CRU RAX211-3QR User manual

Protecting Your
Digital Assets™
Protecting Your
Digital Assets™
CRU®RAX® 3QR Rack Enclosure
Thank you for purchasing CRU’s RAX 3QR enclosure. The RAX 3QR enclosure
is a rack-mountable storage enclosure that incorporates removable drive
carriers that make it easy to use multiple hard drives in the same enclosure.
RAX 3QR enclosures provide four connection types that allow you the needed
exibility to connect to your host computer, including USB 3.0 which provides
up to a 5 Gbps transfer rate.
Features
• Disk setup is near-instantaneous and is capable of JBOD, RAID 0
and 1 disk modes.
• TrayFree Models (RAX210-3QR) allow for easy insertion and
removal of hard drives. Models with removable carriers (RAX211-
3QR) enclose and protect hard drives when removed from the RAX
enclosure.
• eSATA, USB 2.0, and USB 3.0 connections are provided for a variety
of connectivity.
• Specially designed drive and carrier interfaces are built to withstand
tens of thousands of insertions.
• Rugged all-metal construction for superior durability.
Download a copy of the complete User Manual at www.cru-inc.com.
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by trademark law.
Product Warranty
CRU warrants this product to be free of signicant defects in material and workmanship for a period of three years from the original date of purchase.
CRU’s warranty is nontransferable and is limited to the original purchaser.
Limitation of Liability
The warranties set forth in this agreement replace all other warranties. CRU expressly disclaims all other warranties, including but not limited to, the
implied warranties of merchantability and tness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of third-party rights with respect to the documentation
and hardware. No CRU dealer, agent, or employee is authorized to make any modication, extension, or addition to this warranty. In no event will CRU or
its suppliers be liable for any costs of procurement of substitute products or services, lost prots, loss of information or data, computer malfunction, or any
other special, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages arising in any way out of the sale of, use of, or inability to use any CRU product or service,
even if CRU has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no case shall CRU’s liability exceed the actual money paid for the products at issue.
CRU reserves the right to make modications and additions to this product without notice or taking on additional liability.
FCC Compliance Statement: “This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device
may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired opera-
tion.”
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will
be required to correct the interference at this own expense.
In the event that you experience Radio Frequency Interference, you should take the following steps to resolve the problem:
1) Ensure that the case of your attached drive is grounded.
2) Use a data cable with RFI reducing ferrites on each end.
3) Use a power supply with an RFI reducing ferrite approximately 5 inches from the DC plug.
4) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
FOR OFFICE OR COMMERCIAL USE
Product Models RAX210-3QR, RAX211-3QR
Interface Types & Speeds • USB 3.0: up to 5 Gbps
• USB 2.0: up to 480 Mbps
• eSATA: up to 3 Gbps
Drive Types Supported 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drives
Data Connectors • One (1) USB 3.0/2.0 connector
• One (1) eSATA connector
RAID Levels JBOD, 0, 1
Operating System
Requirements
• Windows 8.1, 7, Vista, or XP
• Windows Server 2012, 2008, or 2003 product families
• Mac OS X 10.4.x or higher
• Linux distributions that support the connection type used
Compliance EMI Standard: FCC Part 15 Class A, CE
EMC Standard: EN55022, EN55024
Shipping Weights • 17 pounds without drives (includes accessories)
• 23 pounds with drives
Dimensions 16.89” x 16.26” x 1.73” (429mm x 413mm x 44mm)
Technical Support Your investment in CRU products is backed up by our free technical
support for the lifetime of the product. Contact us through our website,
cru-inc.com/support or call us at 1-800-260-9800 or [phone].
A9-210-0012-1 Rev. 1.1
Models Covered:
RAX210-3QR
RAX211-3QR
RAX Branding
2c85m76y
PMS 711C
68c70m
PMS 2726

PMS711 2cyan
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76yellow
10.25.12
CRU Mark
1 Installation Steps
1.1 Installing Hard Drives
1.1.1 TrayFree™ Bay Drive Installation
NOTE: This subsection refers only to the RAX210-3QR enclosure.
a. Pull on the ejection handle to open the door.
b. Slide in your SATA hard drive, connector-end rst with the label facing up.
c. Shut the door by pushing on the handle.
1.1.2 Drive Installation for RAX with Removable Carriers
NOTE: This subsection refers only to the RAX211-3QR.
a. Slide the drive carrier out of the RAX enclosure.
b. The carrier’s cover is held in place by a screw on the rear of the unit.
Remove the screw and then remove the cover.
c. Slide the drive in from the front of the carrier.
d. Mate the connection on the drive with the connection on the drive carrier
circuit board.
e. Flip the drive/carrier assembly over and secure the drive in place with the
provided screws.
f. Attach the Temperature Control Cooling Sensor to the top of the drive with
a piece of tape.
g. Replace the carrier cover and secure the screw on the rear of the carrier.
h. Slide the carrier into the RAX enclosure.
1.2 Operating Your RAX Enclosure
Connect the data cables to the RAX enclosure and your computer. Plug in the
power cord to a grounded electrical outlet. Insert hard drives into the unit and
turn on the power.
• For the RAX210, the drives will begin to spin up automatically.
• For the RAX211, use the included set of keys to turn the key 90 degrees
clockwise to power on each hard drive.
NOTE: When any hard drives are rst used with a RAX 3QR unit they will
show up as blank, unallocated drives and you’ll need to create a
RAID inside the unit before you can use it. Note that creating a
RAID will erase all data on the drive, so be sure to back up
your data before beginning this operation.
Your RAX enclosure is now ready to use! If the hard drive is already formatted, it
can be used right away. If the hard drives are brand new, or their le systems are
not compatible with your operating system, the drive will need to be formatted
before being used.
2 RAID Conguration
Use the LCD and menu selection buttons to complete these steps. Changing
RAID levels will erase any data on the drives. Make a backup copy of
any data you wish to keep before changing the RAID.
2.1 Creating a New RAID
a. Disconnect the RAX 3QR unit from the computer.
b. Insert two hard drives (preferably both the same make, model, and capacity)
into the RAX 3QR unit and ip the power switch on the rear of the unit.
c. After the RAX 3QR unit boots up, it will begin alarming and the LCD will
display the error “Error: Not a RAID Set”. Press the Enter button to silence
the alarm.
d. Press the Enter button a second time and the LCD screen will ask “Make
New RAID?” Press Enter to conrm.
e. The LCD will display “Select RAID Type”. Press Up or Down to cycle through
to your desired RAID type and press Enter.
f. The screen will display “Will Erase all Data OK?” Pressing Enter will
result in the loss of all data on the drives. Ensure all data is backed up,
then press Enter.
g. The new conguration will be selected and the RAX 3QR unit will reboot.
The RAID is now created.