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- Page 1 Hydra Super-S LCM 4-Bay RAID Storage Enclosure (3.5” SATA HDD) User Manual July 30, 2009 - v1.2...
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Page 2: System Requirements
System need to support large volumes (e.g.: WinVista 32bit/64bit or Mac OS 10.4 and above). 1.2 Package Contents Package content may vary depending on vendor & version. Hydra Super-S LCM (hard drives not included) Power cord Interface cables ... -
Page 3: Detailed View
Hydra Super-S LCM Introduction 1.5 Detailed View 1.5.1 Front View LED/Button Status When only 2 or 3 hard drives are installed, the Blue = Power on red LED indication for the Flashing green = Accessing data missing hard drives can ... -
Page 4: Raid Mode
Hydra Super-S LCM Introduction 1.6 RAID Mode Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended. If the capacities are different, the total amount of the space that can be used will depend on the drive with the smallest capacity. The difference in performance is only visible for fast interfaces like eSATA. -
Page 5: About Data Backup
Hydra Super-S LCM Introduction 1.6.5 Disk Striping with dedicated parity (RAID 3) The drives show up as one volume but the total capacity, depending on the drive with the smallest capacity, is the combined size minus the size of one drive. RAID 3 uses byte-level striping with parity data stored on a dedicated disk. -
Page 6: System Setup
Hydra Super-S LCM System Setup 2 System Setup 2.1 Hard Drive Assembly The drives can be installed at any position, there is no specific order required. Be careful not to damage any components, and do not force the drives into place. If they don’t slide in properly, make sure the drives have been installed correctly. -
Page 7: Replacing Hard Drives
Hydra Super-S LCM System Setup 2.2 Replacing Hard Drives When one of the drives fails, the Rebuild LED will light up yellow and the corresponding HDD LED will light up red. If only one drive is defective and the RAID mode is set to RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 5 or RAID 10, the data can still be accessed but we strongly recommend replacing the faulty drive immediately to assure continued backup and data safety. -
Page 8: Lcd Display
2. The serial number is a combination of the 1394 vendor ID, the chip ID Hi and the chip ID Lo. 3. Displays the current firmware version of the Hydra Super-S LCM. 4. The I/O status shows the interface that is currently used for the connection to the computer. -
Page 9: Hdd Information
Hydra Super-S LCM LCD Display 3.3 HDD Information Press the [Select] button until the HDD information menu is selected and then press the [OK] button to start displaying further details about the installed hard drives. It will automatically cycle through the different information displaying each screen for about 8 seconds and then return to the main screen. - Page 10 Hydra Super-S LCM LCD Display 3.4 Settings Press the [Select] button until the settings menu is selected and then press the [OK] button to enter the configuration menu. You can now use the [Select] button to cycle through the different settings and the [OK] button to further configure the device settings.
- Page 11 Hydra Super-S LCM LCD Display 3.4.2 RAID Mode Setup In order to set the RAID mode via LCD display, make sure the RAID SET switch behind the front panel is not in the locked position. [SPAN] Disk spanning. [RAID 0] Disk striping.
- Page 12 Hydra Super-S LCM LCD Display 3.4.3 Alarm Setup The general alarm sound is the short beep you hear when starting up the system and it will sound when something is wrong. To enable or disable the alarm, do one of the following.
- Page 13 Hydra Super-S LCM LCD Display 3.4.5 Fan Speed Setup The smart-fan can automatically regulate the fan speed according to the internal case temperature, it can be set at a certain speed or it can be deactivated. [Automatic] Regulates the fan speed according to the HDD temperature (below 45˚C = low speed, 45-60˚C = speed increases in 5 steps, above 61˚C = high speed).
- Page 14 Hydra Super-S LCM LCD Display 3.4.6 Backlight Setup The backlight for the LCD display can be enabled, disabled or set so that it turns off automatically, when the screen has been idle for a certain amount of time. [ON] Always ON.
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Page 15: Event Information
Hydra Super-S LCM LCD Display 3.5 Event Information In addition to the details about the hardware and device configuration, the LCD display will also show certain event information. Following is a list of possible messages and their meanings. [HDD Error / Remaining 3xHDD] When using RAID 0 or SPAN and one of the drives fails, the alarm will go off and the display indicates the amount of the remaining drives that are still working OK. -
Page 16: Safety Information
Hydra Super-S LCM Appendix 4 Appendix 4.1 Safety Information 4.1.1 6-pin FireWire cable When using a 6-pin FireWire cable, make sure NOT to insert the connector the wrong way (upside down), or you will damage the device! 4.1.2 Location and placing precautions Do not cover the device and do not place the unit on other heat-sensitive equipment.
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