StarTech.com 3.5in 4 Drive eSATA RAID External Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Controller
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1. SATA 1 5 3 0Gbps hard drives tested up to 2TB 12VDC 8 33A center positive 230 0mm x 170 0mm x 149 2mm 3 4kg Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista 7 32 64 bit Mac OS X eSATA host controller requires Port Multiplier support 13 StarTech com Technical Support StarTech com s lifetime technical support is an integral part of our commitment to provide industry leading solutions If you ever need help with your product visit www startech com support and access our comprehensive selection of online tools documentation and downloads Warranty Information This product is backed by a one year warranty In addition StarTech com warrants its products against defects in materials and workmanship for the periods noted following the initial date of purchase During this period the products may be returned for repair or replacement with equivalent products at our discretion The warranty covers parts and labor costs only StarTech com does not warrant its products from defects or damages arising from misuse abuse alteration or normal wear and tear Limitation of Liability In no event shall the liability of StarTech com Ltd and StarTech com USA LLP or their officers directors employees or agents for any damages whether direct or indirect special punitive incidental consequential or otherwise loss of profits loss of business or any pecuniary loss arising out of or related to the use of the product e2. E ames Micron HW RAID Manager 3 JMicron HW RAID Man I NVIDIA Corporation Uninstall strep dB Interet Explorer W MSN Explorer Hel and support M outookEgress E Run eb Remote Assistance fy Windows media Player Log Off aec i Windows Messenger BG ten ci conor StarTech com Basic Mode Basic mode is aimed at providing users with disk and RAID array information an event log as well as perform the basic configurations on the connected hard drives RAID and Disk Information Controller Information 1 PO sT3so03200s Sy P1 Hitachi HT554505 P2 SAMSUNG HOSOI GL P3 FUIITSU MH230 ST3500320A5 Hitachi HTS54503289A300 SAMSUNG HD501L3 FUJITSU MHX23008T 465 75 GB 298 06 GB 465 75 GB 279 44 GB Basic Mode RAID and Disk Information Basic RAID Configuration a Minize the Window x Closed the Window RAID and Disk Information Advanced Mode e Email Notification and Event Settings Advanced RAID Configuration Firmware Information Open the About Window This section consists of two parts The left side is a tree which shows all controllers on the system and their connected RAID units and hard drives in a hierarchy view When an item is selected the detailed information of the selected item will be displayed on the right side All the hard drive and RAID information will be updated in r
3. it to browse the SMART information of the specified hard drive If the selected disk is a member of a rebuilding RAID the rebuilding animation will be displayed at the bottom left and right of the window The rebuilding percentage is displayed at the bottom center Clicking the Disk Information label will identify the specified hard drive by flashing the disk LED StarTech com Event Log Viewer The RAID Manager will monitor the status of all connected hard drives and RAID units and keep records of the occurrence of events All events can be viewed through this event log viewer page Logs can be saved to a profile by pressing the Save to Profile button or cleared by pressing the Clear button Basic RAID Configuration Basic RAID configurations for the connected hard drives can be setup from here Depending on the number and capacity of the connected hard drives different RAID modes will be made available Selecting the desired RAID type will automatically select the available disks to build the RAID and calculate the RAID capacity It will show the selected disks charts drawn in the cross pattern on the right part For example selecting RAID 10 the software will select four available disks to build the RAID 10 starting with the lowest Disk number At the same time it will determine the smallest disk size and calculate the total capacity of the RAID unit A pa
4. SATS O40 ERZ Instruction Manual SATA Hard Drive Enclosure 3 5 4 Drive eSATA RAID External Hard Drive Enclosure with Controller Card IMFARNga StarTech com Making hard to find easy Manual ata lee For the most up to date information please visit www startech com FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Use of Trademarks Registered Trademarks and other Protected Names and Symbols Th
5. ch fan 2 StarTech com Installation WARNING Hard drives require careful handling especially when being transported If you are not careful with your hard disk lost data may result Always handle your hard drive and storage device with caution Enclosure Installation 1 Remove the drive trays from the enclosure by pressing the release button then pushing down on the arms to eject them and slide the trays out y y installation photos are for reference only 2 Remove the screws holding in the plastic brace from the tray then secure the hard drive into the trays with the previously removed screws Repeat for each hard drive tray 3 Slide the trays back into the enclosure until they are fully seated then close the arms 4 Plug in the power adapter and press the power button on the front StarTech com Driver Installation No driver installation is required for these operating systems as this hard drive enclosure is natively supported so the drivers are already installed Controller Card Installation WARNING PCI Express cards like all computer equipment can be severely damaged by static electricity Be sure that you are properly grounded before opening your computer case or touching your PCI Express card StarTech com recommends that you wear an anti static strap when installing any computer component If an anti static strap is unavailable discharge yourself of any static electricity build
