ORi NS200RC3 User manual

NS
NS-RAID Type-C Series
User Manual

Take you to explore the newest storage fun.

Catalog
Ⅰ Product overview ................................................................................................................ 2
1.1 The manual of ORICO NS disk station .......................................................................... 2
1.2 Notice ............................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 Features .......................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 What's in the box ............................................................................................................ 3
1.5 About the manual .......................................................................................................... 3
Ⅱ Usage manual ...................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Appearance .................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Hard drive indicator ...................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Product parameter ........................................................................................................ 5
2.4 Instructions .................................................................................................................... 6
2.4.1 Installation .................................................................................................................. 6
2.4.2 Connect with computer .............................................................................................. 6
2.4.3 Remove Devices .......................................................................................................... 7
Ⅲ Set Up RAID via ORICO HW RAID Manager ......................................................................... 7
3.1 About RAID mode ............................................................................................................ 7
3.2 Install the software ......................................................................................................... 8
3.3 Create RAID mode .........................................................................................................10
3.4 Delete the RAID information ........................................................................................11
3.5 RAID mode reorganization operation ..........................................................................12
3.6 RAID Reassembly Considerations ................................................................................13
Ⅳ The format and partition of hard drive ............................................................................14
Ⅴ Others .................................................................................................................................18
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Ⅰ Product overview
1.1 The manual of ORICO NS disk station
The series of disk stations are ORICO high-end storage products, with aluminum-magne-
sium alloy body and anodizing surface, a kind of great products with excellent design;
Unique magnetic opening type provides you a nice installation experience; Type-C
interface with USB3.1 To SATA3.0 program, supporting USB 3.1 Gen1 5Gbps high speed
transmission and UASP Acceleration Protocol. ORICO disk station will bring you a
different product experience with a new design.
1.2 Notice
To avoid loss of data of your hard drive, reading this manual, trying to use a hard drive
that does not have a saved file, so that you can safely familiarize yourself with the use of
this product.
1.3 Features
1.3.1 Product Functions
(1) Support multiple enterprise-level RAID modes, improve the performance and
security of hard drives.
(2) Support SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, speed up to 6Gbps.
(3) Some models have built-in silent cooling fan, strong cooling function.
(4) Support UASP Acceleration Protocol.
(5) External high-power power supply to protect the hard drive's stable operation.
(6) Support hot-swappable, plug and play.
1.3.2 Structural design, appearance characteristics
(1) Unique magnetic opening type of the front panel, the lid can be closed exactly
and easily.
(2) Many cooling holes in rear panel to meet the metal body heat dissipation.
(3) Aluminum ridge plus arc chamfer design of the periphery of the product, simple
and stable.
(4) Sandblasted anodized surface , black and white color choices.
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④ ⑤
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Model NS200RC3, NS400RC3, NS500RC3
Due to the need to update the product, the appearance of the product and the packag-
ing or accessories may change, please take the real object you received, thank for your
support! If you have any questions, please contact your dealer.
1.5 About the manual
This manual is compatible for the NS products with Type-C interface and RAID. The
corresponding products are as follow.
Ⅱ Usage manual
2.1 Appearance
① Power Button ② Type-C Interface ③ Power Interface
④ Front Lid ⑤ Hard Drive Indicator
NS Disk Station Manual Thanks cardpower adapter
and Date cable
Data cable
1.4 What's in the box
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2.2 Hard drive indicator
Hard drive light Power light
NO.
①
②
③
④
⑤
Name
Power Button
Type-C Interface
Power Interface
Front Lid
Hard Drive Indicator
Instruction
Power switch
Data transfer interface, the insertion
12V power input interface (always use the original power adapter)
Magnetic opening type
The right one is power light, other lights are hard drive light
The status of LED indicator
Power
Insert hard drive
Read
Malfunction
Hibernation
Details
Power light always is blue
Hard drive light always is blue; no hard disk,
the hard drive light does not shine
The hard drive light blinks blue
The hard drive light always is red
The hard drive light does not shine
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2.3 Product parameter
Catalog
Series
Interface
Speed
Disk supported
Indicator
Installation
Texture
System supported
Parameter
Products with Type-C Interface and RAID
Type-C
5Gbps（Non-RAID）
3.5 Inch SATA HDD
Yes
Magnetic opening type, tool-free
Aluminum alloy +ABS
Windows / Mac OS / Linux
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Model
NS200RC3
NS400RC3
NS500RC3
Size RAID
RAID 0 ,1 , JBOD
RAID0 / 1 / 3 / 5 / 10
/JBOD/ CLONE
RAID0 / 1 / 3 / 5 / 10 /
JBOD/ CLONE
223(L)×71(W)×134(H)mm
8.8 × 2.8 ×5.28 Inch
223.5(L)×129(W)×135(H)mm
8.8× 6.3× 5.31 Inch
223.5(L)×159.6(W)×136(H)mm
8.8×6.28×5.35 Inch

