Vantec NexStar MX NST-400MX-SR
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1. No Media RAID 1 Mode Computer Management m Fie Action View Window Help e amp m Dm Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type File System Status System Tools EJ C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System Event Viewer Shared Folders Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts Device Manager amp 9Disk 0 mm Basic C 76 68 GB 76 68 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Disk 1 T Unknown 232 88 GB 232 88 GB Not Initialized Unallocated CD ROM D No Media Creating a New Partition Formatting The Hard Drive 12 STEP3 Right click the red squared block and selects Initialize Disk Take JBOD Mode for example one 750GB HDD amp one 250GB hard drives I pL TRE IEEE EE EE Edid Petter ame WIFI Hear beum F 41 51 Tan ed ids Limes Cr Pet even Loge ma PR d Dub Derragnerras nas HN oa Lo Far incen rt ani ACDC v STEP5 The hard drive will show Online Right click the Unallocated block and selects New Partition Lm Management Eie dixe yew Hide Hele gu consu Comeuter Harnagea Local Youn Layout Typa Fie System Status apaty t li stem Too C3 Patio Bank NTFS Heatly Evian GB 7 1 Li Evert Mirror E Filler 42. Introduction Vantec NexStar MX Dual Bay External HDD Enclosure is a quick and simple way to expand storage capacity to your computer It comes without the hassle of diving inside the PC and messing with all those wires cables and connections It provides maximum storage with the increased capacity of two spanning hard drives for your precious family photos music video and games It supports JBOD Individual Raid 0 and Raid 1 Modes for effective storage management The sturdy drive cage protects your hard drive while the aluminum case effectively draws away the heat the front vents and the rear fan keep your hard drive s cool and improve performance The Vantec NexStar MX is a high performance capacity and durable portable storage solution and lets you store your personal data in an enclosure with style 2 Package Contents NexStar MX Dual HDD Enclosure Arcsoft Totalmedia Backup Software e USB Cable eSATA Cable SATA to eSATA Bracket e Power Adapter User Manual Installation Screws Enclosure Stand Introduction Package Contents 2 3 opecifications Features Specifications Model NST 400MX SR Device Support 3 5 SATA I II Hard Drive 2 Internal Interface Serial ATA External Interface USB 2 0 eSATA HD Capacity Up to 2TB Transfer Rate USB 2 0 Up to 480Mbps eSATA Up to 3 0Gbps Material Plastic and Aluminum Alloy Dimensions 197x123x72mm Features Supports Two S
3. d Less nba d SU HE EM Tri a Hef Me ae We mm beg ung rpm ETES CRETE IEC raram Fools CI ATS fey Chae iar Shared Foie bow Lier ad Sep Loge a dirty Cer Ble i ot ae rogi en or me mie msan eam im EU sid LE iaaa m gale ur 1 desk na ton ta CT See UF ora tma rims et El kea kem ais 17 hah me i Coke Hello Lar T Ll em Pira mh L d dE SE Code IC Pac Hait Creating a New Partition Formatting The Hard Drive 14 9 RAID Mode Selection Jumper Selection amp Storage Policy Definitions Individual Mode It enables each hard drive to be seen separately as single drives When using a SATA host controller Individual should only be used if the SATA host controller provides Port Multiplier support If the host card does not support Port Multiplier only a single drive will be present No such limitation if using a USB host E 4 connection Volume A NST 400MX SR Port O Port 1 ON BREED m m Drive B Equal hard drives Unequal hard drives Drive B RAID Mode Selection 15 JBOD Mode It concatenates a series of physical hard drives as a single large volume resulting in a seamless expansion of virtual volumes beyond the physical limitations of singularly connected hard drives Hard drive A and B are concatenated into a single virtual volume in the figure below with a storage capacity that is e
4. l Lec Lewd xl Crinag Perii Liszt and Alerts Bl Device Manager c 75 58 GA NTFS Hess rs nimm Bg Ho poised Unalccpted Creating a New Partition Formatting The Hard Drive 13 STEP6 The New Partition Wizard will appear Please follow the instruction of the wizard to complete the partition New Partition Wizard New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Welcome to the New Partition A Y Wizard Y Wizard The Arad haps Voi Ud Bii tirs You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions You selected the following settings extended partitions and logical drives Y ou can use any 3 i version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions Diski on basic disks Partition size 1096954 MB To continue click Next m NTFS E Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume Quick format Yes To close this wizard click Finish E Cerspeier hanai 5 FA xd vemm inea tne Fede mun Capo pace Fous Drm enn tmd ees Fools eco Partir Bee NTFS ras Corel 7 Tm AT s p Es me am ed P uice SIL uuo OO BE RN Les dci cuu Wh Ai Lil one binasy pet CS es Vadis ci ed Heal E O EE rime LEE AN 118 Pa
