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Newer Technology Guardian Maximus Assembly Manual & User Manual

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  • Page 1 Guardian MAXimus ASSEMBLY MANUAL & USER GUIDE...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.3.2 RAID Modes 2.4 DRIVE FAILURE 2.4.1 Drive Replacement and Rebuild 3. APPENDIX ....................3.1 FORMATTING 3.2 UNMOUNTING DRIVES 3.3 TROUBLESHOOTING 3.4 ABOUT DATA BACKUP 3.5 ONLINE RESOURCES 3.6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOURS AND CONTACT INFORMATION NEWERTECH GUARDIAN MAXIMUS TABLE OF CONTENTS...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    9-9 pin cable 6-6 pin cable to Standard-B) cable Not pictured: If the Guardian MAXimus was purchased as an empty enclosure, a packet of screws is included inside the Guardian MAXimus. 1.3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL Firmware, images, and descriptions may vary slightly between this manual and the unit shipped.

  • Page 4: Front View

    RAID 1 and one of the hard drives is be- blink ing rebuilt, the corresponding LED will red. 3. Rebuild — If the Guardian MAXimus is set up as a RAID 1 and one of the hard drives is being blink green rebuilt, this LED will during the rebuild process.

  • Page 5: Rear Features

    4. FireWire 400 port — Attach the included 6-6 pin FireWire 400 cable here. 5. Power input — Connect the included power supply here. 6. On/off switch — Turn on and off the Guardian MAXimus here. 7. Kensington® Security Slot — Connect a security tether here.

  • Page 6: System Setup

    Assembly. If you purchased the Guardian MAXimus with drives already installed, the New- erTech NuDrive formatting utility has been installed on your Guardian MAXimus. Follow these steps to use NuDrive to format your Guardian MAXimus for Mac OS X (10.4 and later) or Windows (XP and later).
  • Page 7 Note the blue block containing three white DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches. These switches are used to control the RAID mode. See Section 2.3, RAID Settings for more information. NEWERTECH GUARDIAN MAXIMUS SYSTEM SETUP...
  • Page 8 Guardian MAXimus. 5. Install the second hard drive (HDD2), as shown below. Insert the SATA connector from the Guardian MAXimus into the SATA connector on the hard drive. Make sure the SATA con- nectors are seated firmly before continuing.
  • Page 9 As shown below, the screw holes at the front of the outer enclosure are close to the silicone feet. The screw holes at the rear of the outer enclosure are farther away from the silicone feet. REAR FRONT NEWERTECH GUARDIAN MAXIMUS SYSTEM SETUP...
  • Page 10 9. Once the front grill of the inner chassis sits flush with the edge of the outer enclosure, turn the Guardian MAXimus on its side again to look at the screw holes on the bottom. You should be able to see that the screw holes in the outer enclosure line up with the screw holes in the inner chassis.

  • Page 11: Raid Settings

    3.4 for information on proper backup strategies. 2.3.1 Changing the RAID Mode The RAID mode on the Guardian MAXimus is controlled by a set of three DIP (dual in-line package) switches located in a blue block inside the enclosure, as shown in the picture below`.

  • Page 12: Raid Modes

    In the event that one of the drives fails, the corresponding drive LED will turn solid red. If the Guardian MAXimus was configured as a RAID 0 or span, the data on the array is lost and the volume cannot be used. In a span, only the data stored on the failed drive is lost, although data recovery software will be required to recover the data from the other drive in the span.
  • Page 13 See Section 1.4 for more information on the behavior of the LEDs on the front of the Guardian MAXimus. If the Guardian MAXimus is set up as a span or as a RAID 0, the array must be reformat- ted before it can be used again. If the Guardian MAXimus is set up in independent drive mode, you do not need to reformat the existing drive or the new drive.

  • Page 14: Appendix

    If one of the drive LEDs (HDD1 or HDD2) is solid red, then that drive has failed. See Section 2.4 for instructions on how to proceed. If the Guardian MAXimus is configured as a RAID 1 and the rebuild LED is blinking, simply wait for the rebuild process to complete. If the rebuild LED is still blinking after more than 48 hours, contact tech support for assistance.

  • Page 15: About Data Backup

    To ensure that your files are protected and to prevent data loss, we strongly suggest that you keep two copies of your data: one copy on your Guardian MAXimus and a second copy on either your internal drive or another storage medium, such as an optical backup, or on an- other external storage unit.
  • Page 16 Copyrights and Trademarks: © 2013 Newer Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Newer Technology.

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