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- Page 1 R4/R6...
- Page 2 Pegasus R4/R6 Installation Guide for Windows WARNING Use the power cord included with the Pegasus R4 or Pegasus R6. WARNING DO NOT disconnect the Thunderbolt cable until you have completed the procedure to safely remove it. See “Safely Remove R4/R6 from Windows” on page 23 for details.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
4: i nstALL river 5: i nstALL oftWAre 5: f r4/r6 pAm pro 14 ormAt egAsus With Format Pegasus R4/R6 with Windows 7 Format Pegasus R4/R6 with Windows 8 r4/r6 AfeLy emove from indoWs r4/r6 AfeLy emove egAsus indoWs r4/r6... -
Page 4: A Bout This Guide
Promise Technologies bout this guide The Pegasus R4/R6 Installation Guide for Windows is intended to guide the user through the installation procedures to connect the device to a Windows computer, install the necessary driver and software and begin using the device. For more complete information about the device specifications,details of the system hardware and advanced administration features, please read the User Manual. -
Page 5: Acking L Ist
Pegasus R4/R6 Windows Installation Guide Acking Check the shipping package to make sure you have the following items: • Pegasus R4 or Pegasus R6 • Quick Start Guide • Hard disk drives (four in R4, six in R6) • Power cord ✓... -
Page 6: Ardware
Promise Technologies ArdWAre This section provides a brief introduction to the hardware of the Pegasus R4 and R6. The R6 is taller since it has two more hard disk carriers. For the purpose of installation they are nearly identical. Pegasus R4 front view. The R6 is similar... - Page 7 Pegasus R4/R6 Windows Installation Guide ✓ Pegasus R4 back view. The R6 is similar Thunderbolt Ports Power Connection...
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Page 8: I Nstallation
In the Download Center page, scroll to find the Pegasus RAID Storage with Thunderbolt in the pull-down menu on the left side on the bottom of the menu. Then, in the pull-down menu on the right side, find Pegasus R4 or Pegasus R6 (the driver and software are the same for both models) Under Download search results, the download links will be reveled below, click on the download links for Pegasus R4/R6 driver for Windows and WebPAM PRO for Windows. -
Page 9: Tep Onnect The
Pegasus R4/R6 Windows Installation Guide 2: C r4/r6 onneCt the to your indoWs Computer Insert one end of a Thunderbolt cable into the Thunderbolt port on the R4/R6 and connect the other end of the cable to a Thunderbolt port on your computer. Make sure the cable connector is oriented correctly to the port on both the R4/R6 and the computer. -
Page 10: S Tep 3: P Ower O N P Egasus R4/R6
Follow these steps to connect the power cord and power on the Pegasus R4/R6. Attach the power cord on the back of the Pegasus R4/R6 unit. (See page 4 to see an illustration of the back of device) Plug the other end into a power source. -
Page 11: S Tep 4: I Nstall D River
Pegasus R4/R6 Windows Installation Guide 4: i nstAll river Locate the driver file you downloaded in Step 1 and follow the instructions in the InstallShield Wizard to install the PROMISE RAID Controller driver. It will be necessary to restart the computer after to complete the installation. - Page 12 Promise Technologies The License Agreement appears. Click to select the “I accept the terms of the license agreement” option if you accept, and click on Next to continue. You are informed that the driver has been installed successfully. Click on Finish to continue.
- Page 13 Pegasus R4/R6 Windows Installation Guide A message prompt appears informing you that a system restart is necessary, the “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” option is selected by default. Click OK to restart now, otherwise choose the “No, ...” option and restart later. The R4/R6 cannot be used until you reboot the computer.
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Page 14: S Tep 5: I Nstall S Oftware
Promise Technologies 5: i nstAll oftWAre Follow the instructions in this section to complete the installation of the R4/R6 on your Windows computer. You need to install WebPAM PRO software used for device management and administration. Locate the Installation program file downloaded previously in Step 1 and follow the instructions in the InstallShield menu to install WebPAM PRO. - Page 15 Pegasus R4/R6 Windows Installation Guide The License Agreement appears. Click to select the “I accept the terms of the license agreement” option if you accept, and click on Next to continue. Choose where to put the software on your computer. Click Browse to choose a specific...
