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RAID Enclosure
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AES-S3504UE
User's Manual
October 15, 2009

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  • Page 1 USB & eSATA combo RAID Enclosure Storage Appliance AES-S3504UE User’s Manual October 15, 2009...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    WINDOWS 7 RC2 (64- ).........................23 3.6.5 MACINTOSH OS TIGER 10.4.X / LEOPARD 10.5.X / SNOW LEOPARD 10.6.X........26 CONFIGURATION............................31 CONFIGURATION PREREQUISITES.....................31 4.1.1 SATA HOST CONNECTIONS........................31 4.1.2 USB HOST CONNECTIONS........................31 CHANGING HOST CONNECTIONS......................31 DISCONNECTING A USB DEVICE......................31 4.3.1 WINDOWS SYSTEMS..........................31 Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...
  • Page 3 REBUILDING A REDUNDANCY OR HOT SPARE DRIVE..............49 4.7.1 REBUILDING A REDUNDANCY DRIVE....................49 4.7.2 REBUILDING A HOT SPARE DRIVE......................51 PARTITIONING VOLUMES........................52 PARTITION A VOLUME..........................52 5.1.1 WINDOWS SYSTEMS..........................52 5.1.2 MACINTOSH SYSTEMS...........................57 APPENDIX...............................60 FAQ................................60 HARD DISK DRIVE COMPATIBILITY LIST..................60 MOTHERBOARD COMPATIBILITY LIST....................63 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 4: Welcome

    1 WELCOME 1.1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing AES-S3504UE storage appliance. It is a low-cost solution for digital home and small office storage appliances. Features of the AES-S3504UE include advanced RAID modes. It’s available from leading storage partners in pre-configured set-ups with USB or eSATA host connections. Simply...

  • Page 5: Precaution

    1.2 PRECAUTION Please read the safe precautions carefully before you using AES-S3504UE storage appliance. Ensure that you use the product correctly according to the procedure described in this guide. The following safety precautions are intended to remind you to operate the product safely and correctly. Please read and ensure that you understand them before you proceed to the other sections of this guide.

  • Page 6: Sata Features

    Greater than 200MBps sustained reads in R0 mode (limited by drives and host controller). 1.3.2 SATA FEATURES The AES-S3504UE provides the following Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) features: 1 eSATA host port to 4 SATA devices (Port Multiplier Functionality). Auto-negotiation between SATA I (1.5Gpbs) and SATA II (3Gpbs).

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    Adapter card (controller number Sii3132) and associated software drivers with Port Multiplier support • USB connection: USB 1.0 or 2.0 direct host connection or USB hub 1.5.2 MACINTOSH SYSTEMS • Mac Pro • Mac OS Tiger 10.4.x • Mac OS Leopard 10.5.x AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 8: Product Contents

    • USB connection: USB 1.0 or 2.0 direct host connection or USB hub 1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS The following parts are content. AES-S3504UE x 1. Tool-less Screw x 8. USB 2.0 Cable x 1. Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD x 1.

  • Page 9: Storage Policies

    2 STORAGE POLICIES You can configure the AES-S3504UE storage appliance to use any of the following storage policies to map the appliance’s physical hard drives to virtual drives that are visible to the host computer. The virtual drives are called volumes. The host operating system treats each volume as if it were a single physical drive. This virtualization allows you to overcome restrictions that are imposed by physical hard drives, such as speed, storage capacity or data storage reliability.

  • Page 10: Clone Mode

    It is also possible to create a CLONE volume using one hard disk drive connected to Port 1 of the AES-S3504UE, although no clone will occur until a second hard disk drive is connected to Port 1. With only one hard disk drive connected, the CLONE volume will be available, although no data protection will be provided until a second hard disk drive is connected.

  • Page 11: R0 Mode

    Hard disk drive data segments are written to different disks simultaneously which increases performance while sacrificing data redundancy. To implement the R0 MODE storage policy, the AES-S3504UE Storage creates a single virtual volume that is striped across both hard drives, with a storage capacity that is five times of the smallest drive.

