Blackmagicdesign MultiDock Installation And Operation Manual
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- Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual Blackmagic MultiDock Mac OS X ™ Windows ™ July 2013...
- Page 2 Welcome Welcome to Blackmagic MultiDock! Blackmagic MultiDock is an extremely fast SSD and HDD docking solution that lets you mount up to 4 x 2.5" drives on your Mac or Windows PC. Using Thunderbolt technology, Blackmagic MultiDock is capable of handling multiple...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Connecting to your Computer Configuring a RAID using Mac OS X and Windows Plugging in your Drives Unplugging your Drives Using Blackmagic MultiDock Ejecting a drive on Mac OS X Ejecting a drive on a Windows PC Identifying Drives Formatting Drives... -
Page 4: Getting Started
4 x 2.5" Solid State Drives (SSDs) or Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) to your computer. Blackmagic MultiDock is perfect for video post production tasks such as editing, color grading, or any task that requires large video files to be stored on multiple drives. By minimizing the time spent swapping external drives, Blackmagic MultiDock allows you more time to focus on your creative work. -
Page 5: Connecting To Your Computer
Getting Started Connecting to your Computer The first thing you’ll want to do is power your Blackmagic MultiDock and connect to your computer! Plug your power source into Blackmagic MultiDock’s mains power input using a standard IEC cable and connector. The power indicator on the front panel will illuminate when power is supplied. -
Page 6: Using Blackmagic Multidock
Formatting Drives You can use any 2.5" SSD or HDD with Blackmagic MultiDock. New drives need to be formatted so your computer can read and write to the them. If you are working with Blackmagic cameras or HyperDeck, your drives will need to be formatted to either HFS+ or exFAT. -
Page 7: Formatting Your Drives On Mac Os X
The Disk Utility application included with Mac OS X can format a drive in the HFS+ or exFAT formats. Step 1. Plug your new drive into Blackmagic MultiDock. A window will open asking you to initialize your disk. Click Initialize. -
Page 8: Fast Ssds For Video
Using Blackmagic MultiDock Fast SSDs for Video You can use any 2.5" SSD or HDD with Blackmagic MultiDock for every day tasks. When working with Blackmagic cameras, HyperDeck, or Blackmagic capture devices, such as Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K, you will need to use fast SSDs. You can even stripe multiple SSDs as a RAID for fast, reliable handling of Ultra HD and 4K video. -
Page 9: Setting Up A Raid For High Speed Performance And Data Security
For general every day tasks, the performance increase is negligible so you should probably use single SSDs. When detecting drives, Blackmagic MultiDock looks for drive names, therefore a set of drives configured as a RAID can be plugged into any of Blackmagic MultiDock’s 4 drive bays. -
Page 10: Raid Level 1 For Data Security
RAID Level 1 for Data Security Blackmagic MultiDock has 4 drive bays which let you configure 2 pairs of mirrored SSDs or HDDs. A mirrored pair of drives are recognized as one single drive. Using RAID level 1 gives you an immediate back up as you write data to the drive. -
Page 11: Help
If you can't find the help you need in our support material, please use the "Send request" button, on the support page for your MultiDock model, to email a support request. Alternatively call your nearest Blackmagic Design support office at www.blackmagicdesign.com/company. - Page 12 Caution: Risk of Electric Shock On the Blackmagic MultiDock rear panel you will see a yellow warning label marked ‘Caution: Risk of Electric Shock’. This is intended to warn users that there may be the presence of uninsulated “dangerous” voltage within the Blackmagic MultiDock enclosure which may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to the user.
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Page 13: Warranty
Warranty Warranty 12 Month Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. If a product proves to be defective during this warranty period, Blackmagic Design, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
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