2.4.2 Connect with computer
After inserting the hard drive, insert the original power adapter into the power port, use
the data cable to connect the product data port, and the other end is connected to the
computer's USB port.
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Step2: Put the hard drive into the disk
station, use the hard drive to open the
shrapnel, insert one end of hard drive
with interface into the disk channel.
Step3: Close the lid, the lid will be auto-
matically adsorbed by the disk station for
the magnetic opening type.
Note: Insert the hard disk, with the front
side of the hard disk (with sticker) to the left.
2.4 Instructions
2.4.1 Hard drive Installation
Step1: Open the disk station, hold the
product by hand, and pull out the mag-
netic lid directly with another hand.

Ⅲ Set Up RAID via ORICO HW RAID Manager
(2) Remove it from MAC
First, stop the read and write operations of the hard drive, and then drag the disk drive
to the Recycle Bin to complete the uninstall.
2.4.3 Remove Devices
(1) Remove it from the Windows system
First, stop the read and write operations of the hard drive, and then click the USB small
icon on the taskbar, select the disk drive that is needed to be uninstalled to complete
uninstall.
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3.1 About RAID mode3.1 About RAID mode
RAID10： Security and the promotion of transmission performance are combined into
RAID1 and RAID0, but the use ratio of hard drive is only 50% and higher demand
on data safety is recommended.
CLONE：CLONE consists of at least two drives storing duplicate copies of the same data.
In this mode, the data is simultaneously written to two or more disks. Thus, the
storage capacity of the disk array is limited to the size of the smallest disk.
RAID0 : It has the fastest data read speed but had no protection that all data will be lost
due to one damaged hard drive, which is applicable to temporary storage and
high-speed transmission for data,such as video editing and other scenes.
RAID1 : Data storage is the most safe and not to be worried to lose data even if one hard
drive is damaged. However, the use ratio for hard drive is just 50% ,thus it is

3.2 Install the software
After downloading the software, enter the installation interface, click the "Install"
button.
(1) Load ORICO HW RAID Manager Utility from Download it from ORICO Website（
www.orico.com.cn）. Utility for both Windows, Mac OS and Linux are included, Please
ensure you are loading the Right Utility for your Computer.
(2) Run "Setup.exe" in Folder of ORICO HW RAID Manager for Windows and Clink "Install"
to Install the ORICO HW RAID Manager.
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suitable for demanding high-security scenes to store data.
RAID5: With the both consideration of safety and maximum utilization of capacity for the
data storage, only one hard drive is consumed in capacity and it is used most as
RAID mode.
JBOD: JBOD （Just a Bunch of Disks ）excellently bind multiple hard drives with different
capacity hard drive but all data will be lost due to one damaged hard drive , thus
it is not recommended.
Momal: Each hard drive is ejected separately and the data stored hard drive can be more
convenient to directly use.

