Aluratek ACDUES350F storage enclosure
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1. If your SATA host adaptor is not PM aware then ONLY the SAFE volume will be detected and the BIG volume will not be ac cessible No such limitation exists when using a USB host connection Partitioning amp Formatting Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive so make sure you have a backup This step is usually only required the first time you install a factory new hard drive if you change the format or want to erase all data on your drive Windows 2000 or XP or Vista e Right click on My Computer and choose Manage e Select Disk Management e Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for further commands Choose New Simple Volume and follow the partition wizard For Windows2000 or XP or Vista we recommend formatting the drive using the NTFS file system C Mac OS e Select Disk Utility in the utilities folder e Choose your external drive and format it according to your requirement TOSHIBA MK1237GSX Media EEIEIE First Ald Grace Ee RAD Restore 155 9 GB ST96812AS Media SERRE Re Volume Scheme falume information Partition 5 e Aluratek EI EN 111 8 GE TOSHIBA MKL TOSHIBA MK1237CSX Media Total sm Par For Mac OS X we recommend formatting the drive using the native Mac file system HFS Technical Support If you need further assistance please contact Aluratek support department prior to returning this device E mail suppor2. are equal or one third of the size of the smaller if they are not equal The size of the BIG volume will be the combination of all remaining capacities Example In figure below assume that Drives A and B are 300 GB each When the SAFE33 Storage Policy is selected the resulting virtual volumes will include SAFE volume of 100 GB 1 3 of 300 GB and a BIG volume of 400 GB the remaining capacity after allocating 100 GB from each of the hard drives ACDUES350F processor Port 0 Port 1 DriveA DriveB 300GB 300GB When using a SATA host connection you must have a PM Port Multiplier aware host adapter when using SAFE33 If your SATA host adaptor is not PM aware then ONLY the SAFE volume will be detected and the BIG volume will not be ac cessible No such limitation exists when using a USB host connection SAFE50 The SAFE50 storage policy creates two virtual volumes one SAFE volume and one BIG volume and should be used when you need the high reliability for some of your data with the added overhead of mirroring but you don t need high reli ability for the remainder of your data SAFE50 reduces the cost of additional hard drives in operations where non critical data could be lost without severe consequences SAFE50 uses a SAFE volume that is mirrored across two hard drives to protect your critical data in the event a hard drive failure If one drive fails the SAFE volume is retrievable although the BIG volume is not W
3. Cyclone 3 5 USB 2 0 eSATA Dual Bay RAID External Hard Drive Instructional Manual ACDUES350F Aluratek qsg Q10087 Copyright 2008 Aluratek Inc All Rights Reserved aluratek com Table of Contents Introduction Features amp Requirements Package Contents Product Highlights Hardware Installation for enclosure purchase only Connection to the Computer RAID Setting amp Changing the RAID Mode Device LED Modes Normal Device LED Modes SPAN BIG RAID O FAST RAID 1 SAFE SAFE33 SAFESO 15 SPAN BIG RAID 0 FAST RAID 1 SAFE Partitioning amp Formatting Technical Support Radio and TV Interference Statement Warranty Introduction Thank you for choosing Aluratek s CyClone Drive to serve your external hard drive needs In no time you will able to backup your data and have more storage room for your digital media such as MP3 s and video In addition to making sure only quality materials are used for manufacturing Aluratek is also dedicated to provide the best customer satisfaction and support The goal of Aluratek is to embody Simple Elegance in every product it designs manufactures and sells The product focus of Aluratek is to bring simple yet elegant connectivity solutions to the consumers to enhance their consumer electronics communications and computing experience Each product is carefully designed with the consumer in mind Each product is solution driven to address the n
4. SATA host controller Normal should only be used if the SATA host control ler provides Port Multiplier PM support If a host is not PM aware only a single drive is presented drive 0 No such limitation if using a USB host connection ACDUES350F processor Port 0 Port 1 RAID 0 FAST The FAST storage policy distributes access across all hard disks also called striping equivalent to RAID 0 FAST presents the best data speed but no data redundancy FAST storage policy accelerates hard disk operating speed by using many disks in parallel Hard drive data segments are written to dierent disks simultaneously which increases perfor mance while sacrificing data redundancy To implement the FAST storage policy the ACDUES350F Storage Processor creates a single virtual volume that is striped across both hard drives with a storage capacity that is equal to the sum of both hard disk drives Virtual FAST volume t Capacity is Drive A i plus Drive B RAID 1 SAFE The SAFE storage policy stores all data in duplicate on separate drives to pro tect against data loss due to drive failure One drive mirrors the other at all times equivalent to RAID 1 Every write operation goes to both drives SAFE provides the highest level of data protection for critical data that you cannot afford to lose if a hard drive fails but halves the amount of storage capacity because all data must be stored twice The resulting storage capacity of the
