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OWC ThunderBay 4

Introduction

LED

Color

Power On

Sleeping

Drive

Activity

Drive Bad/

Bay Empty

Power

Blue / 

Amber

Solid blue with active 

data connection

Amber

N/A

N/A

Drive

(A, B, C, D)

Green

None Active

None Active

Flash

Green

Not Active

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1.4 Front View

1. Locking faceplate — Use the included keys to lock or 

unlock and remove the faceplate.

2. LED indicators — See the chart below for LED details.

1.5 Rear View

1. Security slot — Connect a security tether here.
2. Thunderbolt 2 ports — Attach the included Thunderbolt 

cable to one of these ports and to your computer, or to 
another Thunderbolt device. Use the other Thunderbolt 2 
port to add more Thunderbolt devices to the chain.

3. On/Off switch — Turn the power on and off using this 

switch.

4. Power input — Connect the included power cable here.

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Summary of Contents for ThunderBay 4

Page 1: ...2 5 3 5 HDDs SSDs Mac Windows 4 Bay RAID Array Thunderbolt 2 Assembly Manual User Guide ThunderBay 4...

Page 2: ...Contents 1 1 3 About This Manual 1 1 4 Front View 2 1 5 Rear View 2 1 6 Usage Notes 3 Device Setup 2 1 Hard Drive Installation 4 2 2 Quick Start 4 2 3 About SoftRAID 5 2 4 Chaning Drives Drive Failur...

Page 3: ...erBay are trademarks of New Concepts Development Corporation registered in the U S and or other countries Mac and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the United States and other countries...

Page 4: ...to lock or unlock and remove the faceplate 2 LED indicators See the chart below for LED details 1 5 Rear View 1 Security slot Connect a security tether here 2 Thunderbolt 2 ports Attach the included...

Page 5: ...devices chained through the ThunderBay 4 the ON OFF switch of the ThunderBay 4 must be in the ON position For the safe removal of your drives and to ensure that no data is lost always eject or unmount...

Page 6: ...aceplate has swung open as far as it will go pull up to remove it 4 On the drive tray you wish to remove turn the thumbscrew counter clockwise until you no longer feel resistance Then hold onto the th...

Page 7: ...ThunderBay 4 manages and protects your data with our advanced SoftRAID engine SoftRAID offers multiple RAID options 0 1 4 5 1 0 giving you the ability to set up your storage for speed data security o...

Page 8: ...for OWC technical support contact information 3 2 About Data Backup To ensure that your files are protected and to prevent data loss we strongly suggest that you keep two copies of your data one copy...

Page 9: ...ere is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference with radio or television reception which can be determined by turnin...

Page 10: ...keep the device cool during operation Blocking the ventilation openings may cause damage to the device and cause an increased risk of short circuiting or fire Warranty The OWC ThunderBay 4 has up to...

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