Key Features; Hard Drive Hot Swapping; Automatic Drive Rebuilding; Making Sure You Have Everything - Accusys ACS-75170 User Manual

Key features

The ACS-75170 supports the following features:
Support 2 SATA-I disk channels
Support one SATA-I host channel
Support RAID level 1
OS independent (No driver needed)
2MByte memory buffer
Support front panel disk operation LED indicator
Disk hot swapping supported
Automatic drive failure detection
Automatic on-line drive re-build
Audible alarm on drive failure
Battery backup for disk rebuild status
Support ATA-6 big drive function
Support GUI 7 series spec. (Rev. 1.01 or above)

Hard drive hot swapping

Hot Swapping allows for the removal and installation of disk drives without the need to power
down the system while ACS-75170 is configured as a RAID 1 array.

Automatic drive rebuilding

If a member drive in a RAID 1 array is replaced on-line, the controller will automatically start to
rebuild data to the new drive.

Making sure you have everything

What's in the box

Some vendors may ship certain components as standard, while other vendors treat the same
component as optional. In its most basic configuration, your package should include the
following:
ACS-75170 RAID Box
ACS-75170 Controller User's Manual and GUI management software
Two disk drive carriers with key locks
Disk drive mounting screws
Two keys for drive carriers (identical)

What else you need

In order to setup a working system the following user-supplied items are required:
System with SATA Interface
Case with two half-height 5 ¼" drive bays with front bezel access
One SATA channel cable connector
One free power supply connector at least
One 3-pin RS232 cable connector (data connection for GUI interface, if required)
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