activated. When purple lights on, it means HDD volume degradation Power input port ( RAID-1 ) or unavailability ( Normal, Span / Big, RAID-0 ) USB 2.0 port... -
Page 7: Hardware Installation (For Enclosure Purchase Only)
Hard Drive Installation (for Enclosure purchase only) Step 1: Remove the (4) screws from the back panel and open the enclosure by sliding out the metal panel. (phillips head screwdriver needed). - Page 8 Step 2: Align the first HDD to the SATA connector and push forward to connect. Lock the HDD into place by screwing in (4) screws at the side.
- Page 9 Step 3: Connect the second hard drive to the SATA cable and power cable and place on top of the first hard drive. Lock the HDD into place by screwing in (4) screws at the side.
- Page 10 Step 4: Slide back the enclosure frame and screw in the (4) screws included.
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Page 11: Connection To The Computer
Connection to the Computer 1. Plug the power supply into an AC outlet and connect the power cable to the drive 2. Decide which interface cable you will use: A. eSATA Connection: Connect the eSATA cable to your computer and to ACDUES350F. B. - Page 12 RAID Setting & Changing the RAID Mode After resetting the jumper or installing the HDDs, please press this button to activate the new setting Don’t remove this jumper. To configure the RAID setting via GUI, please download the SteelVine Manager from Silicon Image’s website and search for SiI5744 NOTE: Changing the RAID steup will require you to re-format the drives.
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Page 13: Device Led Modes (Normal)
Device LED Modes (Normal) The ACDUES350F storage processor has two hard disk LEDs (SATA Port to hard disk). The table shows hard disk LEDs functions and operation in Normal mode. -
Page 14: Device Led Modes Span(Big), Raid 0(Fast), Raid 1(Safe), Safe33, Safe50
Device LED Modes SPAN(BIG) , RAID 0 (FAST), RAID 1 (SAFE), SAFE33, SAFE50 The ACDUES350F storage processor has two hard disk LEDs (SATA Port to device). The table shows hard disk LED function and operation in SPAN(BIG), RAID 0 (FAST), RAID 1 (SAFE), SAFE33, SAFE50 modes. These LEDs behave as follows:... -
Page 15: Span (Big)
SPAN (BIG) The BIG storage policy concatenates a series of physical hard drives as a single large volume;resulting in a seamless expansion of virtual volumes beyond the physical limitations of singularly connected hard drives. ACDUES350F BIG storage policy delivers maximum storage space without a single large capacity and costly hard drive. - Page 16 It is also possible to create a BIG volume using only a single hard disk drive con- nected to Port 0, and then increase the storage capacity of the volume later by add- ing another hard disk drive to Port 1 and pressing the Mode Change push-button. The new disk blocks of Port 1 will be concatenated to the end of the disk blocks of Port 0, and any data that is stored on the existing BIG volume will be preserved.
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Page 17: Normal
Normal The Normal storage policy enables each hard drive to be seen separately as one drive. When using a SATA host controller, Normal should only be used if the SATA host control- ler provides Port Multiplier (PM) support. If a host is not PM-aware, only a single drive is presented (drive 0). -
Page 18: Raid 0 (Fast)
RAID 0 (FAST) The FAST storage policy distributes access across all hard disks, also called striping (equivalent to RAID 0). FAST presents the best data speed but no data redundancy. FAST storage policy accelerates hard disk operating speed by using many disks in parallel. Hard drive data segments are written to dierent disks simultaneously which increases perfor- mance while sacrificing data redundancy. -
Page 19: Raid 1 (Safe)
RAID 1 (SAFE) The SAFE storage policy stores all data in duplicate on separate drives to pro- tect against data loss due to drive failure. One drive mirrors the other at all times, equivalent to RAID 1. Every write operation goes to both drives. SAFE provides the highest level of data protection for critical data that you cannot afford to lose if a hard drive fails, but halves the amount of storage capacity because all data must be stored twice. - Page 20 It is also possible to create a SAFE volume using one hard disk drive connected to Port 0 of the Storage, although no mirroring will occur until a ACDUES350F second hard disk drive is connected to Port 1. With only one hard disk drive con- nected, the SAFE volume will be available, although no data protection will be provided until a second hard disk drive is connected.
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Page 21: Safe33
SAFE33 The SAFE33 storage policy creates two virtual volumes; one SAFE volume and one BIG volume, and should be used when you need the high reliability for some of your data (with the added overhead of mirroring) but you don’t need high reli- ability for the remainder of your data. - Page 22 The size of the SAFE volume of a SAFE33 policy will be one-third of the size of one hard drive (if they are equal) or one-third of the size of the smaller (if they are not equal.) The size of the BIG volume will be the combination of all remaining capacities. Example: In figure below, assume that Drives A and B are 300 GB each.
- Page 23 When using a SATA host connection, you must have a PM (Port Multiplier) aware host adapter when using SAFE33. If your SATA host adaptor is not PM aware, then ONLY the SAFE volume will be detected and the BIG volume will not be ac- cessible.
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Page 24: Safe50
SAFE50 The SAFE50 storage policy creates two virtual volumes; one SAFE volume and one BIG volume, and should be used when you need the high reliability for some of your data (with the added overhead of mirroring) but you don’t need high reli- ability for the remainder of your data. - Page 25 The size of the SAFE volume of a SAFE50 policy will be one-half of the size of one hard drive (if they are equal) or one-half of the size of the smaller (if they are not equal). The size of the BIG volume will be the combination of all remaining capacities. Example: In the figure below, assume that Drives A and B are 300 GB each.
- Page 26 When using a SATA host connection, you must have a PM (Port Multiplier) aware host adapter when using SAFE50. If your SATA host adaptor is not PM aware, then ONLY the SAFE volume will be detected and the BIG volume will not be ac- cessible.
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Page 27: Partitioning & Formatting
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 required the first time you install a factory new hard drive, if you change the format or want to erase all data on your drive. Windows 2000 or XP or Vista: •... - Page 28 Mac OS • Select “Disk Utility” in the utilities folder • Choose your external drive and format it according to your requirement. For Mac OS X, we recommend formatting the drive using the native Mac file system HFS+.
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Page 29: Technical Support
Technical Support If you need further assistance, please contact Aluratek support department prior to returning this device. E-mail: support@aluratek.com Web: www.aluratek.com/support Local (Irvine, CA): 949-419-6504 Toll free: 1-866-580-1978... -
Page 30: Radio And Tv Interference Statement
Radio and TV Interference Statement WARNING!!! This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi- dential installation This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harm-... -
Page 31: Warranty
Warranty Aluratek warrants this product against defect in material or workmanship for 1 Year from the date of purchase. This warranty becomes invalid if the factory-supplied serial number or “warranty void” sticker has been removed or altered on the product. - Page 32 Features and Requirements aluratek.com Aluratek, Inc. 12A Mauchly Irvine, CA 92618 sales@aluratek.com 949.419.6504 • office 949.419.6477 • fax...
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