5. cessor Port 0 Port 1 Unequal hard drives SAFE33 The SAFE33 storage policy creates two virtual volumes one SAFE volume and one BIG volume and should be used when you need the high reliability for some of your data with the added overhead of mirroring but you don t need high reli ability for the remainder of your data SAFE33 reduces the cost of additional hard drives in operations where non criti cal data could be lost without severe consequences SAFE33 uses a SAFE volume that is mirrored across two hard drives to protect your critical data in the event a hard drive failure If one drive fails the SAFE vol ume is retrievable although the BIG volume is not When you replace the failed drive the SAFE volume is automatically rebuilt on to the replacement drive For example if you are using a video editing application that stores the primary source data and also uses some temporary storage for editing you need pro tected storage that is covered by SAFE for the primary source data but you do not need protected storage for the temporary data Therefore the combination of SAFE and BIG would be the most efficient utiliza tion of your available storage capacity If either hard drive fails the primary data stored on the SAFE volume would still be available whereas the temporary data stored on the BIG volume would be lost The size of the SAFE volume of a SAFE33 policy will be one third of the size of one hard drive if they
6. eed of the consumers and deliberately planned to provide the ultimate user experience Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit and or any of the devices it connects to Features and Requirements Features e Supports up to two SATA Hard Drives e Supports RAID Levels 0 1 SAFE33 SAFE50 amp JBOD eSATA e USB 2 0 USB 1 1 compatible amp eSATA interface e High Speed data transfer rate USB 2 0 480 Mbps eSATA 3 Gbps e LED indicator e Silver aluminum case with large thermal controlled fan e Easily store and access digital music photo video multimedia and personal data files e Plug n Play Hot swappable and Hot pluggable e Limited 1 year warranty PE Ce USB e Windows 2000 XP Vista e Mac OS 10 3 or later Package Contents Your order has been carefully packaged and inspected The following should be included in your package Please inspect the contents of the package to ensure that you have received all items and that nothing has been damaged If you discover a problem please contact us immediately for assistance Dual Bay External Hard Drive USB 2 0 Cable eSATA Cable Type Ato B Power Adapter Quick Start Guide Warranty Registration Card Product Highlights Power switch Power LED amp Alarm LED EAR When blue lights on it means the enclosure is activated When purple lights on it means HDD volume deg
7. hen you replace the failed drive the SAFE volume is automatically rebuilt on to the replacement drive For example if you are using a video editing application that stores the primary source data and also uses some temporary storage for editing you need protect ed storage that is covered by SAFE for the primary source data but you do not need protected storage for the temporary data Therefore the combination of SAFE and BIG would be the most efficient utilization of your available storage capacity If either hard drive fails the primary data stored on the SAFE volume would still be available whereas the temporary data stored on the BIG volume would be lost The size of the SAFE volume of a SAFE50 policy will be one half of the size of one hard drive if they are equal or one half of the size of the smaller if they are not equal The size of the BIG volume will be the combination of all remaining capacities Example In the figure below assume that Drives A and B are 300 GB each When the SAFE50 Storage Policy is selected the resulting virtual volumes will include SAFE volume of 150 GB 1 2 of 300 GB and a BIG volume of 300 GB the remaining capacity after allocating 150 GB from each of the hard drives E WK z d 150 i 300GB ACDUES350F processor Port O Port 1 rs ss oe Drive A Drive B 300GB 300GB When using a SATA host connection you must have a PM Port Multiplier aware host adapter when using SAFESO
8. hysical Partition is Flash being Verified Safe Mode RAID 1 On will appear as d Error State Incorrect Serial Number i Blink One or More Bad Partial Volumes SPAN BIG The BIG storage policy 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 ACDUES350F BIG storage policy delivers maximum storage space without a single large capacity and costly hard drive Hard drive A and B are concatenated into a single virtual volume in the Figure below with a storage capacity that is equal to the sum of each of the physical hard drives A and B Virtual BIG Capacity is Drive A i plus Drive B ACDUES350F processor Port 0 Port 1 It is also possible to create a BIG volume using only a single hard disk drive con nected to Port 0 and then increase the storage capacity of the volume later by add ing another hard disk drive to Port 1 and pressing the Mode Change push button The new disk blocks of Port 1 will be concatenated to the end of the disk blocks of Port 0 and any data that is stored on the existing BIG volume will be preserved However it is not possible to expand an existing BIG volume by adding another hard disk drive to Port 0 and still preserve any existing data on that volume The Normal storage policy enables each hard drive to be seen separately as one drive When using a
