Digitus DA-71116, User Manual

Page 1: ...DA 71117 1 Introduction 1 1 Features Supports Big JBOD RAID0 RAID1 Normal mode Enhanced data protection and high performances storage Automatic disk rebuild Support with USB3 0 high speed reach up to...

Page 2: ...ATA I II III HDD Supports Plug play and Hot plug Power Supply DN 71116 DC5V supplied by the Computer DN 71117 AC 100 240V 50 60Hz DC 12V 2 5A Material Aluminum OS Compatibility Windows 2000 XP Vista 7...

Page 3: ...16 Capacity up to 4TB or more x 2 Hard drives of identical capacities are recommended Supports large volumes in 2TB Note In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB Both the hardware a...

Page 4: ...types of RAID for different hard disk drives Increased overall network system data capacity Increased I O read write efficiency Setting the RAID Mode The RAID mode should be set before installing the...

Page 5: ...ivers Make sure to backup all existing data first Normal Mode Non Raid Normal mode it s the default setting of HDD enclosure and will not use any RAID mode In Normal condition both of the two hard dis...

Page 6: ...d drives of capacities Once writing data the system specify date and start storage from the first disk when the storage space of the first disk use up the data will start be stored from the back disk...

Page 7: ...e whole RAID on data will not be restored Note It s more suitable for copying HD movie SAFE Mode Mirroring Safe mode also is RAID 1 mode in this state 2 hard drives are closely mirrored The actual cap...

Page 8: ...es personal data this is an absolutely safe storage solution 3 System Setup 3 1 Hard Drive Assembly For DN 71116 The drives can be installed at any position there is no specific order required Step 1...

Page 9: ...Step 2 Pull out the plastic frame from the aluminum shell Step 3 Insert the HDDs to 7 15P SATA connectors on the PCBA Corresponding Fix two HDDs by the screws...

Page 10: ...Step 4 Inset the plastic frame into the aluminum housing...

Page 11: ...lose the rear cover HDD Installation completed 3 2 Hard Drive Assembly For DN 71117 The drives can be installed at any position there is no specific order required Step 1 Take out the four screws on t...

Page 12: ...Step 2 Pull out the plastic frame from the aluminum shell Step 3 Insert the HDDs to 7 15P SATA connectors on the PCBA Corresponding Fix two HDDs by the screws...

Page 13: ...Step 4 Inset the plastic frame into the aluminum housing...

Page 14: ...Step 5 Fix the back panel by four screws Step 6 HDD Installation completed...

Page 15: ...ity MAC to create a new partition and format the drives 6 Open My Computer to see your external hard drive ready to use NOTE To enjoy USB 3 0 super speed up to 5Gbps your computer must be equipped wit...

Page 16: ...nsult the help of application software for the backup application installation and operation 3 4 Replacing Hard Drives When one drive fails the HDD LED will display below state Model DN 71116 If HDD1...

Page 17: ...be lost and the system can not be accessed again until the drive have been replace Check the HDD LED state and replace the faulty drive The power must turn off when replacing the driver 1 For RAID 1...

Page 18: ...D Normal Mode simply format the new drive Note We recommend not turning off the power during the rebuild process but if the process is interrupted it will continue rebuilding the data as soon as the p...