CalDigit HDPro, Getting Started

Page 1: ...Getting Started...

Page 2: ...marks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Windows and Windows Logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Specif...

Page 3: ...for Mac...

Page 4: ...k After opening the box please examine all included materials Your HDPro should consist of HDPro Unit x 1 PCI E or PCI X card x 1 PCI Express Cable x1 Drive Trays x8 Installation CD Power Cord x1 Powe...

Page 5: ...5 B Installing Drives Mac B Installing Drives 1 First pop open the drive locking arms by pushing the included key into the drive tray key slot as shown below...

Page 6: ...6 B Installing Drives Mac 2 Take note of the number on each drive...

Page 7: ...7 B Installing Drives Mac 3 Open the back of the HDPro using the thumbscrews on the right side of the back door...

Page 8: ...entioned drive number step 2 start sliding the drives into the unit starting at the top drive number A0 Drives should be slid in horizontally 5 When the drive cannot be pushed in any further push the...

Page 9: ...9 B Installing Drives Mac 6 Top to bottom use the same procedure to insert the remaining drives with drive number A0 being at the top number A1 second down all the way to number A7 at the bottom...

Page 10: ...10 B Installing Drives Mac 7 When all the drives have been populated check they are all flush then use the thumbscrews to close the rear door...

Page 11: ...11 C Installing the PCI card Mac C Installing the PCI card 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the AC powercord from the wall or power bar...

Page 12: ...12 C Installing the PCI card Mac 2 Remove the cover from your computer 3 Locate an available PCI E PCI X slot on the motherboard...

Page 13: ...al performance PLEASE NOTE If you have a MacPro Dual Core 2 0GHz 2 66GHz 3 0GHz or a MacPro Quad Core 3 0GHz and have an AJA or Blackmagic Design capture card installed on your computer please follow...

Page 14: ...14 C Installing the PCI card Mac PCI card AJA CalDigit PCI card should be placed in slot 4 and AJA card should be placed in slot 3...

Page 15: ...15 C Installing the PCI card Mac PCI card Blackmagic Design CalDigit PCI card should be placed in slot 3 and Blackmagic Design card should be placed in slot 4...

Page 16: ...16 C Installing the PCI card Mac 5 Hold the PCI E PCI X card firmly by the outside edge push it into the slot making sure the PCI connections fit outside the computer...

Page 17: ...17 C Installing the PCI card Mac 6 Attach the PCI Express Cable from the tower PCI connection to your HDPro...

Page 18: ...to remember that the HDPro should be turned on for 15 seconds before you start up your computer 2 Insert the provided CD into the computer DVD CD drive 3 CD MAC installation 1 x HDPro_IP_MAC_1 x 0 mpk...

Page 19: ...D Shield Mac 5 Your drive will appear on your desktop All HDPro s are preconfigured in RAID 5 with Mac drive format Congratulations Your HDPro is ready to use Please visit us at www caldigit com to re...

Page 20: ...20 E Using RAID Shield Mac E Using RAID Shield 1 Go to Applications RAID Shield Double click RAID Shield 2 Click Scan Controller Select your HDPro Type in the new array name Click Add...

Page 21: ...ck and easy way to check on the status of your HDPro but is not necessary for day to day use If you ve followed the steps outlined in this manual your HDPro should be ready for use 3 Now the RAID Shie...

Page 22: ...Mac 22 F Shutting down the computer When you want to shut down your HDPro please turn off your computer wait 20 seconds then hold the power button for 2 seconds to power it down...

Page 23: ...for Windows...

Page 24: ...eck After opening the box please examine all included materials Your HDPro should consist of HDPro Unit x 1 PCI E or PCI X card x 1 PCI Express Cable x1 Drive Trays x8 Installation CD Power Cord x1 Po...

Page 25: ...Windows 25 B Installing Drives B Installing Drives 1 First pop open the drive locking arms by pushing the included key into the drive tray key slot as shown below...

Page 26: ...Windows 26 B Installing Drives 2 Take note of the number on each drive...

Page 27: ...Windows 27 B Installing Drives 3 Open the back of the HDPro using the thumbscrews on the right side of the back door...

Page 28: ...mentioned drive number step 2 start sliding the drives into the unit starting at the top drive number A0 Drives should be slid in horizontally 5 When the drive cannot be pushed in any further push th...

Page 29: ...Windows 29 B Installing Drives 6 Top to bottom use the same procedure to insert the remaining drives with drive number A0 being top number A1 second down all the way to number A7 at the bottom...

Page 30: ...Windows 30 B Installing Drives 7 When all the drives have been populated check they are all flush then use the thumbscrews to close the rear door...

Page 31: ...Windows 31 C Installing the PCI card C Installing the PCI card 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the AC power cord from the wall or power bar...

Page 32: ...ndows 32 C Installing the PCI card 2 Remove the cover of your computer Hold the PCI E PCI X card firmly by the outside edge push it into the slot making sure the PCI connections fit outside the comput...

Page 33: ...Windows 33 C Installing the PCI card 3 Attach the PCI Express Cable from the tower PCI connection to your HDPro...

Page 34: ...o remember that the HDPro should be turned on for 15 seconds before you start up your computer 2 Insert the provided CD into the computer DVD CD drive 3 CD windows installation GUI 1 x HDPro_IP_Win_1...

Page 35: ...Windows 35 E Launch RAID Shield E Launch RAID Shield 1 Launch the RAID Shield from Programs CalDigit RAID Shield Client 2 Click Scan Controller Select your HDPro Type in the new array name Click Add...

Page 36: ...Windows 36 E Launch RAID Shield 3 Delete Array by selecting the array check confirm delete then click delete Every time you delete array all data in the array will be lost...

Page 37: ...7 E Launch RAID Shield 4 Create Array RAID 5 Stripe Size 256KB Sector Size 4096 bytes Select all drives On the fly initialization click create array If your HDPro is 2TB or smaller set sector size to...

Page 38: ...ur HDPro Performance evaluation will not secure your data and is only used for testing purposes 5 When the array is completed restart your computer 6 After boot up right click on My Computer and chose...

Page 39: ...en you want to shut down your HDPro please turn off your computer wait 20 seconds then hold the power button for 2 seconds to power it down Thank you Thank you for choosing CalDigit Please visit us at...

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