(3) Click "Finish" when the Installation is Finished.
Note. A Restart of your Computer may needed when the Installation is Finished.
(4) Turn ON the ORICO Enclosure with Drives and run ORICO HW RAID Manager.
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3.3 Create RAID mode: (Let's take RAID 0 as an example)
Noto: Please Backup your Files in Drives Mounted to the Enclosure before Set Up your
RAID.
(1) "Basic RAID Configuration" Under "Basic Mode" will show the Information of your
RAID and help you Set Up your RAID. Available RAID Levels will show here too. Select the
RAID Level you Preferred and Click "Apply" Button at Bottom-Right will set up your RAID.
(2) The Following Popup with a Remind will come up when Applied your RAID Level.
Please ensure you do have Read it and Click "Yes" if you do wish to Set Up the RAID.
Click "No" will end the Processing.
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3.4 Delete the RAID information
Noto: Please Backup your Files in Drives Mounted to the Enclosure before Set Up your
RAID.
(1) First select "delete RAID information", on the right will display HDD information as
shown below：
(3) The RAID will under Configuration when Clicked yes on Step 7.The Configuration will
Finish Automatically in Minute. The Following Popup will come up when the RAID is
Setted Up. Click "OK" will Close it.
(4) RAID or Drives will show up in Computer soon after the RAID is Setted Up. Then
Initialize and Format New Drives or RAID will get them work for you.
Note. Please Restart the Enclosure with Drives and your Computer if the RAID and Drives
will not show up.
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3.5 RAID mode reorganization operation
When there is a hard disk in the product is broken, the hard disk indicator light will go
out, but also beep ticking the call, press the back of the "SET" button, the buzzer will
stop ticking Di Di , This time by the hard drive indicator instructions, the replacement of
the damaged hard drive products can be automatically reorganized function;
(2) Click "Apply" button to prompt, delete the RAID group will pop up this dialog box,
prompting the user all the information will be lost, if the user disk has important infor-
mation, please backup, if there is no data need to back up, click "Yes".
（3）Pop-up combination of the progress of the bar window that is being deleted, delete,
do not move the device not to power off and other non-normal operation, just quietly
waiting for the combination to complete the pop-up to complete the dialog box, click
"OK", then enter the Disk Manager Disk to initialize the disk can be used to delete RAID.
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3.6 RAID Reassembly Considerations
1. Replace the hard disk has a capacity limit；（The capacity of the new hard disk should
be greater than or equal to the capacity of the damaged hard disk）
2. According to the hard disk indicator light red light to determine the damage to the
hard disk；
3. HW RAID Manager will also show the progress of the RAID re-assembly, the rest of the
process, the user do not carry out any other operation, please be patient;
4. Blinking red - RAID reassembly is in progress.Blue light - reorganization is complete
5. The RAID mode can not be changed during reassembly of the RAID, otherwise the
reassembly operation can not be completed；
Warm Prompt
(1) Please follow the Direction of User's Manual and DO NOT Force Remove Devices
while Application. Force Remove may cause Error or Damage to the DATA and Devices.
(2) ORICO Technologies Co.,Ltd will not be Liable for Compensation or Maintenance to
the following Damage or Issues about DATA and Devices.
A. Improper Operation not in Accordance with the Direction of User's Manual.
B. Unauthorized Demolition.
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(3) The Item, Package and Accessories may Changed because of Production and not
Exactly Match with what the Manual or Package shows. Please take the Practicality as
standard. We sincerely Apologize for that and Deeply Appreciate your Understanding.
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Ⅳ Initialize and Format New Drives under Microsoft Windows
New drive need to be initialized and formatted or it won't work. Please follow the
following direction to initialize and format your drive if you are mounting a new drive.
(1) Please ensure you have mounted drive to ORICO dock properly and attach the orico
dock to computer.
(2) Right click on computer, Select "Manage", Open "Disk Management" in "Storage" of
opened windows. a popup will come up here suggest a new drive need to be initialized.
please select the disks and click ok will get it initialized.

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Note:
A. if you are mounting a drive which not larger than 2TB and may using on a windows vista
or eariler computer, initialize with partition style MBR is recommended.
B. If you are mount a drive larger than 2TB, initialize with partition style GPT is recommend-
ed. or you will get 2TB of the drive applicable and the rest will be unable to initialize.
C. If you closed this windows by mistake or the windows have never come up, right click on
the "Disk Number" and select "Initialize Disk" will get the windows come up.
(4) set the volume size of your new volume. You can customize the size your expected. Or
you can set the size of the volume at maximum disk space to set the drive to one volume.
(3) Right click on unallocated new drive, select "New Simple Volume" will start to add new
volume and format it.

(5) Assign new drive letter for the new volume. drive letter such as C, D, E, F, G will shown
in computer and explorer for application.
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(6) Format your new volume. You can set the file system (NTFS or FAT32), allocation unit
size and volume label here. Perform a quick format is recommended. Please click "Next"
when everything is configured.
(7) Click "Finish" will Start to Format the Volume.
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5.1 Trouble Shotting:
(1) Please check if usb hosts of computer are working properly. Attach ORICO device and
drive to rear usb hosts is recommended if you are using a desktop computer.
(2) Mount one drive for test is recommended. please check if the ORICO device will
works well when one drive mounted to HDD slot 1.
(3) Please ensure the cable and power adapter attached properly.
(4) Please ensure the drive have been formated properly. Right click on computer, select
"Manage", Open "Disk Management" in "Storage" of opened windows will shows any
drive mounted to your computer and if they are formated or not. please follow the direc-
tion of "Initialize and Format New Drives under Microsoft Windows" if your are mounting
new drives.
(5) Please test the ORICO device and drive via other USB3.0 or 2.0 hosts or another com-
puter if available.
Ⅴ Others
(8) The formatting will take 5 to 30 seconds. When the formatting is done, the new volume
will be ready for any application.
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