6. eal time N StarTech com Controller Information If a Controller item is selected from the tree view it will display the model name and capacity of any RAID units and hard drives connected to the controller For RAID member disks the hard drive charts on the right side will be shown with different colors according to the different RAID level When moving the mouse over the Controller Information label it will be highlighted in red and show a tool tip that tells that it can be clicked to identify the selected controller with the specified host LED flashing RAID Information If a RAID item is selected from the tree view it will display information for the specified RAID unit on the right side and also display the RAID member disks below that If the selected RAID is in a rebuilding state it will be highlighted in green in the tree view and the rebuilding animation will be displayed at the bottom left and right of the window The rebuilding percentage is displayed at the bottom center Clicking the RAID Information label will identify the member disks of the specified RAID with all disk LEDs flashing at the same time Disk Information If a Disk item is selected from the tree view it will display detailed information of the specified hard drive on the right side and display a pie chart below that If the disk is a RAID member the application will show an Advanced button in the bottom right corner Click on
7. es no performance or redundancy benefits Clone RAID 1 Spare Span Concatenation Striping combines multiple disk into a single large disk array The data is split evenly across each disk simultaneously Read write performance is increased as a result but failure of any one disk will make the entire array unusable RAID 0 Stripe Mirroring writes the same data across multiple disks creating a mirror copy This provides redundancy in case one drive fails RAID 1 Mirror Uses striping to write data to multiple disks simultaneously and distribute parity across multiple disks Failure of any one disk will still allow access to the data until the disk is replaced RAID 5 Creates a RAID 0 striped array then mirrors each striped disk Combines the performance of RAID 0 with the redundancy of RAID 1 RAID 10 1 0 12 StarTech com Specifications Bus Interface Number of Drive Bays Chipset ID External Connectors LEDs Cooling Fan Maximum Data Transfer Rate Supported RAID Modes Hard Drive Compatibility Power Adapter Dimensions LxWxH Weight Compatible Operating Systems SATA 3 0Gb s 4 Enclosure JMicron JMB393 Controller Card Silicon Image Sil3531 1 x eSATA Power Ready Error eSATA Link eSATA Activity 4 x Hard Drive Link 4 x Hard Drive Activity 1 x 80mm eSATA 3 0Gb s RAID 0 1 5 1 0 JBOD single Spanning Clone RAID 1 Spare 3 5
8. is manual may make reference to trademarks registered trademarks and other protected names and or symbols of third party companies not related in any way to StarTech com Where they occur these references are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent an endorsement of a product or service by StarTech com or an endorsement of the product s to which this manual applies by the third party company in question Regardless of any direct acknowledgement elsewhere in the body of this document StarTech com hereby acknowledges that all trademarks registered trademarks service marks and other protected names and or symbols contained in this manual and related documents are the property of their respective holders StarTech com Table of Contents Introduction ds cases dese setatecsi casssedveseueeseieetdedeneieaxee 1 Packaging Contents System Requirements 2 irn rir na n eere 1 rt d m 2 BEC r ee 2 Installation errore enin 3 Enclosure Installation tere nne 3 Driver Installation c rate neo repetere aese Pep ere SER ie soto rd oer Controller Card Installation Driver Installation concitat ornat ho rixa tenuta How to JS6 5 iei ree rote ka eei eu paar eco coran ce Software Installation RAID Levels nnda rens t cimo rnv nes AC Eaei Specification S eee 13 Technical Support crore inre 14 Warranty Inf
9. onally the events for email notification may be selected Save the email and event settings to a profile by pressing the Save To Profile button or load the settings from the specified profile by pressing Load From Profile button Press the Apply button to confirm the specified email and event settings or press the Cancel button to restore the original settings Advanced RAID Configuration For advanced users the software provides advanced RAID configuration options for the connected disks These options allows for selection of the RAID type and also selection of the hard drives to use in the RAID After applying the RAID configuration the disk charts are updated and the available RAID types will also be updated according to 10 StarTech com any remaining hard drives The RAID array size can be modified by simply clicking the specified disk chart and adjusting the disk size with the slider at the bottom The RAID array can be deleted by checking the Delete RAID check box If the deleted RAID array is password protected the password prompt will automatically open Click the Apply button once all configuration settings are done 11 StarTech com RAID Levels Creates a standard RAID 1 mirrored array and then uses an extra hard drive as a spare in case of failure of one of the disks in the RAID 1 Spanning concatenates joins multiple hard drives into a single large disk Provid
