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- Page 1 Dual/Quad 3.5” SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA External Hard Drive RAID/Non-RAID Enclosure w/Fan User’s Manual...
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Page 2: Package Contents
MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer. NexStar is a registered trademark of Vantec Thermal Technologies. *All other third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Specifications/Features 3. System Requirements 4. Parts Layout 5. LED Indicator 6. Installation 7. RAID Mode Guide 8. RAID Rebuild 9. Hardware Formatting Guide 10. Disconnecting the NexStar HX4R 11. Warranty 12. Contact Table of Contents... -
Page 4: Introduction
1.Introduction: Introducing the NexStar HX4R / HX2R / HX4 – a quad or dual 3.5” SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA External RAID / non-RAID Hard Drive Enclosure designed to keep all your hard drive safe and cool. This enclosure features a hard aluminum shell that effec- tively draws away the heat while an active controlled 80mm fan on top exhausts the hot air from the enclosure ensuring your hard drive is protected and cooled. -
Page 5: Specifications/Features
2.Specifications/Features: Features: • Aluminum Casing Cools Down Your Hard Drive • Vents To Intake Cool Air • Maximum Transfer Rates Up to 5 Gbps w/USB 3.0 • Maximum Transfer Rates Up to 3Gbps w/eSATA • Active Large 80mm Fan To Exhaust Heat •... -
Page 6: System Requirements
3.System Requirements: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Mac OS 10.6 & greater 1. For USB 2.0 speeds, the system must 1. For USB 2.0 speeds, the system must support USB 2.0 specifications support USB 2.0 specifications 2. For USB 3.0 speeds, the system must 2. -
Page 7: Parts Layout
4.Parts Layout: NexStar HX4 (NST-640SU3-BK) NexStar HX4R (NST-640S3R-BK) Power LED HDD1 LED HDD2 LED HDD3 LED HDD4 LED (HX4R only) (HX4R only) NexStar HX2R (NST-620S3R-BK) Power LED HDD1 LED HDD2 LED Parts Layout... -
Page 8: Led Indicator
5.LED Indicator: General Operation: NexStar HX4 (NST-640SU3-BK) NexStar HX4R (NST-640S3R-BK) ON : Power on Power LED Green OFF: Power off ON : HDD inserted Flash Randomly: Accessing (Read/Write/Rebuild) HDD 1 LED Blue Flash Consistently (3 flashes per second): HDD error OFF: HDD not installed/Removed/sleep mode ON : HDD inserted Flash Randomly: Accessing (Read/Write/Rebuild) -
Page 9: Installation
6.Installation: WARNING: All data will be deleted on each hard drive during Hard Drive Mode change. Please back up your hard drive(s) before adjust- ing RAID mode. New hard drives must be formatted before use. *Refer to page 12 for RAID Mode Configuration. 5.1.Hardware Installation: Installing the hard drive: (1) Push lock to the left to unlock the HDD tray. - Page 10 (3) Carefully install the hard drive into the tray. Be sure the fasten the screws firmly to the tray. NOTE: If necessary, please use the hard drive foam spacer if the hard drive cannot be mounted stably. Refer to image for foam spacer placement.
- Page 11 Connecting the NexStar to your computer: USB 3.0 Connect the type (B) USB connector to the NOTE: NexStar and the type (A) USB connector to an For new hard drives, you will need to initialize and available USB port on your system. partition your hard drive before it will appear in Windows Explorer or on your Mac desktop.
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Page 12: Raid Mode Guide
7.RAID Mode Guide: HX4R RAID Modes: Note: White color is the switch (Example: RAID 3 is ON, ON, OFF, ON) Individual Pg. 11 Shows all hard drives as separate individual Hard Drives Just a bunch of drives, Read/Write to each HDD independently JBOD Pg. - Page 13 Individual(Normal) Drive Mode: This mode enables each Hard Drive to be seen as separate single drives with separate Hard Drive capacities. NOTE: If you are using Indvidual Drive Mode with eSATA interface, your eSATA port on the system must support Port Multiplier to see more than one drive.