9. quipment or attempted repair by anyone other than Aluratek D Products sold AS IS or WITH FAULTS IN NO EVENT SHALL ALURATEK S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFT WARE OR IT S DOCUMENTATION Aluratek makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to it s products contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying soft ware and specifically disclaims it s quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Aluratek reserves the right to revise or update it s product software or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity Aluratek aluratek com Aluratek Inc 12A Mauchly Irvine CA 92618 sales aluratek com 949 419 6504 office 949 419 6477 e fax
10. radation Power input port RAID 1 or unavailability Normal Span Big RAID 0 USB 2 0 port Upper hard disk status LED eSATA port Lower hard disk status LED Hard Drive Installation for Enclosure purchase only Step 1 Remove the 4 screws from the back panel and open the enclosure by sliding out the metal panel phillips head screwdriver needed Step 2 Align the first HDD to the SATA connector and push forward to connect Lock the HDD into place by screwing in 4 screws at the side Step 3 Connect the second hard drive to the SATA cable and power cable and place on top of the first hard drive Lock the HDD into place by screwing in 4 screws at the side Step 4 Slide back the enclosure frame and screw in the 4 screws included Connection to the Computer 1 Plug the power supply into an AC outlet and connect the power cable to the drive 2 Decide which interface cable you will use A eSATA Connection Connect the eSATA cable to your computer and to ACDUES350F B USB 2 0 Connection Connect the USB 2 0 cable to your computer and to ACDUES350F NOTE If both a USB and an eSATA cable are connected the USB connection will remain active and the eSATA connection will be disabled 3 Turn on the drive by moving the power switch on the back to the ON position 4 Push the reset button to reset the setting of HDDs 5 The device will restart automatically and OS will recognize the HDDs 6 Refer
11. t aluratek com Web www aluratek com support Local Irvine CA 949 419 6504 Toll free 1 866 580 1978 Radio and TV Interference Statement WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of 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 resi dential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction may cause harm ful 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 whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Aluratek warrants this product against defect in material or workmanship for 1 Year from the date of purchase This warranty becomes invalid if the factory supplied serial number or warranty void sticker has been removed or altered on the product This warranty does not cover A Cosmetic damage or damage due to acts of God B Accident misuse abuse negligence or modification of any part of the product C Damage due to improper operation or maintenance connection to improper e
12. to Partitioning amp Formatting chapter to format the disks The ACDUES350F is pre congured in SPAN BIG mode If you would like to change the RAID mode please see the RAID Setting amp Configuration section pg 13 RAID Setting amp Changing the RAID Mode After resetting the jumper or installing the HDDs please press this button to activate the new setting eu SC ep weg RAID O Fast SPAN BIG Normal RAID 1 SAFE SAFE33 ES E D ei E Don t remove this jumper TOUS AE A at ER Fe x Ke hier SHUTS V Ke WE To configure the RAID setting via GUI please download the Stee Vine Manager from Silicon Image s website and search for Sil5744 NOTE Changing the RAID steup will require you to re format the drives Make sure you backup all data before doing so Device LED Modes Normal The ACDUES350F storage processor has two hard disk LEDs SATA Port to hard disk The table shows hard disk LEDs functions and operation in Normal mode HDD Plugged Activity Flash On Device LED Modes SPAN BIG RAID 0 FAST RAID 1 SAFE SAFE33 SAFE50 The ACDUES350F storage processor has two hard disk LEDs SATA Port to device The table shows hard disk LED function and operation in SPAN BIG RAID 0 FAST RAID 1 SAFE SAFE33 SAFE50 modes These LEDs behave as follows CE Sn CS Disk Rebuild A Physical Partition is being Rebuilt Safe Mode RAID 1 Blink Disk Rebuild Verify A P
13. virtual SAFE volume will be equivalent to the size of one hard drive if both drives are the same or the smaller of the two drives if they are different 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 other drive comes back online the appliance begins a rebuild process immediately to restore data redundancy Although the volume remains available during the rebuilding process the volume is susceptible to data loss through damage to the remaining drive until redundancy is restored at the end of the rebuilding and verification process Host access takes precedence over the rebuilding 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 It is also possible to create a SAFE volume using one hard disk drive connected to Port 0 of the ACDUES350F Storage although no mirroring will occur until a second hard disk drive is connected to Port 1 With only one hard disk drive con nected the SAFE volume will be available although no data protection will be provided until a second hard disk drive is connected Capacity is Virtual SAFE the same as one hard drive ACDUES350F processor Port O Port 1 Equal hard drives Capacity is the smaller of unequal hard drives Virtual SAFE volume ACDUES350F pro
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