  • Page 12: R10 Mode

    R3 MODE dedicates the equivalent of one drive for storing parity stripes. The data and parity information is arranged on the drive array so that parity is written to one Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: R5 Mode

    The data and parity information is arranged on the drive array so that parity is written to all drives. There are at least 3 members to a virtual R5 volume. The following example illustrates how the parity is rotated from drive to drive. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 14 If you continue to use the virtual R5 volume during the rebuild, the rebuild process will take a longer time to complete, and the host data transfer performance will also be affected. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Installation

    UK) before installing. It may exposure to strong magnetic fields and malfunctions or damage. 3.2 INSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE Please refer below procedure to complete the HDD installation. • Unfasten the Tool-less screws on the back panel. • Remove the upper chassis cover backwards and lifts it up. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 16: Unstalling Hard Disk Drive

    • Close the front door and the upper chassis cover, than fasten the tool-less screws on the back panel. 3.3 UNSTALLING HARD DISK DRIVE Please unfasten the tool-less screw, and release the HDD from the 22-pin SATA connector by use the tool-less screw, than remove the HDD one by one securely. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Power On / Off

    • Remove a free I/O bracket from your computer. • Install the SATA TO ESATA BRACKET CABLE to the free I/O bracket, and connect the SATA cable to a free SATA port from your computer. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 18: Installing Host Bus Adapter (Optional)

    3.6 INSTALLING HOST BUS ADAPTER (OPTIONAL) 3.6.1 WINDOWS XP (32/64-bit) 1. Select No, not this time, than click Next. 2. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended), than click Next. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Windows Vista (32/64-Bit)

    3. Click Finish to complete installation. 3.6.2 WINDOWS VISTA (32/64-bit) 1. Click Locate and install driver software (recommended). AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 20 2. Click Next for next step. 3. Click Close to complete installation. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Windows 7 Rc2 (32-Bit)

    3.6.3 WINDOWS 7 RC2 (32-bit) 1. Go to the Device Manager. 2. Right click on the Mass Storage Controller, than Select Update Driver Software. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 22 3. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 4. Browse to select the 32bits folder from the Repository CD to begin the installation (Located at: E:\Driver\SiI3132\Windows\32bits PS: "E:" = CD-ROM drive letter). Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Windows 7 Rc2 (64-Bit)

    5. Click Finish to complete installation. 3.6.4 WINDOWS 7 RC2 (64-bit) 1. Go to the Device Manager. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 24 2. Right click on the Mass Storage Controller, than Select Update Driver Software. 3. Click Browse my computer for driver software. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...
  • Page 25 4. Browse to select the 64bits folder from the Repository CD to begin the installation (Located at: E:\Driver\SiI3132\Windows\64bits PS: "E:" = CD-ROM drive letter). 5. Click Finish to complete installation. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 26: Macintosh Os Tiger 10.4.X / Leopard 10.5.X / Snow Leopard 10.6.X

    1. Insert the Setup and Installation Repository Driver CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click on the Setup and Installation Repository Driver CD icon. 3. Double-click the 3132-Mac.pkg file to begin the installation (Located at: E:\Driver\SiI3132\Macintosh\3132-Mac.pkg PS: "E:" = CD-ROM drive letter). Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 4. Once started, the following dialog screens will appear, Click Continue. 5. Read the Read Me file, than click Continue. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 28 6. Read the Software License Agreement, than click Continue. 7. Click Agree to continue the installation. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 8. Select a destination volume to install the software, than click Continue. 9. Click Install to begin the installation. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 30 10. Enter the Administrative Password for your system, than click OK. 11. Click Close to complete the installation. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Configuration

    4.1.2 USB HOST CONNECTIONS If you are connecting your AES-S3504UE using a USB connection to your host, the USB port should be compliant with USB 1.0, 2.0 or connected to a USB hub. 4.2 CHANGING HOST CONNECTIONS The AES-S3504UE supports both USB and eSATA host connections, although only one connection can be attached at any given time.