- Page 16 Promise Technologies The program is ready to be installed in the chosen location. Click Install to begin. Installation of WebPAM PRO is completed. Click Finish to close the InstallShield Wizard.
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Page 17: S Tep 5: F Ormat P Egasus R4/R6 With W Eb Pam Pro
With Now you are ready to format the Pegasus R4/R6 with a the NTFS file system for use as a direct attached storage system with your Windows computer. Use WebPAM PRO to format the RAID array and perform other administrative functions including changing the type of RAID. -
Page 18: Format Pegasus R4/R6 With Windows 7
Promise Technologies r4/r6 ormat egasus with indows Windows 7 users follow the steps listed below to launch Web PAM PRO and format the RAID: To launch WebPAM PRO from the Windows desktop, double-click on the WebPAM PRO icon located your Program Files folder. The path is Program Files > Promise > WebPAM PRO >... - Page 19 RAID array that is already setup. The default setup is a RAID 5 using all the hard disks. If you want to change this, please see the user manual. Otherwise, to begin using the Pegasus R4/R6 right away, click on the Format button to begin the formatting procedure.
- Page 20 In order to safeguard against unintended changes to the RAID setup or file system, the Pegasus R4/R6 requires that you confirm your decision to begin formatting the drives. To continue formatting, type confirm in the space provided and click on the Confirm...
- Page 21 Pegasus R4/R6 Windows Installation Guide When the array is finished formatting, Windows will alert you that a New Volume has been installed. You can see the New Volume in Windows Disk Manager. Your Pegasus R4/R6 is now ready for use.
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Page 22: Format Pegasus R4/R6 With Windows 8
Promise Technologies r4/r6 ormat egasus with indows Windows 8 users, follow the steps listed below to launch Web PAM PRO and format the RAID: Locate WebPAM PRO and launch it. You can either do a Search of your Apps to find the software shortcut, or find it the Program Files folder, use the path Program Files >... - Page 23 Pegasus R4/R6 Windows Installation Guide The login page appears. The User Name and Password used for logging in is the same as the Windows OS user login user name and password. Type your Windows User Name and Windows Password and click the Login button.
- Page 24 RAID array that is already setup. The default setup is a RAID 5 using all the hard disks. If you want to change this, please see the user manual. Otherwise, to begin using the Pegasus R4/R6 right away, click on the Format button to begin the formatting procedure.
- Page 25 In order to safeguard against unintended changes to the RAID setup or file system, the Pegasus R4/R6 requires that you confirm your decision to begin formatting the drives. To continue formatting, type confirm in the space provided and click on the Confirm button.
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Page 26: Afely R Emove R4/R6 From W Indows
Click on the attached drives icon in the System Tray to reveal the eject options and choose the Eject Promise Pegasus option. Wait for the message to appear telling you it is safe to remove the Pegasus R4/R6. You can now safely power off the system or disconnect the Thunderbolt cable. -
Page 27: Afely Emove Egasus R4/R6 On W Indows
Click on the attached drives icon in the System Tray to reveal the eject options and choose the Eject Promise Pegasus option. Wait for the message to appear telling you it is safe to remove the Pegasus R4/R6. You can now safely power off the system or disconnect the Thunderbolt cable. -
Page 28: S Hutdown The P Egasus R4/R6
To shutdown the Pegasus R4/R6 on either Windows 7 or Windows 8: Open WebPAM PRO and click on the Admin menu tab. In the Subsystem Information menu, click on the Shutdown/Restart button. Click on the Shutdown button. - Page 29 Pegasus R4/R6 Windows Installation Guide To prevent accidental shutdown, you must confirm that you want to shutdown the system. Type confirm in the space provided and click on the Confirm button. A message appears informing you that the shutdown process will take a few minutes.
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