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Thank you for your purchase of ARAID 1500, 2000 ......................................................................................... 2
Unpacking the ARAID 1500 and 2000 ................................................................................................................ 3
Mobile Racks........................................................................................................................................................ 4
ARAID 1500 and 2000 Features.......................................................................................................................... 5
Specifications .................................................................................................................................................... 5
System requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 5
ARAID 1500 and 2000 Operations Overview..................................................................................................... 6
ARAID 1500 and ARAID 2000 General ............................................................................................................ 6
Parts on Front Panel............................................................................................................................................ 7
Rear View and Jumper Settings......................................................................................................................... 8
ARAID 1500 or 2000 Operational Tests ............................................................................................................. 9
RAID 1 - Auto Rebuild Function Test ............................................................................................................ 9
Auto Rebuild Function (ARF) of ARAID 1500 and 2000................................................................................. 10
ARF Compatible Operating Systems .............................................................................................................. 10
ARF Compatible IDE @ Serial ATA Hard Drives............................................................................................. 10
Auto Rebuild Instruction (ARF) for RAID 1 ......................................................................................................11
Booting With One Hard Drive in Single Mode ................................................................................................ 12
Changing Single Mode to Default Mode.......................................................................................................... 13
Performing a Manual Mirror-On-Demand........................................................................................................ 13
Cooling Fan and Temperature.......................................................................................................................... 15
Hard Drive Failure and Troubleshooting Guide.............................................................................................. 17
ARAID Questions & Answers ........................................................................................................................... 18
PC BIOS setup ................................................................................................................................................ 18
Power failure while disk rebuild is in progress ................................................................................................ 18
Preventing and recovering from an unexpected virus attack.......................................................................... 18
Replacing and Upgrading Hard Drives ........................................................................................................... 19
Appendix A......................................................................................................................................................... 20
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User's Manual
ARAID® Models 1500 and 2000
User's Manual - V1.0 Revision A

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    ARAID® Models 1500 and 2000 User’s Manual – V1.0 Revision A Table of Contents Thank you for your purchase of ARAID 1500, 2000 ..................2 Unpacking the ARAID 1500 and 2000 ........................ 3 Mobile Racks................................ 4 ARAID 1500 and 2000 Features.......................... 5 Specifications ..............................

  • Page 2: Thank You For Your Purchase Of Araid 1500, 2000

    Important Notice Please read the following before using the ARAID Disk Array • ARAID 1500 and 2000 complies with standard RAID 1 (disk mirroring) and RAID 0 (disk striping) definitions. • We recommend that two identical (exact same brand and model) hard drives be used in all RAID implementations for RAID system performance and maintenance.

  • Page 3: Unpacking The Araid 1500 And 2000

    ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Unpacking the ARAID 1500 and 2000 Unpack the ARAID 1500 or 2000 and check for the following items: • One ARAID 1500 or 2000 with • Mobile rack 1 (in Upper Bay) • Mobile rack 2 (in Lower Bay) •...

  • Page 4: Mobile Racks

    ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Mobile Racks Plastic handler Front view of ARAID 1500/2000 mobile rack with hard drive Metal handler Front view of ARAID 1500/2000 mobile rack with hard drive Rear view of ARAID 1500 Rear view of ARAID 2000...

  • Page 5: Araid 1500 And 2000 Features

    ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual ARAID 1500 and 2000 Features PC host Interface: SATA (Serial ATA) for both ARAID 1500 and ARAID 2000 ARAID 1500 Hard Disk Interface: IDE ARAID 2000 Hard Disk Interface: SATA RAID 1 Disk Mirroring and RAID 0 Disk Striping support No driver or add-on card required.

  • Page 6: Araid 1500 And 2000 Operations Overview

    Default. Additional Notes for RAID 0 Users When ARAID is set at RAID 0 mode, it requires two disks to operate with. ARAID will not work with one single disk installed at RAID 0 mode.