  • Page 32: Macintosh Systems

    4.5 LED INDICATIVE STATUS The AES-S3504UE provides information on the SATA HDDs, PC Link, and Power LEDs. Each LED activity will turn On/Off the LED for approximately 70 ms. The blinking rate is approximately 400 ms On and 400 ms Off.

  • Page 33: Power Led

    GREEN LED Power On Power Off 4.5.2 PC LINK LED The AES-S3504UE has one Green color PC Host Link LED. The table shows PC Link LED function and operation. DESCRIPTION GREEN LED PC Link Unplugged / No Power PC Link plugged (Idle) PC Link plugged (Active) 4.5.3...

  • Page 34: Mode Setting

    4.6 MODE SETTING The AES-S3504UE with the device’s LEDs to indicate status. To select a storage policy in this mode the first time that a new factory-shipped product is used, ensure that the hard disk drives are installed; turn off the power before set the MODE SWITCH on the back of the AES-S3504UE to the desired Storage Policy.

  • Page 35: Large Mode

    MODE The LARGE MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 2 drives to implement. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Set the MODE SWITCH position to LARGE. 3. Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 36: Clone Mode

    MODE The CLONE MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 2 drives to implement. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Set the MODE SWITCH position to CLONE. 3. Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Clone Mode With Hot Spare

    The CLONE MODE storage policy with hotspare drive requires a minimum of 3 drives to implement. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Insert 2 drives in order from the top to the bottom. 3. Set the MODE SWITCH position to CLONE. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 38 4. Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON. 5. Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON. 6. Turn off the power. 7. Insert the hotspare drive into the 3 HDD bay. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: R0 Mode

    MODE The R0 MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 2 drives to implement. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Set the MODE SWITCH position to R0. 3. Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 40: R1 Mode

    4. Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting. 4.6.6 R1 MODE The R1 MODE storage policy requires 2 drives to implement. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Set the MODE SWITCH position to R1/R10. 3. Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: R1 Mode With Hot Spare

    4. Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting. 4.6.7 R1 MODE WITH HOT SPARE 1. Turn off the power. 2. Insert 3 drives in order from the top to the bottom. 3. Set the MODE SWITCH position to R1/R10. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 42: R10 Mode

    5. Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting. 4.6.8 R10 MODE The R10 MODE storage policy requires 4 drives to implement. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Set the MODE SWITCH position to R1/R10. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: R3 Mode

    4. Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON to complete mode setting. 4.6.9 R3 MODE The R3 MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 3 drives to implement. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Set the MODE SWITCH position to R3. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 44: R3 Mode With Hot Spare

    4.6.10 R3 MODE WITH HOT SPARE The R3 MODE storage policy with hotspare drive requires a minimum of 4 drives to implement. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Insert 3 drives in order from the top to the bottom. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 3. Set the MODE SWITCH position to R3. 4. Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON. 5. Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON. 6. Turn off the power. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 46: R5 Mode

    8. Turn on the power to complete mode setting. 4.6.11 R5 MODE The R5 MODE storage policy requires a minimum of 3 drives to implement. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Set the MODE SWITCH position to R5. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: R5 Mode With Hot Spare

    4.6.12 R5 MODE WITH HOT SPARE The R5 MODE storage policy with hotspare drive requires a minimum of 4 drives to implement. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Insert 3 drives in order from the top to the bottom. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 48 3. Set the MODE SWITCH position to R5. 4. Press and hold the recessed SETUP BUTTON. 5. Turn on the power than release the SETUP BUTTON. 6. Turn off the power. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Rebuilding A Redundancy Or Hot Spare Drive

    4.7 REBUILDING A REDUNDANCY OR HOT SPARE DRIVE The AES-S3504UE storage appliance stores all data in duplicate on separate drives to protect against data loss due to drive failure on CLONE, R1, R3, R5, and R10 MODE. The following example illustrates how the procedure to rebuilding a redundancy or hot spare drive.
  • Page 50 2. Turn off the power. 3. Replace a same or larger size of hard disk drive. 4. Turn on the power. 5. The AES-S3504UE storage appliance will rebuild the virtual volume from degrade mode to normal automatically (Approximately 200GB/hour). Ver. 091015...