10. ormation eeeeeeeeeeeeeennennnnnn 14 StarTech com Introduction The SAT3540ER2 delivers a high performance external RAID solution that lets you install up to four SATA hard drives for connection to the host computer through eSATA With support for up to four 2TB SATA hard drives the enclosure features individual removable drive trays that make hot swapping or interchanging failed or extra hard drives easy Packaging Contents e 1x SAT3540ER2 hard drive enclosure 1xeSATA cable 1xPCle 1 port eSATA controller card 1xUniversal Power Adapter with NA UK EU power cords 1xScrew Kit e 1x Driver CD e 1 x Instruction Manual System Requirements e PCI Express enabled computer system with available slot OR available eSATA port Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista 7 32 64 bit or Apple Mac OS X If connecting the enclosure to a host computer using the eSATA port please note that in order to use some of the RAID modes of the enclosure the eSATA port on the host computer system must provide Port Multiplier support If the eSATA port does not offer Port Multiplier support only one of the installed drives will be accessible StarTech com Front View Disk Activity LED Tray Release Disk Link LED button Error LED LED eSATA eSATA Link LED Activity LED Rear View DC Power I connector Reset button eSATA port Fan ON OFF 80mm cooling swit
11. ssword can be set for the new RAID unit by checking the password group box and entering the password below To delete the existing RAID select the DELETE ALL RAID button and then press the Apply button After selecting the RAID type and setting the password optional 9 StarTech com press the Apply button to confirm the configuration or press the Cancel button to restore to the original configuration After the user confirms to apply the configuration it will pop up another progress window to show the configuration status After the RAID configuration finishes it will pop up a message dialog to tell that a RAID is newly created or a RAID has been deleted The disk charts on the right side will be redrawn to reflect the result of the new configuration Advanced Mode The advanced mode is aimed at providing advanced functionality such as Email notification settings and the advanced RAID configuration Email Notification and Event Settings The software provides the ability to send email notifications when a specified event occurs Enter the mail server name mail server port sender e mail address and recipients e mail addresses in this page If the mail server needs to authenticate the sender s password when sending mail a username and password may also be required To verify if the entered data is correct click the Send Mail Test button to send a test email to the specified recipient Additi
12. up by touching a large grounded metal surface such as the computer case for several seconds Also be careful to handle the PCI Express card by its edges and not the gold connectors 1 Turn your computer off and any peripherals connected to the computer i e Printers external hard drives etc Unplug the power cable from the rear of the power supply on the back of the computer 2 Remove the cover from the computer case See documentation for your computer system for details 3 Locate an open PCI Express slot and remove the metal cover plate on the rear of the computer case Refer to documentation for your computer system for details Note that this card will work in PCI Express slots of additional lanes i e x4 x8 or x16 slots 4 Insert the card into the open PCI Express slot and fasten the bracket to the rear of the case See documentation for your computer system for details 5 Place the cover back onto the computer case 6 Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply and reconnect all other connectors removed in Step 1 StarTech com Driver Installation Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 1 When the Found New Hardware wizard appears on the screen insert the Driver CD into your CD DVD drive If you are prompted to connect to Windows Update please select the No not this time option and click Next Select the option Install Drivers Automatically Recommended and then click the Ne
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14. xt button Windows should now start searching for the drivers Once this has completed click the Finish button Windows Vista 7 1 When the Found New Hardware window appears on the screen click on the Locate and install drivers software recommended option If prompted to search online select the Don t search online option When prompted to insert the disc insert the Driver CD that came with the card into your CD DVD drive and Windows will automatically proceed to search the CD If a Windows Security dialog window appears click the Install this driver software anyway option to proceed Once the driver is installed click the Close button StarTech com How to Use Software Installation 1 Insert the included installation CD into your CD DVD drive 2 Double click the Setup program to begin the installation procedure 3 The Installation Wizard start screen appears Click Install to continue JMicron HW RAID Manager Installation Wizard The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation Click Cancel to exit the wizard 4 Wait for the installation process to complete 5 Check or uncheck the box Launch the application right now and then click Finish 6 The Manager Utility is installed under the Programs section of the Start Menu under JMicron HW RAID Manager WD Windows catalog Windows Update gen Accessories
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