Cavalry CADAxxxU32A User manual

Us e r's Manual
CADAxxxU32A

Pre face
Copyrigh t
Ple as e re s pe ctcopyrigh te d conte nt. Duplication orm odification ofth is publication in w h ole orin
partis proh ibite d w ith oute xpre s s orw ritte n auth orization.
Us age
Strong im pacts ordropping th e productm ay caus e dam age . Only allow q ualifie d pe rs onne lto
re pairth is product. Dis as s e m bling orope ning th is productw illvoid yourw arranty.
Dis claim e r
Cavalry is notliable forcom pe ns ation fordata los s w h ich m ay re s ultfrom a m alfunction ofth e
productorfrom ch ange s due to im prope rus e , re pairs , de fe cts , orbatte ry ch ange . Ple as e back
up yourdata to avoid une xpe cte d los s e s .
Cavalry re s e rve s th e righ tto m ak e ch ange s to th e conte ntofth is m anualw ith outnotice .
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Th ank you forch oos ing Cavalry.
W e atCavalry e xte nd ours ince re gratitude foryourpurch as e ofth is product.
W e h ope ourde dication to de live ring h igh q uality products w ith e xce lle nt
cus tom e rs e rvice w ille ns ure yourcontinue d inte re s tin ourproducts .
Th is m anualw illas s is tin th e ope ration ofth e product. To optim ize your
e xpe rie nce w ith th is product, w e re com m e nd re ading th is e ntire m anual
be fore us age . Ple as e k e e p th is m anualforfuture re fe re nce .
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Table ofConte nts
Pre face .................................................................................................... 2
Lis tofAcce s s orie s ............................................................................. 5
ProductIllus trations ........................................................................... 6
Fe ature s ............................................................................................. 8
Se tup Ins tructions .............................................................................. 9
RAID ................................................................................................. 13
Trouble s h ooting ................................................................................. 14
W arranty ............................................................................................ 17
Contact............................................................................................... 18
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Lis tofAcce s s orie s
1. Exte rnalpow e radapte r/pow e rcord (m ay vary w ith product)
2. USB 2.0 cable
3. Th is Us e r's Manual
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Front
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1. LED s tatus indicators
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Back
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2. Pow e rs w itch
3. 5-pin pow e rjack
4. USB 2.0 port
5. Ve ntilation fan
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Fe ature s
Plug-and-play forW indow s 2000/XP/Vis ta
USB 2.0
Pre -form atte d to NTFS
RAID capability provide s data prote ction
Exce ptionalh e atdis s ipating ability
LED ligh tindicators
Ne arly s ile ntope ration
PC and Mac com patible
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Se tup Ins tructions
Follow th e s te ps be low to s ucce s s fully s e tup yourCavalry Exte rnalH ard
Drive w ith yourcom pute r.
Ste p 1. Startyourcom pute rand w aitforW indow s to load com ple te ly.
Ste p 2. Conne ctth e pow e radapte rto th e drive . Th e n
plug th e pow e radapte rinto an e le ctricaloutle t.
NOTE: Mak e s ure th e flate nd ofth e plug is facing
tow ard th e pow e rs w itch to pre ve ntdam age to th e pins .
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Ste p 3. Conne ctth e s q uare e nd ofth e USB cable to th e h ard drive . Th e n
conne ctth e flate nd ofth e USB cable to th e USB porton yourcom pute r.
Ste p 4. Turn th e pow e rs w itch on.
NOTE: Conne ctth e USB cable to th e drive be fore conne cting th e cable to
th e com pute r. To dis conne ct, re m ove th e cable from th e com pute rfirs t.
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USB Cable Plug
USB Port

