
PRO DS
Installation and User’s Manual
Table of Content
1.Introduction............................................................................................................................. 3
1.1.Safety Considerations...................................................................................................... 4
1.1.1.SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS................................................................................. 4
1.1.2.CONSIDÉRATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ....................................................................... 5
1.1.3.SAFTY BERÜCKSICHTIGUNGEN ......................................................................... 6
1.1.4.CONSIDERACIONES DE SEGURIDAD................................................................. 7
1.2.System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 8
1.3.Technical Support............................................................................................................ 8
2.Getting Started........................................................................................................................ 9
2.1.Packaging........................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.Check List........................................................................................................................ 9
3.Overview............................................................................................................................... 10
3.1.The Bezel....................................................................................................................... 10
3.2.Disk Module (Quad Pack).............................................................................................. 10
3.3.Front, back and adapters............................................................................................... 11
4.Installation............................................................................................................................. 12
4.1.Disk Module Installation................................................................................................. 12
4.2.Host Bus Extender Card (desktop)................................................................................ 13
4.2.1.Switch Settings (HBE usage only)......................................................................... 14
4.2.2.HBE Card Installation ............................................................................................ 15
4.2.3.HBE Cable Connection.......................................................................................... 16
4.2.4.Mac Connection..................................................................................................... 16
4.2.5.Windows PC Connection....................................................................................... 17
4.3.ExpressCard Adapter (laptop)....................................................................................... 17
4.4.Driver Installation........................................................................................................... 18
4.4.1.Mac Pro – Expansion Slot Utility settings.............................................................. 18
4.4.2.Mac Driver Installation........................................................................................... 19
4.4.3.Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation .................................................................... 20
4.4.4.Windows Vista Driver Installation .......................................................................... 20
4.5.RAID Console Installation.............................................................................................. 21
4.5.1.Apple Mac RAID Console Installation.................................................................... 21
4.5.2.Windows PC RAID Console Installation................................................................ 21
4.6.E-mail notification .......................................................................................................... 21
5.RAID Console Operations..................................................................................................... 22
5.1.Start RAID Console GUI................................................................................................ 22
5.1.1.Start Apple Mac RAID Console GUI...................................................................... 22
5.1.2.Start Windows PC RAID Console GUI.................................................................. 24
5.2.Change RAID Mode – Deleting / Creating..................................................................... 26
5.2.1.Delete the RAID Set .............................................................................................. 26
5.2.2.Create a RAID Set................................................................................................. 27
5.2.3.Create >2TB RAID Set for Windows XP (32bit):................................................... 28
6.Alarm Conditions / Degraded RAID Set................................................................................ 30
6.1.Replacing a Disk Module............................................................................................... 31
7.Formatting and Partitioning................................................................................................... 32
7.1.Apple OS X Formatting.................................................................................................. 32
7.1.1.Erase an existing partition ..................................................................................... 32
7.1.2.Create a new partition............................................................................................ 33
7.2.Windows XP / Vista Formatting..................................................................................... 34
8.RAID Level Descriptions....................................................................................................... 36
9.Limited Warranty................................................................................................................... 37
10.Product Registration.......................................................................................................... 38
11. Appendix A ........................................................................................................................ 39
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