5. ATA Hard Drives Up to 2 0 TB of Storage e USB 2 0 External Interface Allows You to Transfer Data Up to 480Mbps e eSATA External Interface Allows You to Transfer Data Up to 3Gb s Front Ventilation and Rear Fan for Better Air Circulation and Cooling Stylish Aluminum Case to Draw Away the Heat e Support 4 Different Configuration Mode JBOD Individual Raid 0 Raid 1 e Simple Plug amp Play Connection Does Not Require Drivers Arcsoft Totalmedia Backup Software Archive Photos Music Video and Data with Three Easy Clicks Specifications Features 3 4 System Requirements e Intel Pentium Il 350 MHz compatible or Mac G3 processor amp greater Microsoft Windows 2000 XP VISTA or Mac OS 8 6 greater For USB 2 0 speeds the system must support USB 2 0 specification For eSATA the system must support Port Multiplier PM specification System Requirements 4 5 Interface Information NexStar MX Dual3 5 SATA HDD Enclosure Power Connector Dra i gt ar Sy T y 1 seg d 14 P USB Connector eSATA Connector On Off Switch USB Port Connect to a computer directly using a USB cable eSATA Port Connect to a computer directly using a eSATA cable Fan Automatic fan to keep the hard drives cool Interface Information 5 6 Installation Installation NexStar MX Dual 3 5 HDD Enclosure Installing two hard drives into the Nex
6. Basic NTFS Healthy System 7 Computer Management Local amp System Tools full Event Viewer Shared Folders 2 Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts A Device Manager pisko peccet Basic C 76 68 GB 76 68 GB NTFS Online Healthy System amp fDisk 1 d Unknown 232 88 GB 232 88 GB Not Initialized Unallocated Disk 2 Unknown 698 63 GB 698 63 GB Not Initialized Unallocated JBOD Mode G Computer Management SI rie aon wew window Lilo es mmm Tipker Hanger er k Loca iis System Tools EXC Parton Bak NTFS Heatley malem 76 a Crops Pesfonmanos Logs end alerts Darie Prager Sigg Shore trac Disk Cer innere Disk Management a 8 Services and Applications Ca 76 65 GR NTFS Mestre system COHRON D Pedi Creating a New Partition Formatting The Hard Drive 11 RAID 0 Mode g Computer Management mi File Action View Window Help eo om 8 Ags Volume Layout Type File System Status Computer Management Local System Tools 3 C Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System Event Viewer Shared Folders 2 Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts 4 Device Manager amp 9pisk 0 SSS SS Basic 76 68 GB 76 68 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Disk 1 Unknown 465 77 GB 465 77 GB Not Initialized Unallocated CD ROM D
7. EC n EN am NexStar MX DUAL 3 5 SATA HOD ENCLOSURE eSATA amp USB e O INTERFACE MANUAL ANTEC ATA www vantecusa com Copyright 2008 Vantec Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Table of Contents E DD DII 1 2 dodo OMO Ko BR IAM Ms ies ee 2 o OPECIICAUIONS FEAE S xcd ans cred Gives alee Gas ond reU OE rede EI EI uS dedo uve RS 3 LS VS OMR nem PU Eb gatus E s ME UD PLU SUUM 4 Se N S IMMOR Ma a 5 Ox a EE 6 Z DEVOer Installationen dedo eue ed ied 9 8 Creating New Partition Formatting The Hard Drive 10 Individual s 11 JBOD MOGE ER 11 RAID O0 Mod sasse sde les ea 12 RAID T MOda n E a nd ade ds a nn eatery nana 12 RAID MOJE a A 15 VAGIVIGUGl MOJE ER PPM 15 JBOD MOJE ditt ato bees os DU PEU 16 RAID OR Rd ded E E 17 18 10 Disconnecung NexStar MX DUAL oe ue aea che eer ette Eme OE d ME ORE SEDE ee 19 TT Iroubleshooling FAQ Vaart eae oe ei eei oo Dee teh o tuc edet dt medietate ean 20 Ter O1 0 rz o TR e Qa M 22 Contents 1 1
