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- Page 1 Hydra S2 4-Bay Storage Enclosure for 3.5” Serial ATA Hard Drives User Manual v1.0 August 12, 2008...
- Page 2 Hydra S2 User Guide Table of Contents CHAPTER 3 - SYSTEM SET UP CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ONNECTION TO YOUR OMPUTER RAID S YDRA ETUP BIG (JBOD THER VAILABLE NTERFACES SPANNING FAST (RAID 0 STRIPING STRIPING ETAILED SAFE (RAID 1...
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Page 3: Chapter 1 - Introduction
Throughout this manual you will see icons on the left margin that denote either notes or special remarks as outlined below: General notes and tips. Important information. The Hydra S2 Maximise your storag e capacity with four 3.5” SATA hard drives with the Hydra 4-Bay SATA Enclosure. An ultra durable... -
Page 4: Front View
Hydra S2 User Guide ailed View Front View LED indication and buttons as seen beneath the front panel of To enter the RAID the Hydra S2. setup menu, press and hold the CONFIRM bu tton for 3 seconds until the three RAID mode LEDs blin two times. - Page 5 Hydra S2 User Guide Rear V 1. Smart fan 5. eSATA port 2. Security lock slot 6. USB 2.0 port 3. 2TB volume switch 7. Power receptacle (100-240V) If your Operating 4. 2TB volume indication 8. Power supply ON/OFF switch...
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Page 6: S Ystem R Equirements
20GB - 1TB per HDD • For the FAST and SAFE mode, hard drives of identical pacities are recommended ackage Contents • Package Content Hydra S2 (no HDD included) • may vary, Power cord • depending on Interface cables •... - Page 7 Hydra S2 User Guide Chapter 2 - Hard D rive Assembly 1. Unlock the switc h at the bottom of the case and push the inner chassis from the back until the front panel is out o f the Your unit may come housing.
- Page 8 Hydra S2 User Guide 4. Remove the screws that are holding the plastic bracket in place. Be careful not to damage any components, and make sure the har drive is installed correctly. 5. Install the hard drive as illustrated below with the SATA connector facing away from the front.
- Page 9 Hydra S2 User Guide 8. Slide the hard drive cassettes back into the HDD rack and fasten t he screws by turning them clockwise. Be careful not to damage any components, and do not force the drives into place. they don’t...
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Page 10: Adding More Hard Drive
Hydra S2 User Guide Adding more Hard Drives For the BIG and SAFE mode, it is possible to star t with less than 4 drives and install more at a later point. When adding more drives without 1. Remove the front panel and install the additional drive(s). -
Page 11: Chapter 3 - System Set Up
Hydra S2 User Guide Chapter 3 - System Set Up Connection to your Computer Only one interface few precautions when using your external storage enclosure: can be used at any • Check the cables for visible damage before turning it on given time. -
Page 12: Big (Jbod Spanning )
Hydra S2 User Guide BIG (JBOD spanning) The drives show up as one large single volume. Spanning is an array (not RAID) that is written sequentially a cross the drives. If the total ca city By itself, it does not provide any performance or redundancy exceeds 2TB and benefits. -
Page 13: Safe Ii (Raid 10 Mirroring + Striping )
Hydra S2 User Guide SAFE (RAID 1 mirrorin The drives show up as two volumes, each representing one set. This mode requires 1 or 2 sets of 2 identical drives to For the SAFE mode, implement. RAID 1 creates an exact copy (or mirror) of a set o hard drives of data on the second drive. -
Page 14: I Nstallation On A Pc
Hydra S2 User Guide Installation on a PC Before connecting the device, install the hard drives and set your preferred RAID mode. If the system doesn’t recognise If the drives have been pre-installed and setup already, you d the drive, turn o... -
Page 15: R Emove P Rocedure
Hydra S2 User Guide Installation on a Mac intosh Before connecting the device, install the hard drives and set your preferred RAID mode. If the system doesn’t recogn If the drives have been pre-installed and setup already, you do the drive, turn on... -
Page 16: P Artitioning & F Ormatting
Hydra S2 User Guide Partitioning & Formatting Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the dr ive, so make sure you have a ba ckup! This step is usually only If the drive does not quired the first time you install a factory new hard drive, if you... - Page 17 Hydra S2 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 •...
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Page 18: Chapter 4 - Appendix
Hydra S2 User Guide Chapter 4 - Appendix Technical Questions Please read your or RMA and other questions, please contact your vendor or warranty carefully, check out their online support area! as this may var between different vendors! Q: What file system should I choose to format my drive?
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