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Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual

4 x 3.5" sata, hdd, raid, usb3.0, esata
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Fantec SQ-35RU3e
4 x 3.5" SATA, HDD, RAID, USB3.0, eSATA
Important:
All data is deleted when changing the RAID mode.
Backup the HDD(s) before changing the RAID mode.
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  • Page 1 Fantec SQ-35RU3e 4 x 3.5" SATA, HDD, RAID, USB3.0, eSATA User Manual Important: All data is deleted when changing the RAID mode. Backup the HDD(s) before changing the RAID mode.

  • Page 2: Package Contents

    Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual 1. Package Contents 1 x user manual 1x 4 bay hard drive enclosure 4x HDD bays 8 x screws 1 x USB 3.0 cable 1 x eSATA cable 1 x power adaptor Notes eSATA and USB 3.0 connector (downwards compatible with USB2.0 and USB1.1)

  • Page 3: About The Device

    Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual 3. About the device Hardware overview DC input Connector for supplied power adaptor - 12VDC, 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz PC connection USB 3.0 Connect USB3.0 cable to computer eSATA Connect eSATA cable to computer Note: In case of concurrent connection of eSATA and USB3.0 the PC detects eSATA.
  • Page 4 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual Front / Rear view Power LED HDD1 LED HDD2 LED HDD3 LED HDD4 LED...

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation Instructions

    Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual 4. Hardware installation instructions Step1: Push the Locker switch to the left side to unlock the HDD tray. Step2: Take out the HDD trays.
  • Page 6 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual Step3: Gluing the rubber pad to the middle at inner side of HDD tray if your HDD is a little shorter. Step4: Install the HDD into the tray and insert one screw on each side. Make sure screws are...
  • Page 7 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual Step5: Slide HDD trays into the case. Step6: Push the switch to the right side to lock the HDD tray.

  • Page 8: Raid Settings

    4 physical drives one virtual drive. This is managed by the Raid housing. The virtual drive is displayed as a “volume” on a Windows computer. Thanks to the virtual drive you can create a Raid with the FANTEC SQ-35RU3e even with different HDD models. The HDDs may have both different capacities and use different speeds.
  • Page 9 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual Important: Backup the HDD(s) before changing the RAID setting. Switch on the device. Ensure that the desired number of HDDs is installed and that the respective HDD LEDs light up. Connect the device via USB or eSATA cable to the PC.
  • Page 10 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual BIG MODE (spanning): BIG mode combines individual HDDs to a large drive and therefore seamlessly enlarges the HDD capacity limitations as they apply for separately connected HDDs. With the BIG mode you get maximum storage capacity without replacing existing HDDs with expensive new and larger ones.
  • Page 11 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual RAID 0 (striping): RAID0 mode accesses all HDDs at the same time. This function is also called striping. In this mode the best data transfer rate is achieved, since parallel writing on all HDDs. Individual data blocks are distributed simultaneously across the HDDs, which increases performance.
  • Page 12 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual RAID 10/1 (mirroring): If only two HDDs are present in slots 1 and 2, or 3 and 4 during setting RAID10 mode, then the device creates one RAID1 from both HDDs. RAID1 mode automatically creates a copy of all data and prevents data loss due to defect of a single HDD.
  • Page 13 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual As can be seen in the illustration, a virtual drive is created from HDDs 1 and 2, which corresponds to the storage capacity of the smaller HDD. As soon as all four HDDs are inserted the device creates RAID10.
  • Page 14 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual RAID 3 (striping with parity): This mechanism allows data segmentation in individual bytes, which are written in turn on the existing HDDs. A check byte is created and saved on the “Parity Disk”. With an algorithm (XOR conjunction) it is possible to restore the missing data after disk failure with the check sum.
  • Page 15 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual RAID 5 (striping with distributed parity): For RAID 5 the drives work independently and the parity blocks are stored across all HDDs. In case of failure of one HDD data can be restored via XOR conjunction of the remaining blocks with the parity block.
  • Page 16 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual 6. HDD formatting instruction Initialize disk If the HDD is new you have to initialization the device. View the box to the left of the “Unallocated” box.You most likely would see the “Not Initialized” message displayed.
  • Page 17 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual Note: Windows Vista and 7 will ask what kind of disk type you want to make, “MBR” or “GPT”. Please Activate MBR if the total volume is less than 2TB. If the total volume is more than 2TB please activate GPT.
  • Page 18 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual Format disk STEP 1: Right-click on “My Computer” and select “Manage”. STEP2: Select “Disk Management” and you will see your External HDD showed “Unallocated”.
  • Page 19 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual STEP 3: Right-click on “Unallocated” and select “New Partition”. STEP 4: The “New Partition Wizard” is displayed. Follow the instructions to complete installation.
  • Page 20 Fantec SQ-35RU3e User Manual STEP 5: When partitioning is completed, the external HDD will be recognized as a “New Volume”. STEP 6: Double-click “My Computer”. You will see the new volume appears on your PC.

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