Taurus Super-S Combo User Manual

Dual-bay storage enclosure for 3.5 serial ata hard drives

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Taurus Super-S Combo
Dual-Bay Storage Enclosure for
3.5" Serial ATA Hard Drives
User Manual
May 11, 2009 - v1.1
EN

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  • Page 1 Taurus Super-S Combo Dual-Bay Storage Enclosure for 3.5” Serial ATA Hard Drives User Manual May 11, 2009 - v1.1...
  • Page 2 Taurus Super-S Combo User Guide Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 3 - SYSTEM SET UP ONNECTION TO YOUR OMPUTER -S C AURUS UPER OMBO RAID S THER VAILABLE NTERFACES ETUP RAID 0 - S PANNING ETAILED RAID 0 - S...
  • Page 3: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Taurus is built strong and rugged, offering more than enough in this manual may capacity to store all your digital media files. Not only that, the vary between Taurus can also back up and secure all of your data thanks to different mode RAID protection. roduct Dimensions: 24.5cm x 13.3cm x 7.6cm...
  • Page 4: Detailed View

    Taurus Super-S Combo User Guide Detailed View Front View 1. ON/OFF switch (blue when ON) To turn on the 2. LED indication power, press th 3. Ventilation holes ON/OFF switch fo 3 seconds and release it. To tur n it...
  • Page 5 Taurus Super-S Combo User Guide Rear View 1. Slot for security lock 5. FireWire 800 ports 2. Smart fan for ventilation 6. USB 2.0 port Two hard drives of 3. eSATA port 7. Power receptacle identical capacity 4. FireWire 400 port...
  • Page 6: System Requirements

    CD, DVD, Tape or an additional external drive. Any loss or corruption of data while using the Taurus is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will the manufacturer be held liable for compensation or the recovery of this data.
  • Page 7: Chapter 2 - Hard Drive Assembly

    Taurus Super-S Combo User Guide Chapter 2 - Hard Drive Assembly 1. Remove the four screws at the bottom of the case. Your unit may come with pre-installed hard drives. Before opening such an enclosure, please read the warranty from your vendor 2.
  • Page 8 Taurus Super-S Combo User Guide 5. Install the second hard drive and mount it with two screws on each side. Be careful not to damage any cables or components, and make sure the cables are connected firmly. 6. Connect the SATA and power cables to your hard drives. Be careful not to damage any components and confirm that the cables are connected firmly.
  • Page 9: Chapter 3 - System Set Up

     Do not cover the enclosure’s ventilation holes Hard Disk Mode Always connect the When using your Taurus, the USB connection always has the power adapter to priority. To use a different interface, make sure to disconnect your device before any of the other cables first, before connecting the new one.
  • Page 10 Green when the 1. Turn off the Taurus and remove both the power supply and data is copied from the interface cable. HDD1 and yellow 2. Open the enclosure and replace the faulty hard drive with a when the data is new one.
  • Page 11: Installation On A Pc

     Turn on your Computer and start Windows. the interface cable  Connect the Taurus and turn it on. or connect the  Let Windows search and install the driver automatically. device before  Open “My Computer” to see your external hard drive.
  • Page 12: Installation On A Macintosh

     Turn on your computer and start Mac OS. the interface cable  Connect the Taurus and turn it on. or connect the  No driver installation required. device before  The external drive will mount and show up on your desktop.
  • Page 13: Partitioning & Formatting

    Taurus Super-S Combo User Guide 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 If the drive does not required the first time you install a factory new hard drive, if you appear, make sure change the RAID mode or want to erase all data on your drive.
  • Page 14 Taurus Super-S Combo User Guide Mac OS For Mac OS X, use the disk utility to format and create partitions on your external disk. If the drive does not  Select “Disk Utility” in the utilities folder appear on the ...
  • Page 15: Chapter 4 - Appendix

    Q: Can I install drives with existing data and access it? A: No, the drives will have to be formatted the first time they are installed in the Taurus. Any existing data will be lost as soon as the device is turned on.

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