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- Page 1 InfoSafe eSATA/USB 2.0 Dual 2.5” SATA Drive Enclosure w/ RAID SAT2520U2ER...
- Page 2 StarTech.com, or an endorsement of the product(s) to which this manual applies by the third-party company in question. Regardless of any direct acknowl- edgement elsewhere in the body of this document, StarTech.com hereby acknowledges that all...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Instruction Manual Instruction Manual Table of Contents Introduction ................... 1 Features ..................1 Package Contents ...............1 SAT2520U2ER ................2 Software Installation ..............3 Silicon Image SteelVine Manager ..........3 Installation ...................3 Changing the Password ...............5 DriveClone ...................6 Installation ...................6 Configuring the One-Touch Backup Button ........ 8 How to Setup RAID functions ............ - Page 4 Instruction Manual File System Expansion for Linux ..........20 Overview ..................20 Procedure ..................20 Technical Support ................. 24 Warranty Information ..............24...
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Page 5: Introduction
Instruction Manual Introduction Thank you for purchasing a StarTech.com SAT2520U2ER InfoSafe eSATA/USB 2.0 Dual 2.5” SATA Drive Enclosure w/RAID. Offering a complete, hardware-based solution for external RAID storage, this rugged enclosure can be connected to a host computer through either USB or eSATA, and can power both 2.5”... -
Page 6: Sat2520U2Er
Instruction Manual SAT2520U2ER System Ready/ Backup LED HDD-1 LED HDD-0 LED Change Mode Button eSATA Port Backup Button Mini USB Switch RAID Mode Configuration Switch DC Input (5V) HDD Eject Buttons Power Switch HDD-1 Access & Failure LED Green: HDD-1 working. Red: HDD-1 failed. -
Page 7: Software Installation
The following section will outline the necessary steps to install the software included with the SAT2520U2ER. Once the hard drives have been inserted into the SAT2520U2ER, you may wish to open the Device Manager to properly format the drives. Silicon Image SteelVine Manager... - Page 8 Instruction Manual Next to continue with the installation. When prompted to accept Click the License Agreement, select “I Agree” and click Next. Next Select the destination for the Steelvine application, then click to start the installation process. When the installation is complete, click Close to shut down the Setup program.
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Page 9: Changing The Password
OK. The application should notify you that the password was successfully changed. For more detailed instructions pertaining to the operation of Silicon Image’s SteelVine Manager, refer to the user’s manual included on the SAT2520U2ER installation CD. -
Page 10: Driveclone
Instruction Manual DriveClone Installation x:\Sil5744\ To install the DriveClone™ software, browse to DriveClone(TM) 3 Personal, where x denotes the drive letter assigned to the CD/DVD-ROM drive, and double-click on the DCPer3_OTB_ Multi application. Next when the installation Select your language preference and click screen appears. - Page 11 Instruction Manual Enter your personal information and serial number. The serial number is located on the back of the Driver and Software CD sleeve. DriveClone will be installed in the path displayed. You will have the option to select another location to install DriveClone. Click Next and DriveClone will be installed in the destination folder.
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Page 12: Configuring The One-Touch Backup Button
Instruction Manual Configuring the One-Touch Backup Button Back Up then click Files Start the DriveClone Program. Select Backup. You can create a new full file backup or select Incremental File Backup box to select a former job and create incremental file backup. If you have selected Incremental File Backup, you can choose to examine the details of all created backup jobs, modify the time and date to run scheduled Incremental File Backup, click Back Up Now to... - Page 13 File Backup Schedule you would like to use with the Backup Button. Select your desired File Backup Schedule (created above) to complete the Backup Button configuration process. For more detailed instructions on how to configure DriveClone, refer to the user’s manual included on the SAT2520U2ER installation CD.
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Page 14: How To Setup Raid Functions
Instruction Manual How to Setup RAID functions Installation Use a screw driver to loosen the two screws and slide in the 2.5” HDDs. Note: If you want to build RAID functions, you must install two hard drives at the same time. Set the RAID mode on the DIP SW Display RAID Status... -
Page 15: Raid Mode Dip Switch Setting
Instruction Manual RAID Mode DIP Switch Setting BIG(Span) Mode DIP SW-1: OFF, SW-2: OFF, SW-4: OFF Installed drives are configured to offer maximum storage space (con catenated), but no additional performance or data redundancy. JBOD(Single) Mode (default) DIP SW-1: ON, SW-2: OFF, SW-4: OFF The installed drives will be configured as JBOD (Single)(Just a Bunch Of Disks). - Page 16 Instruction Manual FAST(Striped) Mode DIP SW-1: OFF, SW-2: ON, SW-4: OFF A storage policy configuration in which I/O processing is balanced evenly to all disks in a method known as striping, equivalent to RAID 0. Fast offers the best performance in terms of speed, but no data redundancy.