  • Page 7: Parts On Front Panel

    ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Parts on Front Panel (7) (8) (9) (6) (5) (1) Tray 1 (2) Tray2 (3) Key Lock (4) LCD (5) HDD1 R/W LED (6) HDD2 R/W LED (7) Operation mode selector (8) Buzzer ON/OFF Switch (9) Key Lock Accordance Systems Inc.

  • Page 8: Rear View And Jumper Settings

    ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Rear View and Jumper Settings Parts on rear panel of an ARAID 1500 and 2000 1. SATA connector (To PC Host) 2. IDE connector (For firmware upgrade only) 3. FAN connector 4. ARAID 1500 & 2000 power socket 5.

  • Page 9: Araid 1500 Or 2000 Operational Tests

    I/O board. Please refer to the BIOS Setup in the Q&A section for complete details on how to optimize ARAID for your PC. You can also contact your Accordance dealer or contact Accordance at www.accordancesystems.com...

  • Page 10: Auto Rebuild Function (Arf) Of Araid 1500 And 2000

    ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Auto Rebuild Function (ARF) of ARAID 1500 and 2000 The Auto Rebuild Function of ARAID supports the following operating systems and hard drives. ARF Compatible Operating Systems Windows Server 2003, 2000, NT4.0, XP/ME/98/95 DOS 6.22...

  • Page 11: Auto Rebuild Instruction (Arf) For Raid 1

    ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Auto Rebuild Instruction (ARF) for RAID 1 Have one hard drive in the Upper Bay of your ARAID disk array and set the front panel operational mode switch set to Single mode and boot your PC.

  • Page 12: Booting With One Hard Drive In Single Mode

    Booting With One Hard Drive in Single Mode If you want to boot the system with one hard drive (source disk), place source disk in the upper bay. ARAID can then access to source disk only. LCD message is shown below.

  • Page 13: Changing Single Mode To Default Mode

    LCD message when source disk is on the lower bay: When both drives are installed, ARAID will automatically detect the source disk (primary HDD) and boot the system. When source disk fails, ARAID will automatically boot the system from target disk (secondary HDD). The message displayed on the LCD is shown below.
  • Page 14 Warning: Do not change mode from Default to Single mode while both drives are operating. Disk power will be disconnected immediately and the real-time backup (mirroring) function will be terminated. ARAID can then access only the source disk (upper bay). Unexpected data loss or disk failure may occur.

  • Page 15: Cooling Fan And Temperature

    Cooling Fan and Temperature Front Panel Messages When the cooling fan of the ARAID unit stops or rotates very slowly, the LCD will show a highlighted F as illustrated in the diagram shown below: If the temperature is higher than the default setting (a preset number, typically 50°C or 122°F...
  • Page 16 2003 Advanced Server, Windows XP Professional, and Red Hat/SUSE Linux. The agent and user interface simplifies the management and monitoring of multiple ARAID unites in a mid to large size network. Information provided includes disk health status, fan speed and temperature.

  • Page 17: Hard Drive Failure And Troubleshooting Guide

    1. LCD message when both disks are operating correctly. 2. LCD message when the source disk is OK and target disk fails. ARAID will maintain read/write function on the source disk, but the RAID function is terminated. Replace the failed hard drive to resume the disk mirroring function.

  • Page 18: Araid Questions & Answers

    PC BIOS setup Q: What type of hard drive should be selected in the PC BIOS setup? A: If you are using two identical hard drives (same manufacturer and model) in your ARAID, select HDD TYPE of AUTO. If you replace a failed hard drive with a new disk with the same brand, and the same model series, but with a larger capacity, select HDD TYPE: AUTO, as well.

  • Page 19: Replacing And Upgrading Hard Drives

    Always restock your spare inventory with new hard drive(s) of the same model whenever a defective hard drive is replaced. These drives can be easily added to the ARAID disk array and rebuilt by running the Auto Rebuild facility.

  • Page 20: Appendix A

    ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Appendix A Product Discrepancy Report ARAID Series No. yymmdd: Date: yy/mm/dd: Company Name: Your name: Accordance Product Name & Model Firmware Revision Manufactured Date or Purchase Date Equipment & Environment PC or Motherboard Brand & Model (**)

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