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Page 14: Jbod Mode
JBOD Mode: This mode concatenates a series of physical drives as a single large volume; Hard Drives are combined into a storage capacity that is equal to the sum of each of the physical hard drives. Switching to this mode will prompt to initialize and format the hard disks. If you choose to add a second hard disk at a later time, you will need to format the entire array of disks again. - Page 15 RAID 0 Mode (Striped): This mode splits data evenly across the Hard Drives resulting in capacity that is the sum of the drives times the smallest volume. Data access speed is increased however at the cost of no data redundancy. For equal capacity hard drives: The capacity is equal to the sum of all hard drives.
- Page 16 RAID 10 (1) Mode (Mirror): RAID 1(with 2 Drives): This mode allows the device to automatically copy data to 2 sets of 2 hard drives. It stores all data in duplicate to protect against data loss due to drive failure. RAID 10(with 4 Drives): This mode allows the device to automatically copy data to 2 sets of 2 hard drives running RAID 0.
- Page 17 RAID 3 Mode (Byte-Level Striping) HX4R Only This mode performs a byte-level striping with a dedicated parity disk. This mode is generally used when application requires highest transfer rates in long sequential read and writes. Capacity is equal to the smallest multiplied by (4-1).
- Page 18 RAID 5 Mode: HX4R Only This mode uses block-level striping with parity data distributed across all disks. The capacity is equal to the smallest disk multiplied by (4-1). NOTE: RAID 5 All data previously stored on the hard drive will be lost! Please back up all data to a separate storage before continuing.
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Page 19: Raid Rebuild
8.RAID Rebuild: RAID Rebuild RAID rebuild can only be performed under RAID 1(10), 3, and 5 configuration for HX4R. and RAID 1 only for the HX2R configuration. Please follow the following steps to start rebuilding. 1. Power off the NexStar HX4R / HX2R. 2. -
Page 20: Hardware Formatting Guide
9.Hard Drive Formatting Guide • You may format your Hard Drive by using the USB connection. • Please make sure your External Enclosure is turned on and connected to the PC before formatting the Hard Drive. In order to use a disk volume larger than 2 TB’s, you will need an operating system that supports GUID Partitioning Table. - Page 21 STEP3: Right-click on the “Unallocated” box and select “New Partition”. (Disk number may vary) STEP4: The “New Partition Wizard” will appear. Please follow the “New Partition Wizard” step by step instructions to complete the Hard Drive formatting procedure Hard Drive Formatting Guide...
- Page 22 STEP5: Once the Hard Drive formatting procedure is completed, the Hard Drive will be recognized as a “New Volume” (New Volume drive letter may vary i.e. “New Volume (Z:)” ) STEP6: Double-click “My Computer”. You will see “New Volume” appear on your PC (Drive letter may vary i.e.
- Page 23 For Mac Users: STEP1: When you connect the NexStar HX4R to a Mac with a new hard drive, the dialog “Disk Insertion” will appear. Please select “Initialize”. (A formatted HDD will not display this dialog) STEP2: Select which HDD you want to erase. Hard Drive Formatting Guide...
- Page 24 STEP3: Click “Erase” at the upper right side. Select which kind of format from Volume Format. Please input the name you wish to name your new Volume. Click “Erase” at lower right side. STEP4: After you hit “Enter”, the dialog “Erase Disk”...
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Page 25: Disconnecting The Nexstar Hx4R
10.Disconnecting the NexStar HX4R: Quad 3.5” SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA External RAID Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8: Mac OS: Make sure all operations using the hard Make sure all operations using the hard drive within the NexStar has ceased. drive within the NexStar has ceased. -
Page 26: Warranty
12.Contact: Vantec Thermal Technologies www.vantecusa.com Copyright © 2013 Vantec Thermal Technologies. All Right Reserved. All Registered Trademarks Belong To Their Respective Companies. Warranty/Contact...