Ste p 5. Ins talling drive rs forth e Cavalry Exte rnalH ard Drive .
W indow s 2000/XP/Vis ta
Plug-and-play. No de vice drive rs orconfiguration re q uire d. Th e
com pute rw illde te ctth e USB Exte rnalH ard Drive as a ne w USB
de vice and dis play m e s s age s on th e bottom -righ tcorne rre ading
"USB Mas s Storage De vice De te cte d"and "Yourne w h ardw are is
ins talle d and re ady to us e "
W indow s 9 8/Me
1. Mak e s ure W indow s 9 8/Me is fully update d
2. Dow nload drive rs from w w w .cavalrys torage .com by click ing on
"Dow nload W indow s 9 8 Drive rs ". Extractth e file .
3. Navigate th e de vice m anage r.
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4. Righ t-click on th e ye llow q ue s tion m ark indicating an unk now n
e xte rnals torage de vice .
5. W h e n th e de vice drive rw iz ard s tarts , click on th e "Brow s e "button
to s e le ctth e s e arch dire ctory to find drive rs .
6. Find th e USB 2.0-9 8 drive rin th e e xtracte d file .
7. Click "Ne xt"to continue .
Mac OS X
Re form atth e e xte rnalh ard drive us ing Dis k Utility on th e OS.
Ste p 6. Youre xte rnalh ard drive is now re ady to us e .
NOTE: W h e n th e h ard drive is on, th e blue "Pow e r"LED ligh tw illappe aron
th e frontofth e drive . Th e "H DD1 ACCESS"and "H DD2 ACCESS"ligh ts w ill
turn on w h e n th e com pute ris acce s s ing th e s e drive s .
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RAID
Yourproductis alre ady s e tup as RAID 1 (m irrore d). "Mirrore d"m e ans th at
yourdata is duplicate d onto anoth e rdis k , th e re fore providing gre ate r
re liability in th e e ve ntth ata drive fails ;h ow e ve r, w h e n th e drive appe ars on
yourcom pute r, itw illbe re cognize d as as s ingle h ard drive .
NOTE: Alth ough th e box indicate s tw o h ard drive s are include d, in RAID 1
m ode , th e totalcapacity w illnote q ualth e s um ofth e tw o be caus e th e
s e cond drive is us e d as a "back up"ofth e firs tdrive . (e .g. tw o 250GB drive s
do noth ave a 500GB capacity. Ins te ad, only 250GB is available fors torage ,
w h ile th e oth e r250GB drive is us e d to back up th is s torage .)
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Trouble s h ooting
LED ligh tindicatordoe s notturn on
Mak e s ure th e pow e radapte ris s e cure ly conne cte d to a w ork ing e le ctrical
outle t. Se condly, m ak e s ure th e USB cable is ins e rte d corre ctly into th e h ard
drive and th e com pute r. Turn on th e pow e rs w itch (page 7).
Com pute rdoe s notde te cth ard drive
Mak e s ure th e USB cable is s e cure ly conne cte d. Ifth is s tilldoe s notw ork ,
attach anoth e rk now n w ork ing de vice and w ork ing cable into th e USB port
on th e com pute r. Ifth e k now n w ork ing de vice is notde te cte d, th e proble m
could be yourcom pute r's USB port. Ifth e portand cable both w ork , and th e
h ard drive is s tillnotde te cte d, contactcus tom e rs upport.
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Loud nois e s com ing from e xte rnalh ard drive
In m os tcas e s , loud nois e s com ing from th e drive s ugge s ta de fe ctive drive or
a loos e part. W e apologiz e forany inconve nie nce th is m ay caus e . Ple as e
contactcus tom e rs e rvice foras s is tance .
"H DD1 ERROR"or"H DD2 ERROR"ligh ts appe ar
Th is indicate s one ofth e drive s m ay ne e d re placing. Th e h ard drive m us tbe
re place d by anoth e rh ard drive ofth e s am e capacity, brand, and m ode l
num be r. Ope n th e e nclos ure , re m ove th e faile d h ard drive and re place w ith
th e ne w drive . Afte rins e rting th e ne w drive and clos ing th e unit, turn iton and
th e ne w h ard drive w illautom atically be re builtus ing a copy ofth e data from
th e good h ard drive . Th e unitdoe s notne e d to be conne cte d to th e com pute r
in orde rto be re built. Do notturn offth e pow e rduring th e re building proce s s .
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H ard drive w illnotw ork w ith m y Mac
Macs re q uire s pe cialform atting. Form atth e h ard drive according to th e
ins tructions provide d by yourMac.
Ifyou h ave m ore q ue s tions , ple as e re fe rto th e Fre q ue ntly As k e d
Que s tions s e ction online at: w w w.cavalrys torage .com /faq .as px. Forfurth e r
inq uirie s , you m ay contactBas on/Cavalry te ch s upportat
cus tom e rs upport@ cavalrys torage .com or(800) 238-4453, 9 :00am - 5:30pm
PSTw e e k days , e xce pth olidays .
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W arranty
Th is productcom e s w ith a one ye arw arranty from th e date ofpurch as e .
Ple as e re gis te ryourproductatw w w .cavalrys torage .com and click on
"ProductRe gis tration"to activate th e w arranty. Ple as e h ave yourSe rial
Num be rand Mode lNum be rre ady. W e are notre s pons ible forany los s of
data. Ple as e back up yourdata ofte n to avoid une xpe cte d los s e s .
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Contact
Cavalry Storage , Inc.
555 E. Eas y St.
Sim i Valle y, CA 9 3065
Em ail:
cus tom e rs upport@ cavalrys torage .com
Ph one :
[phone]
H ours :
9 :00am - 5:30pm PSTw e e k days , e xce pth olidays
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