  • Page 51: Rebuilding A Hot Spare Drive

    2. Turn off the power. 3. Replace a same or larger size hard disk drive. 4. Turn on the power. 5. The AES-S3504UE storage appliance will replace a hot spare drive on drive 2 automatically. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 52: Partitioning Volumes

    Every disk should appear with the word “Basic”, a size value that shows the available storage capacity, and a status of “Online”. Instead of Basic, a disk could appear Unknown, Dynamic, or Not Initialized. If the disk appears as “Unknown”, right-click the disk icon and select Write Signature. A window Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 3. Right-click the configured disk’s unallocated space and select New Partition. If the New Partition option is not available, select the disk and initialize it first. To do this, right-click on the disk item and select "Initialize Disk". AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 54 4. Click Next to start the Partition Wizard. 5. Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 6. Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume. Click Next. 7. Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 56 8. Name and format the partition and click Next. 9. Review the file system settings and click Finish to create the logical partition. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: Macintosh Systems

    Note: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and drag the old drive to the trash to un- mount previously partition. After you configure and partition the new volumes, restore the backed-up data to the new configuration. 1. Launch Disk Utility from the Application > Utilities folder. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 58 4. Enter a name for the volume in the Name field (such as “My Disk”.) 5. Select Mac OS Extended (journaled) from the Format drop-down list. 6. Specify the size of the partition in the Size field. 7. Click the Partition button. 8. Click Partition to acknowledge the warning. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Disk Utility mounts the created partition and represents it with an icon on the desktop. The icon is labeled with the partition name. 9. Repeat steps 1 through 8 to partition any remaining disks you configured. AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...

  • Page 60: Appendix

    ． No. The system is different with RAID; the entire disk can not be read. HARD DISK DRIVE COMPATIBILITY LIST The AES-S3504UE Storage Appliance has been tested compatibility with a range of drive manufacturer and size. The table is updated as new disk drives are certified for compatibility. Only disk drives included in this table are supported.
  • Page 61 DiamondMax® 21 STM3250310AS 3.AAF Seagate 250GB Momentus® 5400.4 SATA ST9250827AS 3.AAA Seagate 250GB ST9200820AS 3.AAA Seagate 200GB ST9200820AS AKL2YK Seagate 160GB Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3Gb/s ST3160815AS 4.AAB Seagate 160GB Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3Gb/s ST3160815AS 3.AAD AES-S3504UE User’s Manual Ver. 091015...
  • Page 62 WD Caviar® Blue WD1500AHFD-00RAR0 19.06P19 Western Digital 100GB WD Scorpio ® Blue WD1000BEVS-22LAT0 01.06M01 Western Digital 80GB WD Caviar® Blue WD800AAJS-00PSA0 D5.06H05 Western Digital 80GB WD Caviar® SE WD800JD-00M8A1 10.01E01 Table last updated October 2009. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Motherboard Compatibility List

    MOTHERBOARD COMPATIBILITY LIST The AES-S3504UE Storage Appliance has been tested compatibility with a range of motherboard manufacturer. The table is updated as new motherboards are certified for compatibility. Only motherboards included in this table are supported. Manufacturer Product North Bridge South...
  • Page 64 INTEL ICH9R V1.062807 K8N-NEO4H NVIDIA NFORCE4 ULTRA NFORCE4 V7.0020906 K9N4 SLI NVIDIA NFORCE 500 SLI NFORCE5 INTEL D945GCLF2 INTEL 945GC INTEL ICH7 LF94510J INTEL D201GLY2A SIS 662 SIS 964 LY66210M Table last updated October 2009. Ver. 091015 AES-S3504UE User’s Manual...

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