8. Star MX Dual 1 Release the four screws then pull out the rear panel and tray of the NexStar MX Dual 2 Select operation Mode by switching jumper and press reset button to reset the device Reset Button Switching Jumper LA 3 cs p A PENA LACET aul Installation 6 3 Place the first HDD onto the drive caddy then insert the HDD into the SATA connector 4 Place the second HDD onto the drive caddy then insert the HDD into the SATA connector Installation 7 5 Secure the hard drives onto the drive caddy with screws provided 6 Insert the drive caddy back into the aluminum housing Be sure to align and secure with the screws provided 7 Switch the power button to power on Installation 8 7 Driver Installation Windows ME XP 2000 Vista 1 No drivers are necessary when using Windows ME XP 2000 Vista If the hard drive does not appear under My Computer be sure to partition your hard drive Mac OS 9 0 or later 1 No drivers are necessary when using Mac as 9 0 or later If the hard drive does not appear on the desktop be sure to partition your hard drive Mac OS 8 6 1 Unplug the NexStar MX Dual if you currently have it connected 2 USB Mass Storage Support 1 3 5 must be installed on your system If it is not you can download the USB Mass Storage Support 1 3 5 from the AppleSoftware Updates website http www apple com support 3 Follow the direction associated with th
9. e USB Mass Storage Support driver to install 4 Repeat the steps listed under Connecting the NexStar MX Dual to your computer Driver Installation 9 8 Creating a New Partition Formatting The Hard Drive Note Most hard drives should come with a CD that includes its installation program If not a download should be available on the manufacturers website The best way to partition a new hard drive is by using the manufacturers program However if that is not possible please try the following instead if using Mac as 9or below please refer to your hard drive documentation for information on formatting partitioning the hard drive NOTE Warning Doing the following will erase any existing data on the drive If the drive is damaged and you wish to recover the data continuing may overwrite the existing information STEP1 Right click on My Computer icon and select the Manage column Open Explore Search Manage Map Hetwork Drive Disconnect Wetwork Drive Create Shortout Delete Rename Properties Creating a New Partition Formatting The Hard Drive 10 STEP2 Select Disk Management and you will see your hard drives show Unallocated Sample 750GB 250GB hard drives Individual Mode Computer Management m Fie Action View Window Help e mim 8 358 Volume Layout Type File System Status CJ C Partition
10. file system If you wish to use the device with Windows XP 2000 and Windows 98SE you need to format the drive as FAT32 Q Why can t copy files larger than 4GB onto my Nex5tarMXDual A You have probably formatted the hard drive in the FAT32 file system FAT32 limits the file sizes to 4GB maximum The NTFS file system does not have this limitation Warranty The NexStar MX Dual comes with a 1 year limited warranty 90 day parts If your unit should become defective within that time frame please go to http www vantecusa com for information on how to receive warranty exchange or repair Cosmetic defects and missing parts are not covered under this warranty Please check the contents of the unit to make sure you received all parts Also check for any cosmetic flaws If any parts are missing or if there are cosmetic defects please contact the retailer from which you purchased the unit immediately and ask for a replacement Troubleshooting FAQ Warranty 21 12 Contact S A Vantec Thermal Technologies 43951 Boscell Rd Fremont CA 94538 Tel 510 668 0368 Fax 510 668 0367 website www vantecusa com Copyright 2008 Vantec Thermal Technologies All Right Reserved All Registered Trademarks Belong To Their Respective Companies Contact 22
11. he green Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the system tray and select Safely Remove Hardware Select the device you wish to remove and click on Stop The system should prompt It is now safe to remove the USB device If not wait for any programs still using the device to finish and try again 4 Turn off the NexStar MX Dual 5 Unplug the USB cable from the system Mac OS 1 Make sure all operation using the hard drive within the NexStar MX Dual has ceased 2 Close any windows and programs pertaining to the NexStar MX Dual 3 From the Desktop drag the NexStar MX Dual hard drive to the trash 4 Turn off the NexStar MX Dual 5 Unplug the USB cable from the system Disconnecting The NexStar MX DUAL 19 11 Troubleshooting FAQ Warranty NexStar MX Dual 3 5 HDD Enclosure Q My computer recognizes the NexStar MX Dual but it does not assign a drive letter to it A You are probably using a brand new hard drive If not then your computer may not be able to recognize the partition on the hard drive because it is damaged or not a valid format Please refer to the section Creating A New Partition for information on how to create a useable partition on your drive Q My computer sometimes recognizes the NexStar MX Dual but sometimes gives me errors A If your computer is giving you problems with the NexStar MX Dual be sure to connect the USB cable to a rear port directly off the motherboard or USB PCI card The cables c
