StarTech.com SAT3540ER2 User manual

SATA Hard Drive Enclosure
3.5” 4 Drive eSATA RAID
External Hard Drive Enclosure
with Controller Card
SAT3540ER2
Instruction Manual
Manual Revision:06/28/2010
For the most up-to-date information, please visit www.startech.com

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for 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 residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful 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
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measures:
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Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................... 1
Packaging Contents.....................................................................1
System Requirements .................................................................1
Front View....................................................................................2
Rear View ....................................................................................2
Installation....................................................................... 3
Enclosure Installation ..................................................................3
Driver Installation.........................................................................4
Controller Card Installation..........................................................4
Driver Installation.........................................................................5
How to Use ...................................................................... 6
Software Installation ....................................................................6
RAID Levels.................................................................................12
Specifications.................................................................. 13
Technical Support........................................................... 14
Warranty Information...................................................... 14

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Introduction
The SAT3540ER2 delivers a high performance external RAID solution
that lets you install up to four SATA hard drives for connection to the
host computer through eSATA. With support for up to four 2TB SATA
hard drives, the enclosure features individual removable drive trays that
make hot swapping or interchanging failed or extra hard drives easy.
Packaging Contents
• 1 x SAT3540ER2 hard drive enclosure
• 1 x eSATA cable
• 1 x PCIe 1-port eSATA controller card
• 1 x Universal Power Adapter with NA/UK/EU power cords
• 1 x Screw Kit
• 1 x Driver CD
• 1 x Instruction Manual
System Requirements
• PCI Express enabled computer system with available slot
OR available eSATA* port
• Microsoft®Windows®2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7 (32/64-bit), or
Apple®Mac OS®X
*If connecting the enclosure to a host computer using the eSATA
port, please note that in order to use some of the RAID modes of
the enclosure, the eSATA port on the host computer system must
provide Port Multiplier support. If the eSATA port does not offer Port
Multiplier support, only one of the installed drives will be accessible.

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Front View
Rear View
Disk Activity LED
Disk Link LED
Power
button
Tray Release
button
Power
LED Ready
LED
Error
LED eSATA
Link LED
eSATA
Activity
LED
DC Power
connector
eSATA
port
Fan ON/OFF
switch
80mm cooling
fan
Reset
button

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Installation
WARNING: Hard drives require careful handling, especially when
being transported. If you are not careful with your hard disk, lost data
may result. Always handle your hard drive and storage device with
caution.
Enclosure Installation
1. Remove the drive trays from the enclosure, by pressing the release
button, then pushing down on the arms to eject them and slide the
trays out.
2. Remove the screws holding in the plastic brace from the tray, then
secure the hard drive into the trays with the previously removed
screws. Repeat for each hard drive tray.
3. Slide the trays back into the enclosure until they are fully seated,
then close the arms.
4. Plug in the power adapter and press the power button on the front.
*installation photos are for reference only

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Driver Installation
No driver installation is required for these operating systems, as this
hard drive enclosure is natively supported, so the drivers are already
installed.
Controller Card Installation
WARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment, can be
severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure that you are properly
grounded before opening your computer case or touching your PCI
Express card. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static
strap when installing any computer component. If an anti-static strap
is unavailable, discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by
touching a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case)
for several seconds. Also be careful to handle the PCI Express card by
its edges and not the gold connectors.
1. Turn your computer off and any peripherals connected to the
computer (i.e. Printers, external hard drives, etc.). Unplug the power
cable from the rear of the power supply on the back of the computer.
2. Remove the cover from the computer case. See documentation for
your computer system for details.
3. Locate an open PCI Express slot and remove the metal cover plate
on the rear of the computer case (Refer to documentation for your
computer system for details.). Note that this card will work in PCI
Express slots of additional lanes (i.e. x4, x8 or x16 slots).
4. Insert the card into the open PCI Express slot and fasten the bracket
to the rear of the case. See documentation for your computer
system for details.
5. Place the cover back onto the computer case.
6. Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply and
reconnect all other connectors removed in Step 1.

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Driver Installation
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
1. When the Found New Hardware wizard appears on the screen,
insert the Driver CD into your CD/DVD drive. If you are prompted
to connect to Windows Update, please select the “No, not this time”
option and click Next.
2. Select the option “Install Drivers Automatically (Recommended)” and
then click the Next button.
3. Windows should now start searching for the drivers. Once this has
completed, click the Finish button.
Windows Vista/7
1. When the Found New Hardware window appears on the screen,
click on the “Locate and install drivers software (recommended)”
option. If prompted to search online, select the “Don’t search online”
option.
2. When prompted to insert the disc, insert the Driver CD that
came with the card, into your CD/DVD drive and Windows will
automatically proceed to search the CD.
3. If a Windows Security dialog window appears, click the “Install this
driver software anyway” option to proceed.
4. Once the driver is installed, click the Close button.

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How to Use
Software Installation
1. Insert the included installation CD into your CD/DVD drive.
2. Double-click the Setup program to begin the installation procedure.
3. The Installation Wizard start screen appears. Click Install to
continue.
4. Wait for the installation process to complete.
5. Check or uncheck the box “Launch the application right now” and
then click Finish.
6. The Manager Utility is installed under the “Programs” section of the
Start Menu under “JMicron HW RAID Manager”.

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Basic Mode
Basic mode is aimed at providing users with disk and RAID array
information, an event log, as well as perform the basic configurations
on the connected hard drives.
RAID and Disk Information
This section consists of two parts. The left side is a tree which shows
all controllers on the system and their connected RAID units and
hard drives in a hierarchy view. When an item is selected, the detailed
information of the selected item will be displayed on the right side. All
the hard drive and RAID information will be updated in real–time.