Table of contents Chapter 1 Read Me First .................. 3 1-1 About this manual ................3 1-2 Notices .................... 3 1-3 The policy of software and an attention matter of a manual ..... 6 Chapter 2 Introduction ..................7 2-1 Introduction ..................7 2-2 Specifications ..................
Read me first 1-1 About this Manual Thank you very much for your purchasing of CineRAID Home CR-H408, the ”EXTERNAL 4 BAY SATA RAID to USB 3.0 & eSATA CASE” • This manual describe the complete details and operating instruction of this products Please read the manual before using the product.
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Warning When using this product, please be absolutely careful about the warning that a maker of a PC and peripheral equipment of use orders, attention indication. Strictly observance Prohibited from disassembling or repaired this product by oneself and disintegrate, and please do not remodel it.
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An attention matter on having you use this product Please connect a power supply outlet to a power supply outlet directly if possible. Prohibit from foot At AC power core foot wiring housing, if use of several outlet possibly causing a fire. wiring housing Do not cover your 4XSATA enclosure, this could lead to overheating your device.
1-3 The policy of software and the information of this manual The policy of software program ♦ Please keep this manual as the proof of license agreement of this product (we say” a license agreement” including a program manual or other attachment documents) and agree to be used as copyright requirement.
Introduction 2-1 Introduction CineRAID Home CR-H408 supports maximum 4 SATA HDD with RAID & JBOD functions, and the latest USB 3.0 technology, the data transfer rate up to 5Gb/s; eSATA data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s. It is desirable to be able to use all the disks as if they were one single volume (cf. # P.16). There are 7 RAID modes for max 4 hard disks - the RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 and JBOD which can combine 4 drives into one larger logical volume for the data safety.
2-3 System requirements Support OS ■ IBM PC/AT compatible machine (including the NEC PC-98NX series) with USB2.0 or USB1.1 / SATA I or SATAII interface. The following series (only a model released in after March, 2001 of the PowerPC deployment copes) of Apple Macintosh * PowerMac G4/G5, PowerBookG4, i-Book, e-Mac, each model of Mac mini.
Chapter 3 Package contents and parts description 3-1 Package contents Please check the package contents when you open the package. 1. Home CR-H408 main unit 2. USB 3.0 Cable 3. Power supply Cable 4. Users manual 5. SATA Cable 6. HDD holders.
3-2 Parts description 1) USB/ eSATA LED: ESATA LED : Connect with eSATA interface USB LED : Connect with USB3.0 interface 2) Access LED: SATA 4~SATA1, LED ON : The HDD has been installed in the device LED Blinking: HDD error or damage LED OFF : There are no any HDD in the device 3) Status LED: Used to indicate the situation of the device.
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(Note 1): Because there is a high heating possibility of Hard Disk. Please to confirm the fan an the back side is in good condition.
Chapter 4 HDD installation and setting of a hard disk 4-1 To install the Hard disks Please remove the plug from the power supply outlet before assembling the hard disk, it will cause an electric shock and/or damage if not disconnected. 1.
4-2 The setting of DIP mode switch First, please relocate the DIP switch at rear side of the case. A, To reset all RAID modes, please set every Dip/SW at OFF position then hold reset button and turn ON the power of enclosure, pthen shut down the device and release reset button to complete the mode reset.
The RAID Mode Setting via Management software. Home CR-H408 comes with a RAID Manager software disk. Insert the CD onto CD-ROM drive of you computer, then click “CineRAID” folder in the CD, double click on “Setup” to run the Management software installation: The display screen will pop up the Installation Wizard dialog box, click “Install”...
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To set the RAID mode with RAID Manager software, click the RAID Manager icon run the program, then follow the instructions on the RAID Manager dialog box to set the RAID mode by PC Attention 1. “The number of HDD shown on a PC” is combination number when implemented 4X HDDs to this device.
Chapter 5 Initialization and formatting the hard disk 5-1 Initialization in Windows 2000 / XP/ Vista /WIN7 CAUTION! Partitioning and formatting a disk drive will delete the data in the HDD. We assume NO responsibility for your data lost if without a backup before your proceed Partitioning and formatting. You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to initialize a hard disk on the system of WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA/WIN7 OS With Windows 2000/XP/VISTA/WIN7 use the “Disk Management”...
Chapter 6 How to use this product 6-1 Using the USB 4X HDD In WINDOWS, hot swapping is allowed with some limits. To avoid system failure, always follow the steps below to hot UN-PLUG your USB3.0 device in Windows. 6-2 Basics operation Connect to a PC ■...
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■Disconnect the enclosure from a PC Before disconnecting the USB 4X HDD enclosure from the PC please follow the following steps to remove the USB cable. 1. Click on the “Unplug or eject hardware” indicator on the task bar in computer screen display. 2.
Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting ■ the RAID device is not recognized when connect to a computer. Or the RAID device does not work well. ○ Check the status and connection of the power switch and the power supply outlet. ○ Check whether the connection of the USB 3.0 cable is firmly connected. ○...
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1GB =1000MB, but a calculation on the OS is calculated at 1GB =1024MB. Following table shows you the different of capacity of the 1.2 TB volume size, before and after format. HardDisk 1.2TB 1,200GB 1,200,000MB 1.09TB 1,117GB 1,144,409MB For Technical Support Email: Support@CineRAID.com Telephone: 714-961-0800 Ext.107 FAX: 714-961-0899...
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