- Page 17 Instruction Manual SAFE33 Mode DIP SW-1: OFF, SW-2: OFF, SW-4: ON The RAID Mode is SAFE33, wherein 30% of each HDD is used to build a SAFE(mirror) RAID and also use the rest of the capacity to build a second BIG(Span) HDD. In this mode, two physical drives will be recognized, one is SAFE(mirror) and the other is BIG(Span).
- Page 18 USB + USB to DC5V Cable must be connected to available USB ports on the rear panel of the computer. eSATA: In order for SAT2520U2ER to function without using the external power adapter, a USB connection to the host computer is required. As such, please connect the (included) USB and USB to DC5 cable to two available USB ports on the rear panel of the computer.
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Page 19: File System Expansion For Windows
Instruction Manual File System Expansion for Windows Overview This appendix describes the procedure to expand file systems that have been created on volumes that have increased in size, using Microsoft Windows while preserving your existing data. After you have added more hard disk drives to increase the storage capacity of a BIG volume, you must use the supplemental procedures to allow the expanded capacity to be recognized by the Windows file System. - Page 20 Instruction Manual diskpart. At a command prompt, type list volume to display the existing volumes on the computer. Type select volume <volume_number> where “<volume_number>” Type is number of the volume that you want to extend. In this case that will be “2”: extend Type...
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Page 21: File System Expansion For Macintosh
Instruction Manual Note: Before the hard drive partition/volume has been extended the “152.67GB Unallocated” was not accessible for data usage. After using the diskpart utility to extend the hard drive partition/volume capacity, the Windows host side matches the virtual hard drive partition/volume using the DIP switches. -
Page 22: Procedure
Instruction Manual Procedure To grow the partition/volume using VolumeWorks: Please note: VolumeWorks can only resize HFS+ partitions. The second drive, when growing from JBOD to BIG must not have any partition infor- mation on it. It must be a raw disk with no data of any kind. Start VolumeWorks Click on the volume that you want to extend, then click on the Reparti- tion button on the bottom. - Page 23 Instruction Manual Resize button on the bottom Now, click on the Resize dialog Now, move the slider all the way to the right within the box. (Maximum resize) Once you click on Start, it will execute the volume resize request. The new storage capacity will be added to the existing drive while main- taining the data on the volume.
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Page 24: File System Expansion For Linux
Instruction Manual File System Expansion for Linux Overview The following describes how to expand file systems (Linux) that have been created on volumes that have increased in size, while preserving all of your existing data. After you have added more hard disk drives to increase the storage capacity of a BIG volume, you must use the supple- mental procedure described below to allow the expanded capacity to be recognized by Linux. - Page 25 Instruction Manual Type print within the parted console to bring up the volume and disk information. (parted) print Disk geometry for /dev/hdc: 0.000-800000.000 megabytes Disk label type: msdos Minor Start Type Filesystem Flags 0.063 400000.000 primary ext2 Use the resize command extend the size of volume 1 listed above. (parted) resize 1 0.063 400000 Type print to verify the resize of volume 1.
- Page 26 Instruction Manual Filesystem Flags 0.063 800000.000 primary ext2 The new space should be added to the existing drive while maintaining the data on the volume. Before resize: (parted) print Disk geometry for /dev/hdc: 0.000-800000.000 megabytes Disk label type: msdos Minor Start Type Filesystem...
- Page 27 Instruction Manual Start Type Filesystem Flags 0.063 800000.000 primary ext2...
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Page 28: Technical Support
Limitation of Liability In no event shall the liability of StarTech.com Ltd. and StarTech.com USA LLP (or their officers, directors, employees or agents) for any damages (whether direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental, consequential, or... - Page 29 StarTech.com has been making “hard-to-find easy” since 1985, providing high quality solutions to a diverse IT and A/V customer base that spans many channels, including government, education and industrial facilities to name just a few. We offer an unmatched selection of computer parts, cables, A/V products, KVM and Serv-...
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