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Installation: 

 

PC: 

 
Before connecting to the PC please refer to our Hard Drive Assembly procedures for 
RAID set-up. 
 
If HDD is pre-installed by our vendor, user can plug directly to PC and start using the 
unit. If wish to change the setting, please refer to Hard Drive Assembly for correctly 
way of setting. 
 
1.  Turn on PC and start Windows. 
2.  Connect (USB or eSATA) DB-R35DUE and turn on the power. 
3.  Windows will search and install drive automatically. 
4.  Open “My Computer” and “external hard drive” will appear. 

 
 

Remove the “external hard drive” from PC. 
For safe removal of external hard drive, this is to prevent any data lost. Please 
always follow the correct removal procedure. 
 
1.  Click the icon for external hardware in task bar. 
 
2.  Choose the hard drive wish to remove and confirm it. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Macintosh: 

 
Before connecting to the Macintosh please refer to our Hard Drive Assembly 
procedures for RAID set-up. 
 
If HDD is pre-installed by our vendor, user can plug directly to Macintosh and start 
using the unit. If wish to change the setting please refer to Hard Drive Assembly for 
correctly way of setting. 
 

Summary of Contents for DB-R35DUE

Page 1: ...DB R35DUE User Manual English ...

Page 2: ... Power indicator 2 Rebuild indicator 3 HDD1 access indicator 4 HDD2 access indicator 5 HDD1e indicator 6 HDD2 error indicator 7 Ventilation Rare View 1 Power switch 2 Power receptacle 3 USB 2 0 port 4 Fan for ventilation 5 eSATA port ...

Page 3: ... For the first time usage please install one main source HDD and power on DB R35DUE Wait until error indicator on the second HDD lights on system had set first HDD to Main HDD then power off DB R35DUE Please install second HDD and power on again System will automatically rebuild data to second target HDD If both HDDs are new with no data then both HDDs can install at the same time ...

Page 4: ...Requirements Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz 128MB RAM USB 1 1 equipped PC Win2000 WinXP Vista USB 2 0 equipped PC Win2000 WinXP Vista Mac Requirements Minimum Apple G3 processor 128MB RAM USB 1 1 equipped Mac Mac OS 9 2 10 1 5 or above USB 2 0 equipped Mac Mac OS 10 2 or above Package Contents RAID enclosure External Power Adapter Input 100 240V Output 12V 2A 5V 2A Power Cord Interface Cable...

Page 5: ... bolt and push upward to release the top cover Unfasten the screws on HDD holder case and pull backward to release the HDD holder case Since using RAID1 Mirror Mode if install improperly the HDD which already contain DATA will be formatted To prevent Data lost please follow step 3 1 for installing under RAID 1 Mirror Mode Installing Single or RAID0 Mode 1 Insert both HDD1 and HDD2 into both bays o...

Page 6: ... forward the HDD holder to secure the connection and fasten the screws on the holder 4 Recover the top plate of DB R35DUE and fasten the screws prior remove Now installation is complete please attach power core and connect DB R35DUE with USB cable to computers DB R35DUE is ready to use ...

Page 7: ...E with first HDDs attached Make sure the connection of HDD holder and DB R35DUE is intact At this point please connect DB R35DUE to power source and turn on the unit no need to connect to computer DB R35DUE will automatically build a RIB table to First HDD This way is for DB R35DUE to recognize the source HDD After the RIB table is written on to HDD the error light indicator of second HDD will lig...

Page 8: ... of DB R35DUE and fasten the screws prior remove Now installation is complete please attach power core After turn on the unit DB R35DUE will perform REBUILT function This copies an identical data from HDD1 to HDD2 Rebuilt can be done off line After Rebuilt indicator LED goes off and DB R35DUE is ready to use Rebuilding data might take several hours depend on the capacities of HDDs ...

Page 9: ...re tuning on the power 3 Do not expose the enclosure to water and humid conditions Setting Mode JBOD Single Mode Computer will show up as two independent drives This function can be use if only one HDD is installed Or two different brands or capacities of HDDs are installed BIG Spanning Mode Two HDDs will show up as one large single drive Spanning is an array not RAID that is written sequentially ...

Page 10: ...s meaning they must be the same capacity brand and model number Under RAID1 it will create an extra copy or mirror set of data to second drive The backup data are more important for safe keeping and the available data only show up in one large single drive This is useful when first HDD fail and it can be replaced by second set of identical data instantly The LED panel in the front indicates access...

Page 11: ...matically 4 Open My Computer and external hard drive will appear Remove the external hard drive from PC For safe removal of external hard drive this is to prevent any data lost Please always follow the correct removal procedure 1 Click the icon for external hardware in task bar 2 Choose the hard drive wish to remove and confirm it Macintosh Before connecting to the Macintosh please refer to our Ha...

Page 12: ... the external hard drive to trash bin 2 Turn off the power Note If user wishes to use DB R35DUE on both Windows and Mac OS system we recommend that HDD to be formatted at FAT32 Also please do the formatting under Windows OS If formatting is done by Mac OS Windows might not recognize the drive Our recommendation of file systems to be formatted on HDD 1 Win2000 Win XP Vista Æ NTFS 2 Mac OS X Æ HFS M...

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