12. onnecting front USB ports are not always properly shielded and cannot properly handle USB 2 0 speeds thereby corrupting the signal between the NexStar MX Dual and the computer Q Why is the data on my hard drive corrupted A Connecting your hard drive to the NexStar MX Dual is just like connecting a hard drive to the inside of your computer The NexStar MX Dual itself will not corrupt your data If your data has become corrupt it is likely caused by the removal of the NexStar MX Dual while data was still being written to the hard drive CAUTION Never remove the NexStar MX Dual while data is being written to the hard drive Doing so may cause the hard drive to become corrupt Make sure all applications being run off the disk and all files in use are no longer in use before removing the unit Q Why is my computer not showing the full size of my hard drive A If you are using Windows 98SE please refer to Microsoft s Windows 98 Support Center and download the large capacity drive patch Else verify that your motherboard supports large capacity drives Some older motherboards cannot use drives larger than 137 GB If Windows XP 2000 will not let you create a partition larger than 32GB make sure you are using the NTFS file system as Windows XP 2000 limits FAT32 partitions to only 32GB Troubleshooting FAQ Warranty 20 Q Why can t Windows 98SE read my hard drive It works with Windows XP 2000 A Windows 98SE cannot recognize the NTFS
13. otection for critical data that you cannot afford to lose if a hard drive fails The capacity is equal to the smaller of the two hard drives If one drive fails the SAFE volume is still usable but it is in a vulnerable state because its mirrored hard drive is inaccessible When the offline drive comes back online the appliance begins a rebuild process immediately to restore data redundancy Although the volume remains available during the rebuild process the volume is susceptible to data loss through damage to the remaining drive until redundancy is restored at the end of the rebuild and verification process Host access takes precedence over the rebuild process If you continue to use the SAFE volume during the rebuild the rebuild process will take a longer time to complete and the host data transfer performance will also be affected d Drive A Drive B Drive A Drive A 250GB 250GB 250GB 790GB Equal hard drives Unequal hard drives RAID Mode Selection 18 10 Disconnecting The NexStar MX DUAL NexStar MX Dual 3 5 HDD Enclosure Warning NEVER remove the NexStar MX Dual while the hard drive is in use Doing so may corrupt the data on the hard drive or damage the hard drive NexStar MX Dual or computer Windows ME XP 2000 Vista 1 Make sure all operation using the hard drive within the NexStar MX Dual has ceased 2 Close any windows and programs pertaining to the NexStar MX Dual 3 If connected by USB double click t
14. qual to the sum of each of the physical hard drives A and B It is also possible to create a JBOD volume using only a single hard disk drive connected to Port 0 and then increase the storage capacity of the volume later by adding another hard disk drive to Port 1 and pressing reset button The new disk blocks of Port 1 will be concatenated to the end of the disk blocks of Port O and any data that is stored on the existing JBOD volume will be preserved However it is not possible to expand an existing JBOD volume by adding another hard disk drive to Port O and still preserve any existing data on that volume Drive A Drive A Drive A Drive A 250GB 250GB 250GB 750GB Equal hard drives Unequal hard drives RAID Mode Selection 16 RAID 0 Its a combination of two physical partitions where the data is striped between them It presents the best data speed but no data redundancy Two equal hard drives The capacity is equal to the sum of both hard drives Two unequal hard drives The capacity is double of the smaller hard drives Drive A Drive B Drive A Drive A 250GB J 250GB _ 250GB 750GB _ OP Equal hard drives Unequal hard drives Striping across Striping across RAID Mode Selection 17 RAID 1 It allows the device automatically to copy data to both hard drives It stores all data in duplicate on separate drives to protect against data loss due to drive failure It provides the highest level of data pr
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